People on the Move: Career changes in finance, medical, real estate and more [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

Finance

Terrabank announced that Mari Colina joined the firm as vice president branch relationship manager. Previously, Colina was vice president and financial sales manager at First Citizens Bank, formerly Biscayne Bank. Before that, she was vice president and branch manager at both Capital Bank and Colonial Bank.

Amerant Mortgage LLC, a subsidiary of Amerant Bank, named Tony Eelman as president. Eelman, formerly executive vice president and chief strategy officer, is a founding partner of Amerant Mortgage, which opened in December 2020.

Fort Lauderdale-based Health Network One, a provider of specialty benefit management services for health insurers, named Claudio Kapusta as senior vice president of finance and accounting.

Medical

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Holy Cross Health residents were matched in fellowship positions across the country through the National Resident Matching Program. Fellowships are two to three years depending on the subspecialty. In South Florida, they include: Ashvin Zachariah, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Miami at JFK Medical Center; Mauricio Tellez, M.D., Critical Care Medicine at University of Miami/Jackson Health System; Chavely Valdes Sanchez, M.D., Nephrology University of Miami/Jackson Health System; and Jeany Villamizer, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Miami/Jackson Health System

Gynecologic Oncologist John P. Diaz, M.D., was appointed medical director of Robotic Surgery and chair of the Robotics and Innovations in Surgery Subcommittee at Baptist Health South Florida.

Hersimren Kaur Basi, MD, was appointed as a pain management specialist at Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Weston Hospital.

Law

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced that Alan C. Nash, shareholder in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, was appointed to the board of directors of the Broward County chapter of RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm announced that Kaitlin Stapleton joined the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office as an associate.

Harold E. Patricoff Jr. and Jake Baccari joined Duane Morris LLP as partners in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Miami office. Patricoff and Baccari were previously partners at Shutts & Bowen LLP.

Aleida Lanza joined Miami-based The Downs Law Group as chief information officer.

Chad Van Horn, founding partner attorney at Van Horn Law Group P.A. was named to the board of directors of Legal Aid Service of Broward County and the American Board of Certification.

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman named new partners at the law firm: Attorneys Anne R. Flanigan, Richard Rosengarten, Lindsey Ryder, Alison Smith, Lori Smith-Lalla and Alex Uribe.

Louis Caplan was named managing partner of Sachs Sax Caplan. Caplan is a founding partner of the Boca Raton-based firm and chairman of its community associations practice group.

Carlton Fields announced that Marisa C. Halm joined the firm’s Miami office as an associate. She is a member of the firm’s national real estate and commercial finance practice

Real estate

NAIOP South Florida, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, announced the following officers for the 2022 Board of Directors: President is Christopher Thomson, Cushman & Wakefield executive managing director; President-Elect, Dan Cioci, Risk Strategies Co. senior vice president; Treasurer, Alex Gulick, Procacci Development Corp. chief financial officer; and Secretary, Lauren Pace, Duke Realty senior leasing representative.

Cultural

Business for the Arts of Broward announced that Marc Aptakin, Timothy L. Bryant and Jérémie Lortie joined the board of directors. Aptakin is president and CEO of MAD Studios / Yes We Are MAD, a Fort Lauderdale-based advertising and Tech agency and co-founder of MAD’s sister divisions Mad Dev and Mad Labs. Bryant is senior manager of external affairs for Florida Power and Light Co., and Lortie is creative director for the Florida Panthers.

Media Stage announced the promotions of Larry Blocker and Michael Alers. Blocker was promoted to chief operating officer. Previously vice president & general manager for Media Stage, Blocker joined the company in 2017 following 10 years at the Miami Marlins as senior director of game presentation and events. Alers was promoted to chief technology officer. Previously project manager and lead video engineer for Media Stage, Michael has been with the company for more than two decades.

Business development

Dev Motwani, managing partner of Merrimac Ventures, and Stephanie J. Toothaker, Esq., chairwoman and chief strategist of land use and development strategy firm Toothaker.org, officially started their tenure as members of Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority’s board of directors.

Wellness

Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County announced its new Chief Financial Officer, Erik Kopelman.

Hospitality

Mizner Country Club named Jeremy Galske as Employee of the Year 2021 and Sarah Spector as Manager of the Year 2021. Galske, maintenance technician, has been with Mizner for the past year and a half. Spector has worked for the organization for over six years.

Community

Clinics Can Help announced the addition of Allen Gast, a founder, and president of Gast Construction Group, to its board of directors.

Home health care

Boca Raton-based JFS at Home, a nonprofit licensed home health agency that is affiliated with Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, announced the appointment of Tricia Jacobs as the new community liaison. Most recently, Jacobs was community relations manager at Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, a continuing-care community in Boca Raton.

Marketing

Miami-based healthcare industry marketing agency VS/Brooks is re-founding after 25 years, with a broadened focus on the health and wellness marketing and a new name: The 3rd Eye. Also, the firm announced new leadership. Chief Creative Officer Rob Canales, Chief Operating Officer Anais Rodriguez, and Chief Vision Officer Diana Brooks, who launched the original agency in the mid-1990s. Rodriguez joined The 3rd Eye from Zubi Advertising. Canales started at the agency as an intern. The 3rd Eye also announced See Level, a consulting practice that specializes in marketing strategy for the C-suite.

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