Ana Veciana-Suarez

Veciana-Suarez was born in Havana, Cuba. Her family migrated to the United States when she was six years old. Her father Antonio Veciana is a Cuban exile who was involved in several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro. In 2003, she pleaded guilty to a federal contempt- of court charge for not disclosing her father's criminal history during the jury selection for a federal civil trial.^[3] She was sentenced to 18 months of probation, ordered to serve 60 hours of community service, and fined $5,000.^[4]

Veciana-Suarez graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida.^[1] She has worked at The Miami News, The Palm Beach Post and most recently, The Miami Herald. For her journalism work, she was awarded a National Headliner, a Clarion Award, a Green Eyeshade and two Sunshine State Awards.^{[citation needed]}