Staff Directory
Zinaida Hirlemann
Office Manager
zhirlema@fiu.edu
305-348-6914
Zinaida Hirlemann graduated with a BA in Management. She joined FIU in 2011 after having worked in the private sector for 23 years as a Financial Analyst. She currently serves as the Program Coordinator for the FIU Departments of Interior Architecture and Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design. Her primary duties include budgeting, forecasting, analyzing the activities of various funding sources, and supporting the departments in all administrative, class scheduling, events, logistics and personnel-related matters.
Mayra Ortega
Admission Officer
maortega@fiu.edu
305-348-4884
Mayra graduated from Florida International University with a BA in Psychology. She has worked at Broward College as an Academic Advisor. Mayra is currently the Admissions Officer for The FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts. She is responsible for coordinating student recruitment, guiding students through admissions, and advising prospective FIU School of Architecture students. Mayra is bilingual in both English and Spanish.
Cory Fairfield
Associate Director of Academic Advising Services
cfairfie@fiu.edu
305-348-2219
Cory Fairfield began his career with the College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts in November of 2017 and originally started working for FIU at Onestop Enrollment Services. Cory currently advises students for Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture Programs. He completed both his Undergraduate and Graduate degrees here at Florida International University and is currently working towards an Ed.D in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Cory received a B.S. with Honors in Recreation and Sports Management and an M.A. in Disaster Management.
Charlotte Raynaud
Senior Special Events Manager
craynaud@fiu.edu
305-348-6481
Born in Panama, of Bolivian and French decent raised in Miami, Charlotte is the Senior Special Events Manager at the School of Architecture at FIU.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management and has been in the events industry managing high-end catering events for 10 years, within multiple venues and cultural institutions Nationwide. A few of those include, The Perez Art Museum of Miami (PAMM), Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science; the National Gallery of Art in DC; The Barnes, The Horticulture Center and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia.