Company: USCB
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000927089-25-000082
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Company: USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 Mr. de la Aguilera’s extensive banking background, he is active with the Florida Banker’s Association and serves on its board. He served as a Director of Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida from 2012 to 2015 and has continued his association with the school as an active associate instructor. He was also the Florida Representative for the American Banking Association’s Government Relations Council from 2014 to 2015. Mr. de la Aguilera received a B.A. in English Literature and a Minor in Business Administration from the University of Miami. We believe Mr. de la Aguilera’s extensive executive bank experience, including as a senior executive officer, qualifies him to sit on our Board. Age 65. |
| Maria C. Alonso                                                        |     | Director of USCB Financial Holdings and U.S. Century Bank since March 2022. Ms. Alonso has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Regional Dean of Northeastern University, Miami, Florida since October 2022. Ms. Alonso served as the President and CEO of United Way Miami, one of the region’s largest philanthropies, from 2017 through 2021. Under her strategic direction at United Way Miami, Ms. Alonso managed the community’s largest funder of health and human services while overseeing a $40 million dollar budget and more than 250 staff members across multiple locations. Her involvement in community organizations has included: New World School of the Arts (past Executive Committee Chair), Leadership Florida, International Women’s Forum, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (past Board Chair), Miami-Dade Beacon Council (past One Community, One Goal Co-Chair), Camillus House, Miami Dade College Foundation, The Miami Foundation, and Teach for America. In addition, Ms. Alonso serves on the boards of two national nonprofit organizations: Money Management International and Grameen America. Both organizations are focused on economic empowerment and mobility pathways. She also serves as a director of Axxes Capital, Inc. which is focused on providing retail investors access to private investment opportunities. Ms. Alonso is a recognized community leader having received numerous awards celebrating her civic, business, and philanthropic contributions to the South Florida community. Ms. Alonso earned an M.B.A. from Florida International University and is a cum laude graduate from the University of Miami with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. We believe Ms. Alonso’s extensive knowledge of the Miami Metropolitan area and her leadership experience qualifies her to sit on our Board. Age 61.