Jim Fatzinger (DBA ’20) has been honored with the Fulbright Association Excellence in Advocacy Award. The award recognizes his support of the Fulbright mission through his role as Fulbright Specialist with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and
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Kyle Sammons (BS ’18, MS-ISOM ’20) | February 2024
Kyle Sammons (BS 2018, MS-ISOM 2020) has co-created a new athleisure brand: Fringe the Label. Born from a dream on the Ocala Muni course, Sammons used his education in biology and business to develop sustainably sourced clothing, wearable on and
Mark Harris (MIB ’20) | October 2023
Harris (MIB ’20) is the new Military Liaison for the DC Gator Club. As Military Liaison, Harris will coordinate efforts between the University of Florida Association of Military Alumni and the DC Gator Club. He will also serve as the local
Richard Bustamante (MBA ’20) | August 2023
Bustamante (MBA ’20) was recently selected as one of five 2023 Kentucky Distillers’ Association Lifting Spirits Scholars. He will now be attending the University of Louisville Graduate Business School’s certificate for distilled spirits coursework. Bustamante is an experienced military officer
Philip Garton (DBA ’20) | February 2023
Garton (DBA ’20) is Chief Financial Officer at VulcanForms, a MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure. Garton is a seasoned finance executive with more than three decades of experience at global organizations. As the CFO of
Robert Holihan (BABA ’18, MSRE ’20) | February 2023
Robert Holihan (BABA ’18, MSRE ’20) joined SRS Real Estate Partners in 2021 as an associate in the Orlando office. He focuses on tenant and landlord representation. “The University of Florida drastically altered my career trajectory all for the better,”
Colt Ridgeway (BSBA ’20, MIB ’20) | August 2022
Ridgeway (BSBA 2020, MIB 2020) is the Chief Operating Officer at Trupo Treats, a vegan milk chocolate company in California. Trupo Treats has recently launched its crispy wafer bars, the first and only vegan and gluten-free wafer chocolate bars in
Brian Trupo (BABA ’19, MSE ’20) | August 2022
Trupo (BABA 2019, MSE 2020) is the co-founder of Trupo Treats LLC, a vegan milk chocolate company in California. Trupo Treats has recently launched its crispy wafer bars, the first and only vegan and gluten-free wafer chocolate bars in North
Alec Alfonso (MBA ’20) | July 2022
Alfonso (MBA 2020) has been named Senior Director of Business Development & Strategy for Very Big Things, a leading digital product agency focused on digital transformation and disruption. In this role, Alfonso will be responsible for accelerating VBT’s growth strategy
Max Wahba (BSBA ’20) | July 2021
Wahba (BSBA 2020) is the founder and CEO of a data start-up, Techsalerator, which is focused on bringing access to international business and consumer information to the U.S. market. Today, one year after starting the company, it is one of the