Hudon (MBA 2020) is Director of Student Affairs at Pensacola State College and Pathways Navigator at the Florida Department of Education. She earned her 8th degree (and 5th graduate degree) from UF in December. She completed her UF MBA with an
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Lara Long (BSAc, MAcc ’93) | January 2021
Long (BSAc 1993, MAcc 1993) is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at AGCO Corporation. She was recently appointed to the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC), which advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on strategic
Vedant Patel (MBA ’17) | January 2021
Patel (MBA 2017) has been named Assistant White House Press Secretary by President-elect Joe Biden. Patel served as Regional Communications Director on the Biden-Harris Campaign. During President-elect Biden’s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director.
Rebekah Dorworth (MBA ’15) | January 2021
Dorworth (MBA 2015) was promoted to the position of President of Kyra Solutions, Inc. effective January 1. Dorworth was hired in 2014 as the Director of Marketing and Communications and has served in various executive capacities since, most recently as Senior
Scott Raffa (MBA ’17) | January 2021
Raffa (MBA 2017), spine surgery expert and neurosurgeon at the Memorial Neuroscience Institute, has extended his medical practice to Boca Raton with Dr. Daniel Aghion where patients now can be seen for a variety of spine disorders. Raffa is a
Albie Kaminsky (BSBA ’13, MBA ’16) | November 2018
Kaminsky (BSBA 2013, MBA 2016) was recently named Florida’s Senior Manager of Government Affairs for Charter Communications, America’s fastest growing and second largest cable company. Previously, Kaminsky served in the Florida House of Representatives as Chief Legislative Aide to Rep. Jim
Troy Atlas (BSAc ’88, MAcc ’90) | November 2018
Atlas (BSAc 1988, MAcc 1990) has joined Stonehill as its President. Stonehill is a strategy and innovation consultancy using design thinking, data analytics and business intelligence to help the world’s most interesting brands to identify opportunity, implement change and accelerate growth.
Jonathan Mish (BSBA ’00) | November 2018
Mish (BSBA 2000) has joined ABB Optical Group as the company’s chief information officer. In his role, Mish will be responsible for overseeing the company’s IT department and leveraging technology to improve business operations and deliver effective technology services and solutions.
Nadia Batey (BSAc ’04) | November 2018
James Moore & Company admitted Nadia Batey (BSAc 2004) into the firm’s partnership. A member of the firm for nearly 14 years, Nadia provides tax advisory and compliance services with a focus on serving the needs of small businesses, real estate firms,
David Buckmaster (BSBA ’06, MBA ’13) | November 2018
Buckmaster (BSBA 2006, MBA 2013) is the Director of Compensation and Market Insights at Nike in Portland, Oregon. He was recently named to the shortlist of the annual Financial Times and McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize, which is awarded for the best