Florida Nu Alumni
247 SW 8th Street, #830
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SAVE THE DATE
SigEp's Fifth Annual Block Party
Benefitting Spinal Cord Research
April 17 at 5 p.m.
Between Gold and Blue Garage
at FIU-MMC
Alumni Update
Ruben J. King-Shaw Jr. '83 has been serving on the Cornell University Board of Trustees in
Carlisle, Mass., since 2011. He founded Mansa Capital and has worked as a private equity investment
managing partner since 2012. The firm focuses on healthcare information technology and healthcare
services in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. E-mail: rkingshaw@mansaequity.com
Benjamin A. Sardinas '90 enjoys the warm, Miami weather and is proud of his son, Benjamin,
whose SigEp Chapter at Boston College just received their charter. "Now he's a SigEp just like
me!" E-mail: ben@sardinasfamily.com
Michael D. Martinez '98 served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years and married Gunnery
Sergeant Jessica Bruden, who was also serving in the U.S. Marines at the time. Together they
moved from California to Colorado. E-mail: mikemartinez25@yahoo.com
Anthony J. Balboa '03 welcomed his daughter, Valentina Mia, on July 7, 2014. He and his
wife, Laura, live in Miami, Fla. with their children, Matthew, Olivia, and Valentina. E-mail:
abalboa@gmail.com
Bill Buchanan III '07 and his wife, Sophia, celebrated the birth of their first child, Omer Bill
IV. They live in Hollywood, Fla. E-mail: ob.buchanan@gmail.com
Chaz D. Jimenez '07 is in his sixth year teaching A.P. Macro Economics and A.P. U.S.
Government at Key West High School in Florida. This is also his sixth season as the head wrestling
coach and head coach of the Key West police athletic league wrestling club. The club is offered
to kids from ages five and up. He is proud of his high school for becoming a top-10 team in the
state, while winning five consecutive team district titles. E-mail: chaz.jimenez@keysschools.com
Our SigEp volleyball team reigned supreme
after defeating Pi Kappa Alpha in the intramural
championship game. Back row, from left:
Nicholas Armbrister '16, Robert Fernandez '18,
Roman Martinez '15, Bruno Monteiro '15, Daniel
Chiang '17, Daniel Vinas '16, Christian Mirabal
'15, and Adrian Vinas '15. Bottom row: Elieser
Siles '18, Felipe Diaz '18, Jorge Paoli '18, and
Michael Gonzalez '18.
Brothers at the annual Balanced Man
Scholarship banquet in 2014.
Brothers participated in leadership
and team-building exercises during the
fall 2014 chapter retreat.
Where in the World Are the Florida Nus? See pages 4-5!