Brittanie Bakken

Francesca Arrigoni

2019 - 2020

25 Under 25
Emily Dachs

Recognition Program

Maria Ghulam
 William Atterbury, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Applied Technologies
William Atterbury knows that determination and hard work leads to future choices and opportunities.
Determination led him to obtain an undergraduate degree in finance followed by a pursuit of a master’s
degree in entrepreneurship, all while serving in a leadership role with USF’s football team.The offensive
guard was three-year starter for the Bulls and eventually served as team captain. Balancing a 40-plus-
hour practice schedule with a loaded academic schedule takes dedication and strict time-management
skills. Even with this schedule, Atterbury frequently travels to elementary schools and attends events
hosted by USF Athletics to promote athletics to kids. He also meets with high school football teams to talk
about his experience and challenges in pursuing football in college.
Hard work led Atterbury to two exceptional internships. He interned alongside a financial advisor at
Westshore Financial, where he learned about the financial planning industry, sat in on client meetings
and attended job training seminars. Atterbury later served as an intern with Dais Analytic Corporation.
There, he worked with both the finance department and the research and development department. He
conducted in-depth research into a new product line and organized a marketing strategy for the product
line. With his exceptional communication skills, Atterbury also created a marketing pitch for various
manufacturers, proving that he has a willingness to take on new challenges and succeed in doing so.
Now, a full two months before graduation, Atterbury has a choice to make. He has been offered a full-
time position with Fortune 500 insurance firm Western & Southern, pending 215 licensure. Two football
teams have also reached out to him to talk about potential opportunities in the NFL.

Brittanie Bakken, MBA

The 25 Under 25 program recognizes outstanding students from the University Struggle doesn’t define a person; triumph does. Brittanie Bakken took her hardships and turned them
into lessons, using them to strengthen her character. Growing up in a financially insecure household, she
of South Florida Muma College of Business. Students selected for this honor knew that attending college wasn’t going to be easy. Nevertheless, her perseverance and dedication to her
goals allowed her to triumph.
are individuals who are under 25 years of age and have demonstrated She participated in a dual-enrollment program in high school and earned an associate’s degree in
leadership development from Valencia Community College. She was the first dual-enrollment student to
excellence in at least two of the following four areas: scholarship, professional have ever been accepted into the school’s Seneff Honors College, paving the way for future high school
students. In this program, Bakken was frequently on the dean’s list and was quickly accepted into Phi Beta
development, leadership and community/campus service. Kappa, all while accumulating around 200 hours of volunteer service.
At USF, Bakken has jumped right into student life. She has been involved in a variety of campus
organizations, including Women in Business Society, the American Marketing Association, USF Council
of Supply Chain Management Professionals student roundtable, Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Society,
The goal of this program is to highlight the positive impact students have on the National Society of Leadership and Success and Phi Sigma Theta National Honors Society. Due to
her strong work ethic and professional growth, Bakken was awarded both the Francis Elvidge Memorial
campus as well as in the regional community and to recognize their leadership Scholarship and the Joel Reedy Memorial Scholarship. This aid helped her to become the first college
graduate in her family to graduate debt-free.
and academic achievements. Bakken is in her final semester of graduate school. She serves as the senior marketing chair for the
USF Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals student roundtable. She also works as a graduate
teaching assistant for Principles of Management. She will earn the MBA in May.

Francesca Arrigoni, Finance and Personal Financial Planning Igor Bampa Schattan, Finance Brittanie Bakken
Being both a first-generation American and a first-generation college student, Francesca Arrigoni At age five, he got his first tennis racket. At age ten, he won his first national championship. As an
knows what it means to be self-sufficient. Understanding that she was limited in her initial resources, she international student athlete, Igor Bampa Schattan followed his love for tennis to the United States to
decided she was going to investigate almost every professional development program offered by USF and pursue a degree in finance with a concentration in asset management.
the Muma College of Business. Through her grit and hard work, Arrigoni took advantage of every opportunity His undergraduate career began at Lee University, a small liberal arts campus located in Cleveland,
presented to her, one of the first ones being in the Corporate Mentor Program, where she was paired with a
regional business leader and learned what it takes to be successful -- beyond the technical skills. Tennessee. At LU, Schattan helped organize and run a tennis summer camp for 200 children with
disabilities, a role that put on full display the lack of opportunities for children who are disabled. This
Arrigoni has held numerous leadership roles in the American Marketing Association. From director of challenged him to find innovative ways to teach the game to enthusiastic young athletes.
social impact to vice president of technology to treasurer, she continues to show growth. In these roles she
helped facilitate the organization’s ranking as a Top 20 International Collegiate Chapter and obtainment of After two years at LU, Schattan transferred to USF. Soon, he found himself teaching his peers about
the Collegiate Website Award at the 2018 international conference. business and professional development through the game of tennis. As a Corporate Mentor Program
With a craving to learn and a willingness to take on new challenges, Arrigoni sought out and was participant, he met with his program coordinator and USF’s director of tennis to propose a tennis workshop
accepted into a study abroad internship in Italy as well as one in Switzerland. As an intern at the U.S. for fellow students in the program. With nearly 20 attendees in the fall, he is excited to expand the project
Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, she was involved in the Embassy’s everyday affairs, interacted with Swiss in the spring semester.
businesses interested in foreign investments, and acted as a direct representative of the United States The networking that the Corporate Mentor Program provided led him to an internship opportunity at
when arranging visits with political officials. Franklin Templeton and the mentoring helped him become a more well-rounded business student.
As one of only nine students selected for the rigorous two-semester Applied Securities Analysis course, Schattan was one of students in the Student Management Investment Fund in Fall 2019. Through the
Arrigoni oversaw the $600,000 USF Student Managed Investment Fund, allowing her to showcase her program, he learned to make smart investment decisions and gained hands-on experience that will help
skills by pitching stock analysis and projections to a panel of 25 professional investors.
him achieve his goals of working in investment banking or private wealth management.
 Raymond Cordova, Marketing Timothy Ernest, Marketing and Biomedical Sciences
While Raymond Cordova knew he wanted to go to college, he had no idea what he wanted to be Timothy Ernest is a servant leader who is an honor student in two colleges, a student researcher, a
or what major to declare. He started out in USF’s Zimmerman Advertising Program, though family teaching assistant and an active community volunteer. He aspires to be a physician, so he became a
members suggested he study accounting since he had an aptitude with numbers. Neither was a fit. Certified Nursing Assistant while pursuing a degree in biomedical sciences, conducting research and
Fortunately, Cordova discovered the U.S. Air Force ROTC. Though Cordova had no military shadowing doctors. He believes that doctors must also understand business, so he decided to pursue a
background, the program appealed to him. He liked the leadership training concept. He liked the idea second degree in marketing.
of service. He liked the idea of rising to meet challenges. Cordova says that field training was physically As an undergraduate research assistant in the Natural Products Discovery Lab, Ernest worked for
and intellectually challenging. It was overwhelming and stressful and it tested one’s ability to lead in a team dedicated to lead gene999ration for new medicines. He worked alongside faculty on several
demanding training scenarios. biomedical research projects. He has submitted a handful of papers for publication in the Permanente
It was a whole new world. Cordova was all in. Journal.
Cordova received the Commander’s Leadership Scholarship, a full scholarship awarded to two Ernest also served as a research assistant at Shriners Hospital for Children,scientific research
cadets in his first year (with the understanding of military service upon graduation). He moved into conducting scientific research related to quality improvement. He was able to present his findings related
the ROTC living-learning community and served as a resident assistant for two years, planning events, to service barriers to the hospital’s leadership team and will present his work with pediatric outpatient
dealing with crises, enabling student success. clinic appointments at the Academy of Health’s conference in June.
Cordova was awarded the George Washington Purple Heart Leadership medal (a national leadership On campus, Ernest landed a spot on a student advisory board for College of Arts & Sciences, serves
award given annually for displaying exemplary leadership). He received the AFROTC achievement as a GloBull Ambassador and has served as the campus president for Relay for Life, a fundraising event
award and the AFROTC academic honors award. Cordova also received a Military Order of the World that honors cancer survivors and provides an avenue to remember loved ones who died from cancer.
Wars bronze medal, which recognizes those who embody the characteristics of an honorable cadet. An Eagle Scout who calls community service “cherished opportunities,” Ernest has volunteered with
Now a deputy operations commander, Cordova says he discovered that the skills needed for success Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge, the Humane Society
in the ROTC program are the same skills marketing sales leaders need. His immediate career goal is to and Moffitt Cancer Center. The cancer center named him its Student Volunteer of the Year in 2019.
obtain a commission as a second lieutenant. He was selected to fly remotely piloted aircraft. Ernest says that such service helped him see what effective, compassionate medicine looks like.

