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Marie Quintana, author of Last Flight From Havana, is a distinguished business leader with a 30-year career in Corporate America, holding key positions at companies like Tenet Healthcare, PepsiCo, Perot Systems, and IBM. She’s recognized as one of the Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business by Hispanic Business Magazine, Top 50 Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer, and Top 5 Latina Executives by Latina Style Magazine. In 2022, she received the Latino Leaders Maestro Award for Professional Achievement. Committed to fostering future women leaders, Marie co-founded the PepsiCo Women of Color Alliance and served on the founding board of the Network of Executive Women. She holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University and a Master’s from Tulane University.

Based in Dallas, she lives with her family and cherished dogs, actively contributing to her community through mentorship and leadership.