Senior-level hires and promotions in Miami-Dade and Broward for the week of Dec. 7, 2020

CONSTRUCTION

Joe Cerri has been named vice president and director of field operations at Plaza Construction. He was previously executive vice president of construction at Straticon Prime. Before that, Cerri had spent close to 10 years at Plaza in various roles, including as vice president — general superintendent.

NONPROFITS

Jodi Mailander Farrell has been named vice president of development at The Everglades Foundation. Farrell is a former journalist who has worked in nonprofit fundraising for the past 10 years, most recently as assistant vice president of advancement at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center. Farrell has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Stacey Glassman Mizener has been named founding executive director at the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, which aims to improve the quality of life for people living with disabilities. Mizener will lead efforts to create a first-of-its-kind adaptive fitness and recreation center with a fully accessible beach in Miami Beach. Mizener was previously vice president of the National YoungArts Foundation. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism &Communications.

REAL ESTATE

Robert Orban has been named a principal at the Miami office of Cresa, an international commercial real estate advisory firm. He was with Studley, which eventually became Savills. In the 1990s, Orban was a junior broker with the firm that eventually became Cresa. He has a BBA from the University of Miami.

Jodi Macken of Macken Realty has been named by the Macken Companies as director of sales for Koya Bay, a waterfront townhome community in the Eastern Shores neighborhood of North Miami Beach.

This space lists promotions of executives at the director level and above who are based in Broward, Miami- Dade or Monroe counties. Announcements, also at miamiherald.com, are for full-time, paid positions. Send items, with a high-resolution jpeg of a head shot (not in a zip or other file that must be opened) to movers@miamiherald.com. Most items won’t be published without a head shot. Include the position (company, title) most recently held before the new job. Educational background is also desirable

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MOVER’S SPOTLIGHT

Name: Neal Dietz

New position: Vice president of lending at BrightStar Credit Union, based in Plantation..

From: Vice president of Lending for the Greater Iowa Credit Union.

About: Dietz will be responsible for managing and growing BrightStar’s mortgage loan, auto loan and consumer lending departments, as well as developing and executing strategic plans that meet financial goals and member needs.

And: BrightStar is one of the largest credit unions in South Florida, with mroe than 60,000 members. It is a full-service, not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative serving Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie, Lee and Collier counties.

Education: He attended Iowa State University, where he majored in agricultural business.

Best advice he has ever received: Treat everyone with respect.

This space lists promotions of executives at the director level and above who are based in Broward, Miami- Dade or Monroe counties. Announcements, also at miamiherald.com, are for full-time, paid positions. Send items, with a high-resolution jpeg of a head shot (not in a zip or other file that must be opened) to movers@miamiherald.com. Most items won’t be published without a head shot. Include the position (company, title) most recently held before the new job. Educational background is also desirable.

