Movers and Shakers

Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions Governor DeSantis announced 66 appointments and reappointments to Florida’s judicial nominating commissions. You may view the nominations here. Governor’s Mansion Commission Appointed were Linda Stoch, Palm Beach Gardens, retired owner of Innovative Interiors by Linda; and Danielle Payne, Winter Park, an executive board member of Metro Corral Partners and the founding board member of Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

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Governor DeSantis Appointments: Board of Governors of the State University System Appointed was Charlie Lydecker, Ormond Beach, President and CEO of Foundation Risk Partners. He is chairman of the Florida Birth Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association and a member of the Board of Trustees of American University in Washington, D.C. Commission on Offender Review Appointed was Michelle Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

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Rodolfo Ruiz II Rodolfo Ruiz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida. Ruiz had served as a Miami-Dade County circuit judge from November, 2014 through to this appointment. 3rd District Court of Appeal Named clerk of the 3rd District Court of Appeal was Mercedes Prieto, Miami. Prieto Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

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Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Appointed to the newly formed committee by Commissioner Nikki Fried were: Kim Rivers, Tallahassee, CEO of the Trulieve medical marijuana provider. Dr. Barry Gordon, Venice, owner and chief medical officer of Compassionate Cannabis. David Kotler, Boca Raton, partner in the Cohen Kotler law firm and of counsel to the Hoban Law Group Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

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Florida Department of Management Services Named deputy secretary of business operations was Patrick Gillespie. Gillespie previously worked as an account manager at CoreMessage Inc. and as press secretary at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Florida Veterans Foundation Appointed chairman was retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Bob Asztalos, Tallahassee. Appointed by executive director Danny Burgess, Asztalos is Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]