Emily Dachs, Sport & Entertainment Management Cristiano Fernandes Filho, Finance
Google Emily Dachs’ name and a few things become apparent: She is passionate about the Tampa A senior majoring in finance with a minor in economics, Cristiano Fernandes Filho is a tutor at the USF
Bay Lightning, she loves USF and she has been preparing herself for a career with the National Hockey Academic Success Center, helping others succeed in often-dreaded economics, finance and statistics
League since, well, forever. courses. He says the chance to help his peers was challenging and rewarding.
Before enrolling in the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, Dachs earned two USF That experience gave Fernandes a taste of service and student involvement. He wanted more.
undergraduate degrees, one in mass communications with a public relations concentration and one in Fernandes joined the USF Brazilian Student Association aiming to connect with fellow Brazilian
marketing with an emphasis on sport and entertainment management. She had six internships under students and help others excel academically and grow professionally. In his first semester with the
her belt before graduation, including stints as a PR/communications intern for the Hillsborough County association, Fernandes helped plan and organize the first Brazil-Florida Student Conference, an
Bar Association, as a marketing director for the HOT band (where she also played the baritone) and as a event that joined students from Florida universities with guest speakers to discuss the importance of
communications intern for the business school. entrepreneurship, health, and professional development. His important contributions to the conference
were such that, just one month later, Fernandes was elected the president of the largest Brazilian student
Additionally, Dachs worked for the USF Ice Bulls hockey team, handling social media and graphic organization in the country.
design, and held a job in digital marketing with Color Clutch, a local small business. That company was
sold and her supervisor moved on to a new role at Hanlon Acoustical Ceilings. She brought Dachs along The following summer, Fernandes completed an internship with Citi on its financial planning
and analysis team. This fast-paced, dynamic environment demanded critical thinking and excellent
with her to the fast-growing company, tasking Dachs with marketing strategy. Few things speak louder communication skills, qualities he perfected with the Brazilian Student Association. After his internship,
about a supervisor’s trust in one’s abilities. Fernandes joined the USF Student Managed Investment Fund. As one of nine student analysts co-
Now a first-year graduate student in USF’s dual-degree MBA and MS in the Vinik Sport & Entertainment managing the fund, he has pitched stocks to Raymond James portfolio managers, USF leaders and board
Management Program, Dachs still works part-time at the ceiling company. She is a member of Women in members from the USF Foundation. Fernandes has discovered a cornucopia of resources to give back to
Sport & Entertainment Tampa Bay, a group that focuses on the professional development of women in the his community while developing academic and professional skills. He will graduate as one of a handful of
male-dominated industry. And she is still working toward her dream of a corporate career with the NHL. students to receive the CFA Program Student Scholarship. Fernandes will sit for the CFA Level I exam in
June.

Elvins Derisma, Finance Neil Gallagher, Personal Financial Planning

Emily
Elvins Derisma Dachs
has grit. While his middle and high school friends were at soccer practice or on an XBox, Neil Gallagher spent
Derisma joined the U.S. Army as a high school senior. There, he spent four years in an infantry unit most of his time out in the Florida weather, spinning promotional signs on street corners to generate income
learning about land reconnaissance, battlefield communication and teamwork in times of exceptional to support his mother. When he wasn’t working, he found himself in after-school programs. Coaches and
stress. Despite the rigorous physical training and demanding schedule, Derisma started his college volunteers there taught him how to deal with change, showed compassion and instilled a spirit of service.
career at about the same time, completing two years of college while on active duty. He slept less than At 17, Gallagher joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Six years later, he was a sergeant section leader for three
four hours a night for two years but says his diligence paid off as his grades never slipped during that assault amphibious vehicles. He now volunteers with the Young Marine organization, which offers youth-
time. He currently has a 3.43 GPA.
development programs, and On-Track, a reading program for first graders who are below their reading
He says his motivation for excellence comes from being raised in an immigrant family. He also levels.
says the military taught him lessons he is now using as co-president of the USF Real Estate Society,
a student organization with 400 members. Derisma helped arrange corporate tours, brought in guest Gallagher also serves on the Funeral Guard for Tampa Bay and founded a non-profit called “Preserving
speakers and led meetings. He believes real estate is critical to the overall economy, and also complex the Stories.” Realizing that veterans have great tales that needed to be preserved, Gallagher started
- which coupled with what he calls a “low-yield economic environment” for fixed-income investors - can recording heroic stories of veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. That led the
lead to an oversupply in the property markets as investors search for higher yield. He says students USMC to award him the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. In 2017, he received the USAA
need to learn as much as they can from their classes while also gleaning insight from experienced Student Veteran of the Year award from USF’s Office of Veteran Success.
professionals. On campus, Gallagher is a Student Government senator and treasurer of the Financial Planning
Though Derisma is no longer an infantryman, he is still working while attending school. He is a Association. He was philanthropy chair of a fraternity and led the chapter’s efforts to raise $5,500 and 600
commercial real estate development analyst, working full-time and learning different methodologies toys for Toys for Tots.
regarding the real estate investment process, municipality regulatory process, financial modeling,
Derisma plans to pursue a master’s degree next. He has already been accepted into schools such as The personal financial planning major and dean’s list scholar also worked full-time as a relationship
manager at a Tampa-based trust company. He will graduate in May.
Georgetown University, New York University and the University of California, Berkeley.
 Maria Ghulam, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Applied Technologies Luiza Garcia de Azevedo Marques, Finance
When a high school teacher made fun of 15-year-old Maria Ghulam for not knowing what the word At thirteen, Luiza Marques founded “H-eLO Unite to Transform,” a campaign to better the living
“essay” meant, Ghulam was angry. The Saudi Arabian native had just transferred from an all Arabic conditions of homeless citizens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, aiming to brighten some of her fellow Brazilians’
school to an international one where everything was taught in English and she hated being ridiculed. futures. A strong secondary education was the key to her success and she was drawn to USF’s
That experience, combined with her commitment to family and beyond-her-years maturity, led Ghulam commitment to transforming students into engaged citizens leading enriched lives in dynamic global
to set some goals: to own property, to become an entrepreneur and to be part of the community. markets.
At a young age, Ghulam wanted to be independent and though young, she loved the idea of owning USF’s Brazilian Student Association provided growth opportunities. During her first semester, she
real estate. To her, owning property meant a secure and stable future for herself and her family. She is became the vice president of the association, where she organized several events. She was selected
working toward that goal. to become a member of Global BRASA, an organization with more than 7,000 members and 90
association organizations worldwide. She organized U.S. national conferences hosting more than 500
Ghulam has a wide variety of cultural experiences. She has studied abroad and learned several students from every state and abroad and raised money for scholarships for low-income Brazilian
languages. While fluent in English and Arabic, Ghulam also has working proficiency in Korean and students pursuing an education abroad.
Japanese. She used this knowledge to give back to the community by teaching English to refugees and
helping students in the Japanese Club practice their Japanese language skills. Ghulam has also helped Marques received the LAC Scholarship and the Scott Taylor Endowed Scholarship. Professors
with fundraisers and assisted a nonprofit organization, Tampa City Ballet, by coordinating events and quickly noted her abilities. A business calculus professor encouraged her to become a peer leader
upgrading its branding and social media strategies. and tutor. She accepted the challenge. Further, Marques is a Corporate Mentor Program participant,
working with Danielle Tarasen of Raymond James Financial.
Ghulam graduated from USF with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Currently, she has a 4.0 GPA in
pursuit of a master’s degree in entrepreneurship, which she plans to use one day in her own business. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, Marques jumped at the opportunity to study abroad in
She works as a graduate assistant for marketing capstone courses, an outreach agent at Florida Blue China. Immersing herself in a new culture taught her how to be flexible and resilient in intercultural
Health Care Innovation Competition and holds leadership roles with the USF Entrepreneurship Society situations that she expects to face in her global business career.
and Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization. Marques spent the summer of 2018 interning at BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin
America. This summer, she will join A.B. InBev, the world’s largest brewer, as an intern.

Maria Ghulam
Anuar Khamzin, MBA with a concentration in Supply Chain Management Madison Masterson, Marketing
When INTO USF awarded Anuar Khamzin a full scholarship to USF, the expectation was that he would If there’s one word to describe Madison Masterson, it’s resilience. Masterson didn’t just attend college,
do well here. But no one expected that he would graduate as a King O’Neal Scholar, a designation given to she excelled.
those who earn a bachelor’s degree with a 4.0 GPA throughout the undergraduate career.
She was dealt a difficult hand in life, having to leave her high school to attend hospital-homebound
Now an MBA student who works full-time while attending classes at night, Khamzin aims to graduate schooling due to epilepsy. Attending college was a far-away dream until she spent a summer studying at
from the MBA program with the same GPA. Harvard University. There, she decided, she would strive for higher education despite the challenges her
While in school, he participated in three competitive corporate internships in four years. He served disability would cause.
as a supply chain analyst at Weldon Industries, a management trainee at FedEx Freight and a global Masterson will graduate in May, with a degree in marketing as well as five internships and two jobs
procurement market intelligence intern at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He mastered sought-after technical skills under her belt. She’s had experience ranging from management to social media to design, and she
and software programs along the way, becoming proficient in Excel, SAP, Ariba, Sharepoint, Tableau and continues to push herself to learn more. She has already earned seven certifications and plans to expand
Watson. He has achieved Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, SCPro and CPSD certifications, too. After graduation, her skill set even further before graduation.
Bristol-Myers Squibb offered him a job as a global procurement specialist. Now he manages a six-person
procure-to-pay operations team. Aside from her academics and professional development, she has also been heavily involved on
campus as a leader in Student Government, Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Sigma Pi. She also founded one
Khamzin also conducts different types of research related to global supply chain management and of USF’s largest organizations, Bulls Against Bullying. During her four years as president, the organization
sustainability, which, he says, motivates him to wake up every morning. grew from 10 members to several hundred. She took on numerous tasks, planning events, budgeting and
As an undergraduate, Khamzin was president of the Kazakhstan Student Association, sponsorship marketing, all while working and being a student. It’s clear how passionate Masterson is about the topic of
chair of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. bullying by the fact that she is currently writing a research-based thesis on how marketing can be utilized
He improved his public speaking skills through Toastmasters. He played on USF’s club soccer team and to prevent and reduce bullying.
participated in six consecutive Stampede of Service events. She is passionate about community service, too. She has volunteered for five different non-profit
A native of Kazakhstan, Khamzin speaks five languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek. organizations and Masterson dreams of opening her own non-profit in the future, aiming to increase
In his spare time, he enjoys putting his private pilot license to use. awareness of the impact of bullying and change community behaviors.

