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 Carl Juste
Haitian-born Carl Juste has been an award-winning photographer for the Miami Herald since 1991. He has traveled the world photographing some of the more compelling issues of our time. Carl is a leader in his industry, widely regarded as a role model. His photography of post-earthquake Haiti has been renowned.
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 Ron Magill
Ron has worked with wildlife for over 30 years and has had the privilege of having “hands-on” experience with a tremendous variety of animals. As Metrozoo’s “Goodwill Ambassador”, he has made frequent television appearances on many programs including, “National Geographic Explorer”, the “Today Show”, “The Late Show with David Letterman”, “CBS’ The Early Show”, “Dateline” and “CNN”. Ron is also a regular guest on several Spanish language television programs including international hits “Sabado Gigante” and “Despierta America”. In addition, he has written and produced many wildlife articles and award-winning photographs that have appeared in publications and galleries around the world. Ron has traveled extensively throughout Africa, India and Tropical America while developing and directing award-winning conservation projects and documentaries focusing on the wildlife of those regions. |
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 Maria Martinez-Cañas
Maria Martinez-Cañas was born in Havana, Cuba. She received a B.F.A. in Photography from the Philadelphia College of Art and an M.F.A. in Photography from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. An artist who works with innovative, non-traditional photographic media, she has exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad, with 34 one-person exhibitions and over 250 group exhibitions. She is the recipient of a Cintas Fellowship; a National Endowment for the Arts award; and a Fulbright-Hays Grant, among others. Her works are included in the permanent collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco; The Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; among others. Her work is represented by the Julie Saul Gallery, New York; Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami; Schneider Gallery, Chicago; and De Santos Gallery, Houston. She lives and works in Miami since 1986.
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 Rosario Martinez-Cañas
Rosario Martinez-Cañas was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then moved to Miami where she worked in the graphic field for several years. In 1991, she founded The Image Designers Group, an award-winning graphic design studio that has been featured in several books, including “Hot Graphics USA.” While running her graphic design business, Rosario began teaching as an adjunct professor at New World School of the Arts. In 2006, she received her Masters Degree in Graphic Design from Miami International University of Art and Design. That same year, she was hired as full-time faculty at New World School of the Arts in charge of the Graphic Design Department. Rosario served on the board of directors of the American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA]-Miami Chapter for six years.
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 Grizzel Gonzalez VP, Marketing Services,
Mercantil Commercebank
Grizzel M. Gonzalez is Vice President, Marketing/Channels Manager at Mercantil Commercebank N.A., responsible for the coordination of marketing programs across physical and virtual channels. Grizzel has been an active board member of the Zoological Society of Florida since 2006, where she is involved in the preservation of wildlife and the further development of Zoo Miami, and responsible for spearheading efforts to name the Mercantil Commercebank Children’s Zoo at Zoo Miami. Born in Cuba, Grizzel moved to the United States when she was 18 months old and considers herself a Florida native. She attended Coral Gables High School and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism & Mass Communications from Florida International University. She regularly volunteers with the League Against Cancer, March of Dimes, and other non-for profit organizations. She is an active volunteer at SMMCS Broadcast Arts Booster and previously served as Treasurer of the Board of Coral Gables Elementary School’s PTA from 2002-2004.
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