Going Places

Immokalee High School graduate and Guadalupe Center’s Tutor Corps alumna Islande Victorin has returned to the nonprofit as the coordinator of a new program tailored specifically to support middle school students. The new program, known as RISE, focuses on character development and academic achievement as a means to success: RISE stands for Resilience, Inspiration, Support…

Preferred Travel & Company announced the promotion of Andrea White to director of marketing and communications. White, who joined the company in 2023 as brand & engagement manager, will now oversee the development and execution of all companywide marketing strategies, enhance media coverage and lead large-scale event planning. Her new position will expand these responsibilities.…

Ellie Marchiori of Pushing the Envelope, has been promoted to creative strategist. In her new role, Marchiori will collaborate with the president to shape the creative direction and maintain client brand standards across all mediums – digital and traditional. As the creative strategist, Marchiori will leverage her creative, video direction, and advertising background to implement…

Engage Estero announced Lisa Khorey has accepted the offer to join the executive management team. Khorey was the executive vice president and chief client delivery officer for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, a publicly traded company that provides electronic health record technology and other health information technology to over 180,000 physicians, 2,700 hospitals, and 13,000 extended care…

Mike Novo, chief operating officer of B&I Contractors announced the promotion of five team members to vice president positions, reinforcing the company’s leadership structure to drive growth and operational excellence. Brian Mumme has been promoted to vice president of business development. Mumme will be responsible for expanding business opportunities, strengthening relationships, and supporting the company’s…

Sunshine Ace Hardware has promoted Peter Kennedy as store manager for its new Ave Maria location, which is expected to open in early fall. As store manager, Kennedy is responsible for ensuring that residential and commercial customers receive the exceptional service that has defined Sunshine Ace Hardware for more than 65 years. His duties include…

Ed Kitsos has joined Priority Marketing as a senior media buyer to help clients maximize the effectiveness and impact of their advertising dollars. In this role, Kitsos is responsible for planning annual budgets, negotiating and placing buys, media trafficking and placement, media sponsorship coordination, managing media deadlines, reconciling invoices, researching media outlets, auditing media and…

Prime 239 Steakhouse founder George Lukas announced the promotion of Matt Thompson to executive chef, effective immediately. With over 20 years of experience, including time at two of Milwaukee’s premier steakhouses, Carnevor and Ward’s House of Prime, Thompson joined Prime 239 as sous chef when the restaurant first opened its doors two years ago. He…

Naples Cancer Advisors, a new community-based, non-profit organization that provides consultative oncology services to cancer patients and their families, has announced that Dr. Mohammed Jahanzeb has joined the practice. In this position, Dr. Jahanzeb will lend his expertise in providing no-cost second-opinions to cancer patients locally. Naples Cancer Advisors provides consultative oncology services by appointment.…

Keegan Myers has been hired by Lee Health Foundation as marketing communications coordinator to support the foundation’s marketing objectives with a focus on content creation, public relations, social media management, media relations, website management and email marketing. Myers has served as social media coordinator for Lee Health since September 2022, where she increased follower engagement…