MDC District Board Of Trustees Swears In Two New Members

José Félix Díaz and Juan Segovia were sworn-in as members of Miami Dade College’s District Board of Trustees on Sept 16.

They join Chair Michael Bileca, Vice Chair Roberto Alonso and trustee Ismare Monreal.

Díaz has served as co-founder of the Miami Tech Summit since April 2022 and is currently the executive vice president and managing partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm.

He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing Districts 115 and 116. Díaz was a part of the board of various non-profit organizations including the Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade, the Cuban-American Bar Association and the Zoo Miami Foundation. 

Díaz has a bachelor’s degree in political science and English from the University of Miami and a law degree from Columbia University. 

Segovia is a homicide detective in the Cold Case Unit for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and a crisis and hostage negotiator. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in international disaster management from Florida International University.

The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 21, at the Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave.,  in Room 3210