Luis Zuniga has been named director of aviation pricing and contract administration at Eulen America. He previously worked at Spirit Airlines in several roles, including manager of marketing in Latin America and manager in revenue management.
Four attorneys promoted to shareholders at Fowler White Burnett, P.A.
Avery A. Dial, Peter J. Melaragno, Richard P. Morris, and Yelena Shneyderman have been promoted to shareholders at the law firm of Fowler White Burnett, P.A.
Dial is a member of the firm’s insurance group. He focuses his practice on products liability, professional and medical liability, general liability, bad faith and transportation issues. He joined the firm in 2009 and works out of the Fort Lauderdale office.
Melaragno focuses his practice on toxic tort litigation. He represents manufacturers, distributors, insurers and retailers in the defense of claims that arise from alleged exposure to hazardous materials. He has been with the firm since 2003 and works out of the Miami office.
Morris is a member of the firm’s aviation group. His practice focuses on the defense of casualty and commercial litigation claims involving aviation, maritime, premises and products liability, medical malpractice, and general liability. He has been with the firm for three years and works at the Miami office.
Shneyderman is a member of the insurance group. She represents major insurance carriers and focuses her insurance defense practice on coverage disputes and bad faith litigation. She has worked with the firm for the last three years at the Fort Lauderdale office.
Barrington Irving joins Teach For America's Miami-Dade board of directors
Barrington Irving has joined the board of directors of Teach For America for the Miami-Dade region. He will help guide the evolution of Teach For America in Miami-Dade County. He is the founder of Experience Aviation, a Miami-based nonprofit that encourages youth to explore careers in aviation through education programs designed to build math, science, reading, and problem-solving skills. He secured his place in history in 2007 as the youngest person and first black pilot to fly solo around the globe.
Steven Harper promoted to partner at Harper Meyer in Miami
Steven M. Harper has been promoted to partner in the Miami law firm Harper Meyer Perez Hagen O'Connor Albert & Dribin LLP. He was an associate with the firm for five years. He will focus his practice on aviation and maritime finance, taxation and regulation. He also works in the firm’s international and corporate practice groups, structuring corporate entities via shareholder and partnership agreements that enhance international tax and estate planning goals, and in structuring licensing, distribution and other cross-border transactions.
Tony Lefebvre promoted to senior VP and COO at Spirit Airlines
Tony Lefebvre has been promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer at Spirit Airlines. He was serving as senior vice president for airports, customer service and inflight. He replaces Kenneth McKenzie, who has accepted a position at Airbus North America. Before joining Spirit in 2005, Lefebvre served for three years as managing director, Europe for US Airways, where his responsibilities covered airport operations, sales and marketing in that region.
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.
Andrea Bahr named customer support manager at Banyan Air Service
Andrea Bahr has been named customer support manager at Banyan Air Service, a 24-hour fixed base operation that caters to individual aircraft owners, corporate flight departments, aircraft charter operators and military and governmental institutions. Her responsibilities include management, training, scheduling and staffing of the customer support team. She will be based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. She has 10 years of aviation experience and previously worked at Galaxy at Palm Beach International, and Signature Flight Support at Miami International Airport.
Alfredo L. Gonzalez named partner at Genovese Joblove & Battista
Alfredo L. Gonzalez has joined Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A. as a partner in the law firm. He has more than 30 years experience in real estate, international transactions, land use, governmental, environmental and aviation law. Before joining the firm, he was the chief executive officer of Yoss LLP and past head of the real estate and governmental practice groups.
Dori Robau Alvarez named to top corporate communications position at American Airlines
Dori Robau Alvarez has been named senior representative – corporate communications for the Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America (MCLA) division at American Airlines. She will be based in Miami and will be responsible for managing media relationships and developing communication strategies for the airline’s operations in Central America and the Caribbean. She also will be working with American’s U.S. Hispanic team. She was media relations manager for Macy’s Southeast region, covering North Carolina to Puerto Rico. She also has worked as a television news reporter and anchor, and in the community affairs department at the Miami Herald Media Company.
American Airlines names director for Mexico
Marvin Díaz has been named managing director for Mexico by American Airlines. Díaz will be responsible for operations at the 14 destinations American serves in the country. He will also be responsible for the two reservations centers American operates in the country. Most recently, he served as American's managing director of finance for the Mexico, Caribbean and Latin American region.
