Business Briefs

Rhonda Loft, president of Vanson Enterprises Inc., was honored May 17 as one of Leadership Winter Park’s Class XXII graduates. As an active member of her community, Loft contributed professional experience to Leadership Winter Park, acting as project manager during exercises and trainings.

The International law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has announced that attorney Julio Aponte has joined the Central Florida Partnership’s 2012 Central Florida Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC).

Professor of Psychology Robert Smither has been named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Rollins College. Dr. Smither has been acting as interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences since 2011. During his year-long tenure, he performed managerial duties including oversight of curriculum, faculty recruitment, evaluation and development.

NAI Realvest in Maitland recently negotiated a new expansion lease agreement with Beall’s Outlet store for 20,000 square feet of retail space at Kissimmee Shopping Center, located off U.S. Highway 192 at 2557 Old Vineland Road.

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida announced that Executive Director Autumn Ames was appointed to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture by Dean Cannon, speaker of the House. She fills the seat formally held by Margot H. Knight, and will continue serving her term until December.

Bobby Kuykendall, executive vice president and shareholder of Kuykendall Gardner, a Winter Park-based independent insurance brokerage firm, was recently installed as the 36th president of Florida Citrus Sports (FCSports). He has been a member of FCSports for 33 years and will serve as president for one year, followed by a one-year term as chairman.

Lynne Strynchuk, CFP of Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo in Maitland, was one of 12 experts recruited by the CFP Board for a meeting to review, refine and replace potential questions for the July 2012 CFP Certification exam.