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Week of October 25

Law

Shutts & Bowen LLP, Orlando

Shutts & Bowen LLP welcomes Donna C. Valin to the firm's Orlando Office. Valin joins the firm as a Partner in its Business Litigation Practice Group. Also a member of the firm's Hospitality Practice Group, she focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes, consumer protection and related investigations, regulatory compliance and governmental affairs.

Advertising & Public Relations

BoardroomPR, Fort Lauderdale

Laura Burns has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Burns has played an integral role at BoardroomPR since she joined the award-winning firm in 2012. As a communications professional for nearly twenty years, she specializes in media relations and crisis communications, working with clients in a variety of industries including real estate, healthcare and education.

Health Care / Medicine / Medical Services

Bay Pines Veterans Hospital, St. Petersburg

Dr. Kaley Tash has been named chief of Infectious Diseases at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in St. Petersburg. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and was a resident at Duke University. She is an assistant professor at the USF Morsani School of Medicine and medical director of the physician assistant program. She and her husband, an oncologist, have 6-year-old twins.

Real Estate

GreenPointe Developers, Jacksonville

Garrison Burr, CPA, has joined GreenPointe Developers as financial analyst. Burr is providing financial analyses and land use research support for the company's current developments and future expansion efforts in the West Coast of Florida covering Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties, and the Sarasota, Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando areas.

Week of October 18

Education

UF/IFAS, Gainesville

Andra Johnson, PhD, has been named Dean of University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Extension, and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. This statewide network of over 650 faculty and scientists provides programs and expertise supporting agricultural, environmental and community health as part of the land-grant university system.

Human Resources / Recruiting

CHW Professional Consultants, Alachua

CHW welcomes Eirini Chaddon, Talent Recruitment Manager to our Human Resources department. Eirini brings 12 years of experience in recruiting and she will be working closely with our managers across our office locations in Florida to pursue our strategic hiring goals. CHW is excited to add Eirini as a key player in sharing and promoting our employment opportunities.

Banking

FirstBank Florida, Miami

Jose Maria Lacasa has been named Executive Vice President & Business Director for FirstBank Florida. Lacasa brings over 20 years of experience in the banking industry to his new role, where he will be responsible for driving future growth in the region, along with enhancing brand and client satisfaction in collaboration with the regional leadership team.

Real Estate

GreenPointe Holdings, Jacksonville

GreenPointe Holdings President/CEO Ed Burr received the 2021 Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award, recognizing builders who have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to public service. Burr, Founder/Board Chairman of the Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF), is this year's Private Builder Honoree. MBF received a $138,000 donation from Hearthstone in Burr's honor.

Nonprofit / Philanthropy

North Florida Land Trust, Jacksonville

Ramesh Buch is North Florida Land Trust's new director of conservation acquisitions. He will oversee all conservation activities including acquisitions, landscape initiatives and community conservation projects. Buch has 30 years experience in the environmental field, is certified in public management, supervisory management, and has a Florida real estate license.

Week of October 11

Law

Shumaker, Tampa

William R. Swindle has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Wealth Strategies Service Line. Bill is a Partner in the Tampa office and focuses his practice on estate planning and probate administration, and federal and state tax matters. He is Board certified in Wills, Trusts & Estates, and Taxation.

Shumaker, Sarasota

Cheryl L. Gordon, Sarasota Partner, has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Wealth Strategies Service Line. She focuses her practice on estate planning and business and transactional tax law. She advises a wide variety of corporate and high net worth individuals about tax and legal aspects of their business activities.

Shumaker, Tampa

Samuel P. Queirolo has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Real Estate and Development Service Line. Sam is a Partner in the Tampa office and is Board Certified in Real Estate law.

Shumaker, Sarasota

Jan W. Pitchford, Sarasota Partner, has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Real Estate and Development Service Line. She is Board Certified in Real Estate law and represents individuals and corporate clients in connection with the acquisition, development, and construction of residential and commercial real estate projects.

Shumaker, Tampa

Michele Leo Hintson has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Litigation and Disputes Service Line. Michele is a Partner in the Tampa office and a seasoned business litigator who dedicates her practice to representing individuals and a variety of businesses with their litigation needs.