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See past senior-level hires and promotions in South Florida for 2017-2018:▪ Jan. 2, 2017 ▪ Jan. 9, 2017 ▪ Jan. 16, 2017 ▪ Jan. 23, 2017 ▪ Jan. 30, 2017 ▪ Feb. 6, 2017 ▪ Feb. 13, 2017 ▪ Feb. 20, 2017 ▪ Feb. 27, 2017 ▪ March 6, 2017 ▪ March 13, 2017 ▪ March 20, 2017 ▪ March 27, 2017 ▪ April 3, 2017 ▪ April 10, 2017 ▪ April 17, 2017 ▪ April 24, 2017 ▪ May 1, 2017 ▪ May 8, 2017 ▪ May 15, 2017 ▪ May 22, 2017 ▪ May 29, 2017 ▪ June 5, 2017 ▪ June 12, 2017 ▪ June 19, 2017 ▪ June 26, 2017 ▪ July 3, 2017 ▪ July 10, 2017 ▪ July 17, 2017 ▪ July 24, 2017 ▪ July 31, 2017 ▪ Aug. 7, 2017 ▪ Aug. 14, 2017 ▪ Aug. 21, 2017 ▪ Aug. 28, 2017 ▪ Sept. 4, 2017 ▪ Sept. 11, 2017 (No Movers ran on Sept. 18, 2017) ▪ Sept. 25, 2017 ▪ Oct. 3, 2017 ▪ Oct. 9, 2017 ▪ Oct. 16, 2017 ▪ Oct. 23, 2017 ▪ Oct. 31, 2017 ▪ Nov. 5, 2017 ▪ Nov. 13, 2017 ▪ Nov. 20, 2017 (No Movers ran on Nov. 27, 2017) ▪ Dec. 4, 2017 ▪ Dec. 11, 2017 ▪ Dec. 18, 2017(No Movers ran on Jan. 1, 2018) ▪ Jan. 8, 2018 ▪ Jan. 15, 2018 ▪ Jan. 22, 2018 ▪ Jan. 29, 2018 ▪ Feb. 5, 2018 ▪ Feb. 12, 2018 ▪ Feb. 19, 2018 ▪ Feb. 26, 2018 ▪ March 5, 2018 ▪ March 12, 2018 ▪ March 19, 2018 ▪ March 26 ) (No Movers ran on April 2, 2018) ▪ April 9, 2018 ▪ April 16, 2018 ▪ April 23, 2018 ▪ April 30, 2018 ▪ May 7, 2018 May 14, 2018 May 21, 2018 May 28, 2018 June 4, 2018 June 11, 2018 June 18, 2018 June 25, 2018 (No Movers ran on July 9, 2018) July 16, 2018 July 23, 2018 July 30, 2018 Aug. 6, 2018 Aug. 13, 2018 Aug. 20, 2018 Aug. 27, 2018 Sept. 3, 2018 Sept. 10, 2018 Sept. 17, 2018 Sept. 24, 2018 Oct. 1, 2018 Oct. 8, 2018 Oct. 15, 2018 (No Movers ran on Oct. 22, 2018) Oct. 29, 2018 Nov. 5, 2018 Nov. 12, 2018 Nov. 19, 2018 Nov. 26, 2018 Dec. 3, 2018 Dec. 10, 2018 Dec. 17, 2018 Dec. 24, 2018 (No Movers on Dec. 31, 2018) Jan. 7, 2019 Jan. 14, 2019 Jan. 21, 2019 Jan. 28, 2019 Feb. 4, 2019 Feb. 11, 2019 Feb. 18, 2019 Feb. 25, 2019 March 4, 2019 March 11, 2019 March 18, 2019 March 25, 2019 April 1, 2019 April 8, 2019 April 15, 2019 April 22, 2019 April 29, 2019 May 6, 2019 May 13, 2019 May 20, 2019 May 27, 2019 June 3, 2019 (No Movers ran on June 17, 2019) June 24, 2019 July 1, 2019 July 8, 2019 July 15, 2019 July 22, 2019 July 29, 2019 (No Movers ran on Aug. 5, 2019) Aug. 12, 2019 Aug. 19, 2019 Aug. 26, 2019 (No Movers ran on on Sept. 2, 2019) Sept. 9, 2019 Sept. 16, 2019 Sept. 23, 2019 Sept. 30, 2019 Oct. 7, 2019 Oct. 14, 2019 Oct. 21, 2019 Oct. 28, 2019 Nov. 4, 2019 Nov. 11, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019 Nov. 25, 2019 (No Movers ran on Dec. 2, 2019) Dec. 9 (No Movers ran on Dec. 16, 2019) Dec. 23, 2019 Dec. 30, 2019 (No Movers ran on Jan. 7, 2019) Jan. 13, 2020 Jan. 20, 2020 Jan. 27, 2020 Feb. 3, 2020 Feb. 10, 2020 Feb. 17, 2020 Feb. 24, 2020 March 2, 2020 March 9, 2020 (No Movers have run for the weeks of March 16, 23 and 30, and April 6 and 13.) April 20, 2020 April 27, 2020 (No Movers have run for the weeks of May 4 and May 11.) May 18, 2020 June 1, 2020 (No Movers ran for the week of June 8, 2020) June 15, 2020 (No Movers ran for the week of June 22.) June 29, 2020 (No Movers have run for the weeks of July 6 and 13.) July 20, 2020 (No Movers ran in the weeks of July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug. 10.) Aug. 17, 2020. Sept. 14, 2020 Sept. 21, 2020 Sept. 28, 2020 Oct. 5, 2020 Oct. 12, 2020 (No Movers ran for the week of Oct. 19.) Oct. 26, 2020 Nov. 2, 2020 (No Movers ran for the week of Nov. 10.) Nov. 16, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020 (No Movers ran for the week of Nov. 30, 2020.)

This story was originally published December 4, 2020 at 12:00 AM.