Business Briefs

New leader on top at Everest

Terrance “T.J.” Harris has been named president of Everest University’s North Orlando campus. Harris is an executive with 15 years of experience in education administration and is a veteran in the field of information technology. Harris comes to Everest University after serving as chief information officer for Prospect Education, the parent company of Charter College based in Reno, Nev. In his new position, Harris will oversee all administrative departments, including admissions, student affairs, education programs, and community and business relations.

Traveling up the ladder

Maitland-based Travel Planners International, one of the industry’s oldest and largest host agencies with more than 2,000 independent travel agents nationwide, announced the promotion of 16-year company veteran Erwing Hernandez, general manager, to the position of corporate vice president of operations. In this newly created post, Hernandez will be in charge of the research and development of a variety of new solution-based projects and operations for TPI and its subsidiaries.

Directing the arts

The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Moore as director of the School of the Performing Arts. The director, a new position at the university, will be responsible for overseeing the Music and Theatre departments and advancing the development of a new Performing Arts Center on the east Orlando campus.

New lease on Aloma

NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new lease agreement for 3,200 square feet of retail space in Aloma Square Shopping Center at 6700-6864 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. NAI Realvest Associate Mitch Heidrich negotiated the lease representing the local tenant Debarco Inc. Cheri Hendricks-Kelly of Noble Management Company represented the landlord, Hart Properties II Ltd. of Palm Beach Gardens.