[2][3][4] In 2018, Felipe was elected board chair of the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami, Florida, and re-elected in 2019.
[10][11] Felipe is an international tax and corporate lawyer, and a member of the Florida Bar.
[12][13] He founded Marcell Felipe Attorneys in 2002, advising government and industry officials on legal issues.
[17] Felipe accused Fuentes and her daughter of “kidnapping” the museum from the board of directors and mismanaging the institution.
[18] A critic of communism in Cuba, Felipe claims the museum is “an icon of freedom.