Renata Gomes Martins, Global Business - Marketing Maria Morales Ferrebus, Business Analytics and Information Systems
When Renata Gomes Martins spoke at the college’s scholarship luncheon, the Brazilian native For many, immigrating to the United States to start a new life and attend college in the United States is
described what it was like to head to America solo, in high school, in order to get an American a remarkable dream. Maria Lorena Morales Ferrebus has made it a reality.
education. Her story was not one of tragedy, loss or sadness. It was one of perseverance, hard work
and determination. She had to learn English first. She did. Challenging herself through dual enrollment and AP courses
during her senior year after moving to America just two years prior, she graduated high school with straight
Martins shared what it was like to navigate cumbersome processes to get the United States and As. Proving dreams come true with discipline, courage and determination, Morales received several USF
what it was like to be a student-athlete at a boarding school while also mastering English and taking and community scholarships.
honors classes. She described what it was like to earn an honors degree and, then, later, an associate’s
degree from Lake-Sumter State College, both thanks to a athletic scholarships. A resident assistant, Columbia Restaurant flamenco dancer, Corporate Mentor Program participant
and climate activist, Morales will soon graduate with a degree in business analytics and information
At USF, the global business major was awarded an academic scholarship and currently has a systems and a minor in environmental policy.
4.0 GPA - earned while supporting herself financially. She worked part-time at the Small Business
Development Center and, before that, as a sales intern at Florida Golf. Morales’ devotion to the environment began after witnessing the effects of oil spills on her hometown,
Maracaibo, Venezuela. At USF, she has found her passion and learned how she can make a difference
Thanks to scholarships, Martins has also been able to study abroad twice, traveling to Europe and advocating for the planet while encouraging people to take climate action. In the past year, she has
to Africa. The experiences clearly align with her global view and spurred Martins to get involved in the traveled to Washington, D.C. and Tallahassee to lobby for environmental concerns. She has also attended
Global Citizens Project, and she eventually served as president of the group. She later cofounded the conferences addressing sustainability, carbon pricing, climate action and climate policy. Notably, she has
Global Business Society and helped bring the inaugural World Without Waste Sustain-A-Bull Challenge, been an invited panel speaker for two conferences.
supported by Coca-Cola, to campus, giving students a chance to pitch sustainable business ideas to
the firm’s leaders. One of her proudest accomplishments at USF is her founding of the Climate Action Coalition, a
student organization with 88 active members that has hosted lobbying trips, professional speaker series
Martins also finished near the top in several professional development programs, such as Selling and environmental awareness campaigns. Ultimately, Morales’ objectives is the building of sustainable,
with the Bulls and the Elevator Pitch Competition. It is no surprise that she has received a full-time job resilient grids for communities with the capability of reducing CO2 emissions and increasing quality of life.
offer from Cintas several months prior to graduation.
 Ayse Ongan, Finance Courtney Powers, MBA

Born into a family of teachers, Ayse Ongan always knew she wanted to continue the family tradition. Courtney Powers is a triple-threat: smart, kind and industrious. And she is one of three kids from a
Raised in Turkey and fluent in Turkish and English, Ongan credits her father for her academic ambition. family that bleeds green and gold. So much so, in fact, that the USF Alumni Association named them
She will graduate this summer with a 3.93 grade point average. “Family of the Year” in 2018.
On campus, Ongan is in the Judy Genshaft Honors College and serves on the Honors College Student She earned her undergraduate degree in management with honors. And she currently has a
Council. She is also on the volunteer committee, which allows her to pursue her love for event planning 4.0 GPA in the MBA program, earning these grades while working full-time and volunteering in the
and working with others. Ongan has planned events with Relay for Life, Making Strides for Breast Cancer community.
and the American Cancer Society. Further, she is a philanthropy and fundraising committee member in Powers has a servant’s heart and can often be found helping out behind the scenes at events on
Phi Chi Theta, a professional business fraternity. Her experience on the Honors College Student Council campus, such as the Young University Summit, an Open House for potential freshmen and the USF
and in Phi Chi Theta have allowed her to develop and practice the professional leadership skills needed Presidential Investiture Reception. At each of these events, she served as an informal ambassador for
to succeed in the industry while meeting others who are interested in a future career in finance. Ongan the college. She also helps tutor student-athletes.
is also active in the Women in Business Society and the Student Finance Association.
At PricewaterhouseCoopers, Powers rose from an intern to a full-time associate on the Big Four
While serving in several organizations, Ongan finds time to fuel her passion for teaching as she firm’s Idea2Innovation team. Due to her strong critical thinking skills and willingness to learn, Powers
tutors peers in algebra, economics and statistics. was able to travel to Boston to represent her team in conducting usability testing for an internal tool
In 2019, Ongan returned to Turkey, the country she left as a young girl, as a financial professional. that would be rolled out to 50,000 employees nationwide. Though it was new to her, Powers quickly
She interned at Ernst & Young and helped audit the factoring department of a large private Turkish bank picked up the skills necessary for user interface and user experience design.
while translating financial tables. PwC leaders know how to spot talent and Powers was recently chosen to be a member of an
This summer, Ongan will begin the master’s degree program in finance at Vanderbilt University. enablement team which is a cross-functional team focused on tackling and delivering on Controller
Ultimately, she aspires to become a professor, following her father’s footsteps in sharing her knowledge Operations opportunities through automation. She was also tasked with coordinating and planning
with others and helping them learn. the PwC stage at the Synapse Summit in Tampa.

Jesus Parada Perla, MBA Tyler Schulman, Finance - Asset Management & Personal Financial Planning
As a second-semester junior, Tyler Schulman has found out how to become a big fish in a large pond.
Jesus Parada Perla exemplifies values USF holds dear: inclusion, diversity, academic excellence. Double majoring in finance with a concentration in asset management and personal financial planning,
A native of El Salvador, Parada graduated with an undergraduate business degree in 2017, cum Schulman has maintained a 3.92 GPA while accomplishing many of the goals he set for himself as a
laude, earning these honors while racking up an impressive list of extracurricular activities. Now Parada freshman.
aims to earn a second USF degree -- an MBA, with honors. However, his academic dedication surpasses his GPA.
When Parada first arrived at USF, he joined the Latin American Student Association but found it to Schulman is the founding president of the Zeta Rho chapter of Phi Chi Theta at USF, an organization
be somewhat insular. It did not collaborate with other multicultural organizations. Parada thought the that has grown to over 60 members and has remained successful in multiple professional development
organization was missing opportunities. A firm believer in inclusion, Parada proposed opportunities for and philanthropic efforts since September 2018. In their first year, the chapter raised more than $2,000
several multicultural clubs to collaborate. He coordinated the inaugural Noche Latina during Hispanic for the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life while coordinating development workshops
Heritage Month and worked with other organizations to create the Mr. & Ms. Latinx contest. Parada and arranging corporate visits to Raymond James and Tech Data. Schulman has also volunteered at
went on to become president of LASA and soon the group became a de facto umbrella organization Metropolitan Ministries, Feeding Tampa Bay and Habitat for Humanity with the Zeta Rho chapter.
for several multicultural clubs. Under his leadership, the association received USF’s Outstanding
Organizational Collaboration Award. On campus, Schulman is a student in the Judy Genshaft Honors College and the Business Honors
Program. In 2019, he was recognized as the Business Honors Ethical Scholars Award recipient, an award
Parada served as a student assistant for USF’s Center for Leadership Civic Engagement and was sponsored by the dean and awarded to one exceptional business honors student annually. This award
named 2018 Student Assistant of the Year. He helped the Association of Future Professionals in is one of the most prestigious awards for business honors students, recognizing academic excellence,
Business Management grow by 100 members. And he is in his second term as president of LASA. leadership, ethical accomplishments and societal achievements.
Outside of campus, Parada took on a sales job at American Freight/Sears Outlet. Parada was Professionally, Schulman has completed two internships at well-respected financial service firms,
recognized as “Best of Outlet” for three consecutive months as he brought in 600 new leasing accounts. Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial. He has landed a third internship at JPMorgan Chase and
He briefly served as acting manager, filling in for a to-be-hired leadership post. He now works as a will work as a wealth management analyst in its private banking sector this summer. After graduation,
supervisor there, working full-time while pursuing the MBA in the evenings. Schulman plans to obtain both his CFA and CFP designations while pursuing a career in wealth
management.

