Ivana Albernas

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Mission

My mission is to make the most positive difference I can. I let my strengths and passions for technology, business, and people lead the way. During the MIMS program I expanded my technical skill set and learned from the ways our university makes a meaningful and sustainable impact on its communities.

Background

I was born and raised in Miami, Florida by my Cuban and Puerto Rican family. I started young with a passion for technology, building computers and creating websites with knowledge I mined from library books and online forums. Having limited physical resources growing up, access to the limitless virtual world was fascinating and empowering. I converted this skill into a full-time career that I pursued while I studied International Business at Florida International University (if my path sounds rigorous and occasionally grueling, it was and is!). Throughout my ten-and-counting years of professional experience I have worked in public service, technology, information systems, leadership, business administration, and research within the hospitality, retail, e-commerce, legal, and education industries. I discovered that the people I interacted with along the way inspired me more than the work itself, and I learned how to maximize the value of our work within each new context. Showing gratitude for those experiences by making the most positive impact possible became a universal priority. I have led and been a member of several affinity groups that invest in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging within their respective organizations and beyond. Outside of these formal efforts, I have mentored several young professionals to broaden their opportunities and pave new, meaningful paths toward their visions of success.

While technology, business and people are my primary passions, I am also a passionate cat mom, dancer, reader, investor, cook, athlete, and dreamer.