Alumni Class Notes: page 4

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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Bryant Rafferty

Bryant Rafferty (BSAc ’11) | January 2024

Bryant Rafferty (BSAc 2011) has been promoted to A&A Manager at James Moore’s office in Gainesville, Florida. In his role, he provides accounting, auditing and tax services to higher education, nonprofit and commercial clients, with a particular focus on construction entities.

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Marina Farwick (BSBA ’09) | January 2024

Marina Farwick (BSBA 2009) has been promoted to A&A Senior Manager at James Moore’s office in Daytona Beach, Florida. A CPA with nearly ten years of experience, Farwick focuses primarily on audits for government entities and nonprofit organizations. She has worked

Melissa Bivens

Melissa Bivens (BSBA ’14) | January 2024

Melissa Bivens (BSBA 2014) has been promoted to ACS Manager at James Moore’s office in Gainesville, Florida. The business consulting firm specializes in providing tax, auditing, accounting and controllership, data analytics, human resources, technology and wealth management services to clients

Ronika Carter

Ronika Carter (MSM ’10) | January 2024

Carter (MSM 2010) joined the Minnesota Vikings as Senior Director of Legal Affairs. Prior to accepting this position, Ronika served as Corporate Counsel for the WTA Tour. Connect with her on LinkedIn. 

Doug Myers

Doug Myers (BA ’97, MBA ’01, J.D. ’01) | December 2023

Myers (BA 1997, MBA 2001, J.D. 2001) is a Partner in the Shutts & Bowen Jacksonville office where he is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. His practice is focused on commercial and corporate real estate, land use,

Clint Buck

Clint Buck (DBA ’22) | December 2023

Buck (DBA 2022) was named Teacher of the Year for the Accounting and Finance Department at Abilene Christian University. Buck serves as Assistant Dean for Operations at the Abilene Christian University College of Business Administration and is Assistant Professor in

Grant Sinnott

Grant Sinnott (BA ’15, MSF ’17) | December 2023

Sinnott (BA 2015, MSF 2017) recently joined Kemp Anderson Consulting as a quantitative analyst and data scientist. Before stepping into his new role, Sinnott worked for over six years at Bank of America, where he was responsible for quantitative analytics.

Glenn Latham holding a fish.

Glenn Latham (BS ’76, MBA ’78) | December 2023

Latham (BS 1976, MBA 1978) uses his captain’s license to serve in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and lead fishing charters. Since retiring from the Neurovascular device industry, he has been pursuing nautical adventures on the Florida coastline, making use of

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

In Memoriam | November 2023

Bernard D. Hammer | BSBA ’62 | 1938-2023 | Hammer, of Beaumont, Texas, passed on October 15. After working in concrete sales for a time, he spent most of his career stockbroking with Paine Webber, Morgan Stanley and other firms,

Pedro Allende

Pedro Allende (BA ’03, BSBA ’03, MS-ISOM ’07, JD ’07) | December 2023

Allende (BA 2003, BSBA 2003, MS-ISOM 2007, JD 2007) was recently named to the Government Efficiency Task Force by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He serves as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services. Prior to his role as

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