Jeff Rugg joins Live Nation as director of sales, special events, with The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Before, he was sales manager with the Miami Beach Convention Center, Global Spectrum. He has a bachelor’s degree in sports management and business management from Temple University.
Patricia Zeiler named exec director at Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
Patricia Coyle Zeiler has joined the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society as executive director and will oversee all aspects of the organization, including membership, fiscal budget and events. She also will spearhead and manage the development of new programs and initiatives. She previously worked for downtown Fort Lauderdale‘s Transportation Management Association.
Jorge Zamanillo, Michael Knoll promoted at HistoryMiami
At HistoryMiami, Jorge Zamanillo, left, was promoted from vice president of expansion to
museum deputy director, and Michael Knoll was promoted from folklorist to vice president of curatorial affairs. Zamanillo received his bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Florida State University and a master’s in museum studies. Knoll studied history and anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has a master’s degree in folklore at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Louise Irvine named executive director, WMODA
Louise Irvine has been named xecutive director of the recently opened WMODA (Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts) in Dania Beach. She will oversee the museum’s collection; direct new acquisitions; and manage exhibitions, presentations and other outreach.
Before, she had a consulting business in London, specializing in ceramics, and gave lectures, wrote books and articles, advised collectors on acquisitions, and organized tours and events for collectors. Before that, she worked for Royal Doulton, the British china company, as director of historical promotions — organizing historical exhibitions, editing a quarterly magazine for collectors, publishing reference books, hosting collectors conventions, etc.
She has a degree in fine art from Edinburgh University and has completed post-graduate coursework in Museum Studies at Manchester University.
Best advice she ever received: My first boss was a brilliant public speaker. His mantra was to deeply know your audience and completely command your topic, so you won’t need to be constrained by a script. I’ve found these principles apply superbly not only to oratory and presentations, but as general guidelines for business and life.
Barbara Lynes wil be curator at Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
Barbara Buhler Lynes has been named the first Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator at the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. She had been a consulting curator at the museum since January. She has worked with NSU’s department of multidisciplinary studies to develop a museum practicum for students. She has a Ph.D. in art history from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in French literature from the University of California, Riverside.
David Green named assistant VP of advancement at Arsht Center
David Green has been named assistant vice president of advancement at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts ofMiami-Dade County. He will be responsible for developing and advancing major gift initiatives. Before joining Arsht, he was executive director for the University of Miami’s Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. Green has a bachelor’s in the history of art and architecture, and an MBA, from Harvard.
Marte Siebenhar named executive director of Bakehouse Art Complex
Marte Siebenhar is the new executive director of Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood. Before, she was interim executive director of the Children’s Chorus of Washington, serving more than 160 young singers annually. She has also worked for the Miami Theater Center and the DeVos Institute of Arts Ma 
nagement at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and she also oversaw elementary school programs for Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. He holds a master of orchestral performance and a bachelor of music from Manhattan School of Music.
Best advice she ever received: ‘I went to music school and played in jazz orchestra as well as regular orchestra. For advice, I’d like to cite what Manhattan School of Music’s Director of Jazz Studies Justin DiCioccio said to me: “In order to make it in this world, you’ve got to work harder than everybody else and pay attention to detail.”’
Matthew T. McNeil named VP of programming, marketing for Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Matthew T. McNeil has been named vice president of programming and marketing for the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. In his new position, McNeil’s duties will include responsibility for programming and marketing at the Broward Center and the Parker Playhouse. He most recently was the senior director, programming and marketing at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y. He has a bachelor’s in communications and public relations from California University in Pennsylvania.
Rod Ball elected to board of directors for Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists
Rod Ball has been elected to the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. He has been a member of SAG for over 34 years and served as the former vice president of the Florida branch. He is also the CEO and executive producer for Principio Productions.
