Movers in South Florida

Chief of pediatrics at Memorial Hospital Miramar

Three physicians have been elected to leadership positions on the medical staff of Memorial Hospital Miramar.

Ben-Emir Sanchez-Alma has been elected chief of pediatrics.

Scott Lazar has been elected vice chief of pediatrics.

Heidi P. Handman has been elected as a member at large.

Principals of Fort Lauderdale accounting firm Rachlin

Accounting firm Rachlin, based in Fort Lauderdale, has made several promotions. Mark H. Agulnik and Frank Kessler have been named principals of the firm. Andrew S. Fierman and Daniel P. Sokoloff have been named managers.   

Agulnik is a principal in the firm's commercial and SEC assurance division and works in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Kessler is a principal in the firm's advisory services division and works in the firm's Miami office.

Fierman is a manager in the firm's assurance division and works in the Miami office.

Sokoloff is a manager in the firm's tax and business services division and works in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Partner at Miami law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

Robert Wright Jr. has been hired as a partner in the litigation practice group of Miami law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

Vice president and branch manager of U.S. Century bank's Miller Drive branch

Lourdes Marquez has been appointed as vice president and branch manager of the Miller Drive branch of U.S. Century Bank.

She was previously vice president and branch manager of U.S. Century Bank’s Key Biscayne branch.

Executive vice president of domestic business development at The International Bank of Miami

Alan G. Randolph has been hired as executive vice president of domestic business development at The International Bank of Miami N.A.

Previously, he was president of Ocean Drive Media Group in Miami Beach. Before that, he was senior vice president of business development at Mellon Financial Corporation in Miami.

President of charitable law organization The Melvin M. Belli Society

Miami trial lawyer Ira H. Leesfield has been named president of The Melvin M. Belli Society, a charitable organization comprised of attorneys from around the world.

He is the founder and managing partner of Leesfield Leighton & Partners, a law firm specializing in cases involving personal injury and wrongful death.

Executive vice president of corporate communications for MTV Networks International

Linda Alexander has been promoted to executive vice president of corporate communications for MTV Networks International, based in Miami. She previously oversaw communications and public affairs for MTV Networks Latin America.

Vice president of sales for Terra Networks USA

Jim McCabe has been hired as vice president of sales for Terra Networks USA, a digital content producer for U.S. Hispanics. He was most recently with Ziff Davis Media.

President of sales and marketing at Direct 2 Fulfillment

Direct 2 Fulfillment, a Pompano Beach-based multi-channel marketing services company, has hired James J. Franklyn as vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to this, he co-founded Award Excellence Marketing in 1999.

President of Southeast Toyota Distributors, executive vice president of JM Family and president of JM Lexus

Ed Sheehy, 47, has been promoted to president of Southeast Toyota Distributors, executive vice president of JM Family and president of JM Lexus.

Prior to his promotion, he was senior vice president and assistant general manager of Southeast Toyota since 2007. He joined Southeast Toyota in 1999 as vice president of marketing. In 2001, he became vice president of Sales and Marketing and was promoted to group vice president of sales, marketing and market representation four years later.

New board of directors members at Bank of Florida

Jody Moore, Beverly Raphael and Frank Scruggs have been elected to the board of directors at Bank of Florida – Southeast, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale.

Moore is a founding partner of MSI Consulting, a recruiting and placement firm for accounting, finance, and senior management professionals.

Raphael is the president and chief executive of RCC Associates, a general contracting firm located in Deerfield Beach.

Scruggs is a partner in the Florida business law firm of Berger Singerman and practices in the areas of employment law and commercial litigation.

Vice presidents at Regions Bank

Regions Bank, based in Coral Gables, has hired Christina Cruzpino as senior vice president and international private banking manager. She was previously at Bank of America for 23 years and was most recently business banking executive.

Diana Duys has been hired as a vice president and international private banking relationship manager. She was most recently vice president and international private banking relationship manager for Lloyds TSB Bank, with a focus on Brazilian clients.

Adriana Martinez, who has a 12-year career with Regions Bank, has been appointed as a vice president and international private banking relationship manager. She previously was vice president and domestic private banking relationship manager.

John Polit has been appointed as a vice president and international private banking relationship manager. He most recently was a business banker with Regions Bank.

Ricardo Ramirez has been hired as a vice president and international private banking relationship manager. He most recently was an international relationship manager with Banco Itau Europa International.

Executive partner of Holland & Knight's Fort Lauderdale office

Nicholas "Nick" Milano has been appointed as executive partner of Holland & Knight's Fort Lauderdale office.

In addition, he is practice group leader for the law firm's Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach real estate practice.

Attorney named to the Florida Bar's Appellate Court Rules Committee

June G. Hoffman, a shareholder with Fowler White Burnett in Miami where she chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Group, has been appointed by the president of the Florida Bar to the Appellate Court Rules Committee for a three-year term.

President of the Young Lawyers' Section of the Broward County Bar Association

Scott P. Chitoff, a partner with the law firm of Brinkley, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny & Crosby, has been named president of the Young Lawyers' Section of the Broward County Bar Association.

