The Miami Foundation appoints CFO

The Miami Foundation has announced that Pamela L. Olmo has joined the organization as chief financial officer. Olmo will report to Javier Soto, president of the permanent philanthropic endowment.

2012-10-18

MIAMI, FL, October 18, 2012 (Press-News.org) The Miami Foundation has announced that Pamela L. Olmo has joined the organization as chief financial officer.

Olmo reports to Javier Alberto Soto, president of the permanent philanthropic endowment established in 1967 that provides leadership and financial leverage to address the issues and needs of Greater Miami.

She is responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of the Foundation's operations. Olmo's role includes providing leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting, finance and budgeting work of the Foundation.

"Pamela is a great addition to our team, and we are confident she will successfully take the lead in managing our donor's complex financial needs," Soto said. "I look forward to working with her and know that the foundation will benefit from her knowledge and experience."

Olmo has more than 12 years of finance, investment and management experience and previously served as the chief financial officer for the National Parkinson Foundation in Miami.

Olmo holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Florida International University. She has served on the board of her condominium association for eight years and is currently the board president. Olmo is a certified public accountant and lives in Miami's Brickell area.

About the Miami Foundation:
Established in 1967, The Miami Foundation has helped hundreds of people create personal, permanent and powerful legacies by establishing custom, charitable Funds. With foundation expertise, Fundholders have fostered the arts, awarded scholarships, championed diversity, taught kids to read, provided food and shelter for the hungry and homeless, and more. More than $150 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded in the Foundation's 45-year history. Today, the Foundation is steward to more than $160 million in charitable assets. For more information about The Miami Foundation, visit http://www.miamifoundation.org.

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