ADVERTISING
Ryan William’s Agency has hired Gregg Gantwarg . He will work alongside the company founder and president, Valerie Staggs. Gantwarg has over 25 years of experience including client-side management and agency ownership. Gantwarg’s advertising, marketing and public relations efforts range from growing early-stage startups to large publicly traded global organizations in every major B2B and B2C industry vertical.
BANKING
City National Bank has hired David Albright as market leader for Palm Beach County. He previously worked for the company from 1997 to 2001, where he oversaw the bank’s expansion into Palm Beach County. Albright is a banking veteran, with more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining CNB, he spent seven years at Florida Community Bank as a senior banker, holding a variety of production positions. He also worked at Sterling Bank, where he began as senior lender and moved up to the position of CEO. Albright received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.
COMMUNICATION
Moore Communication Group has hired Christy Fox in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. She has over 15 years of experience in local, national and international public relations campaigns, marketing partnerships and events. Fox was most recently an executive vice president of the Monuments Men Foundation, where she helped share the story of the men and women who volunteered for service during World War II to rescue artistic and cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis. Under her leadership, MCG is the new agency of record for the City of West Palm Beach’s events department. Fox is a West Palm Beach native.
LEGAL
Alexa Guevara has been hired by McDonald Hopkins. She has experience representing developers of commercial, residential, retail and equestrian projects in financing, leasing, sale and leaseback, acquisition, workout and development transactions. She has represented property owners, contractors and sub-contractors in various construction and related service agreements, and Florida Construction Lien Law Compliance. Guevara also has represented developers and non-profit organizations in projects financed with historic and new market tax credits. She earned a J.D. from the University of Florida in 2002 and received a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1997.
MARKETING
Jupiter Compass has opened in Palm Beach Gardens. The company is an online reputation management and digital marketing firm, providing advertising, social media management, search engine optimization, website design, and online reputation management. Visit jupitercompass.com
NONPROFIT
The Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington has named Anthony Talton club director. Talton was previously the S.T.E.A.M. instructor for the Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club of West Palm Beach and the Wellington program coordinator. He was also a vocal coach at The Sound School of Music. Talton serves as minister of music and assistant pastor at Westgate Tabernacle in West Palm Beach. He began is youth development career twenty years ago, and worked as a vocal coach and music teacher to at-risk youth at AEM for the Heart Center in Lake Park. Talton is affectionately known as Mr. T.
TRANSPORTATION
Brightline has named David Helfman vice president of corporate partnerships. He is a veteran of the sports sales industry. He previously served as the director of corporate partnerships for the Miami Dolphins. During his time with the Dolphins, Helfman generated more than $10 million in revenue, built the departmental strategy for the sale of five new luxury clubs and leading partnership sales efforts for the Miami Dolphins Foundation. Prior to the Dolphins, Helfman also served as the director of corporate partnerships for the Miami Heat between 2008 and 2014 and as marketing solutions manager for the Florida Panthers.
BUSINESS OPENING
Triton Property Management has opened a full-service management firm for community associations in South Florida. Founders Paul Licata and Mark Wade bring more than three decades of experience to the table. Licata worked as vice president of sales and development for Seacrest Services, where he utilized innovative resources to boost the company’s ranking to number one. Wade worked as president of Seacrest Services, where he oversaw the firm’s expansion into new territories, along with the creation of new infrastructure. Both Licata and Wade are heavily involved in the Palm Beach County community. Triton Property Management is located at 175 Toney Penna Drive, Ste. 207, Jupiter.
Jupiter Medical Center has opened another urgent care center. Patients will receive care for everything from the common cold, the flu and sinus infections to cuts, burns, sprains, strains and more. The center also provides on-site laboratory testing, digital X-rays and additional services to enable the rapid diagnosis and treatment of urgent medical conditions and minor trauma. JMC Urgent Care is located at 625 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach.
RECOGNITION
Florida Atlantic University’s Hoot/Wisdom Recordings has received a Latin Grammy nomination for the album “Pá Qué Más.” The album was named Best Folk Album, and is one of five nominated in the folk category. This is the second Grammy nomination FAU has received, the first one in 2015.
Karen Galanaugh has received a Palm Award from the Public Relations Society of America Palm Beach Chapter for Galanaugh & Company Marketing Public Relations’s communication campaign for the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, Delaware.
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