Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
People on the Move
People on the Move this week features career moves in finance and law. The National Association of Women Business Owners, Fort Lauderdale chapter, elected its new president. And Larry Blair, a shareholder at Greenspoon Marder, was appointed chair of the Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation. Want more? View/submit promotions, new hires to SunSentinel.com/peopleonthemove or email peopleonthemove@sunsentinel.com.
Construction
The Weitz Company, a general contracting company specializing in construction management, promoted Michael V. Thomas from senior project manager to director of business development and marketing for the firm’s Florida operations. In his new position, Thomas is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with clients and associates across the industry. He also manages marketing staff in the company’s West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale offices and collaborates with senior leadership at the company’s 11 U.S. offices on large national pursuits, including private-public partnerships.
Retail
Beatriz Aguero is manager of the new Cricket Wireless store in the Sheridan Village Plaza in Pembroke Pines. Noble Venture Wireless owns and operates the store. Aguero has been with Cricket for a year, working her way from a sales consultant to store manager. She worked at the Miramar and Kendall Cricket stores before being assigned to lead the new Pembroke Pines store.
Business networking
The National Association of Women Business Owners Fort Lauderdale chapter elected a new president, Patricia Nolan, owner of About The Words, LLC.
Medical
Yoon Hang Kim, M.D., joined the team of cancer care specialists at Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, as director of integrative medicine. Prior to joining the institute at the Baptist Hospital campus, he was a consultant to numerous hospitals, clinics and academic institutions, designing and establishing integrative medicine programs and curricula.
Recognition
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce presented its M. Athalie Range, Miami Pioneer for Progress Award and Henry M. Flagler Community Builder Award to T. Willard Fair and Lydia Muniz, respectively. The presentations were part of the general session at the chamber’s annual Goals Conference. Fair is president of the Urban League of Greater Miami Inc. Muniz is president/chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.
Real estate
Douglas Elliman announced that Cara McClure and Lisa Wilkinson have been appointed as senior directors of luxury sales in the brokerage’s Palm Beach office. The two women were previously at Brown Harris Stevens. Esslinger Wooten Maxwell (EWM) Realty International announced Christina Campbell, Sean Campbell, Laura Melissa Carrillo, Paula Holloway, Monik Mossini, Randy Newby and Lina Rivera joined the company’s Brickell office as associates.
Law
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin added Mary E. Corbin, Coleen M. Crocco and Harold F. Pryor, Jr. as associates in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. Cole Schotz P.C. announced the addition of Eric Reisman to the firm’s Boca Raton office as an associate in the firm’s real estate department. Katz Barron announced that Andrew J. Foti joined the firm as partner in Fort Lauderdale. He practices construction law. McDermott Will & Emery hired litigation partner Michael Austin for the firm’s Miami office. He was previously at DLA Piper, where he headed its health care litigation practice.
Robert L. Teitler, assistant county attorney for Broward County, was elected chair of the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar at the section's annual meeting. He will serve through May 2018.
Home care
Alternative Home Health Care Sonia Carestio as marketing manager in Delray Beach.
Business development
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches announced its 2017-2018 Board of Directors President, Dr. Noemi Coltea, development director at Boys Town of South Florida. President-Elect is Courtney Stafford Hickey, attorney at The Stafford Firm P.A.; Executive Vice President Elena Peroulakis, director of sales and marketing at the Wyndham Grand Jupiter; Nominating Chair Stacy Cirrito, advanced registered nurse practitioner, Surgical Services at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center; Secretary Megan Rogers, attorney; and Treasurer Victoria M. Rizzuto, senior tax accountant, Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen,
Porter & Veil PA. At-large board members are Caitlin Campbell, Xiomi Murray, Meaghan
Flenner, Sabra Ingeman, Marcelle Burke . In addition, the Executive Committee includes: Executive Vice President Elena Peroulakis; Fundraising VP Kristen Laraia, Membership VP Dana Ross; Community VP Felice Shearer; Communications Council VP Dana Hagan; Treasurer-Elect Carley J. Bockmeyer, Executive VP Elect Melissa Perry, VP Elect Andrea Robinson.
Nonprofit
Laurence Blair, a real estate planning attorney and a shareholder at Greenspoon Marder, was appointed chair of the local Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation.
Finance
JPMorgan Chase announced J.P. Morgan Private Bank Miami executive Simon Levine was named head of the Private Bank in Florida. Scott Bush was named market manager for the Private Bank in Palm Beach and Boca Raton. Mary Casey and Gregory Santín are senior bankers, and Philip Guarco, senior investor, all in Miami. The Chase Middle Market Banking team includes Lisa Anderson who joined as new market executive for the Broward area; Victor Ruiz in Miami as a relationship executive; William Briggs to Palm Beach as a commercial banker and Maria Arguello as a senior underwriter primarily supporting the Palm Beach market. Chase’s Business Banking team includes Annette Daley and Keval Simmons with the Broward County team as relationship managers; Ann Welsh, Zoila Menendez and Jeff Utrias in Palm Beach County as relationship managers; and Creedence Gonzalez, with the Miami team as a senior relationship manager, covering government and nonprofit organizations in South Florida. First Bank of the Palm Beaches promoted Carol Jennings from mortgage loan processor to senior mortgage loan processor in West Palm Beach. Fernando Nicolau joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management’s Miami office as an international financial advisor from JP Morgan Private Bank. In his role at Merrill Lynch, Nicolau will collaborate with the company’s Brazil team serving the LatAm UHNW market.
Governmental
Attorney Andrew R.
Comiter of Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun was appointed to the Palm Beach Gardens City Council’s Budget Oversight Review Board.
Hospitality
Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille, located at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, recently appointed Rebekah
Pushckor as beverage manager and Mark Camin as private dining sales manager. The Miami Beach Carillon Miami Wellness Resort appointed Paul Nash as managing director.