The MIBA Alumni Chapter

The MIBA Alumni Chapter aims to fill a void within the MIBA alumni community. Today over 300 MIBA alumni reside in the South Florida area but unfortunately, there were no mechanisms in place to connect us to NSU or each other. Although, the idea for an alumni chapter started as a personal need, it was echoed by alumni and students alike. In response, the MIBA Alumni Chapter was formally launched on March 16th, 2003 with the help of the Office of Alumni Relations.

The MIBA Chapter is an organization composed of alumni and students who share an interest in international business. As the MIBA program grows, it becomes harder for the alumni and students to keep in touch once they graduate and potential business contacts are often lost along with the business opportunities that should follow. Throughout the past year we held networking meetings, brought professionals to talk about various topics, and had fun during social events all with the aim of creating networking opportunities and bringing our MIBA community closer.

The Chapter is lead by five NSU alumni. We are a group of friends that enjoy spending time with each other and appreciate the value that the alumni chapter can provide the MIBA community and ourselves. Chapter officers have also been joined by guest contributors Kharin Gibson and Ralph Krabbes. The MIBA Chapter officers are:

Lenora Harshman - class of '03, is the Vice President of Larry Harshman P.A.

Wayne Gooden - class of '00, is a Business Analyst for Nova Southeastern University.

Pinar Tabakci - class of '00, is a Marketing & Operations Manager for a firm in Fort Lauderdale.

Amir Stamper - class of '04, is a Director of Marketing for Technoship Inc., an audio/video integrator.

Leslie Argenal - class of '02, is an Int'l Sales & Marketing Director for a health products company.

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