Rafael (MBA 2006) is the President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA). He works for Citigroup as a Contact Center Leader, responsible for operations in Tampa and Mexico, and is the current Chair
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Caleb Quaid (MBA ’09) | June 2014
Caleb (MBA 2009) was recently promoted to Senior Manager of Business Administration for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He had served as the Bucs’ Business Administration Manager since 2012. He previously worked in Corporate Partnerships Business Development with the Miami Dolphins.
Krista Boyer (BSBA ’10) | June 2014
Krista (BSBA 2010) recently joined Alchemy Works, a new retail concept store located in the Arts District of Los Angeles, as its Retail Operations Director for this flagship location. She had previously worked in New York City for Kate Spade,
Crystal Lauderdale (MBA ’13) | June 2014
Crystal (MBA 2013) is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Florida Polytechnic University, the newest member of the State University System of Florida. She previously served as Communications Director at Triad Retail Media in Tampa where she helped to
Erika Parry (BSBA ’14) | June 2014
Erika (BSBA 2014) graduated from UF in May, and has been named a Client Services Associate at Fisher Investments in Portland, Oregon. Before beginning her career, Erika and fellow Warrington graduate Ashley Edmonston are traveling to Europe. They will visit
Charlie J. Gillette, Jr. (BSBA ’85, JD ’88) | June 2014
Charlie (BSBA 1985, JD 1988) is celebrating his 25th year practicing law. He is the founder of Gillette Law, P.A. in Jacksonville.
Abdul Lateef (MBA ’05) | June 2014
Abdul (MBA 2005), the Chief Executive Officer of Plasma-Therm LLC in Saint Petersburg, Fla., was named a 2013 “All-Star of the Chip-Making Industry” by VLSIresearch’s The Chip Insider. Plasma-Therm’s innovation that uses plasma technology to separate individual integrated-circuit chips was
Kristee Leonard (BSBA ’08) | June 2014
Kristee (BSBA 2008) was named one of the National Association of REALTORS® Magazine’s “30 Under 30” for 2014. She is the Broker and Owner of The Leaders Realty, LLC in Austin, Texas. Kristee was also recently named a 2014 Platinum
Christopher Johnson (BS ’07, MS ’10, MBA ’10) | June 2014
Christopher (BS 2007, MS 2010, MBA 2010) was recently named Director of Programs & Learning for the Florida Philanthropic Network in Tampa. He previously served as Executive Director of the Nonprofit Center of North Central Florida in Gainesville.
Brad Casey (MBA ’12) | June 2014
Brad (MBA 2012) was named the Managing Director of Tampa’s Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in February. Brad says this position “has been my dream job since I was 12, and the combination of my