Movers in South Florida

Shareholder at Fowler White Burnett

Attorney Jeanne Fuentes-Lopez has been hired as a shareholder at the Miami firm of Fowler White Burnett.

New board member for the Humane Society of Broward County

John N. Lambros, a partner in the law firm of Brinkley, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny & Crosby, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Humane Society of Broward County.

Senior vice presidents at TotalBank

TotalBank has hired five senior vice presidents and one vice president, based out of the Coral Way headquarters.

The following people have been hired as a senior vice president and senior lender:
Frank Casas

Nelson Hidalgo

Richard Hudson

Mark Mayhew

Omar Ojeda

Reynaldo Santana has been hired as a vice president and lender at the bank.

New partners at law firm Bennett Aiello Cohen Fried & Kobert

The law firm of Bennett Aiello in Miami has hired two attorneys as partners. The firm has changed its name to Bennett Aiello Cohen Fried & Kobert.

Stuart L. Cohen has been hired as a partner. Before that he was a partner with the Miami office of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell.

Jana "Jamie" Marie Fried has been hired as a partner. Before that she was a partner in the Miami office of Foley & Mansfield.

Broward Housing Solutions adds board members

Broward Housing Solutions has added the following people to its board of directors:

Donald Bravo, assistant vice president and relationship manager of Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Lisa Celestin

Cathy Westervelt

Jeffrey Mindling, senior vice president and chief credit officer at BankAtlantic, has been named vice chair of the board of directors.

Director of nursing at North Shore Medical Center

Bridgette Johnson has been appointed as director of nursing for North Shore Medical Center. Previously, she was the hospital's director of medical-surgical nursing and dialysis.

Chair and vice chair for the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Board of Trustees

Aventura Hospital and Medical Center has made appointments to its Board of Trustees.

Leonard Brenner has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Enid Weisman, director of Exceptional Student Education Programs/Federal Projects for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, has been named vice chairwoman of the Board of Trustees.

President of the Legal Services of Greater Miami

John W. "Jack" McLuskey, partner and founder of McLuskey & McDonald, has been named president of the Legal Services of Greater Miami. He has been a member of the organization's Board of Directors
since January 2005.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baptist Hospital Foundation

Philip Wolman, founder and chairman of For Eyes Optical, has been appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Baptist Hospital Foundation.

Partner at law firm Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito

Himanshu M. Patel has been named a partner with the law firm of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito in Miami. He has been with the firm since 1999.

Vice president of institutional advancement at Nova Southeastern

Joanne Ferchland-Parella has been hired as vice president of institutional advancement at Nova Southeastern University.

Executive vice president of Mandarin Oriental

Jorge Gonzalez, general manager of Mandarin Oriental in Miami, has been promoted to executive vice president of the southern region. He will oversee the hotels on the southeast coast of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. He will also maintain his position as general manager of the Miami hotel, which he has held since July 1999.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Mark Budwig, president and founder of S.MARK Graphics, has been named chairman of the Board of the Directors of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Other new members to the 2008 Board include:
Karen Unger, American Document Management
Chuck Malkus, Malkus Communications
Michael Long, Broward Education Foundation
Gregg Sjoquist, The Wasie Foundation
Holly Svekis, South Florida Business Journal
Peter Feldman, New Phase Realty
Robert Boo, Gay & Lesbian Community Center
Jan Northrop, Bank of America
Robert Beatty, Broward Times
Pam Adams, Adams Consulting
Mercedes Hanabergh, Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union
Dan Young, Book Pros
Dev Motwani, Merrimac Ventures
Jennifer Lee McCloskey, Elite Staffing
Courtney Crush, Crush Law

Partners at Miami law firm Avila Rodríguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri

The boutique Miami law firm Avila Rodríguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri has named two partners to its corporate and financial services group.

Asnardo Garro has been named a partner. He was with Holland & Knight.

Maggie Barreto-Tercilla has been named a partner. She was associate general counsel at Florida International University.

Chief operating officer of the Voices For Children Foundation

Tania Rodriguez has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Voices For Children Foundation.

The mission of the foundation is to raise funds to ensure that every abused and neglected child in Miami-Dade County has a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem and that financial assistance and other resources are available for their health, educational and social needs.

Executive vice president at 1Vault Networks

Joseph Leuci has been hired as an executive vice president of sales and marketing at 1Vault Networks. The Fort Lauderdale company offers colocation, disaster recovery and hosted IT servers.

He was previously a regional director at Sprint Communications.

Senior managing director at FTI Consulting

Raymond A. Perez has been hired as a senior managing director in the in the transaction advisory services practice at FTI Consulting. He is based in Miami and will lead the corporate finance Latin America practice.

Gordon | Diaz-Balart opens in Miami

Seth Gordon and Tia Diaz-Balart have formed a new communications firm in Miami named Gordon | Diaz-Balart.

