Hagemeier (BSBA 2002) was appointed vice president of sales at DMF Lighting, a leading designer and manufacturer of premium modular LED downlighting systems. Hagemeier will be responsible to lead the company in developing and executing sales strategies to drive continued
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Jeremy Collett (BABA ’02) | August 2022
Collett (BABA 2002) is EVP, Head of Capital Markets for Guaranteed Rate. In his role, Collett is responsible for trading, securitization, interest rate risk management, product pricing and investor relations. Collett began his career at Guaranteed Rate in 2010 and
Jinxin Yang (MIB ’17) | August 2022
Yang (MIB 2017) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategy at the University of Houston-Downtown. “Without the amazing experience at UF as an ‘all-i-gator,’ I would not have been an ‘ed-u-gator’ at UHD aiming to help those students walking in
In Memoriam | July 2022
Charles Kerekes | BSBA ’50 | 1925-2022 | Kerekes, of Clearwater, Florida, passed on May 30. Born in Ft. Pierce, Florida, he served in the Navy during WWII as an EOD technician and later graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in
Jason Jhonson (MBA ’99) | August 2022
Jhonson (MBA 1999) was named Chief Marketing Officer of Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations. Jhonson’s more than 20 years of experience building world-class brands for pioneering technology companies like Improbable, GitHub, PayPal and
Dan Mathis (MSM ’13) | August 2022
Mathis (MSM 2013) is an adjunct professor in Columbia University’s Sustainability Management program and a policy fellow at Next100, a think tank powered by the Century Foundation. At Next100, his work focuses on the intersection of housing and climate policy,
Ryan Quattlebaum (MBA ’23) | August 2022
Quattlebaum (MBA ’23) was named the President and CEO of AdventHealth North Pinellas. He will begin in his role August 28. He will report to Erik Wangsness, president/CEO for AdventHealth Wesley Chapel who also provides executive leadership for AdventHealth North
Adria Starkey (BSBA ’77) | August 2022
Starkey (BSBA 1977) was reappointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Starkey, of Naples, is the Collier County President of FineMark National Bank and Trust. Previously, she was Chief Operating Officer of The Sanibel Captiva
Tiffany Nardone (MBA ’03) | August 2022
Nardone (MBA 2003) is Vice President of Market Access Strategic Accounts and Field Reimbursement at GSK, a global biopharma company with the ambition and purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. She was recently named
Adrienne Johnson (BABA ’04, MBA ’08) | August 2022
Johnson (BABA 2004, MBA 2008) was named Mercer’s Tennessee Health & Benefits Managing Director. She has more than 10 years of health and benefits experience with Mercer, a global health and benefits, human resources and wealth advisory firm, in Tampa and