Movers in South Florida

Board members of the British-American Chamber of Commerce

The British-American Chamber of Commerce has added the following people to its board of directors:

Tania Cruz, an attorney with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey










John Crawford, vice president of finance with Intercontinental Hotels Group

Harold L. Lewis, a partner with Pathman, Lewis

David W. Jamison Jr., an attorney with Bilzin, Sumberg, Baena, Price & Axelrod

Adrian Pennie, a manager at LloydsTSB Bank

Myrtle P. Alexander, president of Myrtle P. Alexander & Associates, who was also appointed as executive director for the chamber

and Brian Corbett [not pictured]

Board member with the British American Chamber of Commerce

David W. Jamison Jr., associate of the law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, has been appointed to the South Florida Board of Directors of the British American Chamber of Commerce. He will serve a two year term with the bilateral chamber of commerce.

Executive director of the Broward County Chamber of Commerce

Al Otero has been appointed as executive director of the Broward County Chamber of Commerce.

He is an executive board member of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and vice chair of the International Business Council of Florida.

Board member at the British-American Chamber of Commerce

Harold Lewis, a partner at the law firm of Pathman Lewis, has been elected to the board of directors of the British-American Chamber of Commerce.  He has been a member of the chamber for three years. 

The chamber serves the business interests between the UK and South Florida, focusing on business activities across the North Atlantic. In recent years, the chamber has broadened its role to include business development opportunities between the UK, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Chair for The Doral Business Council

Nubielena Medina, Principal of NMG Consulting, has been elected as the 2008 chairperson for the Doral Business Council. At the same time, City of Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez appointed her to his first International Business Affairs Advisory Board.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Mark Budwig, president and founder of S.MARK Graphics, has been named chairman of the Board of the Directors of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

Other new members to the 2008 Board include:
Karen Unger, American Document Management
Chuck Malkus, Malkus Communications
Michael Long, Broward Education Foundation
Gregg Sjoquist, The Wasie Foundation
Holly Svekis, South Florida Business Journal
Peter Feldman, New Phase Realty
Robert Boo, Gay & Lesbian Community Center
Jan Northrop, Bank of America
Robert Beatty, Broward Times
Pam Adams, Adams Consulting
Mercedes Hanabergh, Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union
Dan Young, Book Pros
Dev Motwani, Merrimac Ventures
Jennifer Lee McCloskey, Elite Staffing
Courtney Crush, Crush Law

Chair of the Doral Business Council

Nubielena Medina, principal of NMG Consulting, has been elected chair for the Doral Business Council.

The council is the advocate for economic development and business promotion for the City of Doral and surrounding areas. She is a founding member of the council.

Board member of Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Humberto Alonso Jr., vice president and South Florida district director for PBS&J, has been named to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Senior vice president at Enterprise Florida

Al Latimer has been appointed senior vice president of Enterprise Florida’s External Affairs and Investor Relations division, succeeding Chris Hart IV, who recently assumed the president and chief executive role at Workforce Florida.

The division oversees Enterprise Florida’s investor recruitment and retention efforts, involvement with partner economic development organizations, government relations, military and defense programs and corporate communications.

Latimer, 50, previously was a division vice president responsible for economic development government, legislative and partner/stakeholder relations.

Board member at Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

Marlene Gordon, Burger King vice president and assistant general counsel, has joined the board of directors of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce. She will assist the board of directors in planning the chamber's programs and initiatives.

Founded in 1974, the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce provides technical assistance in business development, promotion of trade missions and networking opportunities at business-related forums and leaders exchange events.

COO and CFO at The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Karen E. Echols has been appointed to chief operating officer and chief financial officer of The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. She will begin her new position on January 7.

She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee for the chamber. She also served as chair of the chamber’s Senior Executive Orientation Program and as a member of the Nonprofit Business Committee.

She comes to the Chamber from Friends of WLRN, where she served as executive vice president and chief financial officer.