CLASS NOTES Bobbie Cavnar (B.S. ’99), English and journalism teacher at South Point High School, was named North Carolina’s 2016 State Teacher of the Year.
Brandi Bradburn Holland (M.F.A. ’99) is serving as an editor on NBC’s “This Is Us.” Carol A. Russo (M.S. ’99) is serving as senior community library manager of the Northwest Regional Library of Broward County, Florida. Kelsey Scott (M.F.A. ’99) guest-starred as Rose on multiple episodes of the ABC series “How to Get Away with Murder.”
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Zachary J. “Zac” Sieffert (M.F.A. ’02) served as the first assistant camera (1st AC) on the upcoming feature film “Girl Trip” and on Rob Reiner’s “LBJ” (2016), the TV miniseries “Roots” (2016) and the indie feature “Mudbound” (2016). In addition, he served as A-camera 1st AC on “Keanu” (2016) and “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (2016). He also served as B-camera 1st AC on the second unit of “Deepwater Horizon” (2016). Grasford W. Smith (B.S. ’02), shareholder with Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs P.A., was sworn in as a member of the board of directors of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and will serve as this year’s co-chair of the association’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion. James Ciccarello (B.F.A. ’03) has served for 10 years as an editor on the CBS reality show “Survivor.”
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Jeremey Davis (B.S. ’00), Army major specializing in field artillery, spent the summer in Central America training Honduran soldiers and police while mobilized with the Florida Army National Guard.
Michael Moragne (B.F.A. ’04) is serving as line producer on the Dreamworks series “The Adventures of Puss in Boots.” Adele Romanski (B.F.A. ’04) is serving as an executive producer of the Starz series “The Girlfriend Experience.” Corinne Bishop (M.S. ’05), graduate outreach librarian at the University of Central Florida’s John C. Hitt Library, is serving as 2016-2017 board secretary of the Florida Association of College Research & Libraries. Marin Dell (M.S. ’05, Specialist ’07, M.S. ’10) joined the library of Texas Tech University’s School of Law as head of digital and electronic services.
▼ Joshua D. Curry Megan Bobiak (B.S. ’00) is working as an account executive with Anson + Stoner, an Orlando-based advertising agency.
Joseph F. Ferris (B.S. ’04) is working as the principal technology security engineer for AT&T’s Global Customer Security Services team, dedicated to the state of Florida’s MyFloridaNetwork.
Matthew Kissner (B.S. ’05, J.D. ’11), attorney with Broad and Cassel, was a finalist in South Florida Business & Wealth’s 2016 Up & Comer Awards. ▲ Matthew Kissner
Allison Harrell (B.S. ’00, M.Acc. ’01), shareholder with Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs, was selected as one of 2016’s “25 Women You Need to Know” by the Tallahassee Democrat. Julie Drach (B.F.A. ’02) was nominated for an Emmy for Set Decoration for the Amazon series “Just Add Magic,” and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Series for her set decoration on “Key and Peele.” Scott Knapp (B.S. ’02), partner with Broad and Cassel, was a finalist in South Florida Business & Wealth’s 2016 Up & Comer Awards. In addition, the Daily Business Review named him a 2016 Rising Star, South Florida’s most promising up-andcoming attorneys. Manuel Rodriguez (B.S. ’02) is serving as president-elect of the Organizational Behavior Management Network. In addition, he received the 2015 Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Florida Institute of Technology, where he earned his master’s degree. Armando Salas (M.F.A. ’02) served as cinematographer on six of eight episodes of the History Channel military drama “Six.” Kristi Santi (Ph.D. ’02), associate professor of special education at the University of Houston, is serving as vice president of the Texas Chapter of the Council for Learning Disabilities.
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Joshua D. Curry (B.A. ’03), patent and intellectual property litigation attorney with Dentons US LLP, was named a partner in the firm. In addition, Super Lawyers named him a Rising Star for 2016. Amy Seimetz (B.A. ’03) is serving as an executive producer, writer and director on the Starz series “The Girlfriend Experience.” Daniel Therrien (B.S. ’03, M.S. ’09) earned a Master of Science degree in applied and computational mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 2015. Christopher W. Bailey (B.F.A. ’04) wrote and directed “The Parting Gift,” a short film that won the 2016 Pilgrim Graham Wade Media Prize from Christian Media Australia. Rachel Cocciolo (B.A. ’04, M.A. ’07, J.D. ’15) joined Burr & Forman LLP as an associate in the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice, Jacksonville, Florida.
Meghan Hernandez Kraft (B.F.A. ’05) served as associate editor on Sony Animation/Rovio’s “The Angry Birds Movie” (2016). Gavin Lacambra (B.S. ’05) joined Collins Einhorn Farrell P.C. in the firm’s Asbestos and Toxic Tort Practice Group. Ashleigh McDonald (B.S. ’05, B.S. ’05) is serving as director of marketing commercialization with Coca-Cola. Angela D. Miles (B.S. ’05) was named a shareholder in the Radey Law Firm of Tallahassee. Joshua O’Driscoll (B.A. ’05, B.S. ’05, B.A. ’05), assistant curator of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts with the Morgan Library & Museum, received the Paul Clemen Prize, which promotes the study of art from Germany’s Rhineland.