Viviana Samudio
Coral Gables resident Viviana Samudio founded Collections by Vivi to bring handmade purses, jewelry, and accessories from Colombian artisans to South Florida markets.
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People
Coral Gables people featuring profiles of local residents, business leaders, creatives, and community figures shaping the city. This section highlights individuals across industries, from arts and culture to public service and entrepreneurship.
Etienne Charles
Trinidad born musician Etienne Charles is a jazz composer, trumpet player, and Frost School professor known for blending Caribbean and jazz traditions.
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Alice Goldhagen
PHOTOGRAPHER Alice Goldhagen is about as local as it gets. A Miami native, Goldhagen and her family moved to Coral
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Dr. Josephine Johnson
HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, CENTENARIAN There are few people who can rival the City of Coral Gables for age. One of them
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Jimmy Morales
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY A Coral Gables resident since 1999, Jimmy Morales was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Miami-Dade
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Solange Merdinian
OPERA SINGER; MANAGER, STEINWAY CORAL GABLES; CO-FOUNDER, NEW DOCTA Solange Merdinian fell in love with singing at an early age.
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Neha Dagley
FOUNDER, SPACEMARKED LEGAL ADVISORY; CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, SPACEMARKED TECHNOLOGIES Raised in a “chawl,” a tenement-style building in Mumbai, India, Neha
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Lara Pavloff
DIRECTOR OF GOLF AT THE BILTMORE HOTEL Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lara Pavloff was a sports enthusiast from an early
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Mimmi Balaam
Executive Director, Junior Orange Bowl Originally from a small beach town in southern Australia, Mimmi Balaam’s route to Coral Gables
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