Alumni Class Notes: page 3

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.

Did you get a promotion, new job or retire (lucky you!)? Maybe you got married, bought a house or had a baby (congrats!)? Are you just kicking butt and taking names (snaps for you!)? Let your fellow Business Gators know by submitting your Class Note!

Submitting a Class Note is also a great way to expand your network of Business Gators. By sharing what you’re up to, along with a link to your LinkedIn page, you give other Business Gators the opportunity to connect.

Share about yourself and connect with other Business Gators by submitting your Class Note today!

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Brian Piccolo

Brian Piccolo (BSBA ’13, MSRE ’22) | July 2024

Piccolo (BSBA 2013, MSRE 2022) was promoted to Vice President – Development Management at Clover Investment Properties.  Previously, Piccolo served as Clover’s Development Manager. Prior to that, he spent eight years in the financial services industry working in risk management

Taylor Rochelle

Taylor Rochelle (BSAc ’15, MAcc ’15) | July 2024

Rochelle (BSAc 2015, MAcc 2015), a CPA, was promoted to Audit Senior Manager at James Moore’s Gainesville office.  Rochelle has over five years of professional accounting and auditing experience. As a senior manager, she’s responsible for ensuring engagements are adequately

Shane Metzler

Shane Metzler (BSAc ’17, MAcc ’17) | July 2024

Metzler (BSAc 2017, MAcc 2017), a CPA, was promoted to Audit Director at James Moore’s Gainesville location.  As a director with several years of experience, Metzler is responsible for running and supervising audit engagements, planning and performing fieldwork, and reviewing

Jennifer Carpenter

Jennifer Carpenter (BSAc ’12, MAcc ’13) | July 2024

Carpenter (née Blackburn) (BSAc 2012, MAcc 2013), a CPA, was promoted to Tax Manager at James Moore’s Daytona Beach office. She joined the firm in 2013 after completing her degrees at the University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting.  Carpenter

Aaron Rosenberg

Aaron Rosenberg (BSBA ’97) | July 2024

Rosenberg (BSBA 1997) was appointed Chief Financial Officer at BeiGene, a global oncology company discovering and developing innovative treatments that are more affordable and accessible to cancer patients worldwide.  Rosenberg is a global finance executive with more than 20 years

Stephen Mounts

Stephen Mounts (MBA ’99, MHA ’99) | July 2024

Mounts (MBA 1999, MHA 1999) is the United States Air Force’s associate deputy surgeon general. In his role, Mounts provides guidance and expertise to a $6.1 billion, 44,000-person integrated health care delivery and readiness system serving 2.6 million beneficiaries at

Class Notes - General

John “Jay” Brady (BSBA ’78, MA ’81) | July 2024

Brady (BSBA 1978, MA 1981), CAM, CMCA, MAURP, is President of Brady Consulting & Communications, LLC. His B2B company represents public and private technology companies, connecting them with clients to produce sales.  Connect with him on LinkedIn.  

Outline of a hand placing a rose down in front of a single candle.

In Memoriam | July 2024

Glenn I. Jones | BSBA ’50 | 1928-2024 | Jones, of Lake City, Florida, passed on April 25. He graduated from Columbia High in 1945 before serving in the Navy for two years. He later earned a business degree from

Wendy Reinert

Gwendolyn (Wendy) Reinert (BSBA ’07) | July 2024

Reinert (BSBA 2007) is the Owner & President of CAA Wireless. In 2021, she took full ownership of CAA Wireless, the wireless site acquisition consulting company Reinert has worked at since the beginning of her attendance at UF in 2004.

Class Notes - General

Kurt Nystrom (MBA ’74) | July 2024

Nystrom (MBA 1974) is celebrating his 50th MBA class reunion this year. After spending 11 years in banking and 35 years as CFO and COO for museums and land trusts in the Miami and San Francisco areas, Nystrom is now

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