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Alison Rand

Alison Rand (BSAc ’90) | July 2023

Rand (BSAc ’90) has been appointed to the boards of Regions Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Regions Bank. Upon joining the Regions Boards, Rand will serve on the Technology Committee. An experienced corporate executive, Rand has served as Executive Vice President

Daniel O'Keefe

Daniel O’Keefe (BSBA ’90) | April 2023

O’Keefe (BSBA ’90), Co-Managing Partner of the Shutts & Bowen Orlando office, has been reappointed to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.  In his current role, O’Keefe handles real estate and land use issues, from negotiating loans and government approvals to

Robert Stern

Robert Stern (BSBA ’86, JD ’90) | February 2023

Stern (BSBA ’86, JD ’90) is a Partner and Attorney for Trenam Law and has been appointed to the Southwest Florida Water Management District by Governor Ron DeSantis.  At Trenam Law, Stern represents clients in all aspects of real estate,

Jay Wolszczak

Jay Wolszczak (BSBA ’90, JD ’93) | October 2022

Wolszczak (BSBA 1990, JD 1993) is the Chief Legal Officer for First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (“First Watch”). First Watch is an award-winning Daytime Dining restaurant concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients. There are more than

Stephanie Plaines

Stephanie Plaines (BSBA ’90) | September 2022

Stephanie Plaines (BSBA ’90) was named the new Chief Financial Officer at JCPenney. Plaines will lead all financial activities across the enterprise. She will drive best-in-class execution across functions including financial strategy, real estate, capital deployment, credit services, sourcing and

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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

Troy Atlas

Troy Atlas (BSAc ’88, MAcc ’90) | January 2022

Atlas (BSAc 1988, MAcc 1990) has been named President and CEO of Home Safety Solutions. The Tampa native specializes in business development and process optimization. His career includes successful roles at Raymond James, AIG SunAmerica and Deloitte. With Atlas’ arrival,

Cynthia Rignanese

Cynthia Crofoot Rignanese (BSBA ’87, JD ’90) | June 2021

Rignanese (BSBA 1987, JD 1990) is the founder and senior managing law partner at Rignanese & Associates. This year, she is celebrating 30 years of practicing law in Polk County.  Rignanese has received numerous awards for her outstanding professional accomplishments

Murat Mercan

Murat Mercan (Ph.D. ’90) | April 2021

Mercan (Ph.D. ISOM 1990) has been appointed Turkey’s ambassador to Washington, D.C. the United States.  Previously, he was ambassador to Tokyo, Japan. Before being appointed to Tokyo in 2017, Mercan served as deputy minister of energy and natural resources. He

Carolyn J Messinger

Carolyn J. Messinger (BSBA ’90) | December 2020

Messinger (BSBA 1990), CEO of UNIVERSALPREQUAL.COM, is proud to announce the launch of their standard, nationwide system for construction prequalification. The system serves the construction industry as the resource for firms to manage their prequalification process in one reliable, easy,

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