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Biography

Olga Calvet, of Orlando, is a senior vice president and chief financial officer of Palmas, Inc. She was born in Havana, Cuba. A resident of Orlando since 1962, she received her B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Central Florida in 1971. She is a member of both the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Her community service is extensive and includes serving as the international director and the first female governor of the Florida District for Civitan International, as well as president of the Frontier Civitan Club and senior club sponsor for the Bishop Moore High School Junior Civitan Club. She has been a board member of the St. James Cathedral School, Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), City of Orlando Municipal Planning Board, and the Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc. She served previously as a Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commissioner and chair of the UCF Foundation. She is a charter member of the UCF Board of Trustees.