Some cocktails and appetizers were enjoyed while the new members were introduced: Alumax, Inc., Glenn International, Inc., SLSCO, LTD, Paladin Realty Partners, Manuel F. Carretero Cannella, and ERC Engineers PR. Each Member was handed a certificate validating their welcome into the Association by president Eng. Emilio Colon Zavala, who also spoke and welcomed the new members. Among his many announcements, President Zavala announced this year’s Convention Keynote Speaker, Mr. Anthony Williams, who is the former mayor of Washington D.C from 1999-2007 and is credited with leading the economic comeback of Washington D.C.“Washington D.C was considered one of the most dangerous places to live some time ago. Now, it is considered one of the safest cities to live in the world,” said PRBA Executive Director Nory Rivera.Other announcements made were the Annual Golf Tournament happening on November 15th at the Palmas del Mar Country Club, Flamboyan Course and the Annual Christmas Party on December 11th in the Club Nautico de San Juan.New and old members got to conversing and getting to know each other throughout the evening as the gathering was an event to celebrate and welcome new members but also to thank recurring members who compose the entirety of this organization of great professionals whom the PRBA owes its triumphs to. We would also like to thank the rest of the new members for joining us: the Attenure Group, All Green Cleaning & Maintenance, LLC, Engineering Solution Firm Corp., Acrecent Financial Group, Rio Blanco Capital LLC, and MA Caribbean.[caption id="attachment_2496" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Lawrence Freedman, Senior Vice President; WorldNet, Rolando Texidor, Marketing Director, WorldNet; María Virella, President, WorldNet; Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman; Alfredo Martínez-Álvarez Jr., PRBA Vice Chairman; Javier Santos, Commercial Director, WorldNet[/caption][caption id="attachment_2471" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Ricardo M. Díaz, Glenn International; Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman; and Diana Rengel[/caption][caption id="attachment_2472" align="alignnone" width="294"]
Edgardo Román, ERC Engineers PR; and Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman[/caption][caption id="attachment_2473" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Matt Tindall, SLSCO, LTD; and Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman[/caption][caption id="attachment_2474" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Miguel Cartagena and James Connor, Acrecent Financial Corporation; Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman; and Diana Rengel[/caption][caption id="attachment_2475" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Frank J. Jiménez, Alumax; Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman; and Diana Rengel[/caption][caption id="attachment_2476" align="alignnone" width="296"]
Lcdo. Manuel F. Carretero; and Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman[/caption][caption id="attachment_2477" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Ruth Reyes, Abner García and Johnny Rivera from Sherwin Williams[/caption][caption id="attachment_2478" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Zaida Rodríguez; Emilio Colón Zavala, PE, PRBA Chairman; Dennis González, PE, Sub Secretary CDBG-DR Program, and his wife[/caption][caption id="attachment_2481" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Matt Tindall, SLSCO LTD; Ana Marie Guillermety; Ldco. Christian Bernaschina; and Pablo Dardet, Able insurance Agency, Inc.[/caption][caption id="attachment_2483" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Frank J Jimenez, Alumax; Cristina Rivera; and PRBA Lcdo. Roberto Alfonso, PGR Investment[/caption]