Raj Patel, MBA in Health Care Management Jessica Senatus, Business Analytics and Information Systems with a Concentration in Cybersecurity
Raj Patel lives in two worlds: business and medicine. At USF, Patel has risen to leadership roles in just Passionate for ensuring universal success, business honors student Jessica Senatus is determined
about everything he undertakes.
to consistently put her best foot forward and blaze trails for others. One of the first women in her family
As an undergraduate, Patel served as a two-term senator of the College of Arts and Sciences, to attend college, Senatus has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her undergraduate career thus far and
representing more than 17,000 students. He was later elected as president of the Students of India she aims to have the same when she graduates in 2021. Senatus competed in USF’s annual Elevator
Association, USF’s largest multicultural organization. Through SIA, Patel worked closely with USF World
to provide airport pickups and temporary housing for international students. Competition as a freshman and earned second place out of 200 students.
Patel has helped start many successful student organizations and was inducted into the CAS Dean’s She is a USF Student Government senator for the Muma College of Business, serving the student
Student Leadership Society. By serving in some of the most influential roles at USF, Patel has advocated body by working on the Senate Policy Committee, Activity and Service Fee Recommendation Committee,
for a better student life by addressing student needs while bridging the gap between students and Finance Committee and the Grants Committee. She has authored memorials commemorating the lives
administration. In 2018, Patel graduated summa cum laude from USF with a bachelor’s in biomedical of USF students to be presented before their families and encourages students to continue paying their
sciences and was lauded at graduation by then-USF President Judy Genshaft. service forward to the USF community. Through her senate work, Senatus has learned the importance of
But he didn’t stop there. working with others -- despite not seeing eye-to-eye on issues -- the value of fairness and impartiality and
Patel returned to USF to pursue an MBA in Health Care Management, where he is now in his final the joy of supporting the values she holds close to her heart.
semester. He continues to develop future leaders as president of The Order of the Golden Brahman, an A resident of the invitation-only Bulls Business Community and part of the Business Honors Program,
exclusive organization uniting campus leaders to serve the USF community for a lifetime. Patel has also Senatus has worked on service projects for Habitat for Humanity. As a child, Habitat for Humanity extended
been passionately involved with clinical and biomedical engineering research. He is a published author its helping hand to her own family and Senatus was honored to repay them by helping create welcome
in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at local, regional, and national conferences. In 2019, he home gifts for families to receive during their home dedications. This serves as a reminder of how much
received The Florida High Tech Corridor Student Research Award. Habitat for Humanity’s work had radically transformed her own life.
Equipped with strong business acumen and a heart to serve, he begins medical school this summer.
He aims to become a physician-leader.
 Adriana Steiner, Global Business Jacobo Zacapa, Finance
Even though she won’t earn her bachelor’s degree until 2022, Salvadoran student Adriana Steiner Honduran native Jacobo Zacapa never felt the urge to emigrate. However, in 2016, he realized his
has already done more than many graduate students. limited ability to advance academically in his homeland. Zacapa made the decision to move to the United
States to complete his college career.
Pursuing a major in global business and a certificate in visualization and design, Steiner has been a
three-time dean’s list recipient and was granted the Burman Family Scholarship from the Muma College At USF, Zacapa was awarded the USF International Scholarship due to his academic merit and has
of Business during the 2019-20 academic year. renewed the scholarship yearly by meeting academic performance requirements. This year, he received
the Raymond James Employee Endowed Scholarship in Business. Zacapa thought he had reached his
Despite the time it takes to achieve academic excellence, she had an itch to give back. She began academic pinnacle. To his surprise, he was later invited to join Beta Gamma Sigma, an exclusive invitation
working as an involvement consultant at the Center for Student Involvement and was quickly promoted. offered only to the top ten percent of the graduating class.
Today, she serves as vice president of involvement for the Campus Activities Board. These positions
have given her the chance to provide meaningful and transformational experiences for USF students A first-generation college student, Zacapa joined the Corporate Mentor Program, which has helped
while leading event planners, staff members and volunteers. She is also the professional development him develop professionally, offering interviewing skills and resume critiques as well as corporate tours
chair for the National Scholars Collegiate Society, responsible for leading students towards realizing and networking events.
and achieving their career goals. Steiner develops workshops, creates content for social media and On campus, Zacapa has worked alongside the dean and faculty of the Muma College of Business
executes professional development activities for members. In the business school, she is a member of as a front desk and financial management student assistant. He felt he could do more. In 2018 and
the Women in Business and Society, an organization that has allowed her to enhance business skills, 2019, Zacapa returned to Honduras to work as an administrative assistant at INVERCOSA, SA de CV, a
learn from guest speakers and develop her professional network. grocery and candy import firm. In 2019, he interned at Dinant Corporation, one of the largest Honduran
Next year, Steiner will participate in a summer study abroad program. This opportunity will allow her manufacturing companies. With Dinant, Zacapa had the opportunity to work as a cost analyst intern,
to pursue career development and cultural growth along with gaining experience in the professional trusted with reconciling more than $300,000 worth of materials used per day.
world. She’s looking forward to expanding her knowledge, developing as an individual and acquiring Zacapa remains humble through volunteerism. The seven-time dean’s list scholar participates in USF’s
vast cultural insights. Stampede of Service and is currently volunteering at Junior Achievement. Despite his accomplishments,
he believes there is nothing more rewarding than making people smile.

Taylor Torres, Marketing with Sales Concentration

Few students understand perseverance like Taylor Torres. Torres’ grandparents, both Cuban
immigrants, dreamed of seeing their granddaughter become the first person in the family to earn a college
2019-2020 Judges
degree. Torres worked diligently and earned full college scholarships. She lost both grandparents shortly
before she headed to college but she made a commitment to herself that she wouldn’t stop working
toward their shared goal.
Just a few weeks into her studies, Torres learned her father was ill. His health and time at home
with family became her top priority. She maintained involvement in school and continued excelling in
coursework. As her father recovered and as she headed into her first finals week, she learned of a dear
friend’s sucicide. Sayandeb Basu Thomas Feindt
Despite the stress, the self-described “fearlessly unstoppable” student persevered. She remained
focused on her big picture goal,which is to land a job where such drive and determination is required. Director CEO
That’s why she chose to major in marketing and sales. She is an excellent student, evidenced by her
3.96 GPA. And she is a highly engaged campus leader. She has served in leadership roles for the USF USF Office of National Scholarships Grow Financial
Professional Sales Club; she is now the club’s vice president. She participated in the Selling with the
Bulls competition, taking first place in two segments, second in another and landing near the top in two
additional categories. Torres was the first USF student to make it to the semi-finals at the Northeastern
Intercollegiate Sales Competition. Beyond campus, Torres served as a sales intern at Cintas Corporation,
worked as a marketing coordinator for a local dance school, handled operations tasks at an insurance Adam Bishop Scott Noonan
company and participated in Domino’s Australia’s international internship program.
Claims Director SVP of Engagement
USAA ReliaQuest

Nicole Weinkauf, Global Business - Management

Cheyenne Currall Amy Rettig
Transfer student Nikki Weinkauf wasted no time getting involved at USF. She joined Delta Sigma
Pi and soon found herself serving as vice president of operations for the business fraternity. She
Former Vice President & Executive Advisor SVP, Community Engagement /
enrolled in the GloBull Ambassador program and was the recipient of USF’s Global Citizens Award. for Global Advancement Florida Site Co-Leader
She connected with the Peace Corps and recently finished its Prep Certification program.
Weinkauf also launched the Golden Bulls Dance Team and now oversees two dance teams while University of Texas Southwestern Medical Nielsen
handling the group’s finances and its competition schedule. USF recently won first place at the regional
level of the National Dance Alliance competition.
Center
Outside of campus, Weinkauf volunteers 16 hours a week at Big Cat Rescue, serving as “keeper”
at the animal sanctuary. She also spends every Monday at Ronald McDonald House, working as a
development intern.
Weinkauf traveled to the Dominican Republic during a break from classes and volunteered at an Elizabeth Wilhelm
orphanage where some of her extended family works. When a student team from the USF Center for
Leadership and Civic Engagement headed to Puerto Rico, Weinkauf joined in and worked at a local
Demand Manager
coffee farm and helped clear landsides in the El Yunque rainforest. She received the President’s
Volunteer Award as a result of service while studying abroad.
Intertape Poylmer Group
While she shares her time freely, she maintains a 3.93 GPA while working on professional
development. She was a purchasing intern at Aptar, an operations management intern at the Yuengling
Center, which led to a guest services supervisor job, and a service and technology strategy intern at
New York Life Insurance, where she supported strategic communications and helped with change
management projects.
 2018 - 2019 Honorees
Nandini Agarwal is currently an intern at interactive marketing and e-commerce at SeaWorld Parks
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Tampa in its audit practice. & Entertainment in Orlando, Florida on the web and digital
She is also focusing on her business honors thesis in the Lynn marketing team. She manages the e-commerce channels for
Pippenger School of Accountancy. SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando, and Discovery Cove by
building products for digital sales, managing the websites,
Alexandra Andrlova will be graduating this May. Following
and developing digital merchandising strategies.
graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in
accounting. Brittany Junkins was accepted into the Zimmerman
InfuZion program and became an account services intern at
Delina Aylay had the opportunity to intern at the United

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Zimmerman Advertising. During fall 2019, she worked as a
Nations chapter in Orlando, Florida. Directly following
digital marketing intern with Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin’
graduation, she worked at Enterprise Holdings.

Where
Brands). Junkins was accepted into the professional business
Pietro Carillo is in his final semester, double majoring in fraternity, Phi Chi Theta, and is currently the chair of
finance and business analytics & information systems. He is advertising. Recently, she accepted a position as a sales and
a statistics and calculus tutor at the USF Academic Success marketing coordinator with Busch Gardens.
Center and has accepted an offer to join Goldman Sachs in
Jessica Kelso is a financial advisor at Jaffe Tilchin Wealth
Salt Lake City as a full-time analyst upon graduation.
Management in Tampa.

Now
Destiney Copeland is traveling the country in a renovated
Shaquille Kent works at Deloitte, a Big Four accounting

