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Banking
Mario Bringas has been promoted to senior vice president and senior manager of commercial banking at Synovus Bank, St. Petersburg. Bringas joined Synovus in 2006 and most recently served as a vice president and commercial banker in Sarasota.
Health care
Alex Romanchik has been named chief financial officer at Community Hospital, New Port Richey. Romanchik was division controller of Hospital Corporation of America's South Atlanta Division in Charleston, S.C.
Legal
Amanda K. Bennett is now board certified in construction law by the Florida Bar; and Eric N. Appleton was recently certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a circuit court mediator. Bennett and Appleton are shareholders in the commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice group at Bush Ross, Tampa.
Stann W. Givens has been included in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Givens was recognized in the field of family law. He is a founding partner of Givens Law Group, Tampa.
Chris Knopik has been included in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Knopik was recognized in the fields of commercial litigation, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. Knopik is a founding member of Knopik Deskins Law Group, Tampa.
Gregory C. Yadley has been named to the advisory committee to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on small and emerging companies. Yadley is a partner at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, Tampa.
Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa, announces that the following attorneys have been included in the Best Lawyers in America for 2012. Attorneys recognized are: Michael D. Annis, tax law; Curt P. Creely, mergers and acquisitions law, securities/capital market law; Thomas M. Little, real estate law; Carolyn T. Long, mergers and acquisitions law; Fred S. Ridley, real estate law; Stephen J. Szabo, real estate law; Martin A. Traber, corporate compliance law, mergers and acquisitions law, securities/capital markets law; Steven W. Vazquez, mergers and acquisitions law, securities/capital markets law; and Mark J. Wolfson, bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, litigation-bankruptcy.
George A. Vaka has been included in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Vaka was recognized in the areas of appellate practice and insurance law. Vaka has also been named a 2012 Florida Super Lawyer. Vaka is founder of Vaka Law Group, Tampa.
Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker PA, Tampa, announces that the following attorneys have been included in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Timothy A. Andreu, commercial litigation; Michael B. Colgan, commercial litigation; Robert B. Glenn, banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, litigation-bankruptcy; Mark A. Hanley, employment law-management litigation-labor and employment; Michael S. Hooker, commercial litigation; Gregory M. McCloskey, litigation-bankruptcy; Robert C. Rasmussen, corporate governance law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, securities/capital markets law, securities regulations; Edwin G. Rice, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, litigation-bankruptcy; and George E. Spofford IV, litigation-construction.
Nonprofit
Debbie D. Sokolov has been named director of development at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Sokolov was director of development at Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE).
Technology
Melody Dixon has been named a distributor support specialist at Financial Information Technologies Inc., Tampa. Dixon was a customer service manager at Stefco Industries, Haines City.
Utilities
John B. Ramil has been elected to serve a three-year term on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's (BCBSF) board of directors. Ramil has served on the BCBSF board of directors since 2006 and is president and chief executive officer of TECO Energy Inc., Tampa.
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