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Kingery & Crouse announced the addition of David
Hovey to the firm as a Sr. Tax Manager.
Previously, he was a Sr. Manager in the
International Services area for LarsonAllen LLP, a
large regional firm based out of Minneapolis, MN.
Dave graduated from California State University,
San Bernardino in June of 1991 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in accounting. Dave began his
public accounting career in 1991 in the
Minneapolis, MN office of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
where he was a member of the tax department for
over nine years. |
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Med-Vision, a Tampa-based medical consulting
company, announces that Jeffrey A. Gasser,
president of Gasser Consulting, has joined the
Med-Vision team as a principal and equity owner.
Along with the recent addition of Connie Gee as
vice president, Gasser’s appointment will enhance
Med-Vision’s efforts to provide strategic
healthcare cost solutions for self-funded employer
groups across the United States .
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Reaching the pinnacle of his profession
nationally, Jim Soda of Prudential Palms Realty
has been accepted as a member of the Top 5 in Real
Estate Network®. More than just a sales-driven
recognition, the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®
helps buyers and sellers identify the most
professional real estate agents in North America.
To qualify, each member must first meet a
stringent set of criteria, based upon performance,
educational and professional skills, and service
to the consumer.
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George F. Young, Inc. announces the hiring of Tom
Deal, ASLA as Vice President of Planning and
Landscape Architecture in the Tampa office. Tom, a
Registered Landscape Architect, will lead our
Planning and Landscape Architecture operations in
the Tampa Office. Tom was previously employed by
Heidt and Associates.
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David M. Alvarez, CPA, has recently been promoted
to Audit Manager at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC CPAs
and Business Consultants.
Alvarez, a Certified
Public Accountant, has professional experience in
audits of multi-national corporations, privately
held companies, as well as not-for-profit
organizations. He has worked on multiple carve-out
engagements and public company spin-offs. His
primary industry experience is in transaction
processing, manufacturing and distribution and
healthcare. |
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George F. Young, Inc. announces the hiring of Paul
A. Dolcemascolo, PSM as a Project Manager in the
Tampa office. Paul, a Professional Surveyor and
Mapper with 39 years of experience, was previously
employed by Heidt and Associates. |
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George F. Young, Inc. announces the hiring of Al
Belluccia, PE as Vice President of Engineering and
Office Manager in the Tampa office. Al, a
Registered Civil Engineer, will lead our
Engineering operations in the Tampa Office. Al was
previously employed by Heidt and Associates.
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Mari Roby DeMauro joined The Ross Realty Group,
Inc. in September as Transaction Coordinator.
DeMauro was formerly with Tavernier Capital
Partners in Tampa, Florida. Mari brings her 15
years of commercial real estate lending and
mortgage banking experience to The Ross Realty
Group, Inc. to specialize in investment sales. |
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Leo Mackesy joined The Ross Realty Group, Inc.in
August as Company Accountant. Mackesy was formerly
a Financial Anaylst with Baycare Health Systems in
Clearwater, FL. Leo brings over 2 years experience
in finance to the company along with financial
planning and sales experience. Additionally, Leo
holds degrees from University of South Florida and
Ohio University. |
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Karen Temmen also joined The Ross Realty Group,
Inc. in August as Marketing and Research
Assistant. Temmen was formerly with Colliers
Arnold in Clearwater, FL. Karen brings 12 years of
commercial real estate experience to The Ross
Realty Group, Inc. |
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Burr & Forman LLP today announces that Denise D.
Dell- Powell has joined the firm as a partner in
the Central Florida office. She will enhance the
firm's bankruptcy, creditors¹ rights, distressed
property and inventory finance litigation efforts
across the Southeast and nation. Dell-Powell was
most recently serving clients in the banking and
financial services industry as a shareholder at
the Akerman Senterfitt law firm. |
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Melissa Wikle has joined
Universal Health Care Group of St. Petersburg as
Vice President of Finance. Universal
Chairman and CEO Dr. Akshay Desai stated, “We are
pleased to have someone with Melissa’s extensive
accounting and finance background help Universal
continue to grow and maintain strong financial
controls.”
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PeakBiety branding + advertising proudly announces
the recent appointment of Kathryn Clark as art
director. A native of the Tampa Bay area, Kathryn
is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art &
Design, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in the area of Advertising Design and minor
degree in Business Management and
Entrepreneurship. |
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Kady Lutz has joined CornerStone Title as
Administrative Services Coordinator. She is
responsible for supporting company principals and
closing managers in office management, business
development, client liaison and real estate
closings.