are they
RV with her husband while working as an entrepreneur and
firm. He hopes to provide access to education through a
blogger. She runs a resell retail business and visits national
scholarship that will provide financial support and mentorship
parks full-time.
opportunities to students.
Henrique Faria Brito Martini Correa received a summer 2019
Gregory Klug is set to graduate this May with a degree in
internship position at Zoox Smart Data in Rio de Janeiro,
finance. He interned at JPMorgan Chase as an analyst and
Brazil working in data science. Afterwards, he worked as a bid
has previously interned at Foresters Financial in its financial
desk coordinator intern for Tech Data in Clearwater, Florida.
services department. In 2017, he started his own business,
Recently, he secured a full-time post-graduation position as a
Carstats4u, an online service that provides car enthusiasts
data science solution analyst for Deloitte.
with statistics on more than 200 vehicles. As the founder, he
Sonia Duraimurugan will graduate this May and she is is responsible for budgeting for the website, which has now
planning to work with the marketing department of Feeding expanded onto social media sites.
Tampa Bay. She has also applied for the MBA program at USF.
Emmanuel Fernando Martes is currently working with Citi in
Zakaria El Jbari is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Tampa, Florida as a business analyst. He is looking to transfer
business analytics and information systems at USF. He is a to his home country of Colombia with the firm in order to gain
teaching assistant, assisting undergraduate students with international experience. Furthermore, he is looking to pursue
statistics. a master’s in finance in fall 2021 at either Columbia University
or Boston College.
Sarah L. Gimbel is graduating this May with a degree
in marketing, a concentration in sales and a minor in Thomas McLaughlin II was promoted from executive director
entrepreneurship. She will start as an account manager for of the University Lecture Series to president of the Campus
Gartner in Fort Meyers, Florida this July. As an alumna, she Activities Board. He oversees promotions and programming,
plans to host the fourth annual event in memory of her dad including Homecoming and USF Week.
and will donate the funds back to USF to be awarded as
Sofia Tejera Moran is currently pursuing her master’s in
scholarships.
marketing at USF. She works a graduate assistant at the
Frank Harris is working at Raymond James Financial, using Collier Student Success Center at the Muma College of
his skills to advise clients and cover stocks. He served as a Business.
corporate banking intern prior to becoming an equity research
Karina Rao is currently working full time at Raymond James
intern in spring 2019.
as an account coordinator and ADP marketing associate.
Marina Jankovic is an associate marketing manager of She has started volunteering with its affiliated “Lunch Pals”
program, where she eats lunch with a student who would Samantha Whyte was accepted into the University of Florida’s Squibb in its Research and Development and Order to Cash Ireana Ugarte Uzcategui has recently completed an
benefit from having a mentor once a week. Levin College of Law for the fall 2020 semester. departments. She also serves as an ambassador for Free the internship at Bank of America. She is also part of the
Facts. Corporate Mentor Program.
Mariam Raza is an audit specialist for Julianne Woodard is in her last semester at USF. This year
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Tampa. she is the co-director of Camp Kesem USF. She is also the Aleksandra Olearska traveled to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru upon Garrett Walker graduated in May of 2018. Last June, he
vice president of the USF Ambassadors and is working on graduating in 2018. She plans to start a foundation that aims rose to senior research associate at Jaffe Tilchin Wealth
Frances Rice is attends Baylor University working on his MBA. to reform education systems in South America in hopes of Management. He manages all research operations at the
her undergraduate thesis, which focuses on the effects the
She is also completing his last year of track and field on the making a meaningful difference in the crime and poverty firm. He has spent time as a junior advisor and portfolio
triple bottom line has on various financial statements. After
team at Baylor. He is currently searching for an internship. rates within these countries. manager at the firm. He also dedicates a large portion of his
graduation, she will relocate to Seattle, Washington to begin
Maria Garzon Rincon is working at Goldman Sachs as an working at Microsoft as a financial analyst in its finance time giving back to USF. He is a member of the Muma College
Maithilee Pagay interned at Raymond James as a corporate
analyst in Salt Lake City, Utah. rotation program. of Business Alumni Advisory Board and is in the process
and executive services intern for almost a year. She is now
of launching a new scholarship fund for the Bulls Business
Sharleen Kiana So graduated in December with a bachelor’s a graduate student at the London School of Economics and
Community.
degree in accounting from USF. She works as an assurance Political Science.
associate (auditor) for PricewaterhouseCoopers. While Adam Wortman graduated in December 2019 and has begun
Kirby Powers is currently in her last semester of her MBA
working full-time, she is also studying for the CPA exams. a position as a consultant with Protiviti in Tampa in its Internal
program and she will graduate in May. She is an intern with
Audit and Financial Advisory solution.
the Department of Justice and an academic tutor at USF
Athletics. Wei Yang Yap is now currently working as a graduate assistant
and pursuing an MS in marketing at USF.

2017 - 2018 Honorees

Gabriela Rigaud graduated with her master’s degree and
began working as a brand marketing coordinator for Ashley Victor Zapparoli is a financial analyst at McKinsey &
HomeStore Retail Headquarters in February 2020. Company.

2016 - 2017 Honorees

Syed Ahmed works with UX Design. He is now an audiobook Alexandra Florescu is working as a solutions analyst at
narrator as well as enrolled in a UX Design Work Study Deloitte in Orlando, Florida.
Program in Vancouver, Canada.
Kellie Furey is an event assistant in the speaker’s division at
Bisma Balouch is now at an IT business analyst at Raymond United Talent Agency in New York City.
James.
Anaely Guerrero graduated last May and embarked to Hawaii,
Luis Barduco Setti de Arruda has recently completed an He has also completed a full stack development bootcamp at
Pamela Bulu plays a large role in supporting projects used by Asia, parts of Europe, the Caribbean, and South Africa
internship at Credit Suisse in Zurich and is now working Tech Talent South.
all faculty in the USF System. directly thereafter to gain cultural experience. When she
towards his master’s degree in banking in finance at the
returned, she became a marketing project coordinator at Jacob Edens is the president and founder of Metabology, a
Christine Cazeau is an account executive helping University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He was awarded the
Publix Corporate in Lakeland, Florida. She hopes to continue meal prep company that aims to provide healthy meals for
transitioning advisors establish their brand and practice STARR International Foundation Scholarship for academic
her philanthropy work around Lakeland and Tampa to make those in the Tampa Bay area.
as they join Raymond James. She also started a brand excellence and has accepted a full-time offer to join UBS as
an impact where necessary.
consulting agency, Cazeau Consulting Services LLC part of its Graduate Talent Program in Zurich and will work in Marcello Fonseca now lives in Miami and works for XP INC,
that is focused on creating impactful stories that allow Anaida Hasan will graduate in May and she plans on pursuing the Global Wealth Management division where he will serve a Brazilian investment management company. He holds
entrepreneurs to connect to the right clients. her master’s in accounting at USF. In addition, she will be UHNW clients from Latin America. the position of operations analyst and plans to stay with the
taking the CPA exam and start with EY Atlanta in summer company and pursue higher leadership positions.
Daniel Chapman has recently joined SunTrust (Truist Devin Beeler works in assurance practice with KPMG.
2021.
Financial post-merger with BB&T) as a commercial portfolio Erica Gloyd is a JD candidate at Florida State University
Devan Bolden works as a marketing coordinator for Raymond
officer. Avery Horvath graduated with her MBA from USF last July. College of Law. She works as a legal intern for the Florida
James in St. Petersburg, Florida.
She works at McKinsey & Company as a financial analyst Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Taylor Croizat is a business analyst at The Bank of Tampa.
in St. Petersburg and is responsible for providing insightful Alessandra Deiorio recently began a position at Weekley
Sherish Ladhani currently works with the Florida Auditor
Olivia Davis is now a senior business analyst within global analysis for the firm on various metrics. She also handles Schulte and Valdes law firm and will begin law school in the
General as an auditor conducting financial and operational
operations at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation project-based work. fall. She enjoys being a part-time soccer coach for Soccer
audits, as well as other engagements for state agencies,
(DTCC). Shots Tampa Bay, too.
Orzumand Khodiev is currently pursuing his MS in supply educational entities and local government units.
Zachary Engle is an area manager of guest experiences at chain management at the University of Texas in Dallas. He Alexis Drees is a full-time technology consultant at Deloitte
Kelsy Letko graduated as a marketing and finance double
Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where he manages is interning for Southwest Airlines in the Ground Operations and has continued working on a robotics process automation
major. She works in marketing for Red Bull Tampa Bay Wings.
the ticketing process, admissions to Hersheypark and Department. implementation for a client in the aerospace and defense
ZooAmerica, and guest survey data collection. He also industry. Pricilla Luong is completing her last semester at George
Peter Kivuva is a senior analyst for Goldman Sachs in New
focuses on the training and development of the guest Washington University and will graduate in May with her MBA
York City. Luis Duque relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina after
experiences staff. and certificates in project management and investments
accepting a promotion with Bank of America. He is currently
Angelica Nguyen completed a semester abroad in Australia and portfolio management. After interning at the AARP
Juliana Farcheva is working as a financial account analyst for working on the enterprise media monitoring team as the
last spring and now has two internships at Bristol-Myers headquarters in Washington, DC for the foundation finance
Erwin Incorporation. assistant vice president and marketing information manager.
team, Luong continued to work as a part-time consultant Mark Smyslov is currently finishing his MS in finance and focuses on debt investments from the government, account since January 2019.
and financial analyst for the company. She has been at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of municipalities, and corporations. He specifically focuses
Shelby Povtak graduated in May 2016 and has since taken
involved with several consulting projects in Hong Kong and Management. on the banking and insurance industries, which entails
the opportunity to travel to various countries within South
Taiwan for various industries such as hospitality, industrial monitoring a portfolio of companies and evaluating new deals
Andrea Soto works as a marketing strategy analyst for America and Europe.
semiconductors, retail, and nonprofit. to invest in.
Raymond James. Jacoobi Rodriguez is currently working as an audit senior
Jean-Christian Meiller is a financial systems analyst at Michael Friedman works at First American Title as an
Yi Su is a tax accountant for Health Insurance Innovations in assistant in the insurance industry serving the Tampa audit
WellCare Health Plans. associate underwriting counsel. He passed the Florida Bar
Tampa, Florida. practice of Deloitte and Touche, LLP. This year he earned
last summer.
Rebecca Mesiner works as a program manager for the his CPA license. He is involved with on-campus recruiting
Rendy Suryo graduated from USF and began working as Jenna Ghibaudy is a financial professional at AXA Advisors through his firm at USF’s Muma College of Business and
Department of Defense in Niceville, Florida. She is pursuing
a fiscal and business analyst. In June 2019, he obtained a LLC. enjoys visiting his alma mater while networking with students
her MBA through USF’s Muma College of Business.
Master of Applied Economics degree from the University from USF’s Beta Alpha Psi Chapter and Lynn Pippenger
Taylor Moody received an MBA from USF in 2018 and now of California in Los Angeles. Following his degree, Suryo Kaylee Griskie is working as an area manager for Amazon in
School of Accountancy. He will marry Bethany Dawson,
works as a tax associate at KPMG. returned home to Indonesia and began working in the Jacksonville, Florida.
another former 25 Under 25 honoree, in 2020.
strategy and planning division for Gojek, a multi-platform and De Sica Harry accepted a full-time position as a tax staff
Vilas Ramachandran is pursuing a Juris Doctorate at the Alexandria Scarpiello has been promoted to a senior analyst
digital payment technology group. accountant with Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg,
University of Virginia School of Law. – ecommerce role at Comcast NBCUniversal in Philadelphia,
Yonatan Tamir continues to work as an advisory for the media Florida. She expects to graduate from the USF MBA program
Estefania Read Elizalde began her career working for Amazon Pennsylvania. She has been with the company since 2018.
and entertainment staff at EY. this May and she is beginning to study for the CPA license.
and now holds the position of operations lead at Lyft. She Thea Kleive Tobiassen works as an associate at Curve Asset
focuses on partnerships and has already launched a few of Clayton Werner accepted a full-time role as a manager of paid Ralph Hertz recently moved from New York City, where he
Management.
their bikes and scooters. social media with Learfield IMG College in Winston-Salem, was working in M&A Investment Banking, to Miami, where he
North Carolina following his graduation from the USF Vinik works in Corporate Development for the Board of Directors at Tristen Utterback moved to Chicago last April to work as
Irene Rodriguez is a global senior business and project Bacardi. a consultant on the FX team in Hedge Fund Services at
Sport & Entertainment Management Program.
analyst at Citi. She also serves as the communications chair Northern Trust. In September, she went back to school
for the Generations Employee Network and is a third-year Stefan Whiting is in his second year of law school at Florida Kalen Hess graduated with a Master of Accounting with
while working full time to work towards earning an MBA at
mentor for first generation students in the USF Corporate State University College of Law. He will be working for Tripp a concentration in data analytics from The Ohio State
University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Mentor Program. Scott Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this summer as a University. She works as an audit associate with KPMG in San
summer associate. Francisco. She works with KPMG’s National Audit Solutions Mark Zakota was completing his internship with Ernst &
Lindsey Schiller has been working as a Recruiting Coordinator team, where she assists in developing automated audit Young when he received a full-time offer to work in their
at CAE USA since July 2019. CAE is a defense contractor Jiaxin Zhang works in the digital risk solutions practice at procedures and other data analytics routines. financial services office service line. He graduated from USF
here in Tampa, and Lindsey plans to continue growing her PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in New York. with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is now enrolled in
career in human resources there. Zoe Knapke works at JPMorgan Chase in New York as an
the Master of Accountancy program at the Muma College of
investment banking associate within public finance on the
Business.
higher education and not-for-profit banking team.

