PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Community

Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope announced that Virginia Gildea and Max

McNamara joined its board of directors.

Oakland Park-based Light of the World Clinic announced that Alexis Machate, executive team lead — human resources at Target, and Siddiqa Zikiya Ali, realtor with BEX Realty, were elected to the clinic’s board of directors. Since 1989, The Light of the World Clinic provides healthcare to uninsured and disadvantaged residents of Broward County.

United Way of Broward County announced that Cicely Strickland-Ruiz joined as its new chief strategy officer. She most recently was chief operating officer at United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes.

Hanley Foundation announced that

Turner Benoit was promoted to Chief Philanthropy Officer.

Cultural

The SYMPHONIA, South Florida’s chamber orchestra, announced that

Bryan Drowos joined its board of directors. Drowos is a private wealth financial adviser and managing director of investments at Drowos Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors.

Armory Art Center announced the appointment of new board members and new staff. New board members are: Debo

rah Aronson, with an extensive career as a board member in governmental, health, social services, religious, environmental, arts, and education organizations; Brit

tany Cobb, member of Jones Foster’s corporate and tax and private wealth, trusts and estate practice groups; Guy

Degiacinto, a Realtor with SimpliHOM South Florida; Patricia Leonard, partner in the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP; Joe Polsinelli, founder of Empire State Asset Management; Sandra

Stella, vice president of business development at Stella Art Conservation in West Palm Beach; and Tamara Watkins, a principal at Multiple Tech Startups. New staff at the organization include: Patti Azoto joined as registrar and office manager. She started with the organization as a volunteer. Patti is a native New Yorker who has lived in southeast Florida for the past 13 years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from SUNY New Paltz and studied papermaking in Urbino, Italy. Starting as a volunteer at the Armory, Patti is studying ceramics and enjoys hand painting silk scarves, making hand-made greeting cards and block printing in her free time. Danielle Bartolotta joined as graphic designer and Brittney DeJesus as registrar. Miranda Lewis joined as exhibition and event coordinator. Lewis has worked with the Walt Disney Co. and managed a themed attraction at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise. Nathalie Pulido is accounting assistant. She first joined the Armory as night registrar in 2018.

ArtServe named Jennifer Gettinger to partnership manager, She also will continue to identify, secure and execute on grant opportunities from government and non-government agencies, private foundations, and public foundations among other sources.

Broadcast

PBS President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Kerger announced the results of the PBS Board elections: Jorge A. Plasen

cia, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Republica Havas, was elected to the board of directors.

Hospitality

Performance Hospitality Management, a hotel and resort management company, announced the appointment of Mark

Anderson as chief operations officer.

Law

Duane Morris LLP appointed Kevin

Vance as managing partner of its Boca Raton office. Vance succeeds Harvey

W. Gurland, who has served in that role since 2011. Gurland will continue to serve Duane Morris as the managing partner of its Miami office.

Steven D. Reardon joined FordHarrison as a senior associate in Miami.

Philip G. Thompson of MediationWorks earned the distinction of Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. This certification allows Thompson to offer arbitration services throughout Florida. Thompson is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.

Kelley Kronenberg announced that

Kayla Riera-Gomez joined the firm’s Justice for Kids division as a partner. Also,

Michael Bryan and Hunter Scharf, in West Palm Beach, and Monica Offredi, in Fort Lauderdale, have joined the firm as associates.

Akerman LLP expanded its litigation practice group with former Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender

Sowmya Bharathi as a partner in Fort

Lauderdale.

Peckar & Abramson P.C. announced promotions in its Miami office. Freddy

X. Muñoz was named partner from senior counsel. Charles E. Fombrun was promoted to senior counsel from senior associate. Brett J. Moritz, Anne-Solenne

Rolland and Stefanie A. Salomon were promoted from associates to senior associates.

Gunter announced the addition of

Thomas R. Sawyer, in Stuart and West Palm Beach, as an of counsel attorney and

Timothy Stapleton to its Tallahassee and West Palm Beach offices as a government affairs consultant.

Six Litigation Associates joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in its Coral Gables and Fort Lauderdale offices. Joining the Coral Gables office are Vicente

Cortesi, Tim Odzer and Harrison St.

Germain. Joining the Fort Lauderdale

office are Christian Kohlsaat, Justin D. Paul and Jessica Turner.

Manufacturing

South Florida Manufacturers Association named Roberto Plazola as its new president. He was most recently director, post sales and head of customer success and service Americas for Telefónica.

Finance

Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs has promoted three firm members to director: Angie Adames, Joshua P.

Heberling and Karen A. Lake.

BankUnited announced the addition of James M. Keenan as vice president, SBA business development officer for Palm Beach, Treasure Coast, Tampa and Orlando. Most recently, Keenan was chief operating officer for Charles Brooks Holding Co. in Vero Beach. In the past, Keenan worked for BankUnited as vice president, regional manager for the North Treasure Coast and vice president, banking center manager in Vero Beach.

Automotive

The American International Automobile Dealers Association announced that West Palm Beach auto dealer, Michael

E. Maroone, is the recipient of the 2022 David F. Mungenast Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to an industry leader who possesses a similar community spirit and devotion to the auto industry as its namesake. Maroone got his start in auto retailing in 1975, where he joined his father, Al Maroone, with the New York and Florida-based Maroone Auto Group. In 1997 Maroone began an 18-year career