Spector (BSBA 1999, MS-ISOM 2000, MBA 2009) has been recognized as a Marquis Who’s Who recipient, an esteemed recognition honoring the most accomplished professionals who have achieved notable success and prominence in their fields. Spector is a Realtor with Compass
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Ryan Merkel (BSBA ’08) | December 2024
Merkel (BSBA 2008) was hired as the National Gallery of Art’s new principal gifts officer and assumed the role on December 1. As the National Gallery’s principal gifts officer, Merkel will work with the chief development officer Sean O’Connor and
Matt Redler (BSBA ’20) | December 2024
Redler (BSBA 2020) is Founder of Za-Zu, a cold email sending platform. He was ranked the #1 speaker in the country, coached two debate national championships, founded a global payroll company when he was 22, and most recently bootstrapped an
Mark Mustian (BSBA ’80) | November 2024
Mustian (BSBA 1980) has a new novel out in March 2025, “Boy With Wings,” about a boy with strange appendages on his back who ends up in a freak show in the 1930s South. (His prior novel, “The Gendarme,” has
Eliott Wahba (BSBA ’23, MS Marketing ’24) | November 2024
Wahba (BSBA 2023, MS Marketing 2024) recently launched his own company, DolFinContent, a graphic design marketplace that connects clients with top-tier designers to bring their creative visions to life. See more about DolFinContent on the web or on LinkedIn, Facebook
Steven Blumberg (BSBA ’86) | November 2024
Blumberg (BSBA 1986) was named President & CEO of Florida Health Care Plans (FHCP). Blumberg was most recently vice president of strategy and practice transformation for GuideWell, the Jacksonville-based parent company for FHCP. He began his professional career in 1987
Amber Yoo (BSBA ’04, MBA ’10, DBA ’23) | October 2024
Yoo (BSBA 2004, MBA 2010, DBA 2023) was featured as an Innovative Leader in the November 2024 issue of Modern Luxury magazine. The publication spotlighted her work in the generative AI space. Yoo is Co-Founder and Vice President of SKY
Steven Hagenbuckle (BSBA ’85) | October 2024
Hagenbuckle (BSBA ’85) was featured on the cover of Naples Illustrated Magazine. Read his story on page 68.
Tom Jennings (BSBA ’63) | October 2024
Jennings (BSBA 1963), CPA, served 3 years in U.S. Navy before earning his degree in accounting, marrying his wife and beginning his family at UF in 1963. After working for WR Grace for 3 years, Jennings began his career in
Laurie Spector (BSBA ’99, MS-ISOM ’00, MBA ’09) | October 2024
Spector (BSBA 1999, MS-ISOM 2000, MBA 2009) founded the Law Grads of Compass group, with approximately 75 full time Compass Realtors nationwide, who graduated from law school. She was also recently re-appointed as a Florida Realtors State Director, as well