SoFloTechFriends

SoFloTechKids and HIMSS South Florida Chapter are coming together for a day of golf for a great cause! Please consider sponsoring and supporting this annual event at Eagle Trace on May 9th! Allie Hernandez ?????? Jennifer Pirigyi Johann Balaguer John J. McLaughlin Kevin Zimmerman Lenny Chesal LisaMarie Lancer Lucianil "Lou" Mendez Melissa Friskney Sharon Milz Xavier Rios

BRACKETS FOR BENEFITS!!! SoFloTechKids has a bracket for #MarchMadness with some simple rules. Password- SoFloTechKids Buy in: $20 - $10 goes to #SoFloTechKids and the other $10 goes to the charity of the winners choice!!! Any non-profit! Fight for your cause! Unlimited bracket entries! This is not Tech / channel specific, share with everyone! Friends, family, co-workers we want to help another worthy cause alongside ours! How to pay: Zelle - 954-275-3333 Venmo - @SoFloTechKids Last time we did this - $1900 was donated to south Florida founder wounded warrior per the winners choice ???? Let’s be the change we want to see! ???? SoFloTechFriends Allie Hernandez ?????? Xavier Rios Jennifer Pirigyi LisaMarie Lancer Melissa Friskney Lenny Chesal Johann Balaguer Sharon Milz John J. McLaughlin Lucianil "Lou" Mendez https://lnkd.in/egw7YBJ6

???????????? Extremely grateful for everyone who came to support our largest Miami SoFloTechFriends event yet!! It was amazing, energizing, and wholesome to catch up and see so many friends in the industry. (I am still convinced we are the best tech community in North America!) We were blessed with beautiful weather and with everyone’s generosity we were able to raise a significant sum towards SoFloTechKids! Shout out to the Palm Tree Club and North Bay Village for hosting! Appreciate you Goran Cuk and Jose Parada for your coordination! Special thank you as well to our sponsors Axonius , Hivelocity and senhasegura ! Make sure to mark your calendars for JUNE 12th for our summer edition back at the Hard Rock! #cio #ciso #tech #networking #community #soflotech #southflorida Personal warm thank you to my partner who helped start it all Allie Hernandez ?????? for all your hard work and friendship ????

What an INCREDIBLE evening last week partnering with SoFloTechFriends to bring the South Florida Tech Community to the #HeartOfTheBay, North Bay Village!?? It was an honor hosting colleagues, friends, neighbors in a night of networking, community building, supporting local businesses, and most importantly, raising money for SoFloTechKids and a new North Bay Village STEM Scholarship. We are proud to have launched our NBV Technology Council, led by our very own Jose Parada, as part of our Chamber of Commerce. Our Tech Council will provide mentorship, career coaching, resume reviews, and guidance to #NBV kids (and adults) interested in a career in Tech. Thank you Allie Hernandez ??????, Xavier Rios for the partnership, Michael Diaz / Palm Tree Crew Holdings for hosting, and the beautiful City of North Bay Village! We look forward to the next one! ?? Kristen Minihan, Hugo Perez, Wayne Lacy, Rachel Streitfeld, Brent Latham, Leo Cosio, Michael Perez, Julian Rovito, Yosi Attias, Sylvia Miranda Stephen DiGiovanni

Reflecting back on the SoFloTechFriends quarterly happy hour last Thursday in North Bay Village- it truly takes a village to accomplish what we do! We are the largest, organically growing tech focused happy hour in the #SouthFloridaTech scene. HUGE thanks to this brand new venue, Palm Tree Club, for hosting our extremely large group! Xavier Rios and I are always looking for new, trendy venues to bring our #SoFloTechFriends to. Goran Cuk and Jose Parada suggested Palm Tree Club for our “Miami Edition” and we received a ton of positive feedback! Thanks to all that made this event successful! We were able to raise money for SoFloTechKids and a local NBV scholarship recipient. Our next fundraiser is on May 9th, in collaboration with HIMSS South Florida Chapter at Eagle Trace. Please consider purchasing “The Giving Tee” sponsorship, which includes a foursome and lunch! June 12th will be the next quarterly happy hour at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Oculus bar. Follow SoFloTechFriends on Instagram and LinkedIn for future updates! Hope to see you at both! Jennifer Pirigyi Johann Balaguer John J. McLaughlin Kevin Zimmerman Lenny Chesal LisaMarie Lancer Lucianil "Lou" Mendez Melissa Friskney Sharon Milz

