William Kyle Ingle (Ph.D. ’07) was appointed associate professor in the Department of Evaluation, Leadership and Organizational Development at the University of Louisville.
Ryan Cohn (B.S. ’09), Sachs Media Group vice president of social/digital operations, won the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals Golden A.C.E. Award in the Communications category.
Audra Pittman (Ph.D. ’07), Suite P Creative Studio CEO, won the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals Golden A.C.E. Award in the Arts & Culture category.
Sean Dodrill (M.B.A. ’09), CrossFit Black Box owner, won the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals Golden A.C.E. Award in the Beauty & Fitness category.
John Shaw (B.A. ’07, M.P.A. ’09, M.S.P. ’09) was promoted to grants administrator for the city of Jacksonville’s Emergency Preparedness Division.
Alicia N. McLaughlin (Ph.D. ’09) was awarded tenure as a faculty member at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
Stephen Andrews (B.S. ’08, M.Accg. ’09) joined Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A.’s tax services team.
Alex Quimby (B.S. ’09, J.D. ’12), BakerHostetler associate, was appointed to a two-year term on the Central Florida Young Professionals Advisory Council.
Wayne Durrett (B.S. ’13) joined James Moore, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants as a staff accountant. Russell J. Pereira (B.S. ’13) was accepted into the Peace Corps and will work with local people and organizations on sustainable, community-based development projects in the country of Georgia for two years.
2010s Ashley Burns (B.S. ’10), U.S. Air Force, was a finalist in the Martha Stewart American Made contest with her family’s company, Burns Creekside Farms. Kathryn Douglass (B.A. ’10, M.A. ’12) was promoted to senior campaign manager at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. John Easterbrook (B.A. ’10, M.A. ’12), FSU senior admissions officer, won the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals Golden A.C.E. Award in the Administration category. Matthew Hoza (B.S. ’10) completed his two-year commitment with the Peace Corps last summer after volunteering in Sierra Leone to teach students math and physics.
▼ Junior Bernadin
Junior Bernadin (B.A. ’08), The Ron Clark Academy technology manager and step team coach, was recognized as a Sponsor of the Year at the 2014 Break the Stage Step League National Championship, at which his students won overall first place. Matthew Devine (B.S. ’08, J.D. ’12), Burr & Forman LLP associate, was named to the Central Florida Young Professionals Advisory Council. Jenna’ L. Reed (B.S. ’08), Broward College adjunct professor, was recognized as part of 40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire on NerdScholar, a financial literacy website for students.
Garrett Schanck (B.S. ’10), Stellar Recovery Inc. CEO, was recognized as a 2014 Ultimate CEO by the Jacksonville Business Journal, which also recognized his company as one of the 50 fastestgrowing companies in Northeast Florida. James M. Swartz (M.A. ’10) was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. William Boyce (B.A. ’11), University of Virginia religious studies doctoral student, was awarded one of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s Thirty Under 30 Awards for 2014. Matthew Viverito (B.A. ’12) helped open and serves as the manager of the Circus Harmony Flying Trapeze Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in April.
▼ Jillian Tapper Jillian Tapper (B.S. ’13) was named Miss New York 2014. James Dills (B.S. ’14) joined the FSU Police Department in September.
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▲ Matthew Viverito
Summer Wheeler (B.S. ’08), National Credit Union Administration principal examiner, received the NCUA’s Examiner of the Year for Region 3. Logan L. Baker (M.B.A. ’09) joined ShuffieldLowman as an associate in the tax section.
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