Marina Farwick (BSBA 2009) has been promoted to A&A Senior Manager at James Moore’s office in Daytona Beach, Florida. A CPA with nearly ten years of experience, Farwick focuses primarily on audits for government entities and nonprofit organizations. She has worked
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Melissa Bivens (BSBA ’14) | January 2024
Melissa Bivens (BSBA 2014) has been promoted to ACS Manager at James Moore’s office in Gainesville, Florida. The business consulting firm specializes in providing tax, auditing, accounting and controllership, data analytics, human resources, technology and wealth management services to clients
Five things to do with a marketing degree
Marketing isn’t about sales; it’s about relationships. With a major in marketing through a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Master of Science in Marketing degree from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, you’ll be equipped to build
In Memoriam | November 2023
Bernard D. Hammer | BSBA ’62 | 1938-2023 | Hammer, of Beaumont, Texas, passed on October 15. After working in concrete sales for a time, he spent most of his career stockbroking with Paine Webber, Morgan Stanley and other firms,
Pedro Allende (BA ’03, BSBA ’03, MS-ISOM ’07, JD ’07) | December 2023
Allende (BA 2003, BSBA 2003, MS-ISOM 2007, JD 2007) was recently named to the Government Efficiency Task Force by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He serves as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services. Prior to his role as
Laurie Spector (BSBA ’99, MS-ISOM ’00, MBA ’09) | December 2023
Spector (BSBA 1999, MS-ISOM 2000, MBA 2009) was recently appointed as a Florida Realtors State Director, as well as appointed to the Broward-Miami Board of Governors for the Miami Association of Realtors. Spector is a Realtor with Compass in Fort
Banking on success
Looking back on the beginning of his career, Gary Antenberg (BSBA ’89) is grateful that he didn’t get his dream job right out of college. At the University of Florida, he studied finance in the hopes that he’d land a
Growing citrus is the family business
Matt McLean (BSBA ’93) enrolled at the University of Florida in 1989 with plans to change what he always knew. Growing up with three generations of citrus farming before him, McLean was drawn elsewhere. He saw the bright lights of
In Memoriam | October 2023
George Burritt Whitehurst | BSBA ‘58 | 1935-2023 | Whitehurst, of Brooksville, Florida, passed on September 26. He was a direct descendant of one of the early Brooksville pioneers, dating back to 1869, and spent his whole life in the
Brian Bush (BSBA ’09) | November 2023
Bush (BSBA 2009) is Vice President of the Tom Bush Family of Dealerships and is part of the fourth generation of the Bush family in the car business. He is a 2020 graduate of Leadership Jacksonville. He was recently elected