Wow!! What a fantastic evening by the the bay last week in North Bay Village as the SoFloTechFriends showed up in full force. Big thanks to Allie Hernandez ?????? Xavier Rios for continuing to put on events such as this that bring the South Florida Tech Community together. I was honored to be a part of it, and for a great cause SoFloTechKids and the city of North Bay Village. Big thanks also to Goran Cuk

A huge thank you to the SoFloTechFriends crew for putting together such an incredible event at an amazing venue! Your dedication and passion for the tech community raises the bar every time. senhasegura is proud to stand behind #SoFloTechFriends and the #SoFloTechKids mission, and we can’t wait to further our commitment at the May 9th HIMSS South Florida Chapter annual golf event collaboration. Allie Hernandez ??????Goran Cuk Jennifer Pirigyi Johann Balaguer John J. McLaughlin Jose Parada Kevin Zimmerman Lenny Chesal Lucianil "Lou" Mendez Sharon Milz Xavier Rios Spencer Bybee Carlos Arias Joshua Barker #SoFloTechFriends #SoFloTech senhasegura #senhasegura #senha #infosec #southflorida Marcus Scharra, MSc Edu Pereira Filipi Pires Fernanda Christov?o

The updated 2025 SoFloTechKids & SoFloTechFriends event calendar! We plan to have 2 more #SoFloTechKids fundraisers - May 9th in collaboration with HIMSS South Florida Chapter and a Fall fundraiser - TBD. We secured the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood for our next #SoFloTechFriends happy hour on June 12th and we are currently looking for venues in Palm Beach (September 11th) and Broward (Holiday Edition- December 11th). Please reach out if you have a location for us! Moving forward- Our quarterly happy hours will always be on the SECOND Thursday of the last month of the quarter. Allie Hernandez ??????Jennifer Pirigyi Johann Balaguer John J. McLaughlin Kevin Zimmerman Lenny Chesal LisaMarie Lancer Lucianil "Lou" Mendez Melissa Friskney Sharon Milz Xavier Rios #southfloridatechevents #techevents South Florida ISSA CIO COUNCIL OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC #soflotech

The updated 2025 SoFloTechKids & SoFloTechFriends event calendar! We plan to have 2 more #SoFloTechKids fundraisers - May 9th in collaboration with HIMSS South Florida Chapter and a Fall fundraiser - TBD. We secured the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood for our next #SoFloTechFriends happy hour on June 12th and we are currently looking for venues in Palm Beach (September 11th) and Broward (Holiday Edition- December 11th). Please reach out if you have a location for us! Moving forward- Our quarterly happy hours will always be on the SECOND Thursday of the last month of the quarter. Allie Hernandez ??????Jennifer Pirigyi Johann Balaguer John J. McLaughlin Kevin Zimmerman Lenny Chesal LisaMarie Lancer Lucianil "Lou" Mendez Melissa Friskney Sharon Milz Xavier Rios #southfloridatechevents #techevents South Florida ISSA CIO COUNCIL OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC #soflotech

#JaxTechFriends is pleased to share that we will be hosting a donation drive for Micah's Place in conjunction with our next Happy Hour meetup on March 12th. Micah's Place is a local nonprofit dedicated to providing safety and support for individuals and families in need. Any contributions - big or small - will be warmly welcomed and deeply appreciated, as they will make a meaningful difference in our community. Please view the Event Details in the invite below, for a list of requested items that will make a significant impact. @ Jax Tech Friends.... we appreciate your continued support, now and always! For any donation inquires, please contact Philgood Davis ?? Whitley Turner Jessica Kowaleski