The Board of Directors of BBX Capital Corporation has announced the appointment of Mr. Gregory Adam Haile to its Board of Directors. Mr. Haile is the President of Broward College, a role he assumed in July of 2018. Prior to his appointment, President Haile served as the General Counsel and Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs for Broward College from 2011 to 2018.

Elisha González, vice president of community relations and government affairs at FAIRWINDS Credit Union, has been named executive director of the FAIRWINDS Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve a path toward financial responsibility, security and freedom.

With 35 years in the Fire/Life Safety systems industry, Lloyd Aronoff founded Sterling Langley LLC and is responsible to capitalize on the manufacturers need to discover new commercial markets, develop new innovated systems and design new nonproprietary peripheral devices.

Kevin Lovelace has been named Director of Business Expansion by the EDC of Okaloosa County. Lovelace previously held statewide business recruitment, project management and human resources positions at Georgia Power. He has also served in board leadership positions with the Israel-American Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce among others.

Shutts & Bowen Tallahassee partner Rachel Nordby was recently appointed to the First District Court of Appeal (DCA) by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Before joining Shutts, Rachel served as the Senior Deputy Solicitor General for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and as a judicial law clerk at the First DCA for Judge Bradford Thomas.

Pedro Romano Fragoso Pires has joined Foley & Lardner in Miami as a member of its Business Law Department.

With more than 25 years of legal experience, he advises U.S. and foreign companies on business and general corporate matters between the U.S. and Brazil. He will enhance the firm's ability to meet the unique business demands of both domestic and foreign companies.

Jason Hand joins the Florida Senior Living Association (FSLA) as the Vice President of Public Policy and Legal Affairs. Hand will be responsible for managing the legislative, regulatory and policy activities of FSLA on behalf of its members. FSLA serves professionally managed senior living communities offering independent, assisted living, and memory care services.

Residential/commercial builder Carlton Construction announces the hire of Charles Garrison as Business Development Manager. Garrison will lead the sales and marketing team, while serving as the main contact for current and future client relationships. Garrison is also active in NEFBA and serves on the Jacksonville Housing & Community Development Commission.

Keith Banasiak, Regional Vice President of Waste Pro's West Coast Region, has been promoted to Senior Vice President. With more than 30 years of management experience in the waste industry, he has led one of the company's largest regions with more than 275,000 residential customers and more than 10,000 commercial customers across Florida's West Coast.

The Fiorentino Group (TFG) is pleased to announce that Davis Bean has been promoted to Government Affairs Consultant in TFG's Jacksonville office. In his new role, Bean will utilize his skills in legislative affairs and policy development to create strategies to assist TFG clients with appropriations, local governmental matters, economic development and education issues.

The Fiorentino Group (TFG) is pleased to announce that Melissa Langley has returned to the firm as Community Relations and Political Director in TFG's Jacksonville office. In her new role, Langley is responsible for managing TFG's political fundraising efforts, planning special events for the firm and engaging with the local community.

Carla Schoolfield will serve as a business development officer and work with advisors across Centennial Bank's footprint. She holds her FINRA Series 7 securities registration with Ameriprise Financial, and has more than a decade of financial services industry expertise. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Florida.

Gessie Lipscomb is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ who has dedicated more than a decade to providing her clients with the guidance to better align their financial and lifestyle goals. Prior to joining Centennial Bank, she served as a wealth advisor at Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay. Lipscomb holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida.

Roger Martin is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with more than two decades of financial planning expertise. He previously served as a founding partner at Wealth Advisors of Tampa Bay, where he presented professionals and retirement-minded families with financial guidance. Martin holds a bachelor's degree in business and finance from Indiana University.

EisnerAmper LLP, a leading global business advisory firm, announced that it has admitted Stephen Farbish as a Tax Partner serving the South Florida market. Farbish works with high net worth individuals and closely held businesses and corporations across a variety of industries on tax compliance issues, tax planning and consulting and outsourced finance services.

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth A. Houghton as CEO. Houghton's prior experience includes CEO of the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, and CFO and General Counsel of All Children's Health System. She graduated with honors from Stetson College of Law, Tulane University Graduate School of Business, and Newcomb College of Tulane. Houghton is licensed to practice law in Florida and served as Chairman of the Board for Signature Bank in St. Petersburg. She has taken numerous mission trips to rural Honduras, is Chair of the Hospital Board of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and was prior Board President for Great Explorations, the Houghton-Wagman Children's Museum.

Florida Senior Living Association welcomes Lee Ann Griffin to the role of Director of Regulation and Education. With 18 years of senior living care and services association experience, Griffin will work to support providers in achieving their quality outcome goals through compliance guidance and survey readiness.

The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) has announced Eugene O'Neill, NAVC Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed by the Board as interim CEO. O'Neill joined the NAVC in August 2013. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Finance at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Interim CEO for IIA-Australia.

MTI America announces Michael Apple has joined the company as Vice President, Provider Network Strategy and Deployment. With nearly three decades in the workers’ compensation and managed care arena analyzing and developing specialty networks, Michael has served industry-leading companies focused on network development, clinical integration and expansion to meet customer needs.

In Central Florida, RSM, the nation's leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, has promoted three colleagues to partner/principal including Danny Jackson - Tampa [left], Ryan Schutt - Orlando [center] and Jennifer Murtha - Melbourne [right]. Congratulations to our new owners on this outstanding accomplishment.

RSM US LLP ("RSM"), the nation's leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, is pleased to announce the promotion of 80 partners/principals in the U.S. with three residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Justin Silva [left], Palak Singh [center] and Hadas Mizrahi [right].

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that several seasoned lawyers have joined its Tampa office. Megan Proulx Dempsey [left] joins as a partner in the Real Estate practice group. Megan brings nearly two decades of experience to Shumaker, including serving as corporate counsel to TECO Energy. Andrew J. Mayts, Jr. [center] joins as a partner in the Litigation practice group. Andy focuses his practice in banking and finance and construction related litigation, as well as cybersecurity prevention and response. Melanie S. Griffin [right] also joins Shumaker as Of Counsel within the firm's Litigation practice group, as well as serving as Senior Advisor, Business-to-Business Relationships, for Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC.

South Florida-based Community Care Plan (CCP) named Ken Walters [left] as its new SVP & COO and Jason Grynbaum [right]  as its SVP & CFO. Ken Walters will be responsible for spearheading and overseeing all daily operations for CCP, and Jason Grynbaum will be responsible for directing the fiscal functions and cost reimbursement principles and keeping with the goals and objectives of CCP.