2015 - 2016 Honorees

Andres Kofman moved to Queretaro City, Mexico to continue
his career as a working consultant at Deloitte.

Julia Krems received her CPA license in April of 2019. Since

2018, she has been working full-time at BDO USA, LLP in
assurance, and was promoted to assurance senior in July of
Ifechi Akaniru is a research analyst at BRADO, a marketing Jennifer Cohen is a financial analyst for BluePearl Veterinary 2019. Krems also works closely with National Data Analytics,
research and creative strategy firm based in St. Louis, where Partners, a national chain of veterinary hospitals owned by Tampa’s talent acquisition team, and has gained experience
she is responsible for uncovering strategic insight from MARS Petcare. with international group audits across the healthcare and
data-heavy qualitative and digital research projects. She has technology industries.
Laura Del Castillo is working as a client relationship associate
worked on high stakes projects for Fortune 500 companies, Quan Nguyen began working as an analyst in the inaugural
at Morgan Stanley.
including Verizon and Johnson and Johnson. finance cohort of Raymond James’ Accelerated Development
Nicole DeNicola is a business intelligence developer for Program after graduating in 2017. He moved to New York to
Katelyn Borton (formerly Katelyn Chin) teaches dance at the
SME Solutions Group, Inc., a strategic management and join the strategic finance team of 1stdibs. He’s also a junior
Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Florida, a public
data analytics start-up based in Tampa, Florida. She also board member for Harlem Grown, a non-profit organization.
charter middle and high school where arts integration is vital
serves on the board as the catalyst committee co-chair for
to students. As a teacher, she is passionate for influencing Robyn Oliveri works a commercial credit analyst for Ford
the Emerging Leaders of Tampa Bay through the Chamber
the next generation of dancers and she is proud to be working Motor Credit Company in the Tampa area. She is also
of Commerce, where she helps educate and inspire young
to create a bridge between the Manatee School for the Arts continuing her education at USF and will graduate in summer
professionals about local public policy issues and encourages
and the USF Dance Department. with an MBA degree.
advocacy.
Isabela Castrillon is an inventory control and quality Gabe Patil is a CPFR analyst who has been supporting the
Duane Driskell is an analyst in California in Wells Fargo’s
assurance manager at Amazon in Jacksonville. OTC, Comp. Skin, and Cosmetics business on the Target
Investment Portfolio, which invests the bank’s excess capital
 Ashley Pierson has graduated with her Master of Science in Bharat Tejwani is working towards an MBA in Supply Chain
accountancy from Wake Forest University. She has passed Management from USF. He is a research assistant in the

2014 - 2015 Honorees all the sections of the CPA exam and now plans to apply
for licensure. She currently works as a tax associate at
Marketing Department in the USF Muma College of Business.

Amber West is working for Publix Super Markets as a

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Tampa.
business consultant in SEC Financial Reporting. She married
Carl “Trey” Steinhoff joined the Tampa based SaaS software John Lindsay, another former 25 Under 25 Honoree, earlier
Nikolas Alfonso has recently begun working as an institutional That’s magazines. In this role, he covers everything from startup Lilypad in April 2018 as the director of marketing this year.
fixed income trader. technology to economic trends to the local food & drink and design, where he helped scale the company to over
Dakota Whaley works in finance as a project analyst for
scene in South China. Most recently, he has played a key role 200 clients and two million ARR. Trey has transitioned to
Lauren Alford is a manager of premium service at Legends. Centene Corporation in Tampa, Florida. She will complete her
in That’s coverage of China’s coronavirus outbreak. the director of product role where he works with leadership,
She completed the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management MBA with the Muma College of Business in May 2020.
development, design, and marketing on end-to-end product
program at USF. Gabriela Garcia Ortega is a Staff 2 analyst at Kaufman Rossin, delivery to build Fintech’s complete software suite for the
a full-service accounting firm in Miami. She works within the beverage alcohol industry. He has remained heavily involved
Joycelyn Alleyne is a marketing and communications
firm’s risk advisory service team, where she specializes in in Tampa’s art, music and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
professional at Barbados Public Workers’ Co-Operative
internal audit and consulting work.
Credit Union Limited, the largest credit union on the island
of Barbados. Her current role includes sponsorship strategy, Anika Hasan is studying at Michigan State University College
public relations, communications and digital marketing. of Law. She plans to pursue a career in corporate or tax law.

