Movers in South Florida

Miami City Ballet names director

 Bill Miller has been named director of marketing and communications for the 
Miami City Ballet. Most recently, Miller served as the senior director of marketing for the Adrienne Arsht Center.

J.P. Morgan appoints regional advisor

J.P. Morgan has appointed Carlos Batlle as head of wealth advisory for its Florida region, based in Miami. Batlle will focus on working with ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their independent legal advisors. Most recently, Batlle was a partner with law firm Squire Sanders and Dempsey.

The International Council of Shopping Centers appoints seven officers

The International Council of Shopping Centers has appointed seven members as volunteer officers to the state of Florida: Dale E. Scott, of SIKON Construction in Deerfield Beach, has been appointed as state director; Kane Morris-Webster, of Colliers International in Orlando, has been appointed as government relations committee chair; Mark A. Tobin, of Brigham Moore in Coral Gables, has been appointed as alliance private sector co-chair; Lynn Dehlinger, of City of Holly Hill in Winter Springs, has been appointed as alliance public sector co-chair; Robert M. Breslau, of Stiles in Fort Lauderdale, has been appointed as operations chair; Daniel Depace, of Office Depot in Boca Raton, has been appointed as retail chair; and Katherine Ridgway, of Richard Ellis Retail Services in Fort Lauderdale, has been appointed next generation chair.

The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation names board member

Certified financial planner Rick Tonkinson, of Rick Tonkinson & Associates, in Coral Gables, has been appointed to the board of The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation which plays a major role in supporting the institute's research programs

YMCA of Greater Miami names board member

 Barbara Carr, vice president-agency for State Farm Insurance Cos. in Miami, has been appointed to the YMCA of Greater Miami board of directors.

The Florida Bar names committee chair

 Peter Quinter, a partner in the customs and international trade department of South Florida-based Becker & Poliakoff law firm, has been appointed as chair of the Customs and Trade Law Committee for The Florida Bar.

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation names board member

 Morrison, Brown, Argiz and Farra attorney Ron Finkelstein has been appointed to The Memorial Foundation and the board of directors of the Joe DiMaggio Children's  Hospital Foundation.

Miami-Dade County Commission for Women names new member

 Mary Young, director of the Sanford L. Ziff Graduate Career Services Center at the University of Miami School of Business Administration, has been appointed to the Miami-Dade County Commission for Women. The 26 member commission serves in an advisory capacity to Miami-Dade's county commissioners and to the community on issues pertaining to women and helping improve the status of women in Miami-Dade.

Miami Dade Sports Commission

 Alan K. Fertel, a partner with law firm Pathman Lewis in Miami, has been named vice-chair of the Miami Dade Sports Commission. The commission was created by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners in 2003. It promotes youth, amateur and professional sports in Miami-Dade County, and works to secure sports events that will generate economic impact for the community.

HYPE Miami appoints chairman

 Ian C. Torres, an account manager with JBG Communications, has been appointed chair of HYPE Miami (Helping Young Professionals Engage), the young professionals committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Torres will also serve on the chamber's board of directors during his term as HYPE Miami committee chair