Mathers (Ph.D. Finance 2012) received the University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence, one of USM’s highest honors. She is associate professor of finance and associate dean of Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business. In addition to teaching, she is credited with advising students
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Alicia Holden (BSBA ’12) | June 2021
Holden (BSBA 2012) has joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) as Associate Counsel – Technology, Events and Team Marketing and Business Operations (TMBO). Prior to joining the NBA, Holden worked at Wargo French LLP where she regularly supported companies in
Kathleen Plinske (MBA ’12) | February 2021
Plinske (MBA 2012) was recently named the next president of Valencia College in Orlando. She is the fifth and first female president of Valencia. Previously, Dr. Plinske served as Executive Vice President and Provost and as Campus President of the
Brent Healy (MBA ’12) | March 2020
Healy (MBA 2012) and his wife Emma (MBA 2013) moved to the Atlanta area in January 2020 for Brent’s opportunity with Salesforce as a Senior Solution Engineer at Salesforce Tower Atlanta. Emma works remotely for Slate Advisors of San Francisco.
Dan Stewart (MBA ’12) | March 2020
Stewart (MBA 2012) joined PreferredOne as Vice President of Sales in 2017. After 5 years in Florida, Stewart welcomed an opportunity to return to Minnesota with Willis Towers Watson in 2013, where he was promoted to the position of Senior
Samuel Lopez, Jr. (MBA ’12, DBA ’20) | July 2019
Lopez (MBA 2012, DBA 2020) is a Surface Warfare Officer with the U.S. Navy. After 24 years of service, Lopez will be retiring from the U.S. Navy in September. He is currently in his last year of the UF Doctor
Jordan Podhurst (MSM ’12) | April 2019
Podhurst (MSM 2012) started with Amazon as an Area Manager at a Fulfillment Center in Lexington, Kentucky right after graduating from the MSM program. Since then, he launched an Amazon Robotics FC in Tampa, Florida and has since moved to Seattle,
Dan Drotos (BSBA ’09, MS ’11, MSRE ’12) | March 2019
Colliers International Northeast Florida has expanded its regional presence into Alachua County with the appointment of Dan Drotos (BSBA Finance 2009, MS 2011, MSRE 2012) as Senior Director of the firm’s Gainesville operations. Drotos earned his Nathan S. Collier Master
Kathleen Plinske (MBA ’12) | August 2018
Kathleen Plinske (MBA 2012) was named the new executive vice president and provost at Valencia College.
Andrew Daechsel (BSBA ’12) | May 2018
Daechsel (BSBA 2012) has joined Carlton Fields as an attorney in the firm’s Property and Casualty Insurance Practice Group. His practice focuses on insurance coverage.
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