Richard Rodriguez has been named Vice President at KAST Construction, one of Florida's largest privately held construction management firms. In his new role, Rodriguez will help strengthen KAST's footprint across Central Florida. A construction executive with 35+ years' experience, he will focus on expanding KAST's civic, education and transportation portfolio while overseeing operations and client relationships. Rodriguez previously served in leadership roles at Pirtle Construction and WELBRO Building Corporation, helping deliver major K-12 and public-sector projects. KAST's Central Florida portfolio includes the $240 million Cocoa Beach Convention Center & Westin Resort and other major commercial, institutional and hospitality projects.

The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates has named John Bratsakis as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 3. Bratsakis brings more than 35 years of leadership experience in the credit union movement, most recently as President & CEO of the MD|DC Credit Union Association. The League represents 368 credit unions across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Virginia.

Florida Blue, the leading health insurer in the state, has named Hong Potomski as Market President for Northwest Florida. She is a visionary health care executive with a passion for building healthy communities. Potomski spearheads business strategy & market growth, while ensuring members and patients have access to affordable and high quality health care.

Codina Partners announced Juan J. Martinez as the new Chief Financial Officer. Martinez will oversee the company’s financial operations and growth strategy across its flourishing portfolio, including Downtown Doral and Regency Parc. He joins from the Knight Foundation, where he brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience.

We are pleased to announce that Christopher R. Cimini, CPA has joined Lykes Bros. Inc. as Chief Financial Officer. Chris brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience in asset management, real estate development, and strategic capital planning. As CFO, Chris will oversee all financial operations.

Northern Trust Wealth Management has appointed Rebekah Rice as Senior Managing Director of its Tampa Bay Market, succeeding Dan Honegger. Rice will lead a multidisciplinary team driving strategic growth, client experience and market performance. She joins from Bank of America, where she spent 23 years in senior leadership roles.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that John D. Dadakis has joined the firm's West Palm Beach office as a Partner in its Private Client Services Practice Group. Dadakis advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate executives on sophisticated wealth preservation, estate planning, and family governance matters.

The Jewish Federation of Broward County has appointed Seth Wise as Board Chair. In his new role, Wise will help build a stronger Broward Jewish community and a more impactful Federation. A longtime leader and philanthropist, he serves as CEO of Altman and President of BBX Capital Real Estate.

Emilie Davis, PA-C, has been named BayCare's first vice president of advanced practice providers. In this role, Davis will lead and support BayCare's more than 1,870 APPs across the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions.

Silverman Schermer, PLLC is pleased to welcome Michael D. Karsch as a Partner. Michael is a transactional attorney with more than 40 years of experience in M&A, private equity, financings, and commercial real estate. He has represented clients in hundreds of transactions, from early-stage financings to multibillion-dollar deals across a wide range of industries.

Andre "Andy" Bardos has joined Shutts & Bowen LLP's Tallahassee office as a Partner in its Appellate Practice Group. Bardos handles complex litigation and appeals for both public and private clients, and has extensive experience representing state agencies and government entities in high-profile constitutional, election, redistricting and administrative law matters.

GreenPointe Holdings announces the promotion of Gregg Kern to Regional President, North Florida. Kern will lead the company's North Florida operations, overseeing strategic growth initiatives, land acquisitions and company development efforts throughout the region. Kern joined the company in 2013. Since 2024, he has served as Division Manager for the North Florida Region.

We are pleased to announce that Christopher M. Carrere has become Chairman of the Board of Lykes Bros. Inc. Christopher has served on the Board since 2010 and most recently chaired the Governance Committee. His extensive business experience and long-standing commitment to leadership and community service will help guide the company's continued success.

Deltona, FL Dale "Doc" Dougherty completed his 2nd year leading central Florida's largest city. Employee morale, retention and engagement have increased significantly. The city of more than 106,000 is seeing improvements, a new Comprehensive Plan is being written and services to taxpayers have increased. He created our Celtic Festival attracting nearly 10,000 people.

Lewis, Longman & Walker is excited to announce Hannah P. Stevenson has joined the firm as an associate. Her practice focuses on litigation involving land use and real estate matters across the state. Her work spans a broad range of issues affecting property owners, developers, and businesses, providing strategic counsel and advocacy in high-stakes disputes. LLW-LAW.com.

Salman Bhatti has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of Simpro Group in Miami. Bhatti brings more than 20 years of experience in software engineering and cloud architecture, with a track record of building and scaling enterprise SaaS platforms. He will lead all global technology and engineering functions.