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Head Custodian At North Campus Retires After 33 Years At MDC

March 19, 2024 Andrea Briones retirement

Glen Fulton grew up in St. Louis, Missouri helping his mother—Mayola Fulton—raise his four siblings. He cooked, cleaned and maintained the yard to ensure Mayola, a single mom, could rest after her daily shifts at the local paint factory. Those experiences taught him the importance of diligence and duty—core… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

English Professor Retires After 17 Years At Kendall Campus

February 22, 2023 Juan S. Gomez retirement

For almost two decades, Sylvia Orozco-Vaca devoted herself to students at Kendall Campus. She taught college prep and English courses, using analogies and puzzles to teach basic sentence and argument structure. At times, Orozco-Vaca mimicked standing like a flamingo to demonstrate the importance of maintaining a solid argument. “She… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Vice Provost Of Human Resources To Retire After 19 Years At MDC

October 24, 2022 Juan S. Gomez retirement

Beate Hughes-Brown was looking for guidance when she connected with Iliana Castillo-Frick. Following a workforce development program hosted by the University of Miami in 1993, the pair discussed how Hughes-Brown could transition from the hospitality field to human resources. Twenty-seven years later, Hughes-Brown is a seasoned human resource administrator… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

Foreign Language Professor To Retire After 31 Years

April 21, 2022 Juan S. Gomez retirement

After arriving from Ecuador in 2015, Melani Andrade was hesitant to speak English because she feared her peers would ridicule her accent. But after she took an English for Academic Purposes course at North Campus, professor Myra Medina-Cabral encouraged her to speak up. That push gave Andrade confidence that… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

‘Ambassador Of Goodwill’ To Retire From Public Safety After 28 Years At Wolfson Campus

January 13, 2022 Carolina Soto Public Safety, retirement

Two weeks after fleeing the Dominican Republic and an abusive marriage, Elena Alvarez was stuck. Defeated and jobless, she was forced to live with her brother. The atmosphere was less than ideal. Fortunately, she was offered a job at Wolfson Campus as a night custodian. “It was a miracle,”… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Women's Basketball Sports

Retirement Hasn’t Slowed Her Down—After 35 Years At MDC, Summons Still Dedicated To Creating Champions

July 15, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Retired Staff, retirement, Summons

Susan Summons has dedicated her life to creating champions. For the past 35 years—whether it was on the basketball court at the Gibson Center or inside her classroom at Kendall Campus—she has been preparing students to make an impact in the world. The people she inspired have become professional… Read the rest at our website.

News West Campus Wolfson Campus

West Campus’ Executive Director To Retire After More Than Two Decades At MDC

March 31, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Wolfson Campus, West Campus, Retired, retirement

Ana DeMahy is a jack of all trades. For the last 13 years, she has overseen construction, public safety, financial budgets and student services at West Campus. DeMahy has watched the campus grow from an outreach center that opened its doors in 2006 with 156 students to an official… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

North Campus Criminal Justice Professor To Retire After 31 Years

December 13, 2019 Adriana Dos Santos police academy, retire, Professor, retirement, criminal justice

Clyde Pfleegor listened intently as a sea of students peppered the 65-year-old with endless compliments during a criminal justice class, taught by sergeant Steven Tarrago, at North Campus. Many of the students, who have also taken classes with Pfleegor, said Miami Dade College will not be the same without… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

Professor Once Nominated For A Pulitzer Prize Retiring After More Than Three Decades

November 1, 2019 Adriana Dos Santos Poetry, Retired, retirement, Pulitzer, Miambiance, Kendall Campus

Ricardo Pau-Llosa stands out among his colleagues. The art aficionado with a passion for writing can easily be recognized when roaming Kendall Campus, armed with his signature beige cargo-style photographers vest. During his more than three decades at Kendall Campus, Pau-Llosa has left an indelible impact. He co-advised Kendall… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Kendall Campus

Fiorenza Hangs Up His Cleats After Three Decades

October 4, 2019 Heidi Perez Sports, Kendall Campus, Retired, retirement, athletic director

A home crowd’s vivacious roars filled the arena. Anthony Fiorenza had experienced this hundreds of times before. But this time, the uproar was for him. On Sept. 17., before a Lady Sharks volleyball game versus Palm Beach State College, the spotlight was on Fiorenza⁠—Miami Dade College’s long-time athletic director⁠—as… Read the rest at our website.

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