Paxton (BSAc 2017, MAcc 2017), a CPA, has been promoted to Senior Accountant in James Moore’s Gainesville office. He will prepare personal, corporate and partnership tax returns. He will also be responsible for directing and reviewing the tax work of Associate
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Brian Antigua (BSAc ’17, MAcc ’19) | August 2019
Antigua (BSAc 2017, MAcc 2019) joined James Moore’s Gainesville office as a staff accountant, where he will provide a range of tax accounting services.
Rankings Roundup: How Warrington performed in 2018-2019
Over the 2018-2019 academic year, the Warrington College of Business received a number of top rankings from leading publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Financial Times, The Economist, Eduniversal and Ivy Exec. The exceptional rankings we received from these
Five Hough graduate programs earn top 5 ranking among publics for second year
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Master’s degree programs across the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business remained in the top five among public institutions for the second consecutive year in the 2019 edition of
Johnnie P. James, Jr. (BSAc ’80, MAcc ’81) | July 2019
James (BSAc 1980, MAcc 1981), CPA, was named CEO of the Lykes Bros., a Tampa-based agribusiness. James joins Lykes Bros. after a 30+ year career in public accounting serving large agricultural family businesses throughout the southeast. In addition to being
Daniel Castro (BSAc ’06, MAcc ’06) | July 2019
Castro (BSAc 2006, MAcc 2006), CPA, recently expanded his leadership role and will serve as the Tax Office Managing Partner at BDO’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices. He has more than 12 years of experience delivering corporate and tax accounting
Amber McCann (BSAc ’00, MAcc ’01) | July 2019
McCann (BSAc 2000, MAcc 2001), CPA, has owned her own practice, Amber McCann CPA, since 2005, in addition to being a Financial Representative with Modern Woodman of America. She is also the owner of Stage Left Theatre Company, which presents
Katherine H. Pierce (MAcc ’79) | July 2019
Pierce (MAcc 1979), CPA, one of two remaining founders of Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT), celebrated the firm’s 30th anniversary last December. Headquartered in Gainesville, ECT has 21 offices in 10 states. Pierce is quite proud of the reputation
Lessons in leadership
When Ricky Caplin (BSAc ’05, MAcc ’05) first came to the University of Florida in 2001, he considered his options and his long-term goals of becoming a leader in business as he selected his major. In choosing accounting, Caplin was
John Staten (BSAc ’89, MAcc ’90) | March 2019
Staten (BSAc 1989, MAcc 1990) was named the Chief Operating Officer of Orange Lake Resorts, home of the Holiday Inn Club Vacations brand. Staten will play a key role in delivering a seamless and consistent brand experience instrumental to achieving resort