Alumni Board of Directors
The Board of Directors acts as an advisory board between the University and the Alumni Association to promote activities that foster alumni participation and raise money for scholarships (including the Sr. Dorothy Browne Endowed Scholarship and the Barry University Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship). Each member of the newly elected Board of Directors must serve on at least one committee a year during their three year term of office. The committees include:
- Awards Committee
- Scholarship Committee
- Engagement & Mentorship Committee
- Recruitment and Retention Committee
Alumni Board of Directors
Officers
Noreen Bevilacqua Virgin ’68
Network Marketing Professional, Max International LLC
Tall Thom's Swim School/iSwim Academy
Stephanie Rakofsky, MSW ’81
Vice President
Retired Medical Social Work Leader and Change Agent
Directors
La Vora Bussey ’96
Community Planning and Development Representative,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kitty Childress ’78
Test Coordinator, Turner Tech High School
Alexander Hannett ’07, MS ’09
President, Dade Marketing Solutions
Thaddeus Harrell ’09
Attorney, Hinshaw & Colbertson, LLP
Jeffrey LaLiberte ’09
Director of Campus Relations, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Dr. Carmen Blanco Marinelli ’76
Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Maria Mas Blet ’01
Wealth Advisory Managing Director, Wealth Advisors LLC
Smilka Melgoza ’03
Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Nora Conroy Pardave ’03, MBA ’10
Senior Development Officer, Miami Country Day School
Jean Ross ’96, ’97, PhD ’05
Retired
Travis Ruane MS, MBA ’11
Financial Services Representative, The Principal Financial Group
Raimundo Socorro ’12, PhD
Director, School of Justice at Miami Dade College
Patricia Stockton ’00
Clinical Social Worker and Chaplain, OpusCare of South Florida