Jose Alvarez lives in New York, New York and works for
Natixis CIB Americas as an investment banking analyst.
Santiago Iguaran has started his own real estate company as
well as a perfume business.
2013 - 2014 Honorees
Amanda Atanga completed a post-graduate diploma in John Lindsey is currently working at Publix as a full-stack
Business Intelligence Systems Infrastructure and is based in software developer on the teams responsible for the privately
the Ottawa area. She is currently completing her co-op term held stock and warehouse payroll systems. He earned his Joseph Adam is an audit senior assistant at Deloitte and Kayla Jacobson is working as a marketing and business
as a business intelligence analyst with the Canada Revenue CPA license during his time at Ernst & Young. He married Touche, LLP. development specialist for Community Health Centers of
Agency. Amber West, another former 25 Under 25 honoree, earlier Pinellas.
this year. Sophia Benjelloun is working as a dynamics 365 CRM
Alexandra Bogovic is a paid search analyst for Universal consultant for SA Global. Oumie Jallow is working as an audit senior at Deloitte. She
Orlando Resort. She works on marketing the theme parks and Michael Malanga is currently working as a senior corporate has recently moved to the corporate office in New York and is
seasonal events like Mardi Gras and Rock the Universe. She accountant for JBG Smith, a public real estate development Sarah Bolick is an audit senior at Deloitte in Tampa, Florida
in her fourth year at the firm.
enjoys mentoring students, visiting other theme parks and company and pursuing an MBA at Georgetown University. and remains involved with recruiting at USF.
traveling internationally. Jose Jarquin is a technical lead on the Archivum platform
Joseph Marquis now works as an investment officer at Cassandra Coolidge is a corporate attorney at Nelson Mullins
for the USF Information Technology department. He leads
Bethany Dawson has completed her first year working for Raymond James. Broad and Cassel in Orlando, Florida where she represents
the technical design and implementation of student-related
Deloitte and Touche, LLP in the Tampa Audit practice within clients in general corporate matters and mergers and
Kevin McKeon continues to work as a project manager for applications.
the healthcare industry. She has become a CPA and enjoys acquisitions.
Cloud 9 Adventures based out of Delray Beach. He works Katelyn Leal is an intelligence analyst stationed at Fort Bragg,
being involved with her firm’s recruiting of students from
to produce international concert vacations at all-inclusive Bianca Echtler joined RBC Wealth Management as a financial
the Muma College of Business programs including the Lynn North Carolina, in the 82nd Airborne Division. She plans to go
resorts and on chartered cruise ships. Specifically, he advisor in Sarasota. She uses a rules-based investment
Pippenger School of Accountancy and Beta Alphi Psi, both back to school to earn an MBA.
coordinates all operational aspects of Cloud 9 Adventures process to create personalized solutions and help clients
of which she was involved in as a student. She will marry
events, including food and beverage, hotel and ship achieve their financial goals at the Suncoast Pearl Wealth Michael Mauerer is a documentary wedding photographer
Jacoobi Rodriguez, another former 25 Under 25 honoree, in
operations, port logistics, international shipping, production Group. who runs his own photography business in Richmond,
2020.
elements, guest safety, brand collateral, event décor and Greater London.
Giampiero Fuentes obtained his master’s degree in finance
Harmelle Davis works for Deloitte as a senior assistant design, activities and merchandise.
from Harvard University in May 2018. He works full time on Jodi McFarlane is a marketing campaign specialist at
in Tampa, where she is currently focusing on Fortegra, a
Shayda Milani is currently an attorney at Mayer Brown in the investment strategy team for Raymond James, where ConnectWise. She ise pursuing a master’s in marketing at
Jacksonville-based insurance client. She received the King
the corporate and securities group in New York City. She he analyzes capital market and macroeconomic trends USF.
O’Neal Scholar Award at the end of her undergraduate
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in collaboratively with the CIO. He also authors and publishes
career. She earned a Master of Accountancy with a Harrison Milanian completed his master’s degree in
May 2019. the firm-wide investment strategy research, analysis and
cumulative 4.0 GPA in summer 2018. She is currently in the educational leadership. He has recently changed his career
commentary for both retail and institutional clientele.
process of taking her CPA exams. Joseph Nestor is going into his sixth year at JPMorgan Chase path and is now working at Vology as a sales administrator.
and will graduate from the MBA program in May. He has Francis Gelormini relocated to Seattle, Washington
Marcus Ellis graduated with a master’s degree from USF Thang “Ryan” Nguyen is the product marketing manager at
recently been involved with the Bulls of the Last Decade where he is working in the core assurance practice with
and has passed the CPA exam. He works for Deloitte, where Quoine, operator of Liquid.com, one of the world’s largest
(BOLD) organization, where he helps enhance young alumni PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
he continues to build is technical and analytical skills, while cryptocurrency exchanges.
engagement in university events and initiatives.
developing an understanding of their auditing methodology. Marcos Gonzalez worked at WeatherFord Capital for more
Shivam Patel worked at Raymond James for about four
Duy Nguyen works for Deloitte Consulting as an SAP than two years.
Ryan Gandolfo is currently living in Guangzhou, China and is years. He is now an MBA candidate at the University of North
specialist.
working as the digital editor for a national magazine called
Carolina. John Tuy is a tax experience associate for Yanin Nanakorn is currently working as a mid-market account Tyler Rehm graduated from Harvard University with a
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. executive at Yelp in Chicago. master’s degree in computer software engineering in
Natalie Pearson is an alumnae engagement manager for the 2017. He is now working as a senior software engineer at
Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She oversees the alumnae of the Vanessa Williams is an AdvisorChoice consultant at Raymond George Papadeas works in St. Petersburg, Florida as chief
InterDesign Inc.
organization. James. She’s been a huge part of the firm’s recruiting operating officer for the Hittem Over the Head, which
success. recently made the INC 5000 List as well as the Fast 50 list in Cassandra Sanchez has worked at LeverPoint Management,
Brian Rohl is an audit assistant at Deloitte in Boca Raton, the Tampa Bay Business Journal. LLC in Clifton Park, New York, for the past five years. She is
Florida. Jeannine Yawn has recently moved to Nashville, Tennessee now the associate manager.
after spending several years in New York City. In Nashville, Charles Poliseno is currently pursuing his master’s degree
Matthew Smallbach graduated from Northeastern University in agricultural education and communication with a focus Melissa Stewart lives in North Carolina with her husband and
she works as an account manager at Osborn Barr Paramore
in 2016 and is working as a quantitative strategist at EPFR on leadership development at the University of Florida works as an assistant vice president at Bank of America in its
managing advertising campaigns.
Informa Financial Intelligence. College of Agriculture and Life Science. He is working as pricing strategy and analytics group.
Ashley Young recently accepted a job as a lead youth the Hillsborough County youth development agent for
Shelby Thomas is a cartographer at Leidos. Shalicia Torbert continues to work in budget and acquisition
organizer at Alliance for Climate Change in Tampa, Florida. the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural
finance, while studying to get her master’s degree in non-
Sciences.
profit management. She is also working on attaining a life
Krystyn Ramdial passed her candidacy exams last year and is coach certification.

2012 - 2013 Honorees

currently a doctoral candidate in industrial and organizational
psychology. She is a talent management intern with Service
Master and she plans to move to Cincinnati for an internship
with Proctor and Gamble.

Mary Babcock-Perryman has accepted a new position at associate who covers the technology sector at Manning and

2011 - 2012 Honorees

Intuit in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She joined the company Naper.
as a tax expert. She previously served as a senior accountant
Fadwa Hilili works at TECO as a senior business analyst for
at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
the company’s regulated capital assets. She sits on the board
Evan Burroughs works for CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, of directors for the USF Alumni Association and is also the
as a privacy law and public policy clerk while attending law chair of the Green and Gold Gala.
school at Georgetown University Law Center.
Arian Howard works in sales and trading for Morgan Stanley Anson Angail works at the Siegfried Group as an associate manufactures office furniture including chairs, filing cabinets,
Isabel Carta was previously an investment analyst intern in New York City. He volunteers with the USF Alumni Chapter manager (National Road Warrior). He travels throughout the cubicals, tables, desks and education furniture.
at InvestAmerica Advisors but is now working at Citibank of New York City and is an active member of Toastmasters, United States to help accounting and finance executives with
Megan Blizzard is working at Estimating with Power Design,
focusing on AVP risk modeling analytics. having held several leadership positions. their most pressing accounting and finance needs.
an electrical subcontracting company in St. Petersburg,
Yogesh Chatulani is working as a senior business systems Huzzatun Iqra lives in Miami and continues to work as an Amanda Kerney is the co-founder of AccountingTax.com. Florida. She has been in the role for over a year. She is also a
analyst for T-Mobile. audit senior at Deloitte. She has over 8,000 clients in 16 different countries and part-time massage therapist and yoga teacher.
is headquartered in south Florida with 36 full time team
Kayla Chesanek has started a new job as a manager of team Jennifer Keller works at Crowe LLP and was recently Matthew Casey graduated from USF with an MBA. He is
members. She works with the accounting industry to help
business operations at the XFL. The former 25 Under 25 promoted to senior tax manager in the Tampa office. She now working as an associate in the investment management
professionals develop, train and offer high value services
honoree previously worked with the Orlando Magic, spending specializes in retail dealerships. division for Goldman Sachs in New York City.
such as tax planning, CFO and wealth management.
five years in the team’s business initiatives area.
Ahad Khan works as a senior consultant at Deloitte Mergers Anthony Diaz currently works with Citigroup in the energy
William Bakos has been promoted at Apple. He has been
Kristina Crane continues to work as a senior analyst for and Acquisitions Transactions Services Group in New York investment bank in Houston, Texas.
with the company’s San Francisco offices for three years. His
Citibank in the anti-money laundering department. City. He is also a licensed CPA. new title is OEM Procurement: Business Operations Manager. Gina Ferrara works as the director and founder of Truck
Diana Devitt is a senior e-marketing specialist for TechData in Brittni Lowery is currently working at All Florida Orthopedic Traka, a logistics software and mobile application company
Petr Bambasek is a product manager in the technology and
their internal marketing agency. in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is also working towards based in Reno, Nevada.
digital function at McKinsey and Company. He is currently
completing her nursing degree, which will be her third based in Prague, Czech Republic and has been in this
Oscar Garcia is a business consultant and direct-response Bill Halaby is an associate at the Kirkland and Ellis law firm in
bachelor’s degree. position since December 2018. He has been working in the
marketing coach at OMG Marketing and Associates. He is New York City. He has been a lawyer in New York since 2016.
responsible for helping entrepreneurs brainstorm, connect Chad Masters is a newlywed in Los Angeles, California technology industry and in product management roles for
about four years. Outside of his day job, he also serves as a Zohaad Hasan is currently a senior associate in
and form real relationships by hosting Masterminds Tampa. making his way through graduate school as a creative director
local ambassador for the Czech-American Alumni Network. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ risk assurance practice. He is a
He also shares actionable profit-generating marketing value- and content creator for several brands. He has a podcast with
consultant and auditor for Fortune 100 clients in the areas of
bombs through his podcast, “The OMG! Show.” his friends and manages his and his wife’s YouTube channel. Lindsay Berstling has started a new position at The HON technology, risk and enterprise security. He has been with the
Jessica Glover is an internal medicine resident at Virginia Alejando Mendez works at Shrader Law, PLLC while attending Company in Muscatine, Iowa. She has been with the firm for five years.
Commonwealth University Health Systems. his last semester of law school at Stetson Law School in company since 2014, beginning her career there as a
Gulfport, Florida. solutions account associate. She is now an instructional
Chris Gryniewicz is working as a senior equity research designer for the firm. The HON Company designs and
Kristen Keese was promoted to research manager at Nielsen Grant Sittig is now an adjunct instructor in the USF Muma report, and the investment advisor for the Dash Investment Sean McCaskill is an accounting professional in New York
in Los Angeles, California. In her spare time, she takes film College of Business. Foundation. She is finishing her Ph.D. in Business Economics City. He holds CPA licenses in both Florida and New York.
classes and teaches spin classes. at the University of Liechtenstein.
Aaj Solanki is an MBA Candidate at Vanderbilt’s Owen Sean Motta continues to work for Duke Energy and is now
Jaime Mizrahi is currently the owner of JAMS Distributors, Graduate School of Management. He is also a licensed CPA Samantha Hill Pauley was promoted to senior business the CT engineer/program manager for the Pratt & Whitney
LLC, which is a cellphones and electronics accessories with experience as a litigation consultant and audit senior. development manager of CTC Bunzl Retail in 201. Her combustion turbine fleet.
retailer and wholesaler. He has provided professional services to a diverse range of responsibilities include new business growth of custom visual
Ross O’Bryan recently quit his job at Shuffield Lowman to
companies and industries, both private and public. displays, props and decor in the retail industry. She has
Randell Nairn lives in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She pursue the world of entrepreneurship. He is opening his
also joined various organizations including Fashion Group
currently works for Aramark Higher Education and was Silvia Soto-Avella is a senior change analyst in information own indoor/outdoor dog park in Tampa called Two Shepards
International, Chicago Chapter and Retail Design Institute
recently promoted to the general manager of food services on technology organizational change management at Depository Taproom.
Chicago Great Lakes Chapter for additional professional and
the Methodist University campus. She has been working for Trust and Clearing Corporation in Tampa. She has recently networking opportunities. Wilnelly Ortiz works as the marketing coordinator for Roc
Aramark since she graduated in 2013, initially hired as a meal established the Soto-Avella Dreamers Latino Scholarship at Nation in New York City.
plan office assistant. USF. Chaz Hine is currently working out of Lakeland, Florida. He is
pursuing two of his greatest passions: real estate and acting Sahir Quraeshi is currently in his second year of Radiology
Julio Novo is an equity research associate analyst for T. Rowe Jessica Barber Spellins works as a compensation consultant and performance. He is a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway residency in Syracuse, New York. He recently got married and
Price in Baltimore, Maryland. for an Oregon-based consulting firm, Trüpp HR. She has been Home Services and works at Disney World performing in started a family.
working in compensation for nearly six years and recently several stage shows including Indiana Jones Epic Stunt
Alexis Nowell has worked as a senior retail associate at T. Sarah Reynolds Daly works as the assistant vice president of
received her designation as a Certified Compensation Spectacular, Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage, and
Rowe Price for the past six years. Corporate and Real Estate Banking at Raymond James.
Professional from World at Work, a global human resources Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue.
Stancey (Kwakwa) Peprah has been a staff accountant in the association. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband Paul Robertson has joined Morgan & Morgan at the firm’s
Ryan, another 25 Under 25 honoree, and their two-year-old Eric Holland recently started a new position working as
USF Controller’s Office for the past four years. Her current Orlando areas offices. He is a litigation attorney.
son, Davis. a senior manager of business intelligence and analytics
goal is to pass the CPA exam.
in global partnerships to build sports sponsorships for Ryan Spellins was recently promoted to director of
Alarvo Ruiz joined Citi Private Bank in 2015, where he worked Frank Territo is still with the Bank of Tampa, celebrating eight IRONMAN, a global endurance sports company. subcontract administration by the CFO of his company,
as an investment finance specialist. In 2017, he received years in May, and was promoted in December of 2018 to vice TriWest Healthcare Alliance in Phoenix, Arizona. His team
president, finance and administration officer. He also serves Stephanie Howard works for Silver Peak Systems where
an offer to join the Citi’s Global Engagement Management manages performance of all subcontractors that support
on the Muma College of Business Alumni Advisory Board. she manages their marketing implementation and lead
Associate Program, a global leadership program comprised TriWest. He is married to Jessica Spellins, another former 25
acquisition for the east coast and Canada.
of two one-year rotations in an institutional business different Under 25 honoree, and they have a 2-year-old son named
Michael Tomaino is the founder and CEO of Landcrafters
than the one he previously resided in. Christina Jann Vance is the marketing operations manager for Davis.
Florida, a landscaping company that works to enhance
landscapes throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast. Trellance, a large data analytics company in Tampa, Florida.
Steve Schertzer is a mortgage loan originator at GTE Financial Volkan Turan is vice president and performance improvement
in Tampa. Chelsey Kamen is now an MBA student at Point Loma manager at JPMorgan Chase.
Nazarene University in Los Angeles, California.