Lutz has many years of experience in
office administration, including serving as
administrative assistant with a customer-contact
training and consulting firm in Lutz, FL, and
office assistant with a real estate firm in
Bradenton, FL. A Bradenton native, she has a
bachelor’s degree in English from the University
of South Florida in Tampa. |
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Kingery & Crouse announced the addition of Jeffrey
Bauman to the firm as a Sr. Audit Manager. Jeff
previously worked as the accounting manager for an
international publicly-held company in Tampa where
he was responsible for SEC reporting, accounting
research, international statutory reporting,
internal controls and accounting policies after
having spent 8 years in public accounting with 2,
Big Four accounting firms. |
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Williams Schifino Mangione & Steady P.A. announced
today that Catherine Verona has joined the firm as
an associate. Verona concentrates her practice in
the area of auto and premises liability claims,
civil rights litigation and personal injury
protection. Verona is an active member in the
Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar and The
Hillsborough County Bar Association. She is
admitted to practice in all State Courts of
Florida and the United States District Court for
the Middle District of Florida.
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Retail Sense announced today the appointment of
Joe Port to the positions of Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Port, who has
28 years of experience in industries including
marketing services, industrial and high tech
manufacturing and outsourced logistics, will
report directly to Tom O’Reilly, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman. |
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Erin M. Clark has been named Chief Operating
Officer of Edward Kennedy Mason Financial, an
independent financial planning firm at 1990 Main
St., Suite 750, Sarasota, FL 34236. She previously
served as Director of Client Relations. Clark has
a B.S. in Psychology from the University of South
Florida at Tampa, where she served as an
undergraduate research assistant. |
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VR Business Sales located in Clearwater, the
area’s premier firm specializing in the sale of
small to mid-sized businesses worldwide, recently
announced Michael S. Vargo, a professional
business intermediary with more than 10 years of
experience, has been promoted to president and
senior managing partner. |
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The Tampa Bay Advertising Federation (TBAF)
awarded a $1000 scholarship to Marti Martin of
Tampa at the monthly TBAF luncheon on July 24 at
the Rusty Pelican, 2425 N. Rocky Point Drive in
Tampa.
Martin, a junior at the
International Academy of Design & Technology in
Tampa, was chosen from 15 applicants from across
the Tampa Bay area. |
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Stacy Dinucci Kitchell recently joined Commercial
Partners Realty in St. Petersburg, FL. Stacy is a
commercial real estate professional, specializing
in office leasing and sales. She comes to
Commercial Partners Realty with over 20 years of
commercial real estate experience and a unique
background in leasing and property management, as
well as financial analysis for companies such as
MetLife Real Estate Investments and Equity Office
Properties REIT. |
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Pinstripe Marketing is pleased to announce that
Tamara Whittaker has been promoted to senior
project manager. Her responsibilities include
account management, business development, media
planning and buying, and the firm’s public service
advertising campaigns. She joined Pinstripe as
project manager in August 2007.
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Michael A. Lewis, Senior Vice President, Energy
Delivery, Progress Energy Florida has joined the
Board of Directors of Eckerd Youth Alternatives,
Inc. Mr. Lewis brings with him years of experience
in operations and management with Progress Energy,
a company that is committed to innovation and
corporate responsibility. |
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Ms. Eileen Rodríguez was
recently appointed as the Regional Director for
the Small Business Development Center at the
University of South Florida. Ms. Rodríguez has
been working with the SBDC since 1997. She came
aboard as a Certified Business Analyst, providing
one-on-one confidential counseling and teaching
seminars in English and Spanish. Her areas of
specialty include small business start-up,
international trade, and women/minority
certification.
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Leading business performance improvement expert
Sheri’ A. Taber, founder and president of The Peak
Performance Group Inc., has received the
prestigious 2009 Business Woman of the Year award
from the eWomenNetwork affiliate of Greater Tampa
Bay/St. Petersburg,
Florida.
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Cheryl R. Shafer, M.D., Diplomate of the American
Board of Internal Medicine, has joined Universal
Health Care Group in St. Petersburg
as Chief Medical Officer.
Universal
Chairman and CEO Dr.
Akshay Desai stated, “Dr. Shafer’s extensive
experience and expertise in health care and
managed care will help Universal continue to
provide the highest level of services for our
members.”
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Harden & Associates is
pleased to announce that the Insurance Institute
of America (IIA) presented the Distinguished
Graduate Award in the Accredited Adviser in
Insurance (AAI®) Program to Chris Huber. Huber is
an Account Director in Harden & Associates’ Tampa
office, responsible for originating and retaining
client relationships; defining and articulating
client objectives; and leading efforts to provide
the best solutions for clients.
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Whitney National Bank has
named Jeff Joyner, CFP, to be the
Tampa
Bay
region’s Vice President in Private Banking for
Clearwater.
Joyner had served as a Relationship Manager at
Wachovia Wealth Management in
Clearwater.
