Movers in South Florida

Cheryl Jacobs named executive director of the Miami chapter of American Institute of Architects

Cheryl Jacobs, a Miami corporate communications official with more than 20 years in architecture who also has had leadership roles in association and nonprofit organizations, has been named executive director of the American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter. She will be responsible for executing the organization's strategic plan, developing the annual budget and helping the board identify key emerging issues and establish future direction. She has been the marketing and community relations director for Zyscovich Architects in Miami for the past 19 years, with responsibility for client and government relations, and business development. She was director of community relations from 2007 to 2011, director of marketing from 1992 to 2007 and joined the firm as an associate in 2003. She is currently vice chair of programs for the Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council Advisory Committee and a member of the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association Sustainability Council. She chaired several committees for the Greater Miami Chamber, including the Workforce Housing Committee and the Go Green Task Force.

 

Jacob Woloshin opens Architecture 101

Jacob Woloshin will serve as principal of the newly opened Architecture 101, a full-service architecture, urban planning, landscape design and product design group firm in Miami Beach. He has worked at Arquitectonica in Miami and William Karr & Associates in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He managed the Winter Park office of William Karr & Associates and has served on the architectural review board of the town of Celebration in central Florida.

Steve Kahn named as a vice president at Fort Lauderdale office of Thornton Tomasetti

Steve Kahn has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of Thornton Tomasetti as vice president in the building performance practice. He has more than 28 years experience in forensic architecture, design theory, construction and project management and has specialized in forensics for the past 10 years. He also provides mediation services and serves as an expert witness in construction defect, building failures and compliance cases on behalf of attorneys, owners, developers and insurance companies. Before joining Thornton Tomasetti, Kahn headed his own architectural firm and construction and development firm. He started his career as project architect with big-box retailer Office Depot.

Steve Pouk named vice president at Miami-based Coastal Construction

Steve Pouk has joined Miami-based Coastal Construction as vice president. In his new role, he will oversee the design, development and construction of hospitality projects in South Florida and in the Caribbean. He most recently was senior vice president for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where he oversaw operations in the company’s design and construction department in the Bahamas, Mexico and U.S. Virgin Islands plus pre-development work in Aruba and Antigua. He also was project director of the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort and Residences, leading the design, development and construction team.

MacAdam Glinn named VP for business development at Skanska USA

MacAdam Glinn has been rehired at Skanska USA as vice president for business development. He will be based in the company’s Dania Beach office. He held a similar role with the company before leaving to finish a law degree. He also served as senior manager for business development with Parsons, where he focused mainly on aviation.

Mindy Szarowicz named to the board of director at Latin Builders Association

Mindy Szarowicz, who serves as director of business development with the South Florida company Baker Concrete Construction, has been named to the board of directors of The Latin Builders Association, one of the largest Hispanic construction associations in the United States.

Mario Suárez-Parra promoted to partner at Zyscovich Architects

Mario Suárez-Parra has been promoted to partner at Zyscovich Architects in Miami. He has more than 17 years experience as an architect, the last nine with the company. He has served as project director on many of the firm’s most substantial assignments. As a partner, he will focus on expanding the firm’s presence throughout Central and South America.

Diana Farmer-Gonzalez named Miami office director of Gensler design firm

Diana Farmer-Gonzalez has joined Gensler, a global design and architecture firm, as office director in Miami. She was most recently with Bermello Ajamil & Partners as the interior design studio director and has held leadership positions in some of South Florida’s largest international interior design firms, including RTKL, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, and Arquitectonica. She will be temporarily located Coral Gables.

R. David Paulison named to board of trustees of Underwriters Laboratories

R. David Paulison, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been elected to the board of trustees of Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Paulison, a Miami-Dade resident, led FEMA from 2005 through 2009. He is credited with guiding the federal agency through the development of next-generation processes, technologies and infrastructures needed for better response to future hazards and disasters. He began his career as a firefighter in 1971 and rose to become fire chief of Dade County in 1992, a position he held through 2001. In 2001, he joined the federal government as administrator of the United States Fire Administration.

Perez-Pineiro named a partner at Miami law firm

Rafael Perez-Pineiro has been named a partner at Feldman Gale law firm in Miami. He is a registered patent attorney and electrical engineer who focuses his practice on patent procurement, licensing, counseling and litigation. Before joining the firm, he was in-house counsel for IBM Corporation, an attorney with Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, and a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Before becoming an attorney, he was an engineer with the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md.