2010 - 2011 Honorees 2009 - 2010 Honorees

Rachel Albright is completing her fellowship at Dartmouth & Southern Life, where he manages mutual funds, life William Brewer recently traveled to Kenya and South Africa brokerage specializing in industrial products and relationship
College and pursuing a master’s degree in Public Health. insurance and annuities. as a GBO Gives Ambassador with Bristol Myers Squibb, building.
After finishing her fellowship, she plans to pursue a career in where he is currently the Manager of the Data Analytics and
Tiffany Eveld Roberts has joined Morgan & Morgan as an Brittany Grossfield recently accomplished two huge life goals,
academic medicine. Global Internal Audit departments. While in Africa, Brewer
attorney in the firm’s Orlando office. becoming a mother and attaining the position as the Bob
spent three weeks volunteering with two non-governmental
Frank Cabano lives in El Paso, Texas and is an assistant Sierra YMCA’s Senior Program Director over summer camp
Kari Ferguson Grecco is works as a senior financial analyst for organizations in the healthcare space, where he assisted
professor of marketing at the University of Texas. and afterschool, an accomplishment she has worked for over
TECO. with developing their organizations and policies to be able to
ten years. Grossfield serves on the Fraternity Housing Council
Ashley Ciccarello Miller is a licensed CPA who serves as a better execute on their missions.
Hefgine FIls-Aime has recently begun working as assurance as USF’s Zeta Tau Alpha Chapter housing advisor. Grossfield
senior in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers Jennifer Brody is working as an ESL Teacher for VIPKID. In and her husband are also foster parents licensed through the
manager for the Tampa-St. Petersburg branch of the global
LLP in Tampa. her position she teaches English to students in China online. Children’s Home Network.
accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Luqmaan Dawoodjee is a software developer at Ordoro Inc, Justin Fries works at Presence Incorporation as a full stack James Hansen continues to work as an assurance manager at
Ben Gasparini works as a financial controller and economist
a computer software company that focuses on e-commerce software developer. EY in Orlando, Florida.
in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area.
logistics based in Austin, Texas.
Demelza Hays is the founder of www.cryptoresearch. Richard Grieder is currently in commercial real estate Joshua Horn continues to work in strategic development and
Makis Denis is a registered representative with Western
strategic assessments for Lockheed Martin. Stephanie Wagenfohr is a senior external reporting analyst at
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
Torell Jackson is a marketing manager for Danaher
Corporation. Elizabeth Wilhelm is the demand manager for Intertape
Polymer Group. She is helping her department forge a
Ryan Kania is the founder and CEO of Advocates for World
relationship with the Center of Supply Chain Management at
Health, a non-profit organization that redistributes medical
USF.
supplies to relief agencies in developing countries where
resources may be limited. In doing this, Advocates for World Anthony Zanella is an IT audit experienced manager at
Health aims to reduce medical waste. Carnival Corporation.

Ryan Kearns created his own commercial finance brokerage

company called Red Door Capital Group. In his position, he
helps business owners gain marketing capital and also works
with real estate investors to secure financing for real estate
projects. He’s been doing this for three years.

Jamie Kenney is currently in Coimbatore, India where he

is setting up his Indian company’s Tech and Back Office
Services office. Kenney has a US-based tech services
company and a US-based travel agency which will focus
first on developing the most comprehensive and innovative
website about ocean and river cruises.

Matthew Kelsey works as a community sales manager for

Homes by WestBay. He is a community sales manager for
three communities and sells homes in Riverview, Florida.

Michael Kotarinos is the chief technology officer at Oxyml.

Angela Martin is a recruiting delivery manager at

TEKsystems. Since moving to Orlando, Florida, Martin is now
a mentor with the College of Business at UCF.

Anthony Morrison is the segment producer for all Good

Morning America show brands and is also a creative lead
on projects for Disney and the newly formed Walt Disney
Television.

Ingrid Poole works at Pineywoods Realty as a realtor and

team leader.

Erin Potter begun working as an attorney recruiting manager

at White & Case LLC in July of 2018.

Luke Richardson is a faculty member in the Lynn Pippenger

School of Accountancy.

Carolina Romero is now the owner and lead trainer for Silver
Strong Fitness in Delray Beach, FL. She is a TPI certified gold
fitness specialist, a NASM personal trainer, a FAI functional
aging specialist and a social media influencer and consultant
in the golf industry

Lindsay (Skillman) Singh is now the director for the center for
academic achievement at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Dazaun Soleyn is the artistic director for dazaun.dance. He is

also a hip-hop instructor for Dance Brigade Dance Mission.

Kelley Strammer is a pricing analyst for International Paper.

She has been working there for more than six years.
 USF Muma College of Business student team spearheaded
the 25 Under 25 recognition program. They promoted the
Excellence in Business Education program, processed applications, snapped headshots, created
videos, wrote the biographies, and led the social media
Without Borders campaign.

We appreciate the following students from the USF Muma

College of Business and the USF Zimmerman School of
Advertising and Mass Communications.
The University of South Florida Muma College of Business does more
than simply disseminate knowledge. Our business school is shaping
business thinkers and equipping students with the skills and knowledge
to take leading positions in business and society.

2019-2020
USF Muma College of Business
Student Team

The University of South Florida is a global research university dedicated to student Alyssa England Blake Parry
success. One of its largest colleges, the Muma College of Business boasts one of the Marketing Marketing
America’s best accounting schools, a top ranked entrepreneurship center, a nationally Class of 2021 Class of 2020
ranked MBA program, world-class research faculty, and a comprehensive portfolio of
business-education programs. Kaylynn Kennedy Emily Popson
Business students explore the world as part of their USF educational experience. Advertising Integrated Public Relations and Advertising
More than a quarter of all USF students who took advantage of summer study abroad Class of 2022 Class of 2020
excursions were business majors. Some of these trips gave students the chance to
explore established marketplaces and visit with global business leaders in distant Naomi Microcznik Wladimirski Shelby Weininger
locations such as England, Panama, Prague, and India. Some students took part in Mass Communication - Advertising Integrated Public Relations and Advertising
semester-long exchange programs at internationally respected institutions. Class of 2020 Class of 2021
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