Jap (BSBA ’89, PhD ’95 ) has been named a Fellow of the American Marketing Association at the recent AMA Winter Academic Conference. She holds the Sarah Beth Brown Endowed Professorship of Marketing Chair and joined the Emory Goizueta Business
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In Memoriam | January 2023
Harry E. Wickham | BSBA ’49 | 1926-2022 | Wickham, of Floral City, Florida, passed on December 17. He entered the Merchant Marines during WWII and served as Ensign and Radio Operator, a role that gave him the opportunity to
Philip Garton (DBA ’20) | February 2023
Garton (DBA ’20) is Chief Financial Officer at VulcanForms, a MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure. Garton is a seasoned finance executive with more than three decades of experience at global organizations. As the CFO of
Jose Paz Castro (BSBA ’11) | February 2023
Castro (BSBA ’11) is a Senior Human Resources Manager at Microsoft. In his role, he works closely with sales and engineering teams that empower the Federal government. Castro is responsible on executing the people strategy and ensuring that initiatives strategically
Jeff Wilensky (BSAc, MAcc ’97) | February 2023
Wilensky (BSAc, MAcc ’97) was recently announced as SVP of Strategy & Growth at Prolocity, a leading Salesforce consultancy. He brings 22 yrs of experience in building & scaling professional service organizations to Prolocity. Wilensky was a partner at RelationEdge
Ashley Haynes-Gaspar (BSBA ’99) | February 2023
Haynes-Gaspar (BSBA ’99) is Executive Vice President – Customer Experience Officer, Wholesale and International at Lumen. She is responsible for nurturing and growing enterprise customer relationships, managing the company’s international and wholesale businesses and leading global marketing and branding efforts.
Robert Holihan (BABA ’18, MSRE ’20) | February 2023
Robert Holihan (BABA ’18, MSRE ’20) joined SRS Real Estate Partners in 2021 as an associate in the Orlando office. He focuses on tenant and landlord representation. “The University of Florida drastically altered my career trajectory all for the better,”
Alex Caputo (BSBA ’18, MSRE ’19) | February 2023
Alex Caputo (BSBA ’18, MSRE ’19) serves as Vice President of Capital Markets for Sterling Organization. He is responsible for the sourcing and execution of all financing and refinancing efforts for the firm, including property and fund facilities. Caputo is
Katherine Saez (BSBA ‘99) | January 2023
Saez (BSBA ’99) is executive vice president and Georgia regional president for Truist Financial Corporation. She serves as the senior leader in the Georgia Market, responsible for direction and integrating client management business development efforts with privately-held companies operating in
Randy Koporc (BSBA ’88) | January 2023
Koporc (BSBA ’88) serves as president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank in Georgia, responsible for the growth and strategic alignment of the bank’s commercial, wealth and asset management, and consumer businesses. Under his leadership, the bank has accelerated its
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