Meet Michelle Penalver – CARTA Summer 2025 Outstanding Graduate! Michelle is receiving her Master of Science in Global Strategic Communications from our School of Communication. She is the founder and principal strategist of Michelle SDC, LLC, where she works as an independent consultant, offering branding and communications services to clients across South Florida. In May 2025, Michelle was awarded the prestigious LAGRANT Foundation Graduate Scholarship, becoming the only FIU student to receive this national recognition. Michelle represents the best of FIU: a student whose passion, leadership, and global perspective are already making an impact! Congratulations Michelle! fiu_carta_dean #FIUCARTA #CARTALeads #FIUCommunication #FIUGrad #CARTACreativeForcesAtWork