Elena Martinez

Background

Martinez, Elena was born on August 18, 1940 in Santiago, Oriente, Cuba. Daughter of Felipe Martinez Arango and Margarita C. Repilado. came to the United States, 1962.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Oriente U., Santiago, Cuba, l962.

Career

Laboratory technician, U. Miami, Florida, 1965-1968; laboratory technologist, U. Miami, Florida, 1968-1970; chief pulmonary technical, U. Miami, Florida, 1970-1987; director pulmonary laboratory, U. Miami, Florida, 1987-1988; faculty member, U. Miami, Florida, since 1988. Consultant Children Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Miami, 1972-1989. President EMPA Professional Associations, Miami, 1989.

Instructor U. Miami School Medicine, 1970-1989, respiratory therapy department Miami-Dade Community College, 1972-1989.

Achievements

• Elena Martinez has been listed as a noteworthy Health sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fundraiser Cystic Fibrosis, Miami, 1968-1989. Member National Board Respiratory Care, National Society Cardiopulmonary Technicians, International Game and Fish Association, League of Business Women, Cousteau Society, Audubon Society, Pine Island Boating Club, Falcon Batchelor Pediatrics Pulmonary Diseases Outreach Program, 1992.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, tennis, sports, live theater. Patron recipient honors for 10 acres land donated to Caloosa Land Trust Company, Pine Island, Florida to preserve the eagle and menatees.

Connections

Father:

Felipe Martinez Arango

Mother:

Margarita C. Repilado