Violeta Salud - Financial Advisor

Registered Investment Advisor

Salud & Associates, Inc.

One West Central Ave.

Lake Wales, FL 33853

(863) 676-1515

EDUCATION:

•  New York University, New York, N.Y., USA

Master of Business Administration in Economics        1971

•  University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Economics,           1966

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

•  President: Salud & Associates, Inc.

Investment and Financial Planning         1988-Present

•  Adjunct Faculty: Warner Southern College           1988-2000

Microeconomics/Macroeconomics

•  Financial Consultant: Merrill-Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.             1985-1988

Winter Haven, FL

•  Research Assistant: Private Placement Division,

Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford, CT                                                           1971-1972

•  Research Assistant: Life Insurance Agency Management Assoc.

Hartford, CT                                                                                                   1970-1971

•  Research Assistant: National Industrial Conference Board, NYC, NY.      1968-1970
•  Training & Curriculum Coordinator: 

Economic Development Foundation, Makati, Philippines                             1966-1968                                                                             

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

•  International Association of Financial Planners                                         1991-Present

FOR PROFIT BOARD:

•  Bank of Central Florida, Founding Director                                               2006-Present
•  Chairperson: Funds Management Committee                                     2007-Present
•  Member: Executive Committee

•  American Bank and Trust of Polk County, Board of Directors                    1994-2005

(Bank sold 2005)

•  Served under Loan Committee
•  ALCO Committee
•  Marketing Committee, Chairperson

 CIVIC AFFILIATIONS:

•  City of Lake Wales, Employee Pension Board                                              1999-2002
•  Chairperson,                                                                                              1999-2002
•  Reappointed                                                                                          2004-Present
•  Vanguard School, Member, Board of Trustees                                          1982-Present
•  Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Present
•  Webber International University, Board of Trustees                                  1992-Present
•  Lake Wales YMCA, President                                                                       1987-1988
•  First Woman President
•  Board Member                                                                                          2000-2006
•  Holy Spirit Parish Council, Member                                                          1989-Present
•  SAC, Babson Park Elementary School                                                       1995-Present
•  SAC, Lake Wales High School                                                                      2000-2004
•  SAC, McLaughlin Middle School                                                                  1999-2003
•  Polk Business for World Class Education                                             Charter Member
•  Florida Foundation For Community Colleges                                            1999-Present
•  Success By Six, Blue Ribbon Committee                                                      1998-2001
•  Florida State Board of Community Colleges

Board of Trustees                                                                                           1999-2003

•  Polk Readiness Coalition, Member                                                                2000-2003
•  University of South Florida, International School Connection

Advisory Board                                                                                              2001-2002

•  Imperial Symphony Guild of Lake Wales, Director                                       1990-1998
•  Prevent Blindness America, Board of Directors                                            1991-1997
•  Prevent Blindness Florida, President                                                              1990-1991

Board of Directors                         1984-1994

•  Lake Wales Care Center, Board of Directors                                                 1991-1996
•  United Way of Polk County, Board of Directors                                           1991-1996
•  Polk Association of Chamber of Commerce, President                                 1994-1995
•  Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors                      1990-1994
•  Chairperson, Education Committee                                                          1987-1992
•  First Woman President                                                                                       1992
•  American Association of University Women (AAUW), Lake Wales
•  First Vice President                                                                                            1982
•  Inner Wheel of Lake Wales, President                                                           1980-1981
•  District Chairperson                                                                                           1982
•  Delegate to International Convention, Paris, France

 AWARDS:

•  Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce:
•  Citizen of the Year, 1998

•  Prevent Blindness Florida:
•  Chairs Award, 1996 

•  Rotary Club of Lake Wales:
•  Paul Harris Fellow Award, 1992

•  Lake Wales Business & Professional Women:
•  Woman of the Year, 1990

•  Lake Wales YMCA:  
•  Distinguished Leadership Award, 1989
•  World Service International Leader Award, 1990

•  Polk County School Board: Business Partnership
•   National Volunteer Recognition Award, 1990

OTHER:

•  People to People Delegation member for Financial Planning Association to Russia, 2008

PERSONAL:

Married to Eusebio (John) G. Salud, Ophthalmologist.

Four children: Irwin Salud

 Aileen Salud, lawyer married to Matthew Rose, M.D.

 Christopher John Salud, M.D. married to Soli Afanador Salud, M.D.

 Jonathan Salud, Graduate Student, Columbia University

Two Grandchildren: Olivia Claire Rose and Julia Madeline Rose