For immediate release: January 9, 2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces the reappointments of Rita Case and Jose E. Cueto to the Miami Branch board of directors. Case was reappointed by the Board of Governors and Cueto was reappointed by the Atlanta board of directors, both to three-year terms ending December 31, 2028.
Case is president and chief executive officer of Rick Case Automotive Group in Sunrise, Florida. She is the founding member of the Broward Alliance in Broward County. Cueto is chief executive officer of Grove Bank & Trust in Miami, Florida. He is a past chairman for the Florida Bankers Association and is currently the chairman of the Center for Financial Training.
The other directors of the Atlanta Fed’s Miami Branch are:
Daniel Lavender, chief executive officer of Moorings Park Institute Inc. in Naples (term expires December 31, 2026),
Ignacio Garcia-Menocal, cofounder and chief executive officer of Grove Bay Hospitality Group in Miami (term expires December 31, 2026),
Diane J. Bessette, vice president and chief financial officer of Lennar Corporation in Miami (term expires December 31, 2026),
Kathleen Cannon, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale (term expires December 31, 2027), and
Ginger Martin, chairperson of Fort Lauderdale of United Community Bank in Fort Lauderdale (term expires December 31, 2027).
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta branch directors provide economic information from their industries and the branch territory to the district Bank’s president and head office directors, who use the information in discussing monetary policy options and making discount rate recommendations. The Board of Governors appoints three of the Miami Branch directors, and the Atlanta head office directors appoint four.