Doral Business Council Groups Celebrate July 4

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Gloria Burns
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(L-r) Ricardo Trillos, Sally Villalba, Vince Flor, Gloria Burns.
(L-r) Ricardo Trillos, Sally Villalba, Vince Flor, Gloria Burns.

With the July 4 holiday conflicting with the date for a Doral Business Council Forum, the group replaced the session with an early start on Independence Day celebrations. Joining them at the new Carolina Ale House July 3 were members of the DBC Forum’s counterpart, Business to Business, as well as prospective DBC members. Joe Marouf, Carolina Ale House and Rotarian, got the affair started with complimentary drinks for a crowd of nearly 35 as several guests won donated door prizes from Mary Kay, Cao Chocolates and Community Newspapers. Among many enjoying the evening: DBC Forum Vice Chair, Max Fleischer, Treasurer Marti Bueso, Liz Wiegandt, Business to Business Chair Sally Villalba, Theresa Gonzalez, Mercy Crespo, Ricardo Trillos, Nathalia Bogani, Ana Hedman, Carlos Benitez, and Carlos Rivero. Also attending were Hector Soler, Atty. Vince Flor, Jacqueline Cueto and Ivan Watanabe of Boston who traveled furthest to the event while visiting his mother, DBC Forum’s Marianella Watanabe.

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Gloria Burns
A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.

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