Executive partners at Del Cueto Marketing Group

Del Cueto Marketing Group in Miami has expanded its operations to include creative development, production services, branded entertainment, grass roots promotions and retail marketing services, and has hired the following executive partners:

• José R. Pérez as Director of METEORO. Formerly, he was senior vice president of programming and entertainment of Univision and NBC/Telemundo.
• Manny Vila as director of creative services of CREATIVOH. Formerly, he was vice president of corporate image and creative services at Telemundo.
• René Nuñez as director of RELACIONES, which focuses on special events and grass roots marketing. Formerly, he was president of NGM Advertising Agency.
• Marcelo Salup as director of RESULTADOS, which is the firm's media management unit. Formerly, he was executive vice president and international media director of Foote Cone & Belding worldwide.

Partner and senior advisor at Singer Xenos Wealth Management

Ana Cela Harris has been hired as a partner and senior advisor at Singer Xenos Wealth Management in Miami. Most recently, she worked at Carlton Fields.

Chair of the Doral Business Council

Nubielena Medina, principal of NMG Consulting, has been elected chair for the Doral Business Council.

The council is the advocate for economic development and business promotion for the City of Doral and surrounding areas. She is a founding member of the council.

Chair of Doral's International Business Affairs Advisory Board

The City of Doral's International Business Affairs Advisory Board recently named David Yglesias, dealer principal at Palmetto Ford, as chairman of its board.

Chair of surgery department at Mount Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Michel Gagner has been hired as chairman of the Department of Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

He was previously a professor of surgery and chief of the section of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery  at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

Vice president and general counsel at JMsolutions

Tony Santos has been hired as vice president and general counsel at JMsolutions, an automotive technology products and services company, headquartered in Deerfield Beach.

Previously, he was in private practice as a partner at the law firms of Santos Stokes, Greenberg Traurig and Broad and Cassel.

President of the South Florida commercial operations at Humana

Tim Love has been hired as president of the South Florida commercial operations at Humana, based in Miramar.

He was previously president of Harborside Mortgage of Florida. He also once worked for United Healthcare of Florida.

Board member of Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Humberto Alonso Jr., vice president and South Florida district director for PBS&J, has been named to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Partners at Seipp & Flick

The law firm of Seipp & Flick has appointed Donald A. Blackwell, Armando P. Rubio and William R. Wicks III as partners in the firm's Miami office.

Vice presidents at Intercredit Bank

Intercredit Bank has hired two vice presidents.

Romey Samtani has been hired as vice president and branch manager of the South Miami branch, coming Fall of 2008.

Elsa Fernandez has been hired as vice president and branch manager of the West Miami branch.

President and officers of the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects

Bernard N. Horovitz, partner and vice president of Bermello Ajamil & Partners, has been named president of the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects for 2008.

Also elected were:
Natividad Soto of Ferguson Glasgow Schuster Soto as president elect
Kricket Snow of Zyscovich Architects as a vice president
Virgilio Campaneria of HKS Architects as a vice president
Hector C. Fernandez of Fullerton Diaz Architects as secretary and treasurer

Chapter directors include:
Jerry Beattie of Leo A. Daly Planning Architecture Engineering Interiors
Javier Cordova of Bermello Ajamil & Partners
George E. Peon
Yamil Tamayo

Senior client partner at Korn/Ferry International

Flávio Kosminsky has been appointed as a senior client partner in the leadership development solutions group at Korn/Ferry International, a provider of talent management solutions. He is based in the Miami office.

Promotions at UM's communications division

The University of Miami has made several promotions in its University Communications division:

• Margot Winick, formerly executive director of media relations, has been promoted to assistant vice president for media and community relations.
• Todd Ellenberg, formerly senior editorial director for university communications, has been promoted to executive director of communications.
• Karla V. Hernandez, formerly the associate director of media relations, has been promoted to the director of media relations.
• Christine Casas, formerly the assistant director of community relations, has been promoted to director of special projects.

Managing partner at Robert Allen Law

Paul B. Feltman has been appointed managing partner of the firm Robert Allen Law, based in Miami. He has been with the firm since 2006.

Vice president at MetroBank

MetroBank has made two executive promotions. Jose Martin, assistant vice president and accounting supervisor, has been promoted to vice president and alternative delivery systems manager. Jesslin Rivera, branch operations supervisor, has been promoted to assistant vice president.

