Anna Mirabal, Business Education teacher and Lead Teacher of the Business and Finance Academy at Coral Reef Senior High School (CRHS), has been selected as the Greater Kendall Business Association’s 2016 Educator of the Year.
The Greater Kendall Business Association was impressed by her career move from being a finance and marketing executive for 30 years, then deciding to become an educator. Her long list of accomplishments and diverse involvement in so many groups and activities is reflective of her serious commitment to educating young minds.
Mirabal demonstrates the highest level of professional commitment and competency in her work with students and colleagues. To carry out her professional responsibilities, she gives generously of her valuable time, and often her work extends beyond the school day. Through her enthusiasm, hard work, and careful planning, CRHS students have won many awards in business competitions.
Her dedication has provided CRHS students the vitality of real world business as it pervades our everyday lives. The unique melding of personal and professional qualities has enabled Mirabal to lead her colleagues and students into a favorable involvement with professionalism in their academy.
In addition, she is the sponsor of Future Business Leaders of America, the largest chapter in Miami-Dade County Schools (MDCPS) since 2015; named Data Champion in 2016; responsible for training MDCPS Business Education teachers on NAFTRACK Certification and Data Gathering, and her students received a 97 percent passing rate of Intuit Quick Books; as well as award-winning ratings year after year at District, State, and National competitions.
Mirabal was to be honored at the Greater Kendall Business Association’s Education Luncheon on Oct. 27.
To learn more about GKBA visit www.greaterkendall.com.