President of the Dade County Bar Association

Timothy M. Ravich has been installed as the 92nd president of the Dade County Bar Association. He is an attorney with the law firm of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, in Miami. He practices in the areas of aviation law, commercial litigation and products liability.

Chair of the Dade County Bar Association's Federal Courts Committee

Miami attorney Melanie E. Damian, a principal partner with the law firm of Damian & Valori, has been appointed chair of the Dade County Bar Association’s Federal Courts Committee.

Partner at the law firm of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver

Joseph J. DiSpaldo has been promoted to partner at the law firm of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver.

He joined the firm in July 2002 and began practicing in the South Florida area in March 2005. He manages the firm's Miami office and practices in the area of the workers' compensation defense.

Sales executive for Infinity at Brickell

Jose Carlos Jimenez has been named sales executive for Infinity at Brickell, a condominium tower rising in the Brickell area. He previously worked at Fortune International Realty.

Executive director of the Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development

Patricia Stephenson has been appointed as executive director of the Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development (B.A.N.D.), a coalition of non-profit affordable housing developers serving the needs of the residents in Broward County.

She previously was the executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services in Lafayette, Ind.

President of Wings Over Miami Museum

Bill Walker, senior vice president of commercial lending at Union Credit Bank, has been named president of Wings Over Miami Museum, located at Kendall Tamiami Airport.

He has been involved with Wings Over Miami Museum for five years and has served as a board member as treasurer and vice president. He has also served on the board's executive committee.

New board members for The Coral Gables Community Foundation

The Coral Gables Community Foundation has added three new members to its board of directors: Irela Bague, owner of consulting firm Bague Group; William "Bill" Bonn, senior managing director and general counsel for commercial real estate company Beacon Capital Partners; and Lauren Harrison Genovese, who most recently was president of the women's organization Junior League of Miami.

InternetCoast names new board of directors

Mark Wyllie, chief operations officer of Compuquip Technologies, has been named chairman of the InternetCoast, an alliance of technology companies and organizations operating in Southeast Florida.

Maria Poviones Bishop, director of industry relations for the School of Computer and Engineering Technologies at Miami Dade College, has been named vice chair.

Ralph Macnamara, director of client services with Kaufman & Rosin, has been named secretary.

Frederick Jackson, Jr., chief executive of BeecherJackson, and Michael Corbit, InternetCoast executive director, will each serve as directors.

Additional appointments to the InternetCoast board include:

• Pete Martinez, vice president and chief technology and innovations officer at Quantum Medical
• Carmen Perez, president of FPL Fibernet
• Mel Rothberg, chairman and chief executive of Advanced Processing & Imaging
• Diane Sanchez, president of Telefonica
• Karl Stevens, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
• Jane Teague, executive director of the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida
• Gary Margules, vice president for research and technology transfer at Nova Southeastern University
• Dale Gregory, owner of Cherry Street International

Vice president of The Continental Group

Bill Worrall has been promoted to vice president of The Continental Group, a property management company based in Hollywood. He was previously a senior area manager and joined the company in 2002.

Board member for the United Way of Miami-Dade

John C. Sumberg, managing partner of the law firm Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, has been elected to the board of directors for the United Way of Miami-Dade.

QuikByte Software appoints board and executive leadership

QuikByte Software, based in Miami, has made changes to its board of directors and executive leadership:

• Glenn L. Halpryn has been appointed as the chairman, president and chief executive.
• Alan Jay Weisberg has been appointed as chief financial and accounting officer and director.
• Noah M. Silver has been appointed the vice president, secretary, treasurer and director.
• Curtis Lockshin and Ronald Stein have both been appointed as directors.

Vice presidents at Ocean Bank in Miami

Ocean Bank in Miami has added two officers:

Alfredo Gil has been hired as senior vice president and senior corporate banking officer. Previously, he was vice president and relationship manager at Citibank in its Commercial Markets Group in Miami.

Elena Méndez has been hired as vice president and trade finance officer. Previously she was an independent consultant, providing bank consulting services focused on the assessment of risk, compliance, trade services, correspondent banking and lending practices.

New board and chair for The Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center

The Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center, formerly known as the Southeast Focal Point Senior Center, is under new administration and the guidance of a newly-installed board of directors and chairman.

Mike Colodny, a shareholder of the law firm Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, has been appointed as chairman.

Other new board members are:

• Ken Gottlieb, shareholder of the law firm Gottlieb & Gottlieb
• Stephen Jackman, president of Seitlin Insurance
• Benjamin Leong, chief financial officer of the School Board of Broward County
• Dawn A. Thurston

Previously operating under the oversight of the Broward County Jewish Federation, the Center is now a stand-alone, non-profit corporation.

Board member of the Family Resource Center of South Florida

Jeff Stay, chief relationship officer for Fort Lauderdale-based business law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler and president of BNI Miami-Dade, has been elected to the board of directors of the Family Resource Center of South Florida.

New chair and officers of The Greater Miami Jewish Federation

William Lehman, Jr., president of Lehman Dealership Enterprises, has been elected as the chair of the board for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. He was most recently the federation's general campaign chair.

Barbara Black Goldfarb has been appointed as chair of the 2009 Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign.

Jacob Solomon, who has served as federation's executive vice president for the past 16 years, is now president and chief executive.