Movers in South Florida

Friends of WLRN elects board treasurer

Charles M. Tatelbaum, chair of the national creditors' rights, bankruptcy and secured transactions practice of Coral Gables-based law firm Adorno & Yoss, has been elected treasurer of Friends of WLRN, the organization that handles the finances and fundraising for the National Public Radio and Public Television stations in South Florida.

Senior vice president at MTV/Vh1 Latin America

MTV Networks Latin America has promoted Fernando Gastón to senior vice president, creative, content and music for MTV/Vh1 Latin America. He will relocate to Miami from Buenos Aires. Previously he was vice president of content for MTV/VH1 Argentina.

MTV names general counsel for Latin America

MTV Networks Latin America, based in Miami, promoted Pablo Yacub to general counsel. He has been with the company for nine years. 

MTV Networks International promotes vice president

MTV Networks International promoted Jose Tolosa to senior vice president of strategy & business development for both Miami-based MTV Networks Latin America and MTV Networks International. 

Community outreach coordinator for the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust

Rhonda Victor Sibilia has been appointed as community outreach coordinator for the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. In this position, she will help citizens, government employees and elected officials understand the laws regulating proper behavior for public work. Previously, she helped found and served as senior anchor/reporter for WLRN-Miami Herald News. She has also worked in media and public relations positions for Miami-Dade County's Communications and Fire-Rescue departments and for VITAS Healthcare Corp. and Assurant Group.

Senior vice president for Republica

Richard Perez-Feria has been appointed as senior vice president, editorial and entertainment for Republica. Previously, he was the editor-in-chief of People en Espanol, the founding editorial director of BRASH.com, the editor-in-chief of 7x7, vice president of editorial and creative services for Weider Publication's New York City office. He concurrently served as editor-in-chief of SHAPE's Fit Hollywood, JUMP, Fit Pregnancy Style, and Strong. As co-owner and co-founder of PressCorps, a New York City-based magazine company, he served as editor-in-chief of Celebrity Style, music choice Magazine, Teen Celebrity, gym, Burn! and TennisMatch.

Chief strategic officer for STIR-Communications

Damian Garcia has been promoted to chief strategic officer/vision stirrer of STIR-Communications, a strategic advertising, marketing and communications firm. Previously, he was the chief executive officer of the global marketing company Bridger-Conway.

Vice president of communications at República

República, a branding, advertising, interactive and communications agency in Miami, has hired Christina Kolbjornsen as vice president of communications.

She has held executive communications positions at several national and international public relations agencies, including Wragg and Casas and Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and worked for a number of years as an international management and trade consultant in Washington, DC.

Editorial director named for Latin Trade

Jane Bussey has been named editorial director for Latin Trade. She will also be responsible for Latin Trade's BRAVO program, which recognizes excellence in the region in political, business, financial and social achievement. She is a former business reporter at The Miami Herald.

Communications executive retires from Knight Foundation

Larry "Bud" Meyer is retiring as senior communications officer on Feb. 1 from the Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

He joined the foundation in November 1995 as director of communications. He became vice president of communications in 2002, and vice president and secretary in 2004. He supervised the foundation's communications department, media and public relations efforts, publications and web sites.

Prior to work at Knight, Meyer worked at The Miami Herald from 1981 to 1995, serving as executive assistant to the publisher his last four years. He also worked as a reporter and editor at The Fort Myers News-Press, The Columbia Missourian and the Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of the U.S. communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Knight Foundation focuses on projects with the potential to create transformational change.