Spector (BSBA 1999, MS-ISOM 2000, MBA 2009) founded the Law Grads of Compass group, with approximately 75 full time Compass Realtors nationwide, who graduated from law school. She was also recently re-appointed as a Florida Realtors State Director, as well
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In UF Warrington’s Alumni Class Notes, you have the opportunity to let your classmates know what’s going on in your life and career.
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Robert Linder (MBA ’09) | October 2024
Linder (MBA 2009) has served as the chief financial officer of Lazy Dog Restaurants since June 2016, overseeing finance, accounting and supply chain. Prior to joining Lazy Dog, he served in various finance roles at Bloomin’ Brands, most recently as
Daniel Hoh (MBA ’24) | October 2024
Dr. Hoh (MBA 2024), a UF Health & University of Florida College of Medicine neurosurgeon, recently began his term as President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 10,000 members worldwide.
Jeremy Behling (MBA ’13) | September 2024
Behling (MBA 2013) recently started a new role as the COO of Embark Behavioral Health. He has more than 12 years of experience providing leadership and strategic support for multi-site healthcare organizations in public, private, and private equity-backed sectors. Prior
Travis Lefke (BSBA ’16) | September 2024
Lefke (BSBA 2016) is a Senior Internal Auditor at Verizon, leading risk-based audits to assess financial, operational and IT controls for Verizon’s Consumer Group. Prior to that, he worked in management consulting at Protiviti. At UF, Lefke was a Machen
Mike Balter (BSAc ’88) | September 2024
Balter (BSAc 1988), Regional Managing Partner of Marcum in the Southeast, has been named a 2024 Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal. Balter joined Marcum in 2014 with more than 25 years of client service experience in the
In Memoriam | September 2024
Clinton C. Bonner Jr. | BAA ’50 | 2024 | Bonner, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, passed in 2024. He received a Bachelor’s in Accounting in 1950 from the University of Florida. John J. Flynn | BSBA ’58 | 2024 |
Michael Hoffmann (MBA ’12) | September 2024
Hoffmann (MBA 2012) recently began a new position at Truist as Managing Director, Sports & Entertainment Group Senior Corporate Relationship Manager. The group serves the corporate sports, film and television, and music verticals, while Hoffmann exclusively focuses on corporate sports,
Harry Smith (BSBA ’95) | August 2024
Smith (BSBA 1995) was reappointed to the Suwannee River Water Management District by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Smith, of Lake City, is employed at Mayo Ag Services. Previously, he served as Vice President of Feed Operations for Central States Enterprises.
Kevin Polli (MAcc ’02) | August 2024
Polli (MAcc 2002) is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Bancreek Capital Advisors, which recently had the honor of ringing the opening bell at the NYSE in celebration of the successful launch of the group’s ETF platform, including
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