List of Miami Dade College alumni explained

This list of Miami Dade College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Miami Dade College.

Arts and entertainment

Film, television and theater

AlumniNotability
Steven BauerActor who played Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface
Jencarlos CanelaActor and singer, starring in Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo
Nilo CruzCuban-American playwright and pedagogue; with his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, he became the first Latino honored
Katie FinneranBroadway actress noted for her award-winning performances in Noises Off in 2002, and Promises, Promises in 2010
Raymond ForchionActor, writer, producer, director; co-starred in the 2008 Emmy-winning HBO movie Recount
Lissette GarciaMiss Florida USA 2011 (and made the top 16 in Miss USA 2011), represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made the top 8
Hannia GuillenActress and singer; known for her portrayal of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime television soap opera Passions
Glenn HowertonActor and comedian; co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Oscar IsaacGuatemalan-American actor who played Poe Dameron in the Star Wars franchise
Yara MartinezTelevision actress, My Own Worst Enemy
Rajee NarinesinghTransgender actress, activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most known for her appearances on the E! Entertainment docu-series, Botched
Ana María PoloAttorney and TV judge on Caso Cerrado
Sylvester StalloneActor; played Rocky Balboa in Rocky and John Rambo in Rambo
Bob VilaHost of home improvement show This Old House

Art and literature

AlumniNotability
Lin ArisonAmerican Novelist and arts patron
Liz BalmasedaCuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author
James Carlos BlakeMexican-American Award-winning novelist
Agnes ChavezCuban-American artist
Demi (artist)Cuban-born American painter
Jane HartAmerican curator and gallerist
Mirta OjitoCuban-American 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Elena PresserArgentine artist
Arturo RodríguezCuban-born American painter
Cesar SantosCuban-born American artist and portrait painter

Music

AlumniNotability
Elizabeth CaballeroOpera singer
Harry Wayne "KC" CaseySinger/songwriter, KC & The Sunshine Band
Desmond ChildGrammy Award-winning songwriter/producer
Willy ChirinoGrammy Award-winning singer
Emilio EstefanMusician and producer; former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and husband of singer Gloria Estefan
Alex LacamoireTony Award-winning orchestrator and music director
Jo Mersa MarleyJamaican reggae musician
Alberto ZamarbideHeavy metal musician

Athletics

AlumniNotability
Jonathan AlbaladejoCurrently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball; former pitcher for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees
Joe ArnoldFormer head baseball coach for Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College; former manager of the Staten Island Yankees
Pete AthasFormer NFL defensive back, played for the New York Giants
Don BaylorFormer hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies; former manager for the Chicago Cubs
Derek BotelhoFormer baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs
Bill BrittonPro golfer, PGA Tour
Warren CromartieFormer baseball player, most recently for the Kansas City Royals
Reggie CrossFormer basketball player
Russell Earl "Bucky" DentFormer baseball player and manager; earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978; voted the World Series MVP in 1978
Orestes DestradeFormer baseball player, most recently for the Florida Marlins
Tal ErelIsrael National Baseball Team player
Alex FernandezFormer baseball pitcher, most recently for the Florida Marlins
Bruce FleisherSenior PGA Tour player
Margie Goldstein-EngleEquestrian[1]
Raúl IbañezMajor League Baseball player for the New York Yankees
Ernie JonesFormer NFL defensive back, played for the Seattle Seahawks
Willie LozadoFormer baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
Nathaniel MooreFormer Miami Dolphins wide receiver; current Miami Dolphins vice president/special advisor
Orlando PalmeiroFormer baseball player, most recently for the Houston Astros
Mike PiazzaHall of Fame baseball player notable for his time with the New York Mets
Plácido PolancoMajor League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Jaime NavarroFormer baseball player, most recently for the Cleveland Indians
Omar OlivaresFormer baseball player, most recently for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Mickey RiversFormer baseball player, most recently for the Texas Rangers
Alex SanchezFormer baseball player, most recently for the San Francisco Giants
Andrés TorresMajor League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants

Banking and finance

AlumniNotability
Octavio HernándezPresident and CEO of U.S. Century Bank
David KomanskyFormer CEO of Merrill Lynch

Business

AlumniNotability
Micky ArisonCEO of Carnival Corporation and owner of the Miami Heat
Ralph de la VegaPresident and CEO of AT&T Mobility
Manuel D. MedinaChairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
Jorge M. PérezChairman and CEO of The Related Companies of Florida
Maria Sastre[2] Airline executive, on the General Mills board of directors

Education

AlumniNotability
Lawrence G. AbeleProvost and executive vice president at Florida State University
Elsa MuranoFormer president of Texas A&M University
Francisco R. OrtegaAssistant Professor[3] in Computer Science at Colorado State University

Journalism, broadcast and print

AlumniNotability
Johnny DiazWriter for the Boston Globe
Chris MyersEmmy Award-winning sports-broadcasting host on the Tennis Channel
Belkys NereyAnchor WSVN-TV
Eliott RodriguezAnchor WFOR-TV
Maria Elvira SalazarFormer CNN en Español journalist, Emmy Award-winning, Hispanic TV journalist

Law

AlumniNotability
Jose BaezCriminal defense lawyer
Alberto CardenasSenior partner at Tew Cardenas, LLP

Politics

AlumniNotability
Carlos AlvarezFormer Miami-Dade mayor
Frank ArtilesFlorida Representative
Carol M. BrownerFormer Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change in the Obama Administration
Paul L. CejasFormer U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
Manny DiazFormer City of Miami Mayor
Katherine Fernandez RundleState attorney, Miami-Dade County
Luis GarciaFlorida Representative
Rene GarciaFlorida State Senator
Eduardo "Eddy" GonzalezFlorida Representative
Carol W. HunsteinChief Justice of the U.S. State Supreme Court of Georgia
Carlos Lopez-CanteraFlorida Representative
Gwen MargolisFlorida State Senator
Michel MartellyPresident of Haiti
John L. MicaCurrent member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Mireya MoscosoFormer President of Panama
R. David PaulisonFormer Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security
Juan-Carlos "J.C." PlanasFlorida Representative
Julio RobainaFlorida Representative
Shahine Fakhourie RobinsonMember of the Parliament of Jamaica for North East Saint Ann[4]
Ileana Ros-LehtinenFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Jeanette Dousdebes Rubiowife of U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Marco Rubio
Geraldine F. ThompsonFlorida Representative
J. Alex VillalobosFormer Florida Senator

References

  1. Web site: Free Rein with: Margie Engle.
  2. Web site: Executive Profile: Maria Amalia Sastre . 2018-08-30 . Bloomberg.
  3. Web site: About Us – NUI Lab. 2021-08-04. nuilab.org.
  4. News: Similar but different stripes: Shahine Robinson and Maxine Henry-Wilson. Jamaica Gleaner. 2007-06-18. 2012-05-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231054540/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070618/flair/flair2.html. 2014-12-31.

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