QUALIFICATIONS

Tamira La Cruz, MBA, CEO, is an expert in:

helping firms to establish, maintain or grow their revenue, market share, profit or following, particularly in small Caribbean states, and
providing technical assistance for private sector and export development for SIDS

Key facts

Education

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Boston University (BSBA)
Post-graduate: Certified Focus Group Moderator, Interim Management, Corporate Governance, Labor Law, Income Tax Law, Branding, Online Branding, Affiliate (online) Marketing, and Return on Marketing Investment

Favorite thought leaders

Blue Ocean Strategy, C.K. Prahalad, Michael Porter, World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness and Business Competitiveness indices, World Bank’s Doing Business Reports, Malcolm Gladwell.

Languages

Native Papiamentu, near-native English, Dutch and Spanish, good French, conversant Portuguese

Experience

Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Belgium, Chile, Guatemala, Colombia. Lived Boston, Philadelphia, Santiago de Chile, Barcelona, Brussels, Madrid, London, Curacao

Professional membership

member Curacao Business Council for Sustainablity
member Dutch Caribbean Platform of Economists
member Project Management International
member Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants
former board member Curacao Chamber of commerce and Industry
former member the Curacao Knowledge Platform
former member Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association
former president Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Inc.
former president Curacao Professional Women's Network

Community

Rotary Club Curacao Director Community Service
Paul Harris Fellow
Landhuis Bloemhof Art and History Center

Life

Roamed Europe, sailed the Caribbean, summited the Kilimanjaro, permaculture in a semi-arid country.