Barbara Bibas Montero ResumeBARBARA BIBAS MONTERO
1900 Sunset Harbour Drive, #2208
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-2812
EXPERIENCE
SAFETYPAY, INC. 2003-Present
Miami Beach, FL
Founder & CMO
Co-founded this global Internet payment systems company with operations in the U.S., Latin
America and Europe. Responsible for all marketing and public relations activities worldwide.
MIRACLE JOURNEYS MAGAZINE 2000- 2003
Miami, FL
Lifestyle Editor
Wrote feature articles and a regular column for this magazine (readership 100,000) as well as
conducted interviews with celebrities and known experts in varioParticipated in special
events and local health fairs, which included working on a TV series for WLRN in Miami for the
magazine.
BIBAS INCORPORATED 1987 - 2000
Madrid, Spain/Naples, FL
President
Developed and produced direct mail campaigns and catalogs for a wide range of products as well
as provided marketing consulting services including marketing plans and studies, market
research, brochure and video production, telemarketing and salesincluded American
Express, WGCU (PBS), Banco Hispano Americano, Wagon Lits Travel, and National Art
Publishing.
COOPERS & LYBRAND 1985 - 1987
Miami, FL
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Responsible for all activities related to marketing and public relations for four South Fl
offices for all departments including Auditing, Accounting, Tax and Man.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 1979 -1984
Miami, FL/ New York, NY
Manager of Marketing and Business Development: Card, Travel and
Latin American and Caribbean Division in Miami and New York Headquarters
INTER-CONTINENTAL HOTELS CORPORATION 1978 - 1979
New York, NY
Purchasing and Personnel Departments
EDUCATION
THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL of GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
Glendale, Arizona
Masters in Business Administration, May 1981
BOSTON COLLEGE
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts in English (cum laude), May 1977
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Budget Chairperson and Board Member, Miami Dade Economic AdvocacÃ
present)
Chairperson of SMILE Campaign, City of Miami Beach Community Relations
Committee (2008- present)
Treasurer of the Sunset Harbour North Condominium Association (2002-present)
Candidate for Florida State House Representative (2008)
Leadership Academy graduate and member, City of Miami Beach (200
Pillar Trustee member of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce (2006 Ã 2007)
Chairperson for the Leadership Program Committee for the City of
Commission for Women (2005- 2008)
Chair of the Construction Committee for the new Miami Beach HighÃ
2008)
Treasurer of the Miami Beach High School PTA (2006 Ã 2007)
Member of the Ad Hoc Condominium Reform Task Force for City of Miami Beach
(2006)
President of the Cushman School PTA, Miami (2003-2005)
Board Member of the School Advisory Council for Collier County Public School-
99)
Vice President and Board Member of Partnership in Housing, Inc. Ã Migrant worker
housing project in Bonita Springs, FL (1996-2000)
WGCU (PBS) Volunteer Coordinator for fundraising campaigns, Fort
PERSONAL
Born in Los Angeles, California
Languages: English and Spanish
Married with two grown children