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Boris Ayala is Retail Market Manager for North Florida at Fifth Third Bank and a member of Prospera’s Statewide Board of Directors. Read more below about this esteemed volunteer. What are your workplace’s mission and services? Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of Dec. 31, 2017, theRead more

Café Frutos Selectos In 2010, Paola Bornacelli established a business in Colombia, Café Frutos Selectos. In 2015, she approached Prospera for assistance in expanding the business to Florida. In 2016 she opened the first U.S. location in Winter Park. CFS is a brand that specializes in coffee nourished from grain to cup, focused continuously onRead more

Lori Duarte-Roberts is Regional Sales Manager of Treasury & Payment Solutions at SunTrust Bank who has volunteered on Prospera’s Statewide Board of Directors since January 2017. Read more below about this esteemed Board member. What are your workplace’s mission and services? Our purpose at SunTrust is to help our clients lighting the way to Financial Well-being. Read more

Dr. Denisse Lasanta is a Board certified pediatric dentist and is certified in laser dentistry and orthodontics with the Academy of Laser Dentistry and the American Orthodontics Society. She has extensive experience and training, and brings her warmth, friendliness, and compassion to every interaction. Dr. Denisse came to Prospera seeking assistance to obtain capital to startRead more

UCF recently partnered with Prospera to offer UCF I-Corps to Hispanics entrepreneurs and student innovators in the Central Florida region, utilizing a group of experienced advisors to mentor and coach selected teams. The collaboration provided the opportunity for Hispanic entrepreneur teams selected by Prospera to participate in the six-week program during March and April. ARead more

Smart Era Lighting Systems “Illuminating Your World with the Power of the Sun” Entrepreneur Rafael Badilla is an industrial designer from Costa Rica. When he moved to North Carolina he found unattractive designs of solar system lights in parks and parking lots. He saw an opportunity to stand out in the industry and in 2012Read more

Cristina Abreu is Outreach and Engagement Leader for US Field Operations at Nielsen. A Tampa resident, she has served as a Prospera volunteer Board member since 2016. Read more below about this esteemed volunteer on Prospera’s Statewide Board of Directors. What are your workplace’s mission and services? Nielsen is a global measurement and data analyticsRead more

ALTA Quality Builders has built a reputation for providing high quality work and quality craftsmanship that is visible even in the smallest details. The South Florida business provides a broad range of services, including new residential, commercial and government construction; complete property renovations; kitchen and bath design and installation; floor installation; drywall and insulation; paintingRead more

4-week training program helps accelerate Hispanic-owned business growth in Charlotte As part of the efforts to provide training and support to the local small business and entrepreneurial community, the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte (LACCC) and Prospera joined forces to offer the Nationwide Business Builder Accelerator program in the metro Charlotte region. TheRead more

Blanca Bichara is partner at Bichara & Hevia PA in South Florida. She is an entrepreneur, community leader and volunteer, devoted wife and mother, and a committed Prospera Board member since 2012. Read more below about this esteemed member of Prospera’s Statewide Board of Directors. What are your company’s mission and services? We are aRead more