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Community First Investments (CFI) is proud to celebrate Idalmis Alonso’s 5th Anniversary as a member of their Financial Family. Ms. Alonso is CFI’s Office Administrator and assistant to the Executive Vice President, Craig Hill. Her main job duties include ensuring customer documents are properly processed, completing monthly reports, scheduling appointments and maintaining office supplies and inventory.
Idalmis, or “Idi,” as she is known to teammates, was born in Cuba and came to the United States in 1980. She grew up in New Jersey and has been enjoying the Florida sunshine since she moved to Miami in 1992. In 1996, she moved to Homestead and has made it her home. She has two children and enjoys cooking, dancing and family movie night.
Excited about her anniversary, Idi stated, “Working at Community First Investments the last five years has been a pleasure. The whole Community Bank group is like one big family and I am always happy to participate in our employee outings.”
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Community Bank of Florida was pleased to support the Ladies Auxiliary Post #4127 in hosting their fifth annual Freedom Walk. The Freedom Walk is an event to reflect on the sacrifices of September 11th and express appreciation to our military men and women. It will be held on Sunday, September 11th at the VFW Post 4127, located at 601 NE 2nd Road in Homestead.
The event is free and includes a two mile walk, followed by a Celebration of Freedom at 2pm, including trail riders, a fire truck demonstration, food and music by Thunder Country. Proceeds remaining after the event will be donated to the VFW Unmet Needs Fund, which assists soldiers with unexpected difficulties. If you have any further questions, please contact Leilani Weist at (786) 231-7621.
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Community Bank of Florida employees Julie Romero and Jeffrey Codallo recently graduated from the Florida Bankers Association’s Florida School of Banking, held at the University of Florida. This extensive three year program provided them with an opportunity to increase their knowledge about the banking industry and the economy. The full schedule called for a week of daily classes, evening ‘prep’ sessions, and a final examination on the last day of the course.
The first year of the school built a foundation of banking knowledge, with lectures in Money and Banking, Central Bank and Monetary Policy, Accounting, Leadership and Financial Deregulation. The second year provided them with more in depth financial calculations, including Statement Analysis, Loan Policy and specialized lending procedures. The third and final year gave them an opportunity to put their knowledge into action with a bank management computer simulation.
Julie Romero, AVP of COMBANK Mortgage and Retail Banking Officer, was enthusiastic about graduating from the school. Mrs. Romero graduated with honors, in the top 5 of her class. Jeffrey Codallo, Director of Education, also received recognition at the graduation. His bank simulation team won the overall competition, receiving trophies and class bragging rights.
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Community Bank of Florida is proud to celebrate Susan Mullins’ 15th Anniversary as a member of their Financial Family. Ms. Mullins is the bank’s Collection Teller. In addition to running a teller window, she also processes foreign items, overseas documents and savings bonds. Susie has been in the banking field since the age of 17 and is always available to assist a customer or teammate with banking questions. She is often seen training new tellers due to her patient nature and positive attitude.
Susie was born in Montgomery, Alabama and currently lives in Cutler Bay. She enjoys spending time with her father, “Opa” and her son, Jim. Her hobbies include crafts and collecting DVDs. Enthusiastic about her anniversary, Susie stated, “Community Bank has a great work environment. I have been given the opportunity to grow and explore different areas of banking. I love my job and I love my customers!”
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Community Bank of Florida is proud to announce six employees were highlighted at the Annual Graduation Ceremony for the Center for Financial Training of South Florida. Joann Bower, Lourdes Cano, Alejandra Marshall, Norma Moreno, Patty Morales and Ana Muniz were joined by members of the bank’s Senior Management to cheer them on as they received their awards.
Joann Bower, Customer Service Associate Supervisor, has been part of the Community Bank financial family for five years. She received the American Institute of Banking General Banking Diploma. This diploma requires numerous banking, accounting, economics and service courses.
Also receiving this Diploma was Ana Muniz, who has been a team member since 2005. Ana is the Assistant Financial Center Manager of the Haines City location, and she and her husband drove down to Homestead since she was being honored with two diplomas. In addition to receiving her General Banking Diploma, Ana also earned her Bank Operations Diploma. The Bank Operations Diploma focuses on accounting and supervision courses.
Lourdes Cano, Consumer Lender, has been part of the Community Bank team for over five years. She received the Miami Dade College Banking Specialist Certificate. Although it is called a certificate, the requirements include a minimum of 12 credits in selling, banking and business courses. Also earning the Miami Dade College Banking Specialist Certificate were Alejandra ‘Ali’ Marshall and Norma Moreno. Both these ladies are from the Krome Avenue office, where Norma is the Manager and Ali is the Customer Service Associate Supervisor. Ali has been with the bank for over five years and Norma has been with the bank since 1988!
Our last recipient was Patty Morales, Assistant Manager of the Loan Operations department. Patty earned the Banking & Finance Diploma from the American Institute of Banking. This extensive diploma required a minimum of 30 course credits in finance, economics and banking laws.
Jeffrey Codallo, Director of Education, coordinates and administers internal education goals, as well as Tuition Assistance Programs for employees. He expressed, “We give our staff every opportunity available for self-growth. Their educational advancement is an asset to our company.”