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The Warrick Dunn
Foundation (WDF), a Tampa based not-for-profit,
recently hired Jennifer J. Maxwell as executive
director. Maxwell is a University of Central
Florida graduate with a master’s degree in
exceptional student education from the University
of South Florida. Maxwell also obtained a
certificate in nonprofit management and innovation
from the University of Tampa. As executive
director, Maxwell will manage the operations of
WDF and oversee fundraising, outreach and program
development. |
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Schifino Lee
Advertising & Branding (Schifino Lee) announced
today that it has hired Kathleen Heston to serve
as account manager. In this capacity, Heston is
responsible for uniting client business solutions
with their target constituents. |
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Schifino Lee
Advertising & Branding (Schifino Lee) announced
today that it has named Jessica Culbreath media
and public relations coordinator. She is
responsible for assisting team members daily with
client needs, maintaining the purchasing and
trafficing of advertising, and helping to secure
positive exposure for the agency’s public
relations campaigns. |
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College of
Business
Accounting Professor James Fellows, PhD,
has been named the Bank of America Endowed
Professor in Business for the 2009-2010 academic
year. Named by the Florida Institute of CPAs as
the 2005 Florida Educator of the Year, Fellows’
commitment to community affairs has enhanced the
academic experiences of his students. |
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Attorney Kenneth
W. Lockwood has joined The Rothman Law Offices.
Mr. Lockwood will be providing legal services in
the areas of Lemon Law, Breach of Warranty,
Consumer Protection, and Unfair Debt Collection
and Harassment. |
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Whitney National
Bank has named Larry Cuervo Jr., to be the
Tampa
Bay region’s Vice President, Private Banking, it
announced today. Previously, Cuervo served as Vice
President/Relationship Manager at Wachovia Wealth
Management for Wachovia Bank in Tampa. A Certified
Financial Planner (CFP®), Cuervo’s
responsibilities will include managing a team that
advises high net worth customers across the
region’s 17 branches as part of the private
banking division, a sector in which the
125-year-old Whitney has traditionally excelled. |
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Paul Manfrey,
Branch Manager for Wachovia Securities Financial
Network in Tampa, has been awarded United Way
Volunteer of the Year – Leadership Category for
his work with PARC, a non-profit agency in
Pinellas County supporting children and adults
with developmental disabilities. Mr. Manfrey
serves on the PARC Board of Directors, Development
Committee and supports many of PARC’s day program
activities. Mr. Manfrey resides in Largo, FL with
his wife Jennifer and one daughter. |
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Sam Schwartz
Engineering (SSE) is pleased to announce that Jeff
Trim, a Consulting Engineer with 24 years of
roadway design experience, has joined the firm.
Jeff previously worked for Wade Trim in Tampa,
Florida and served as their Transportation Market
Segment Lead for work being done in Florida,
Michigan and Ohio. |
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Williams Schifino
Mangione & Steady P.A. announced today that
Colleen E. Elrod has joined the firm as an
associate. Elrod practices in the area of
insurance coverage. |
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Williams Schifino
Mangione & Steady P.A. announced that Scott Brown
has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Brown practices
in the areas of real estate law, real estate
development, real estate finance and real estate
leasing. Within his practice, Brown represents
individuals and institutional clients in the
acquisition, development, financing, sale and
leasing of commercial real estate, shopping
centers and office buildings. |
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The Sembler
Company welcomes Seth Layton as vice president of
asset management, working in the St. Petersburg
office. Layton’s responsibilities will include
long-range planning and financial reporting for
Sembler’s property management division, which is
currently operating a management portfolio of over
10 million square feet. |
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Whitney National
Bank announced that Tom Moseley has been promoted
to Area President for Pinellas County. Moseley had
most recently served as Area President of the
Whitney’s Bradenton region overseeing the business
development and operating activities of the
Manatee/Sarasota market including commercial
lending, retail banking, business banking and
private banking services. |
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Whitney National
Bank recently hired Tramm Hudson. A 27-year banker
in the area and former special advisor to Coast
Bank of Florida, he is now Whitney’s Area
President for the Manatee/Sarasota region which
now has seven full service branches. |
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Whitney National
Bank has hired Mark H. Edmunds to be the
Tampa Bay
region’s Senior Vice President, Private Banking
Manager, it announced today. Edmunds had
previously served as the Senior Vice President,
Managing Director, Wealth Management, for Wachovia
Bank in Tampa, a position he held for 14 years. |
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Tampa,
Florida-based JBM of Marcus & Millichap announces
that Matt Mitchell has joined the firm’s Downtown
Tampa office as transaction manager. He joins JBM
of Marcus & Millichap from Transwestern, where as
Associate Director of the Investment Services
Group he closed nearly $800 million in
institutional-quality real estate transactions by
leveraging his depth of experience in creative
capital structuring, underwriting, and debt and
equity sourcing. While at Transwestern, Matt was
awarded both the Young Professional of the Year
Award and the Presidents Award. |
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The
public accounting firm of Pender Newkirk &
Company, LLP is proud to announce that tax
manager, Will
Rodriguez, CPA has recently been
awarded the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
Credential by the American Institute of
Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA). The ABV Credential,
established in 1998 by the AICPA, is granted to
qualified CPAs with considerable professional
experience in financial forensics. |
