leslie pantín, jr.

In 2000, Leslie Pantín, Jr. became president of Pantín/Beber Silverstein/Public Relations, a strategic alliance between the Pantín Partnership, founded in 1988 by Pantín and JGR + Associates, founded in 1983.  This alliance, part of the Beber Silverstein Group, produced one of Florida's largest Public Relations agencies representing, among others, McDonald's, Ford Motor Company, American Airlines, Merrill Lynch, and Univision. He is a member of the Counselors Academy of the Public Relations Society of America, consisting of just 1,000 professionals from around the world.

In 1988, The Miami Herald identified Pantín as one of the 18 private citizens who have shaped Miami, and in 1993 as one of the 100 people to shape the history of South Florida.  In 1998, Pantín was among seven individuals awarded the Spirit of Excellence by The Miami Herald.