{"id":41401,"date":"2026-02-16T08:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=41401"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:06:38","slug":"mdc-district-board-of-trustees-adds-new-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-district-board-of-trustees-adds-new-member\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC District Board of Trustees Adds New Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Smith was appointed to Miami Dade College\u2019s District Board of Trustees on Jan 30.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He joins Chair<\/span><b> Michael Bileca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Vice Chair <\/span><b>Roberto Alonso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and trustees <\/span><b>Jose Felix Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Marcell Felipe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Ismare Monreal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Juan Segovia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith currently works as a special assistant to the combat commander and speechwriter for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcom.mil\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Southern Command<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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