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    • Beachwalk
    • BEACH & WATER QUALITY >
      • 63rd Street Bridge
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    • TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP >
      • COLLINS AVE NORTH PROJECTS
      • Collins South (25th to 41st) Projects
      • Crosswalk to Bayshore Park
      • Julia Tuttle Causeway 195
    • PUBLIC SPACES PROJECTS >
      • MIAMI BEACH PROMENADE
      • 36th Street PARK
      • 46th Street Sand Lot
      • Sidewalk Utility Markings
  • OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST
    • FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL WATER PARK
    • 41st Street Revitalization
    • 2027 Yacht Show
    • NO TO GAMBLING!
  • HOME
  • ABOUT THE MBNA
    • About the MBNA
    • Officers & Working Group Members
    • MBNA Members & Sponsors
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • MBNA Meeting Minutes/Videos
    • MBNA Meetings
    • MBNA By-Laws
  • CALENDARS & EVENTS
  • ELECTIONS 2026
  • PROJECTS of INTEREST
    • Beachwalk
    • BEACH & WATER QUALITY >
      • 63rd Street Bridge
      • Beachfront Management Plan
      • BEACHFRONT CONCESSIONS
      • SARGASSUM
      • INDIAN CREEK WATERWAY & CHARTERS
      • TURTLE NESTING
    • CONDOMINIUM WORKING GROUP
    • Development Working Group
    • Homelessness Working Group
    • Indian Creek Drive Working Group
    • TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP >
      • COLLINS AVE NORTH PROJECTS
      • Collins South (25th to 41st) Projects
      • Crosswalk to Bayshore Park
      • Julia Tuttle Causeway 195
    • PUBLIC SPACES PROJECTS >
      • MIAMI BEACH PROMENADE
      • 36th Street PARK
      • 46th Street Sand Lot
      • Sidewalk Utility Markings
  • OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST
    • FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL WATER PARK
    • 41st Street Revitalization
    • 2027 Yacht Show
    • NO TO GAMBLING!

OFFICERS & WORKING GROUPS

MBNA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS and
​WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

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2025-2026
​MBNA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 
Anamarie Ferreira de Melo
President

Alicia A. Casanova
Vice-President
  • Beachwalk Working Group Chair
  • Transportation Working Group Co-Chair

Esteban Porcelli
Secretary 
  • Transportation Working Group Co-Chair
  • Indian Creek Drive Working Group Chair
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Oscar Vazquez
Treasurer
  • Beach and Water Quality Working Group Chair
  • ​Public Space Working Group Co-Chair 
  • Membership
  • Appointed Member of the 2025 CMB's "Transportation, Parking & Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee (TPBPFC) 

Randy Hollingworth 
​
Director
  • Public Space Working Group Co-Chair 
  • ​Development Working Group Chair
  •  Appointed Member of the 2025 CMB's "Historic Preservation Board"  (HPB)  

Avra Bank
​Director
  • Membership
  • Appointed Member of the 2025 "Mayor's 41st Street Committee"

Susanna Santoro
Director​
  • Membership
  • Condominium Working Group Chair

Jose Eduardo Flores
​
Director
  • MBNA's Annual Meeting Coordinator

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​MBNA "WORKING GROUPS"
Projects that affect MBNA member boundaries have been assigned to the different MBNA "Working Groups."   These groups are chaired by MBNA Executive Board Members. Group Members volunteer annually at the MBNA's Annual Meeting.  They must represent an ​active MBNA Member Condominium Association or Hotel.

If you would like to volunteer to be part of any of our Working Groups,
​please send an email to:  [email protected]

2025-2026 
WORKING GROUPS
Beachwalk Working Group
Chair: Alicia A. Casanova
  • Projects include: Beachwalk design and safety issues, Pedestrian Beach Path, signage, surveillance cameras, paver maintenance, vegetation encroachments, vehicle deterrent bollards, benches, lighting and safety.

Beach and Water Quality Working Group 
Chair: Oscar Vazquez
  • Projects include:  Sargassum, Beach Concessions, Seawall Ordinances, Beach Re-Nourishment,
    Turtle Nesting, Kite Surfing.

Development Working Group
Chair:  Randy Hollingworth
  • Projects:  New and abandoned construction projects and derelict buildings

Public Spaces Working Group
Co-Chairs:  Randy Hollingworth & Oscar Vazquez
  • Projects include:  Public Parks, Indian Creek Waterways, Charter Vessels, 63rd Street Bridge, Sidewalk Utility Markings, Miami Beach Promenade, Citywide Kiosks, MidBeach Access to Bayshore Park, Bus Stop Shelters.

Transportation Working Group
Co-Chairs: Alicia A. Casanova & Esteban Porcelli
  • Projects include:  Collins Avenue South and North Project (25th to 63rd Streets) roadway improvement projects, Indian Creek Drive Flood Mitigation, Pedestrian Path, Seawall, Bike lanes, landscaping, lighting & roadway safety, micromobility issues.

Condominium Working Group 
Chair: Susanna Santoro  
  • Projects include:  Issues that impact Condominiums within our boundaries.  These include permitting, safety issues, neighborhood impacts, and traffic concerns.
  • Membership:  Recruitment of new members.

Membership Working Group
Co-Chairs:  Oscar Vazquez & Susanna Santoro  
Member liaison and recruitment of new members.

Homelessness Working Group
Resident Lead: Patricia Agnello
  • Projects:  Supporting the City of Miami Beach’s homelessness response with resident participation that is safe, non-duplicative, and constructive.

​NOTES:   ​
  • MBNA President Anamarie Ferreira de Melo serves as Liaison with all Working Groups.

CONGRATULATIONS to ALICIA A. CASANOVA, our MBNA Vice-President.
The City of Miami Beach officially proclaimed May 28, 2025 as "ALICIA A. CASANOVA DAY" in honor of her outstanding contributions and dedicated service to our community. Alicia has been serving as Board President of the Green Diamond Condominium Association, and of the Blue and Green Diamond Master Association, for the past 25 years. She's also the Vice-President and Co-Founder of the MidBeach Neighborhood Association (MBNA) working tirelessly on numerous projects that impact our area. Her unwavering commitment, strong leadership, ethics, and passion for serving our community will certainly have a lasting and positive impact on all of us.  Thank you to Commissioner Laura Dominguez for nominating her and to Mayor Meiner and all Commissioners for their support. Congratulations Alicia on this well-deserved recognition!

Email: [email protected]

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