PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

By Cindy Kent South Florida Sun Sentinel Finance

Barbara B. Vargas, managing director with CVA Financial Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth Advisor.

The Boca Raton branch of Wells Fargo Advisors announced that Noah Rubin has been named managing director — investments.

Blue Sea Capital LLC announced that Patrick Boroian has joined as a partner to lead business development for the firm. Boroian previously was a managing director and head of originations at Carlyle Illiquid Credit, and as a partner at LNK Partners and Brockway Moran & Partners. Before that, Moran was a general partner at The Sprout Group and a managing director at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners.

Public relations

Jennifer Burger has been named chief executive officer of the Phelps Media Group in Wellington.

Burger, who is a lifelong equestrian, launched her own advertising agency. She has also held various positions with nonprofit organizations, such as therapeutic riding centers, schools, Buffalo Equestrian Center, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, United States Hunter Jumper Association Foundation and US Equestrian. Burger is president of the National Horse Show and serves on boards for the Devon Horse Show, USET Foundation Advisory Committee and Unity of the Palm Beaches.

Culinary

Big Time Restaurant Group recently appointed Robert Morris as general manager of City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill and Barrio; both at The Square in West Palm Beach. Morris’ experience includes working at Addison Reserve and Mizner Country Club. He also opened and managed Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

BurgerFi added four senior members to its executive team following the recent acquisition of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza &

Wings. The expanded team includes: Michelle Zavolta, chief people officer; Ron Biskin, chief development office; Stefan Schnopp, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, and Nadia Cronk, senior vice president of marketing.

Law Armstrong Teasdale

announced the establishment of a Miami office and the addition of 12 attorneys and staff professionals from Waldman Barnett; the entire team at Waldman Barnett joins Armstrong Teasdale, in Coconut Grove.

Lash & Goldberg LLP announced that it has promoted attorneys Anna P. Lazarus, Rachel Holladay LeBlanc, Daryl L. Saylor and Jonathan E. Siegelaub to the position of partner.

Governmental

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced the addition of two new communications professionals to join the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Communications. Sabina Covo is Hispanic media director based in Miami, and

Kassandra Curiel is social media manager.

The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System announced Andrea Madrazo Paga as the new public affairs officer. Madrazo Pagan began her career in the private sector under Emergency Management and Media Relations. In 2018, she joined the federal government and the VA mission as a TCF trainee with the Orlando VA and later officially joined as the public affairs specialist.

Tamarac Mayor Michelle J. Gomez was recently accepted into the Urban Land Institute Leadership Institute, a real estate-focused leadership program dedicated to developing the region’s emerging land use and real estate leaders. Gomez will participate in the 2022 Leadership Institute for the Southeast Florida/Caribbean District, which covers coastal counties from Indian River through Monroe, and throughout the Caribbean Islands.

Lauderhill Commissioner Denise D. Grant has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2022 Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee for a one-year term.

North Miami Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2022 Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee for a one-year term.

Education Rosie Inguanzo-Martin,

chief executive officer and co-founder of Allegiance Home Health, has joined Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing’s Advisory Board.

Medical

Surabhi Ranjan, MD, has been named Section Leader in Neuro-Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital.

Dr. Robert Flood has been appointed chief of emergency medicine at Nicklaus Children’s Health System, overseeing the Emergency Department on the Nicklaus Children’s main campus as well as Nicklaus Children’s physician teams at collaborating hospitals in South Florida.

Jason R. Ouellette, MD, FACP has been appointed as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Palms West Hospital. Ouellette joined

HCA in March, as the assistant chief medical officer for JFK Medical Center and JFK Medical Center North Campus.

A network of dental labs, National Dentex Labs, announced the acquisition of Biotech Dental Prosthetics in Palm Beach Gardens. Biotech will relocate to the NDX headquarters in Jupiter. Biotech’s president, Frank Lavonia III, will be the general manager of NDX’s new dental lab.

Community

Felipe Pinzon has been named president and chief executive officer of Hispanic Unity of Florida.

Arc Broward President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Haas, announced plans to retire at the end of 2022. Julie Price will succeed Haas as the agency’s next president and chief executive officer. Price began working at the agency while in college and became its chief operating officer 25 years ago.

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