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Accountant finds two jobs, peace in Triangle
From TLC News, May 2007 Alberto Alzamora’s interest in nature was spawned in the subtropical wilderness of the Florida Everglades. Alberto was born in Colombia but his family relocated to Frederick, Maryland when he was an infant and later moved to Miami. “When I was a boy we spent many weekends camping in the Everglades,” he recalls with a smile. “Instead of camping in a campground with trees and a lake, we explored thousands of square miles of marsh grassland. We saw so much wildlife, like alligators, deer and birds. My dad had a motorboat so we did a lot of fishing. It was just wonderful.” Alberto received a degree in Business Administration and International Finance and Marketing at the University of Miami. After holding a variety of managerial accounting positions, he became Director of Accounting for the Miami Museum of Science. His tenure at the museum gave him firsthand knowledge about nonprofit accounting and offered him the opportunity to “work with some world-class people.” While at the museum he was on a team that spearheaded the passage of a $175 million General Obligation Bond to fund the construction of the new Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium. Alberto moved to Raleigh in June 2006 with his wife, Jacqueline, and stepdaughter, Maria. When he found out that Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) and TLC had posted an opening for a staff accountant who would divide their time equally between the two nonprofit land trusts, he was immediately interested in the position. “This position allows me to continue my accounting career while helping advance the mission of these worthwhile organizations,” he says. Alberto started working at CTNC and TLC in mid-October of 2006 and is “struck by the professionalism and great atmosphere at TLC,” he says. “The camaraderie between the employees is the best I’ve seen in my career.” A gardening enthusiast, Alberto enjoys this newfound hobby at his Wake County home. “More than any time in my life, I’m spending more time outside,” he says. “I’m really enjoying being with the land, watching the plants grow and finding a sense of inner peace that I haven’t had in a long time.”
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