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This week, a real estate owner/broker is appointed as a liaison to Germany for an international trade organization, an intensive rehabilitation unit nurse is recognized for excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism, and a law firm announced the head of its newly-launched cannabis law division. Want more? Submit promotions, new hires to SunSentinel.com/ peopleonthemove or email peopleonthemove@sunsentinel.com. Contact ckent@sunsentinel.com, 954-356-4662, or Twitter @mindingyourbiz
Nonprofit
Kathleen Wills was appointed director of development for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s Florida Region, based in the organization’s national headquarters in Hollywood. Previously, Wills was development director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School in Miami.
Real Estate
Douglas Elliman announced that Vanessa Maggi joined the brokerage’s Design District office as Realtor associate in Miami, from Keller Williams Realty. Berger Commercial Realty/CORFAC International welcomed vice president of brokerage
Brian Batchelder in Palm Beach County. Batchelder previously served as vice president at Stiles Realty, where he was responsible for multiple leasing and sales assignments totaling nearly a million square feet of space. Christel Silver, broker, owner of Silver International Realty in Delray Beach, has been appointed as 2018 National Association of Realtors (NAR) president’s liaison to Germany. President liaisons are tasked with strengthening existing relationships and creating new opportunities within their assigned countries. The goals are to promote the Realtor brand through International Realtor membership, education, products, services, and networking events, and to drive business to Realtors.
Finance
Professional Bank announced that Bernardo Iglesias has joined as senior vice president. Most recently, Iglesias spent nine years as senior vice president and banking office manager at the Coral Gables location of Valley National Bank, which acquired CNL Bank in 2015. Prior to CNL, he held several positions over 17 years at BankAtlantic, including vice president and business banker.
Law
Broad and Cassel LLP announced the addition of associate Jamie
Gelfman to the firm’s health law practice group in Fort Lauderdale. Conroy Simberg has launched a cannabis law division that is headed by Robert A. Bouvatte Jr., a commercial litigator in the firm’s Hollywood office. Goldberg Segalla added partner Michael
Drahos to the firm’s general liability practice group in Miami and West Palm Beach. Drahos was previously with Fowler White Burnett. Attorneys Robert F. and Marbet Lewis and Alexander F. Fox have joined as partners in a new law firm, LewisFox, a boutique alcohol beverage industry law firm, based in Coral Gables. Fox, a litigator and white-collar criminal defense lawyer, has operated a solo practice since 2001; Robert and Marbet Lewis focused their alcohol beverage law practices at larger law firms, most recently at Greenspoon Marder in Miami.
Medical
Ronald C. Brandenburg II has been named vice president and chief financial officer of Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. Brandenburg previously was chief financial officer at Broward Health Coral Springs. Scott R. Ford has been named vice president for devel- opment and marketing at the hospital. He previously worked for Advocate Healthcare system as vice president for development at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Hospital in Illinois. Additionally, Dr.
Vivek Narendra Patel ,a radiation oncologist, has joined the Holy Cross Medical Group, at the Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital. Holy Cross Hospital intensive rehabilitation unit nurse, Adam Crawford, recently received a 2017 DAISY Award in recognition of his integrity and commitment to patients.
Agricultural
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that Mark Wilson of Greendale Nursery in Homestead was recognized as the 2017 Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Florida Farmer of the Year. The award recognizes exceptional agricultural practices, innovators and