Shumaker, Sarasota

Daniel J. DeLeo has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Litigation and Disputes Service Line. Dan is Board Certified in Business Litigation. His practice focuses on commercial disputes, with particular emphasis on representing businesses in contract disputes, business torts, and complex business litigation.

Shumaker, Tampa

W. Jan Pietruszka has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Labor, Employment and Pensions Service Line. Jan is a Partner in the Tampa office and advises employers and executives on a wide variety of employment issues. He also defends and advises commercial property owners and tenants on Title III of the ADA.

Shumaker, Tampa

Mindi M. Richter has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Intellectual Property and Technology Service Line. Mindi is a Partner in the Tampa office and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Intellectual Property Law Specialist.

Shumaker, Tampa

W. Kent Ihrig has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Finance, Banking, Creditors' Rights and Insolvency Service Line. Kent is a Partner in the Tampa office and has substantial experience representing financial institutions and other lenders in a wide variety of domestic and international commercial lending and related activities.

Shumaker, Tampa

Darrell C. Smith has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Corporate, Tax and Transactions Service Line. Darrell is a Partner in the Tampa office and focuses his practice on representing middle market business entities. He also has extensive experience in representing privately held growing businesses and public companies.

Shumaker, Tampa

Meredith D. DeNome has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Health Law Service Line. Meredith is a Partner in the Tampa office and focuses her practice on health and business law issues, including federal and state privacy laws, HIPAA, corporate law, compliance programs, governance, and clinical trials research process.

Shumaker, Tampa

Julio C. Esquivel has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Corporate, Tax and Transactions Service Line. Julio is a Partner in the Tampa office and serves as a trusted advisor to companies seeking a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to business law matters.

Shumaker, Tampa

Gregory C. Yadley has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Corporate, Tax and Transactions Service Line. Greg is a Partner in the Tampa office and brings a wealth of experience to his representation of business entities, including closely held and family businesses, large and small public companies, and nonprofit entities.

Shumaker, Tampa

Megan Proulx Dempsey has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Environmental and Energy Service Line. Megan is a Partner in the Tampa office. Prior to joining Shumaker, Megan was senior corporate counsel at TECO Energy where she served virtually all business units and advised TECO leadership.

Shumaker, Sarasota

Mark D. Hildreth has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Finance, Banking, Creditors' Rights and Insolvency Service Line. Mark is a Partner in the Sarasota office and is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law.

Shumaker, Sarasota

Benjamin R. Hanan, Partner in the Sarasota office, has been selected to serve as a regional leader for Shumaker's newly established Corporate, Tax and Transactions Service Line. Ben focuses his practice on business matters, such as entity formation, organizational and capital structure, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as estate planning.

Technology

Smart North Florida, Jacksonville

Clayton Levins is the new Smart North Florida Executive Director. Smart North Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the region's quality of life through collaboration, data coordination and smart technologies. Clayton's portfolio includes technology sandboxing, smart city labs, and an open-source data exchange.

Week of October 4

Energy / Utilities

Duke Energy, Winter Garden

Marc Hoenstine now serves as Managing Director, Economic Development at Duke Energy Florida. He leads the company's creative strategy around economic development and efforts to retain & expand existing as well as attract new commercial and industrial customers to Duke Energy's 34-county service territory in Florida. Marc has over 26 years of experience in economic development.

Construction

DeAngelis Diamond, Naples

DeAngelis Diamond (DD), an innovative, award-winning, national construction management firm, congratulates Sean Dyer on his recent promotion to Senior Safety & Health Manager. In his new role, Sean will lead the safety team and the rest of the DD team by coordinating weekly safety meetings and ensuring safety policies are enforced on all DD projects.

Law

Bush Ross P.A., Tampa

Bush Ross is excited to announce they have had three new Associates join their Firm in the past few months. Michael J. Bauman [left], Civil Trial; Jessica R. Viola [center], Construction Litigation; and Brittnie M. Burns [right], Community Associations. Bush Ross is a full service large local law firm located on Tampa's picturesque Riverwalk.

Financial Services / Investments

Capital Wealth Planning LLC, Naples

Capital Wealth Planning is pleased to announce that, after working for more than two years as Director of Internal Sales, Kesia Sondrini has joined the firm's senior management team as Managing Director of Advisor Relationship Management, diversifying the firm's leadership. In her new role, Kesia acts as the liaison between CWP and broker/dealer partners' internal teams nationwide.

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