Past Presidents

SHRM Miami Celebrated Its 70th Anniversary in December 2023!

SHRM Miami honors its Past-Presidents and wishes to thank them for their leadership and many contributions to the membership and community.

Since 1953, the chapter Presidents and volunteer leaders have worked hard to make SHRM Miami an excellent chapter!  

Left to Right Past-Presidents: Deborah Winkles, SPHR 2007; Carol Lang, MS HRD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP 2018; Jonathan Ross, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP 2019-2020; Laura Marks SPHR,SHRM-SCP 2015; Guest Speaker Kelly Merbler, Leadership Development Consultant; and Tatiana Milan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP 2021-2022

This list includes of all of the chapter's Past-Presidents:

  • 2023 Robert Garcia, MBA, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP
  • 2021-2022 Tatiana Milan, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
  • 2019-2020 Jonathan Ross, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
  • 2018 Carol Lang, MS HRD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
  • 2017 Josie Gonzalez, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
  • 2016 Gigi Glazer
  • 2015 Laura Marks, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
  • 2014 Terri Davis, PHR, MSM HRM
  • 2012-13 Jenna R. Rassif, Esq.
  • 2012 Robert Garcia, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-SCP
  • 2011 Cindy J. Lau-Evans
  • 2010 Magali Jarrin, GPHR
  • 2009 Zoe Hernandez Wolfe, SPHR
  • 2008 Susan J. Toepfer, Esq.
  • 2007 Deborah Winkles, SPHR
  • 2006 Maria Drew
  • 2005 Diana Perez, SPHR, GPHR
  • 2004 Iliana Castillo-Frick **
  • 2003 Lynn M. Margulies (now Cohen), SPHR *
  • 2002 Marie Zaret, SPHR
  • 2001 Mark Cheskin, Esq.
  • 2000 Diana Montenegro, SPHR *
  • 1999 Lynn Capaldo, SPHR
  • 1998 Carol Flynn, SPHR
  • 1997 Elizabeth Wysong, SPHR
  • 1996 Leona Bodie, SPHR
  • 1995 Roberta Kressel, SPHR
  • 1994 Jean Wallace
  • 1993 Craig Allen, PHR
  • 1992 Sandra L. O'Neil, SPHR *
  • 1991 Susan C. Pfeiffer, SPHR
  • 1991, and Sandra L. O'Neil, SPHR * 
  • 1990 W. Thomas Van Etten, SPHR
  • 1989 John Gaffin, J.D., SPHR **
  • 1988 Dr. Roosevelt Thomas **
  • 1987 Elly Howard **
  • 1986 Stephen Fuller, SPHR
  • 1985 Juan Pujol, SPHR
  • 1984 Douglas Foley
  • 1983 Margarita E. Moore
  • 1982 Barbara Ferranti, Miami Herald
  • 1981 W. Hamilton Hayes, Amerifirst **
  • 1980 Irving Cabassa, Frank B. Hall, Inc.
  • 1979 Charles "Nick" Lasher, Flemming Mestepey Association
  • 1978 David Kloc, American Automobile Association
  • 1977 I.C. "Jack" Griffith, Baptist Hospital **
  • 1976 Thomas Womble, AEP, City of Miami Beach
  • 1975 Frank Stump, Baptist Hospital **
  • 1974 John Holt, Copystatic
  • 1973 Albert Dilthey, Miami Herald
  • 1972 Will Holladay, Miami Dade Junior College
  • 1971 Audrey Macco, American Bankers
  • 1970 Walter Hiller, Howard Johnsons
  • 1969 Billy Anderson, Florida Power & Light **
  • 1967-68 Mary-Jo Hartwell (now Horton), Burdines
  • 1966-67 Charles Waln, Lindsley Lumber
  • 1965-66 Charles Lynch, Metro Dade Department of Public Safety
  • 1964-65 Carl Dunaway, Marriott Hotel Corporation
  • 1963-64 Ray Starling, Metro Dade Department of Public Safety
  • 1962-63 Ed Weisinger, Pan American Air Ways
  • 1961-62 Norman Good, City of Miami Beach
  • 1960-61 Bruno Stein, Ludman Corp.
  • 1959-60 Helen Correia Woolridge, First Federal Savings and Loan
  • 1958-59 Charles Hall, Riley Milam Hardware
  • 1957-58 Joe Delaney, Howard Johnsons
  • 1956-57 Bill Farr, Lindsley Lumber Company
  • 1955-56 Isabel Jeffrey, Burdines
  • 1954-55 James Hutchison, Florida Power & Light
  • 1953-54 Paul Clifford, Carl's Market