Board members of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International's local chapter

The South Florida Chapter of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International has made the following appointments to its 2008 Board of Directors:

• Fernando Harb (Greater Ft Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau), President
• Stacie Faulds (Greater Ft Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau), President-Elect
• Phyllis Festinger (Professional Functions), Treasurer/Collegiate Chapter Liaison
• Haydee Casanova (PRA Destination Mgt.), VP-Membership
• Sandy Ginsburg-Edwards (Jungle Island), VP-Programs
• Gail Spier (City and Shore Magazine), Chapter Advisor
• Linda Sue Marsh (Days Inn Bahia Cabana), Task Force Membership
• Dan Cohen (Media 17), Technology/Immediate Past President
• Julie Wernick (JWFranklin & Associates), Communications
• Marcus Michaud (J Productions), Programs-Broward
• DeAnne Graham (Welcome Magazine), Programs-MiamiDade
• Beth Rice (Visit Florida), West Coast Florida Liaison
• Susan Stern (Hampton Inn Plantation), Community Relations
• Rebecca Wiebe (Sheraton Suites Plantation), Chapter Development
• Christine Greenley (FIU), Collegiate Chapter

The association is based in Fort Lauderdale and is dedicated to enhancing skills in the hospitality industry through education.

New hotel consulting practice in Miami

Xavier Lividini has formed a hotel consulting practice, Hospitality Advance International. Services include hotel acquisitions, development, investment, asset management, sales, marketing and executive recruitment. The Miami-based firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles and London.

Most recently he was general manager of the Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove.

Vice chair of the board for the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Eduardo J. Padrón, president of Miami Dade College, has been elected vice chair and chair-elect of the board of directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Board members at FIU's Honors College

Stephen Leifman and Frank Ramos have been appointed to the community advisory board for the Honors College at Florida International University.

Leifman is special advisor to the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court on Criminal Justice and Mental Health, and serves as chair of the Florida Chief Justice’s Subcommittee on Mental Health and chair of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Mental Health Committee.

Ramos is an Honors College alumnus and is a partner at the law firm of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell.

Interim dean of Barry University business school

Jeffrey Mello has been appointed interim dean of the Andreas School of Business at Barry University, effective July 1. His appointment follows the retirement of Jack Scarborough, the current dean.

Mello is the associate dean and a professor of management at the business school.

Partner at Colson Hicks Eidson

Paul Huck Jr., general counsel to Florida Governor Charlie Crist, has been hired as a partner in the Coral Gables law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson. He will resign his position as general counsel on Feb. 18.

Residential president of The Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches

Teresita "Terri" Bersach has been elected 2008 residential president of The Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches. She is manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Kendall Town and Country office.

Martha Pomares of New Image Realty Group has been elected as president-elect of the association.

Senior vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle

Glenn H. Gregory has been hired as a senior vice president in the markets group in the Miami office of Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate money management and services firm.

Vice president of corporate communications and marketing at Broward Health

Sara Howley has been promoted to vice president of corporate communications and marketing at Broward Health. She was previously administrative director for corporate communications and marketing.

Genovese Joblove & Battista acquires practice

The Fort Lauderdale law firm of Genovese Joblove & Battista has acquired a five-lawyer bankruptcy and litigation practice, headed by partner Bart Houston.

Chief of the adult cardiac surgery program for Memorial Regional Hospital

Gary S. Allen has been named chief of the adult cardiac surgery program for Memorial Regional Hospital.

Bennett Aiello adds partners, changes name

The law firm of Bennett Aiello has named Stuart L. Cohen, Jana Marie Fried and Roger S. Kobert as partners. The expanded firm is now called Bennett Aiello Cohen Fried & Kobert.

Cohen was previously a partner with the Miami office of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell. Fried previously was a partner in the Miami office of Foley & Mansfield. Kobert previously was managing partner for the Miami office of Fischer & Mandell.

Vice president at BankUnited Financial Services

Jennifer Yund has been hired as vice president and financial consultant with BankUnited Financial Services. Previously she was vice president and financial advisor with HSBC Securities in Boca Raton.

New dispute resolution practice in Miami

After 28 years with the Kenny Nachwalter law firm, Brian F. Spector has started his own dispute resolution practice in Miami.

Vice president of finance at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

Hyder Jaffer has been hired as the vice president of finance for Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. He was most recently the director of finance at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif.

Dean at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

Peter West has been hired as dean of academic affairs for The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. He was previously associate vice president of academic affairs at Colorado Technical University.

Shareholder at Akerman Senterfitt

Attorney Scott W. Rostock has been named shareholder in the Miami office of Akerman Senterfitt.

President of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Philip Madow has been named president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

He will hold overall responsibility for operations at the casino and entertainment complex, leading a team of more than 2,000 employees.

He was most recently with the Pala Casino Spa and Resort in Pala, Cali. where he held the position of senior vice president and general manager for three years.

Chief operating officer for Hialeah Hospital

Steven Burghart has been hired as chief operating officer for Hialeah Hospital.

Previously, he was an associate administrator at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach.

Board member for the Partners for Self-Employment

Fernando Capablanca, president and chief executive of Union Credit Bank, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Partners for Self-Employment. The Miami-based, non-profit organization helps low-income families be financially self-sufficient.

Executive director of Camillus Health Concern

Hirut Kassaye has been hired as executive director of Camillus Health Concern, a non-profit that provides health care for the homeless and low-income populations of Miami-Dade County. She been a part of the agency’s management team for nine years.

Regional vice president of marketing at Comcast