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People on the Move
People on the move this week highlights a variety of companies and organizations that continue to build their brands and add innovations. They include True Drinks Holdings Inc. and IM HealthScience. Both announced executive appointments. Law firms named new shareholders, partners and associates. Additionally, nonprofit groups expanded and announced new leaders in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Culinary
Louie Bossi’s Ristorante Bar and Pizzeria, a Big Time Restaurant Group restaurant led by Executive Chef Louie Bossi recently announced the appointment of Adam Robins as general manager at its Fort Lauderdale location. Robins arrived from Giordanella Holdings LLC where he was the director of operations and oversaw the company’s Cabo Flats brand. Previously, he was part of the opening team at Vic & Angelo’s, as well as The Office, a gastro pub and cocktail bar in Delray Beach.
Law
Greg Schwinghammer was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 15th Judicial Circuit, which covers Palm Beach County. Edward H. Davis Jr., formerly of Astigarraga Davis, has announced the opening of Sequor Law in Miami, which represents clients internationally in the fields of asset recovery, financial fraud, cross-border insolvency and financial services litigation. Besides Davis, Gregory Grossman is a founding shareholder. Other shareholders are: Annette Escobar and Arnoldo Lacayo. Associates are: Daniel Coyle, Nyana Abreu Miller, Andrés Sandoval and Cristina Vicens Beard. Senior counsel is John Silbermann, most recently with the Office of Collection in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. David Miller Jr. and J. Paige Salib have joined the Palm Beach Gardens based law firm of Mathison Whittles LLP. Juliette E. Lippman, partner with Birnbaum, Lippman & Gregoire PLLC, will take office July 1 as president-elect of The Florida Bar Foundation. Additionally, Dori Foster-Morales, partner in Foster-Morales Sockel-Stone, has been appointed to the foundation board. Palm Beach attorney Carl Domino has been reappointed by The Florida Bar to a three-year term on the foundation board. McIntosh Sawran & Cartaya, P.A. announced the naming of new partners: Crystal L. Arocha in Miami and Kimberly K. Berman and Kathleen O. King in Fort Lauderdale.
Medical
Dr. Barbara Abernathy was a finalist by Palm Beach County Medical Society for the 2017 Heroes in Medicine Award, Health Care Provider Heroes. Abernathy is chief executive officer of Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST), a local nonprofit, which provides financial and emotional support to local families coping with the devastating impact of their child’s cancer diagnosis. Abernathy has been with POST for 19 years and is a faculty member at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Education
Council for Educational Change has appointed Michael W. Kornahrens and Douglas A. Harrison to its board of directors in Weston. Kornahrens is co-founder and president of Advanced Green Technologies, Harrison is assistant city attorney for the City of Miami and commissioner at South Broward Hospital District, where he defines the mission and vision of the South Broward Hospital District / Memorial Healthcare System.
Nonprofit
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, announced recent appointments: Richard Hernandez to director of grants development, Anneleise Sanchez, director of special events and development, and Raquel Torres as administrative assistant. Lighthouse of Broward named Ellyn Drotzer as executive director. Previously Drotzer was director of business development at the South Florida Community Care Network as well as associate vice president of resource development and operations at Broward College & Broward College Foundation.
Stacy Ostrau has joined the Richard David Kann (RDK) Melanoma Foundation as executive director. The organization works to educate youth grades K-12 on the importance of sun safe behavior and raise awareness about early detection of skin cancer. Ostrau will oversee all aspects of the organization, including its “RAY” Project, which involves the distribution of sunscreen dispensers in parks, beaches, schools and other outdoor areas. Ostrau was most recently director of community affairs for the Sun Sentinel and publisher of its weekly Society Scene. Kim Hanson, major/planned gifts officer for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, was recently appointed to the board of the Planned Giving Council of Palm Beach County. Hospice of Broward County Foundation and Hospice by the Sea Foundation, the philanthropic arms of Trustbridge, have announced the appointment of Valerie
Vitale as the new executive director for Broward County.
Finance
Kevin Flynn has joined FirstBank in Miami as vice president of corporate banking. Global insurance company Premier Assurance Group in Coral Gables, has named
David Ancona customer service manager. Ancona was previously the national sales manager at Bel Inc.
Cultural
Milagro Center, the Delray Beach-based nonprofit organization that provides cultural arts and academic enrichment to the community’s most at-risk children, appointed Alex Oliveira, owner of Prediq Media in Deerfield Beach, and Nancy Singer, a Boca Raton resident and community volunteer, to the board of directors of Milagro Center.
Roger Ward has rejoined the Norton Museum of Art as president and chief executive officer. Ward was previously chief curator and deputy director at the facility from 2001 to 2011.
Real Estate
Claudia Benitez, Nicolas Escobar, Natasha Melendez, Annette Moss, Luis Nazario, Bob Rick, Hector Rodriguez, Vanessa Stathopoulou, and Joanna Weber have joined Esslinger Wooten Maxwell (EWM) Realty International’s Coral Gables-South Miami office as associates. Maya Sherrill, broker associate with Adache Real Estate, has been appointed as the project sales executive for 30 Thirty North Ocean, a condominium project located in the Lauderdale Beach neighborhood.
Beverages
True Drinks Holdings Inc. has appointed James J. Greco as chief executive officer of True Drinks Inc. In February, Greco joined the organization as director of True Drinks. Greco is currently a director of the Palm Beach County Food Bank, as well as an operating adviser for Lincoln Road Global Management. In the past, Greco was chief executive officer and president of Sbarro LLC. He takes over day-to-day operations and Kevin Sherman will retain the role of president.
Construction
Scott Burgess has been appointed marketing manager for Golden Sands General Contractors, in Miami. Prior to joining Golden Sands, Burgess worked in commercial real estate marketing, working for Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors (CBC Advisors) and Regency Centers Corp. Moss has promoted Jeff Callahan to vice president/project executive. Callahan joined Moss in 2005 as an assistant project manager.
Dietary
David C. Brodner, M.D. has been named chief medical officer of Physician’s Seal, a dietary supplements and over-the-counter drug company in Boca Raton and a subsidiary of the privately held medical foods company, IM Health Science. The new company, Physician’s Seal, focuses on the development and commercialization of novel and evidence-based dietary supplements and OTC therapies. Brodner is a sleep medicine specialist in Boynton Beach who founded The Center for Sinus, Allergy, and Sleep Wellness in 2009.
Public Relations
rbb Communications announced the addition of Dana Rozansky as an account director, Ailys Toledo as an account executive and Ariel Calderon as a clerk.
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