Architect Willy A. Bermello, of Cuban origin and raised in Miami, is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. (“B&A”), an award winning international firm of architects and engineers. B&A’s corporate headquarters are in Miami with office branches in Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, New York and Copenhagen. Educated in the United States with a Masters in Architecture and Masters in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Florida, where Mr. Bermello graduated Magna-Laude in 1973. B&A is recognized internationally as a leader in planning, design and engineering of cruise terminals. Mr. Bermello and his firm B&A, cataloged by the South Florida Business Journal as the third largest A&E Company in South Florida, with an annual revenues of $34Million in 2018. Today the firm is the largest privately held A/E firm in South Florida. At a community and civic level, Mr. Bermello is Chairman of the City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board, which evaluates and approves all major projects built in Miami. In addition, former Florida Governors Graham, Martinez and Bush previously appointed Mr. Bermello to serve on the State of Florida Commission on Human Relations. In fact, Mr. Bermello was the first Hispanic to be elected Chairman of the State of Florida Human Relation Commission; and in 1997 received The State of Florida Civil Rights Advocacy Award for his work on behalf of minorities and the disadvantaged. Willy A. Bermello was President for three years of the LBA (Latin Builder’s Association); and, is also a former President and founding member of the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana. During his tenure with Kiwanis, Mr. Bermello was co-founder of the world famous “Calle Ocho” festival. Mr. Bermello was the first Hispanic elected President of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Coral Gables, where he lives with his wife Daysi since 1976.