Dr. John Pellosie, assistant professor of preventive medicine and public health, who has been serving as interim chair of the department of preventive medicine at Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, has officially been named chair of the department. Dr. Barbara Arcos, assistant professor of family medicine, who had been serving as interim chair of the department of family medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been officially promoted to chair of the department
FIU Engineering Management Advisory Board names board member
Manny J. Rodriguez, Miami-Dade regional director for Florida Power & Light Co., has joined Florida International University's engineering management advisory board. The board provides counsel to the university's engineering management master of science program.
UM Business School appoints board member
The University of Miami School of Business Administration has appointed Romero Britto to the school's entrepreneurship program advisory board. Britto and other members of the board will promote awareness and collaboration between the school's entrepreneurship program and local and international entrepreneurship communities. Britto is a pop artist, painter and sculptor.
St. Thomas University appoints trustee
Betty Jones Goosens, director of the Seminole Tribal Career Development Program, has been appointed to the board of trustees at St. Thomas University.
NSU appoints conflict resolution chair
Neil Katz has been appointed as chair of Nova Southeastern University's Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and professor of social science. Katz was previously director conflict resolution programs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship of Syracuse University.
Broward Education Foundation names new leader
The Broward Education Foundation and the School Board of Broward County have selected Jorene Jameson, to head the foundation, which promotes and encourages educational excellence in Broward County Public Schools. Previously, Jameson served as chief development officer for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton.
St. Thomas University names board member
Paul A. Garcia, certified public accountant and president, director and owner of Paul A. Garcia, P.A., has been appointed to the board at trustees of St. Thomas University.
David Posnack JCC names executive director
Scott Ehrlich has been named executive director for the David Posnack Jewish Community Center. He will be responsible for the overall management of the JCC, including fundraising. Prior to joining the JCC, he was assistant executive director at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center.
