PR: Miami-based public relations and special events firm Tara, Ink. announced the signing of 10 new clients: Marciano, a new luxury line of women’s clothing and accessories from GUESS?, for national public relations and celebrity wardrobing; Los Angeles-based designer J.C. Obando, for his LA Fashion Week debut as well as on-going representation; Pangaea Lounge and Gryphon Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, FL; Sushisamba Dromo restaurant in Miami Beach; Hamburg, Germany-based hair care brand Marlies Moller, for its U.S. launch; Juvedical, a new line of technology-based skincare from Juvena of Switzerland, for the U.S. launch; the Greater Miami Visitors & Convention Bureau, for the Miami Boutique Hotels program CD launch; Condé Nast, for the Miami Condé Nast Tastemakers event featuring singer Gavin DeGraw; Comptoir Sud Pacifique for national Hispanic media and regional outreach; and The Wedding Salon, a luxury bridal event at The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables.

Tara, Ink. is a full-service, bilingual public relations, creative marketing and special events firm specializing in fashion, entertainment, hospitality, beauty and modern culture. 

Movers-n-Shakers

Tribute will be paid to six Miami Beach High graduates and one faculty member as they are inducted into Miami Beach Sr. High School Alumni Association’s Sixth Annual Hall of Fame. This year’s celebration will be held on Friday, November 19 with an induction ceremony and luncheon at the Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, at 11:30 a.m.

“The goal of the Miami Beach Senior High School Alumni Association is to make sure that our traditions, history, and the accomplishments of those who came before are preserved and shared with the generations who are growing up and those who will be the future,” said Association President Becky Spector Herrup (Class of ‘73).  “If we don’t share our rich history and treasure the memories, future generations of our families, schools, and community will be ignorant of a history that serves as the foundation upon which character and a sense of identity are built.”

This year’s inductees are:

* Jeffrey Chesky, PhD (Gerontologist/Medical Research, Class of ‘63)

* Charles “Chuck” Fieldson (Faculty Coach, 1954 – ‘87)

* Mitchell Kaplan (Cultural/Entrepreneur, Class of ‘72)

* Rhoda Berman Levitt (Community Service/Arts, Class of ‘53)

* Jimmy L. Morales (Civic & Public Service, Class of ‘80)

* Jeffrey A. Rynor (Community Service/Legal, Class of ‘74)

* Bernie Yuman (Arts & Entertainment, Class of ‘67)

Tickets for the event are $ 40 per person before November 12, $50 thereafter. This is payable by credit card or check to the MBSHS Alumni Association, 1920 Meridian Avenue, 3^rd Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information about joining the Miami Beach High Alumni Association or to reserve your space, call 305-674-1300 ext. 322.

VISUAL ARTS: Coconut Grove Artist Erika King has been commissioned by the Radio Shack Corporation to create a collage for their new corporate headquarters in Ft. Worth, Texas. “The Radio Shack Story” will be a virtual visual history told through photographs, articles, logos and paint.  King’s work has been collected internationally and most recently she created official licensed artwork for the NBA.

PROMOTED: Nancy Klock Corey, manager of Coldwell Banker for 25 years, was recently named manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc.’s Pinecrest Villages office. Corey had managed the company’s Kendall Town & Country office, and is currently the director of the Miami Coldwell Banker Cares Foundation.

NEW BOARD: The Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium has elected Daniel M. Bell and Trish Bell as co-chairs of the Board of Trustees.

Trish Bell has been an active supporter of the Museum of Science for more than 20 years, and has been a member since 1997. She and her husband chaired the Museum’s first annual Galaxy Gala in 2003. She is a board member of the Community Partnership for the Homeless, a supporter of the Red Cross, The Villagers, the University of Miami Women’s Guild, and Gables Estates Club, among others.

Daniel Bell is co-founder and chairman of Kos Pharmaceuticals and has been on the Museum’s board since 2002. He has seen Kos grow into a large, national sales company. Before, he was executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Miami-based Key Pharmaceuticals.

Other board members include Joseph L. Falk, Guillermo Gomez, Timothy LaMacchia,Victor M. Alvarez. Paula Lou Brockway and Brenda Nestor are two newly-elected members.

PROMOTED: Peebles Atlantic Development Corporation promoted Eladio Izquierdo to the position of corporate administrator. Izquierdo began as assistant to the CEO of PADC in 2000. Izquierdo will oversee all PADC corporate administration and related staff. He will continue working with elected public officials, executives of major local and national corporations, financial institutions, and community organizations in conjunction with PADC endeavors.

APPOINTED: Richard L. Walker has been named chief financial officer for the Miami Performing Arts Center. This is a newly created position and Walker will report directly to Michael C. Hardy, the president and CEO of the Performing Art Center Trust. Walker will plan and direct the finance department’s operations, the department responsible for the business, information technology and legal affairs of the Trust. Walker will also be responsible for developing the Center’s financial policies and procedures, participating in the development of contract formats for the Center, developing purchasing policies and standards, supervising purchasing and inventory functions and reporting to the county government at all levels on matters related to the Center’s finance and legal affairs. Walker was CFO at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida and managed the accounting and human resources department. Before that, he was at the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, in Charlotte for 11 years, where he started as senior accountant and was promoted to controller and then to CFO.