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U.S. Century Bank Announces Two New Hires For Aventura Area

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Hilda Alvarez-Weisz
MIAMI—April 3, 2017—U.S. Century Bank has announced two new additions to its Aventura Banking Center; Hilda Alvarez-Weisz has been hired as Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer for the area, and Shivani Persaud will assume the position of Vice President and Branch Manager.
In their respective roles, Alvarez-Weisz and Persaud will be responsible for the s
Shivani Persaud
ales and service culture of the Bank’s Aventura location. They will also oversee the development of branch staff as well as overall growth of the banking center.
“Both Hilda and Shivani possess the expertise and leadership skills needed to further develop U.S. Century’s presence in the booming Aventura area. We are confident that their years of experience in banking will reflect positively in their present roles,” stated Luis de la Aguilera, president and CEO of U.S. Century Bank.
Alvarez-Weisz brings more than 15 years of banking experience to the Aventura area where she resides. She was previously a senior vice president at Valley National Bank where she developed and helped open its banking center in Aventura.
Persaud also joins U.S. Century from Valley National Bank where she was responsible for managing daily branch operations and personnel. Persaud will manage U.S. Century’s Aventura Banking Center located at 18201 Biscayne Boulevard.

About U.S. Century Bank
Established in 2002, U.S. Century Bank is one of the largest community banks headquartered in Miami and one of the largest Hispanic-owned community banks in the nation, with assets of almost $1 billion. Through its network of 17 branch locations and its online banking platform, it offers its customers a wide range of financial products and services. U.S. Century Bank has received awards and accolades from numerous organizations for its philanthropic support and leadership, including the Beacon Council, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latin Builders Association, March of Dimes and others. For more information or to find a U.S. Century branch near you, please call (305) 715-5200 or visit https://www.uscentury.com.

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Palmer Trinity’s World Language Teacher Speaks at This Year’s Central State Conference

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MIAMI — March 30, 2017 — Raúl González, a Spanish teacher in the World Languages Department at Palmer Trinity School, was a guest speaker at this year’s Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The conference was held in Chicago from March 9-11 at The Palmer House Hilton.
The conference included approximately 300 workshops and sessions presented by world language teachers at all levels of instruction including high school, college and university.
Gonzalez’s Spanish presentation, “Jose Marti: Understanding the Sociopolitical Context Behind His Work,” provided strategies to improve a student’s performance in AP Spanish literature and culture. This included a broadening of the background of Jose Marti’s work and the social and political culture that surrounded Cuba during the years prior to the Spanish-American War.
Participants learned comparison techniques in order to enhance students’ proficiency in comparing Marti’s works to others and improve their performance on the AP Spanish literature and cultural exam.
Some of the conference highlights included exploring ways to help students succeed in a global society, exploring the use of technology, and learning techniques to motivate and stretch language proficiency.
About Palmer Trinity School:
Palmer Trinity School—a coeducational, Episcopal day school—is dedicated to promoting academic excellence that integrates knowledge, compassion, global citizenship, and social responsibility. Providing a supportive environment, Palmer Trinity School serves students from a broad range of socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in grades 6-12. For more information about the school, visit www.palmertrinity.org. To follow Palmer Trinity School on Facebook, click here.

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