The Jacksonville Jaguars promoted Kelly Flanagan and Megha Parekh to executive vice president roles. Flanagan, a Jacksonville native, was named executive vice president of business planning, having served as the club’s chief financial officer since 2014 after joining the organization in 2012. Parekh was named executive vice president and chief legal officer, having already served as chief legal officer since 2016. She joined the Jaguars in 2013.
Flagler Health+ announced Todd Neville as chair of the board of trustees. He has been a board member for more than a decade and has held several leadership posts, including his most recent role as vice chair. Neville is managing partner of Neville Wainio CPAs. He served as vice mayor of the city of St. Augustine.
Michelle Copenhaver joined Forcura, a health care technology company, in the new role of vice president of strategic partnerships. Copenhaver will build strategic relationships and alliances that contribute to Forcura’s overall growth plan. She joins Forcura with more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry.
GreenPointe Developers LLC promoted Gregg Kern to vice president of development. responsible for providing development leadership and managing all field and business operations for communities in the Northeast Florida division. Kern joined the company in 2013 and most recently served as Northeast Florida construction manager.
Florida Eye Specialists merged practices with Nicolitz Eye Consultants. Florida Eye Specialists now has 18 eye doctors available across nine offices. CEO and managing partner Dr. Rajesh K. Shetty is the CEO and managing partner.
Haskell promoted Greg Akers, division leader of aviation and aerospace manufacturing, to vice president. He leads the division in delivering integrated design-build facilities for clients across the aviation, aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing markets.
The Pineapple Corporation luxury design-build firm promoted Sammie Janica to director of design to lead the company’s design team and assist clients with all interior and exterior selections for their custom or semi-custom home.
JDRF Northern Florida named Jean Bobin as the recipient of the Community Volunteer Award during National Volunteer Week 2021. Bobin is senior vice president and business operations director at Black Knight.
Associa Community Management Concepts of Jacksonville Inc. named Patty Truax-Stewart as director of operations. She joins CMC Jacksonville with more than 30 years of community association industry experience serving the Tampa Bay area.
Atlantic Logistics announced Rose VanWey as director of van services and Jeff Ash as director of pricing. VanWey will be responsible for growing and developing the van services business segment. Ash will be responsible for pricing analysis and strategy.
IberiaBank First Horizon announced that Tina Bodnar and Chris Oberley are joining its Ponte Vedra Beach banking center, allowing the bank to offer enhanced private banking services in the North Florida market. Bodnar joins IberiaBank First Horizon as a senior vice president and private banking relationship manager. Oberley joins as senior relationship banker.
Jesse Stakes joined Seaside Bank and Trust as a client adviser in the Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville areas. He also is the host of Buzzworthy Business, Buzz TV’s weekly show featuring business owners around Jacksonville.
Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville Chief Nursing Officer Mary Reval will retire Aug. 31 in Jacksonville after 37 years in nursing. She started as a medical/surgical cardiac nurse. She has been chief nursing officer since September 2017.
Southeast Orthopedic Specialists added Dr. David Remias and Dr. Pavel Balduyeu to its team of subspecialists, bringing the total number of physicians to 26. Remias is a sports medicine specialist. Balduyeu is an interventional pain management specialist.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners promoted Richard Smith to director of engineering and traffic control operations. He previously served as the department’s deputy director.
Equality Florida announced Jacksonville lawyer Jimmy Midyette as its North Florida development officer. He is responsible for leading development efforts for the Jacksonville and Tallahassee communities and will work on developing a Panama City community.
The North Florida Green Chamber of Commerce announced additions to its 2021 board of directors. Paula Holanchock is an assistant professor of business administration and social entrepreneurship program director at Flagler College in St. Augustine; Dolly Penland is president and CEO of Business Results; Simmie Raiford is executive director of the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership; and Joe Sampson is the founder of Nuera Marketing.
Fred Pensotti joined Landstar System Inc. as CFO. He most recently was CFO of One Call, a $1.5 billion health care-related services company. Before that, he held CFO roles at e-commerce logistics and omni-channel solutions provider Radial Inc., formerly eBay Enterprise, and Interline Brands.
Chappell Schools’ board of directors hired Melanie Williams as CEO. She holds a doctorate degree in the area of educational research and evaluation from Virginia Tech.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced area appointments and reappointments: Douglas Burnett, of St. Augustine, chairman of the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board and a retired major general with the U.S. Air Force and Florida Air National Guard, to the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board. James Horne, Fleming Island, a partner at Strategos Group, previously Florida Commissioner of Education and senator in the Florida Senate, to the Clay County Development Authority. Joelle Marquis, Fleming Island, senior partner at Arsenal Capital Partners and CEO of Legacy in Action, to the Clay County Development Authority. Michael Wright, Jacksonville, Orthotics and Prosthetics Department director at Nemours, to the Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists. Richard Komando, Jacksonville, an attorney and partner at Bradley, Garrison & Komando, to the St. Johns River State College District Board of Trustees. Kathy Panozzo, Jacksonville, director of Trailer Maintenance at Landstar, to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board. Carl Blow, St. Augustine, owner of Great Oaks Properties, to the Florida Inland Navigation District Board of Commissioners. Robert Carlton, St. Augustine, general manager of Carlton-Walker Masonry, to the Concrete Masonry Education Council Board of Directors. Nancy Bateh, Jacksonville, a senior rehabilitation counselor at the Florida Department of Education Division of Blind Services, to the Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind. Jose Morales, Jacksonville, Allison Klein, Saint Johns, and J.B. Seiner, St. Augustine, to the Florida Rehabilitation Council. Morales is the Americans with Disabilities Act manager at CIL Jacksonville. Klein is a senior advocate and investigator at Disability Rights of Florida. Seiner is an account manager at Wheeler’s Medical Supply.
Andrew Russell, Jacksonville, president of Sound Payments Inc., to the Florida Development Finance Corp. board of directors.
Denise Ramsey, Jacksonville, vice president of architecture and engineering for The Haskell Company’s Haskell Architects and Engineers, to the state Board of Professional Engineers.
Michael Bourré, Fleming Island, president of Bourré Construction Group, and Paul Jones, Jacksonville, chief operating officer for W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Inc., reappointed to the Florida Building Commission.
