Eric Gabrielle, shareholder in the labor and employment department at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A. has been named to the board of directors of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation, in Fort Lauderdale. (Cindy Schutt PR, Courtesy)
Promotions and recognition at employers in South Florida.
Legal
Melanie Batdorf has been appointed as an associate with the law office of Gary S. Ostrow PA. Batdorf most recently was an assistant state attorney for the Office of the State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Before that, she was an intern at the Law Office of Gary S. Ostrow PA.
Daniel Fridman and Michael Garcia have joined White & Case LLP’s Global White Collar Practice as partners in its Miami office.
Gonzalo Funes has joined the Goldstein Law Group as an associate in Fort Lauderdale.
Francisco Ramos Jr., administrative partner at Clarke Silverglate P.A. in Miami, has been elected to the board of directors of the Defense Research Institute, the international organization of all lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation.
Leadership
Heidi Davis Knapik, a shareholder with Gunster’s Fort Lauderdale office, has been appointed chair of Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance’s Leadership Council for 2014-15. Additionally, Gunster Shareholder Robert C. White Jr. was awarded the Economic Development Leadership Award for his role on the GFLA’s Entrepreneurship Council.
Real estate
Shirley Attias, previously with Century 21 Real Estate, has joined Macken Realty as broker-associate in Fort Lauderdale.
Recreation
Jeff Fraim was pronoted to head golf professional at The Wanderers Club in Wellington, He joined the club in 2012 from his seasonal position at the Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa
Cultural
Irene Tapanes, Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust private banker, has been appointed as a board member of the city of Coral Gables Cultural Development Board, a seven-member volunteer citizen board that oversees the city’s grant program and votes on recommending many other cultural initiatives to the City Commission.
Eric Gabrielle, shareholder in the labor and employment department at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A.; Anne E. Scherer, president and founder of Scherer Management and Development; and Cheryl Scully, executive vice president and chief financial officer at AutoNation, have been named to the board of directors of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation in Fort Lauderdale.
Finance
Marilyn M. Wilson has been named manager of TD Bank’s 1371 W. Palmetto Park Road location in Boca Raton. Previously, she was a branch manager at Suntrust Bank in Boca Raton.
Nonprofits
H.O.M.E.S. Inc. (Housing Opportunities, Mortgage Assistance, & Effective Neighborhood Solutions) recently named new board officers for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. They are Co-Chairs Brad Brewster, owner of Princeton Kitchen & Bath Inc., and Eric X. Servaites, senior vice president of Stonegate Bank; Vice-Chair Maureen Rotella, Realtor, Premier Estates Properties; Treasurer Juan Rojas of Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust; and Secretary Michelle Cenor, community member/veteran and student.
Kimberly McCarten has been appointed executive director of The Arc of Palm Beach County. McCarten joined the agency in 2009 as special events manager and became director of advancement. Since November 2013, she also has been serving as The Arc’s co-interim executive director.
Nate D. Handley has joined Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation at its national headquarters in Boca Raton as a recruitment coordinator.
Industrial
Evan Emerson was promoted to senior project manager for Professional Service Industries Inc. in its Miami Environmental Department. Emerson is a Florida certified mold assessor with over 17 years of experience in the environmental industrial hygiene field. He was originally hired as staff scientist in 2010.
Advertising, public relations
The American Advertising Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale announced the 2014-2015 board of directors: Meredith Lasher, president; Janissa Khal, vice president/treasurer; Elyse Taylor, trustee/ADDY co-chair; Mike Pardo, trustee/member chair; Steve Cohen, Web chair; John Gerbino, education co-chair; Ann Grigsby, past govenor; Shelby Decker, education co-chair; Karen Korner, communications (PR); Cynthia Srednicki, communications chair; and Arianna Naylor, communications graphics.
Sue Tremblay has joined the multidisciplinary brand culture and communications firm (add)ventures as vice president of insights/analytics, in Miami. Joel Velez has joined as director of strategy/creative. Headquartered in Providence, R.I., the company opened its Miami office in 2008.
Angele Busch joined Hemsworth Communications as a senior account executive in Fort Lauderdale. Previously, Busch was an account executive for Cheryl Andrews Marketing.
Jervishia Walker has joined TransMedia Group in Boca Raton as manager of public relations.
Marine
Oksana Klimovich was appointed director of sales at Windridge Yacht Charters in Fort Lauderdale. Previously, Klimovich was vice president of sales, marketing and business development for GreenPurple Inc. in Miami. She also has worked as meetings and conventions manager for ABTS Convention Services in Miami and at Four Seasons Hotel Miami and Doubletree Ocean Point Resort.
Alessandro Diomedi has joined Yachting Experts as yacht consultant-new construction to help clients navigate the process of building a new yacht with any shipyard in the world. Diomedi worked for the Ferretti Group from 2001 to 2014. In 2006, Diomedi was named Latin America sales manager by the Ferretti Group and moved to the group’s Miami headquarters.
Hospitality
Alyssa Lovitt joined The Atlantic Hotel & Spa in Fort Lauderdale as business development manager, responsible for seeking out new business opportunities and maintaining customer relationships for both The Atlantic Hotel & Spa and its new oceanfront restaurant, Beauty & the Feast Bar|Kitchen.
Lifestyle
Alejandra Vicenttin has been appointed by the senior housing and care company The Palace Group as vice president of performance excellence, an executive position that will oversee performance development. For nearly 20 years, Vicenttin created and implemented quality and performance standards for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC in a variety of roles including director of hotel operations, trainer and speaker for the leadership institute, regional director of quality for South East Florida and the Caribbean and worldwide corporate manager in performance excellence. Additionally, Vicenttin is on the board of directors of the American Society for Quality, a worldwide organization in quality.
Retail
Jenny Trezza of Weston has been named Verizon Wireless’ district manager to oversee about 44 “indirect” retail outlets in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. She will direct a team of four account managers who provide training and other support to independent authorized retailers such as Cellular Sales of Knoxville, Wireless Zone, Wireless To Go, United Telecom and others that offer Verizon Wireless products and services to consumers and will be based in Verizon’s Miami Blue Lagoon offices.
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