Movers in South Florida

Partner promotion for Adorno & Yoss

Jeffrey Backman has been promoted to partner for the law firm of Adorno & Yoss. Previously, he was an associate.

New chief executive officer for Greenberg Traurig for 2010

Richard A. Rosenbaum, president of Greenberg Traurig, will assume the role of chief executive officer starting January 2010. Current CEO, Cesar L. Alvarez, will become the firm's executive chairman.

Vice president of development for 2-1-1 Broward

Laurie Sallarulo has been appointed vice president of development for 2-1-1 Broward, a crisis help, information, and referral line. Most recently, she has served as chief executive officer of SHAPE, a youth leadership program. She currently serves as Commisioner Lieberman's appointee to the Children's Services Board.

Member appointed to the Governing Board of Hialeah Hospital

Cesar J. Sastre has been appointed to the Governing Board of Hialeah Hospital. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of Palmetto General Hospital, North Shore Medical Center and North Dade Medical Foundation.

Senior vice president of long-term care for Independent Living Systems

Josefina G. Carbonell has been appointed as senior vice president of long-term care for Independent Living Systems, a company focused on introducing managed care to the delivery of long-term care for the aging and chronically ill community. Previously, she was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as assistant secretary for aging at the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

District director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Jacqueline H. McNair has been appointed as district director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Miami District Office. Previously, she served as the EEOC's Regional Attorney for the Philadelphia District.

Government consultant appointed to Republican Party of Florida's State Executive Committee

Beth Kigel, government consultant and vice president of KBS Strategies Group, has been appointed to the Republican Party of Florida's State Executive Committee.

New single-element compund discovered

Jiuhua Chen, professor with the Mechanical and Materials Science Department of the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University and associate director of The Center for the Study of Matters at Extreme Condition, initiated a research project and the international effort that resulted in the discovery of a new single-element compound, Boron Boride.

Florida International University announces members to its Board of Directors

The Florida International University has announced new members to its Board of Directors: David F. Alfonso, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Empire Investment Holdings; Richard Brilliant, vice president of audit services and chief audit executive of Carnival Cruise Lines; Nicholas G. Bustle, city president of Miami and manager for commercial banking line of business for SunTrust Bank, South Florida region; Carlos A. Duart, president and chief executive officer of Metric Engineering; Ramon Flores, area director of AT&T, Florida; Eileen Moss, partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon Law Firm; Marcel L. Navarro, principal at MMG Equity Partners; and Carolina Rendeiro, chief executive officer of Business Centers International.

Senior vice president of hotel operations for Carnival Cruise Lines

Roberta Jacoby has been named senior vice president of hotel operations for Carnival Cruise Lines. Previously, she served as senior vice president of air/sea operations, corporate training and the strategy office. She also previously chaired Carnival's Quality Assurance Team.