Garcia (BS 1994, MEd 1997, MBA 2005) was appointed as national Director of Program Innovation & Effectiveness at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, located in Tampa, FL, in 2020. He previously served for 10 years as CEO at Big
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Mark Jaronski (MBA ’05) | August 2021
Jaronski (MBA 2005) serves as Deputy Commissioner, Explore Georgia, the tourism division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. In this role he oversees the state’s official destination marketing organization, which works to advance Georgia’s $68.96 billion tourism industry that
Christopher Johnson (BS ’05, MS ’07, MBA ’10) | March 2021
Johnson (BS 2005, MS 2007, MBA 2010) is Senior Social Responsibility Specialist at The Mosaic Company. He is also a board member at the Nonprofit Leadership Center (NLC) and co-leads the NLC’s diversity committee. He recently shared tips for leaders
Shasta Almi (BSBA ’05) | February 2021
Almi (BSBA 2005) is Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator at the International School of Monaco. Over the past ten years, she has worked in education, communications, advertising and digital marketing for a range of industries in Monaco. Prior to her
Scott Sherman (BSAc, MAcc ’05) | August 2020
Sherman (BSAc 2005, MAcc 2005) is the co-founder and managing principal of Teicera Capital. He is responsible for strategic direction, sourcing investment opportunities, capital markets and operations for the firm. He was recently named to the South Florida Business Journal 40
Nicole Malik (BSBA ’05, MBA ’07) | October 2019
Malik (BSBA 2005, MBA 2007) is the president and founder of Hook & Porter Media, a digital media company. Leveraging her 15+ years of marketing experience, Malik grew the organization to a multi-six figure business within a year of its
Michael Nunziata (BSBA ’05) | July 2019
Nunziata (BSBA 2005) is Principal at 13th Floor Homes. He was named to the 2019 South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 list as an “influential leader from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties who exhibited outstanding success in business and
Sarah Burnett (MIB ’05, MBA ’10) | June 2019
Burnett (MIB 2005, MBA 2010) is Director of Investor Relations at Discovery, Inc. She was recognized in the inaugural class of 40 Under 40 by the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI), which honors the most talented young individuals in the
Kristin (Laneri) Olson (BSBA ’04, MSF ’05) | June 2019
Olson (BSBA 2004, MSF 2005) recently transitioned into a new role with Wood Partners, one of the country’s largest multifamily developers, as a Development and Asset Manager covering Atlanta, Nashville, the Carolinas and southern Virginia. She is married to Matt
Edwin Sosa (BSBA ’05) | May 2019
Sosa (BSBA 2005) is Managing Partner at Embark Safety, which was named the No. 18 company on the 2019 Gator100 list of the top 100 fastest-growing, Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world.