Background
Amos, Betty Giles was born on July 18, 1941 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Clarence Edgar and Clara Mae (Gann) Giles.
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Amos, Betty Giles was born on July 18, 1941 in Lebanon, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Clarence Edgar and Clara Mae (Gann) Giles.
Bachelor of Business Administration magna cum laude, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1973. Master of Business Administration, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1976. Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa, Johnson & Wales University, 1990.
Secretary, City of Lebanon, 1959-1963; department head, Empire Gas Company, Lebanon, 1963-1968; finance analyst assistant, Biscayne Associations, Ltd., Miami, Florida, 1968-1973; investment manager, Universal Restaurants Inc., Miami, 1973-1977; private practice accountant, investment manager, Miami, 1977-1983; president, The Abkey Companies, Miami, since 1983. Founder, Mega Bank, Miami, 1983-1994. Advising committee Fuddruckers, Inc., Boston.
Trustee Miami Project, 1986-1989, United Fund of Dade County, since 1992. President Humane Society Greater Miami, 1994-2000, board directors, 1993-2000. Member president council University Miami, since 1994, member founder's society, since 1994, board trustees, since 1997.
Member presidential search committee University Miami, 2000. Member Orange Bowl Committee, since 2002. Director Wings Over Miami Aviation Museum, treasurer, 2002-2003, president, 2004-2008.
Board directors IVAX Corporation, 2003-2007. Member audit committee Miami-Dade County School Board, 2004-2006, vice chair, 2007-2008, chair, 2008-2010. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants, Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce (trustee 1988-2001), National Association Women Business Owners (Outstanding Woman Business award 1993), University Miami Alumni Association (national president 1999-2001), Iron Arrow, International Women's Forum (board directors 2006-2008), Women of Tomorrow (board directors since 2006, treasurer since 2008), Women's Executive Leadership (advisory board since 2005).
Married E.L. Amos, September 18, 1959 (divorced October 1965). 1 child, Jeffrey Lee. Married Thomas R. Righetti, January 2, 1983 (deceased September 18, 2002).