Movers in South Florida

Director of client services at public relations firm Langston Mizrachi & Co.

Lisa Mizrachi has been hired as director of client services at Langston Mizrachi & Co., a public relations firm in Plantation that specializes in real estate, retail, hospitality, architecture and design and professional services.

Most recently she held a senior account executive position at The Apple Organization.

Executive creative director at Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications

Mariano German-Coley has been hired as executive creative director at Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications.

Previously he was a senior creative at Conill/Saatchi&Saatchi.

Vice president of operations at Dynamic Response Group

Kristina Hammonds has been hired as vice president of operations at Dynamic Response Group, a Miami-based marketing firm.

Previously, she spent nine years with Thane International as vice president of marketing.

Senior vice president of marketing and sales for American National Bank

Patricia A. Glass has been hired as senior vice president of marketing and sales for American National Bank, headquartered in Oakland Park.

Previously, she was director of marketing and sales for Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale.

Vice president of marketing for Purple Beverage Company

Marc de Grandpre, former managing director of New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, has been hired as vice president of marketing for Purple Beverage Company in Fort Lauderdale.

Before working with the soccer team, he directed East Coast marketing for Red Bull North America.

Public relations firm Jim Dow Agency opens in Pembroke Pines

Jim Dow has started the Jim Dow Agency, a public relations firm based in Pembroke Pines that specializes in representing companies from the international trade services sector. He was most recently the editor of American Shipper’s Florida Caribbean Connection.

Public relations and marketing head of A&E Ole Networks

Rosemary Ravinal has been named to head public relations and marketing communications in Latin America for A&E, The History Channel and The Biography Channel. A&E Ole Networks is based in Miami.

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.

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.

New public relations firm launches in Plantation

Public relations industry professionals Angel Langston Balikos and Yaffa Mizrachi have launched Langston Mizrachi & Co., a public relations firm based in Plantation.

The firm offers services including media relations, community relations, special events and promotions and crisis communications.

Most recently, Langston Balikos and Mizrachi served as the president and vice president of The Apple Organization, respectively.

Vice president at Kiskinis Communications

Rebecca M. Beltran has been named vice president at Kiskinis Communications, a public relations and advertising firm based in Coral Gables.

She was previously a regional account manager for Young & Rubicam.

Former Local10 reporter hired at Great Communicators Public Relations and Marketing

Former WPLG-TV Local10 news reporter Alex Alvarez has been hired as a senior account executive for Great Communicators Public Relations and Marketing in Coral Gables.

PR manager and other hires at BGT Partners

Miami-based interactive agency BGT Partners has made several new hires.

Megan Kat has been hired as public relations manager. Previously, she worked at Edelman Public Relations.

Nicole Fraley has been hired as online marketing strategist and head of the search engine marketing team. Previously, she was marketing director at Southeast Realty Equities.

Morgan Ott has been hired as a junior project manager and information architect. Previously, she was a user interface designer for Kaplan University.

Officers and board members of PRSA

The Miami Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has named its 2008 board of directors and officers.

Officers include:

• Randall McKey, development director for the University of Miami School of Communication, as president
• Eloise E. Rodriguez, founder and president of Bristol Public Relations, as president-elect
• Natalia Flores, corporate communications manager with Hispanic PR Wire, as immediate past president
• Annabel Beyra at Fusion Communications as secretary
• Marie A. Cirelli, communications coordinator at Johnson & Wales University, as treasurer

Board members include:

• Lourdes Almaraz
• Spero C. Canton, regional director of PR and production for Comcast in South Florida
• Fernando Figueredo
• Esther Fraser
• Jessica Merz, corporate communications manager for DHL
• Darling Jarquin
• Georgina Gonzalez-Robiou, working at Baptist Health South Florida
• Bob Ross, president of BobRossPR

Rosanna Fiske, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University, is the national delegate.

Manager and director at Avenue A | Razorfish

The Fort Lauderdale office of Avenue A | Razorfish, an interactive marketing and technology services agency, has hired Crystal Anderson as a senior project manager and Lauren Fernandes as an account director.

Anderson was previously a senior project manager in the company’s Seattle office.

Fernandes was previously the marketing manager for LexisNexis in Florida.

Co-chair at Legal Marketing Association's local chapter

Lori Rabinowitz, the director of marketing and recruitment at law firm Berger Singerman, has been named co-chair of the Legal Marketing Association’s Southeast Chapter Miami/Fort Lauderdale City Group.

The Boca Raton resident will help oversee and plan programming and membership initiatives for the group and will serve a one year term.

Board member at The Council of Public Relations Firms

The Council of Public Relations Firms has elected Otis Wragg, a principal at Miami-based Wragg & Casas Public Relations, to its board of directors for a three-year term.

Vice president at Starmark International

Starmark International, a marketing communications agency based in Fort Lauderdale, has hired Adam Kustin as vice president of business markets.

He was previously president of Kelley Swofford Roy (KSR) Advertising in Miami.

Vice president of marketing at Seminole Hard Rock

Joel Rovics has been hired as vice president of marketing at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

He was previously vice president of marketing for Silverton Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Before that, he served as director of marketing for Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, run by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

Director of creative services at The Weinbach Group

Aaron W. Gordon has been promoted as director of creative services for The Weinbach Group, a Miami marketing communications firm.

He will be the firm’s top creative executive, overseeing all of the firm’s creative staff and development of all content the agency creates for its clients.

For the past three years he was an account manager for creative services. Prior to joining The Weinbach Group he worked at Coral Gables-based rbb Public Relations.

Senior vice president at MGS Communications

Jorge Mañach has been promoted to senior vice president of client services in the advertising division of Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications (MGS) in Miami.

Formerly vice president/group director, he will lead internal teams in the development of U.S. Hispanic and general market marketing strategies for the agency’s client roster.

He will be responsible for streamlining communications initiatives for the company’s growing client roster, with several new acquisitions this year, including:  Mexico Tourism Board, Samuel Adams, the Florida Lottery, and Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, among others.