Aida Levitan, PhD, U.S. Century Bank’s (USCB) board chair, recently received the prestigious Henri Dunant Award of the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy.
Levitan was recognized as a pioneering force for the inclusion of corporate social responsibility criteria in business decisions during a presentation ceremony on Oct. 26 at the Chapman Conference Center of the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus.
“It is a great honor to be recognized, along with OAS Secretary Luis Almagro, by the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy headed by Carlos Alberto Montaner. This organization has done significant work in fostering democracy and institutionalism in the Americas,” Dr. Levitan said.
Other award recipients included OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro; journalists Jorge Lanata and Manuel Aguilera, and the organization Fundamedios.
Levitan is president of The Levitan Group Inc. which provides strategic branding and marketing consulting services to companies and organizations such as República and the Spanish Port of Bilbao. She alsois the retired president of Publicis Sanchez & Levitan, which became the No. 1 Hispanic advertising and PR agency in the U.S.
Her community and philanthropic activities include ArtesMiami Inc., which promotes Hispanic artists and cultural activities, and chairing the University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection Amigos Board. She serves on the boards of the Miami Spanish Cultural Center, IMPAC, and the National Friends of the American Latino Museum.
A former vice chair of the National Smithsonian Latino Center, she has a PhD in Spanish Literature from Emory University and a BA from the University of Miami.
Levitan was appointed to USCB’s board of directors in 2013 and became its chair earlier this year. For more information or to locate a U.S. Century branch near you, call 305-715-5200 or visit www.uscentury.com.
