PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Real Estate

NAIOP South Florida, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, announced the following officers for its 2021 Board of Directors: President is Ryan Nee, Marcus & Millichap first vice president and district manager; President-Elect is Christopher Thomson, Cushman & Wakefield executive director; Secretary is Lauren Pace, Sunbeam Properties & Development leasing associate; and Treasurer is Alex Gulick, Procacci Development Corp. chief financial officer. Executive committee members are: Ciminelli Real Estate Services of Florida Managing Director Marty Busekrus; Avison Young Principal Greg Martin; FirstPointe Advisors Managing Partner Brian DePotter; Miller Construction Co. Senior Vice President Traci Miller; and NAIOP PAC President and Butters Realty & Management Executive Vice President Darcie Lunsford. Duke Realty Vice President of Leasing and Development Stephanie Rodriguez is immediate past president.

Franchise

A.J. Titus was named president of United Franchise Group. Titus is also the president for West Palm Beach-based Signarama, since

2018. United Franchise Group, based in West Palm Beach, has over three decades in the franchising industry and more than

1,600 franchisees throughout the world. Its family of brands include Signarama, Fully Promoted, Experimax, Jon Smith Subs, Transworld Business Advisors, Accurate Franchising, Venture X, The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill and Network Lead Exchange.

Community

Christopher P. Hotaling joined Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service as chief financial officer. Most recently, he held the same position at Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley in Frederick, Md.

The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County, a nonprofit provider of social services to people living in impoverished communities, announced the appointment of William John Mikus, a managing partner at Dakota Wealth Management in Palm Beach, as chairman of its Advisory Board. Mikus, who joined the Board in 2016, succeeds David Ackerman, who was chairman since 2019. Also, author and family therapist, Kristin MacDermott, was inducted as board member.

SOS Children’s Villages Florida appointed Greg Zeigler as board chair for 2021. Zeigler is the general sales manager at JM Lexus, a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises Inc.

Feeding South Florida announced that Steve Stowe and Ignacio Felix were appointed to the organization’s Board of Directors for a three-year term. Stowe is vice president/executive director of the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund; Felix is a partner in the Miami office of McKinsey & Company, an American worldwide management consulting firm.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County has increased the size of its board, adding 18 community leaders. Board Chair is Chad Van Horn. The new board members include: Melida Akiti, vice president, Memorial Health System/Ambulatory and Community Services; Mark D. Bogen, Broward County District 2 Commissioner; David R. Custin, president, David R. Custin & Associates; Gabriel De Las Salas, managing attorney, GMS Law, PLCC.; Craig Drillich, president, Property Damage Consultants; Laurie Gunn, former vice president marketing, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., founder and chief servant officer, International Career and Business Alliance, Inc.; Shevrin Jones, Florida State Senator; Sandra Juliachs, Broward County market manager, Bank of America; Chelsea Koff, associate, Stearns, Weaver Miller; Traci D. Miller, senior vice president/ shareholder, Miller Construction Co.; Fatima Perez, regional manager, state government affairs , Koch Industries; Al Quintana, financial adviser, Edward Jones; Cheryl Seinfeld, president, CLS Strategies LLC; Ryan Sheehan, director corporate partnerships, The Florida Panthers; Ben Sorenson, City Commissioner, City of Fort Lauderdale; Nicky Tesser, manager of crewmember and community engagement, jetBlue; and Lorna Walker, chief marketing officer, City of Miramar.

Sports

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Dr. Anup Patel, Tina Pike, Tobias Roche and Jeremy Wehby to the Florida State Boxing Commission. The Florida State Boxing Commission licenses and regulates all professional boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts in Florida and has exclusive jurisdiction over every boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts match held within the state that involves a professional. Roche, of Miami, is the president and chief executive officer for Private Eye Miami. Wehby, of Plantation, is the president of Grounds Group Landscaping. Patel is based in Orlando, and Pike in Plant City.

Education

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new appointment to the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County’s board of directors, Andrea M. Keiser, of Delray Beach, for a term ending April 30, 2023. Keiser is the managing partner of Keiser Legal PLLC.

Law

Mike Ryan joined Freedland Harwin Valori Ryan PL as partner. Before the firm was renamed to reflect Ryan’s partnership, the firm was known as Freedland Harwin Valori PL. Ryan joins from Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock, where he was a partner. In 2010, Ryan was elected the mayor of the City of Sunrise, an office he currently holds.

Finance

Associated Financial Consultants & Investor Services, a Fort Lauderdale-based independent wealth management firm founded in 1972, announced the addition of Patrick Farrell and Marcus Arneaud as financial advisers. Farrell is the former chief executive officer of Investacorp, an independent broker-dealer, and Arneaud was Investacorp’s former chief compliance officer. Associated was affiliated with Investacorp for 31 years as one of the broker-dealer’s independent offices nationwide. Associated transitioned to Securities America as part of Investacorp’s consolidation within Securities America in the second half of 2020.

Brightway Agency Owner Richard DeCarlo opened the Brightway, The DeCarlo Agency, in Coconut Creek. DeCarlo comes to Brightway with 20 years of business ownership experience in the Radiology Healthcare industry, including as co-founder of the Cardio Nuclear Women’s Imaging Center.

Medical

IVF Florida Reproductive Associates announced the addition of Dr. Luis R. Hoyos to its team of reproductive endocrinologists. The practice has offices in Coral Gables, Pembroke Pines, Margate, Boca Raton, Wellington, and Jupiter.

Consultancy

LSN Partners LLC announced that Adele Valencia, Lisa Castillo, and Joshua Freeman recently joined the company. Valencia joins both LSN Partners and Llorente & Heckler P.A. as a partner based in the Miami office. Previously, Valencia was director of code compliance for the City of Miami. She also worked in the Commission office of current Mayor of Miami-Dade County Daniella Levine Cava. Castillo is chief of staff based in Fort Lauderdale. She was chief of staff to the Broward County Sheriff. Freeman joined as an associate in in Fort Lauderdale. He was most recently chief of staff to Broward County Mayor Steve Geller and is the former Director of Communications for the Broward Teachers Union.