Ilona has spent over 25 years driving economic development across Florida. She joined the Business Development team at the Miami-Dade Beacon Council in 2001, following five years at the Miami Downtown Development Authority, where she led efforts that grew downtown’s finance sector 52% and helped cement its “Wall Street South” brand — landing wins like iSquared Capital, MIAX, and Canaccord Genuity.
Before that, she spent 11 years at Enterprise Florida, where she helped generate over $120 million in expected export sales and recruited more than 200 foreign companies to establish Florida operations, referring over 1,000 FDI leads statewide.
Ilona is a Certified Economic Developer with a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s from Villanova University. She’s fluent in Spanish and proficient in French and Portuguese.
Konbyen tan ou nan Beacon Council la?
4 years
Konbyen tan ou rete Miami?
30+ ane
Poukisa Miami?
Se Summit of the Americas ki te premye mennen m nan Miami an Desanm 1994.
Ki pwojè ou pi renmen ou te travay nan Beacon Council la?
MIAX
Ki jou pafè Miami ou ye?
Mache nan travay, rankontre moun ki enteresan, ak Lè sa a, ale deyò pou yon kwazyè solèy kouche sou Biscayne Bay.
Kisa ou imajine pou Miami nan pwochen dekad la?
Gwo bagay! Nou ap depase mak Gateway pou Amerik yo epi n ap vin yon sant vil mondyal.