Alumni Notes Richard B. Hare (’89, accounting) joined
Victor Sower, PhD (’80, MBA) is Distinguished
Havertys Furniture as executive vice president
Professor Emeritus of Operations Management at Sam Houston State University. He has written several books on quality management and has served as a consultant.
and chief financial officer in May. Previously, he served as senior VP of finance, and chief financial officer for Carmike Cinemas. Established in 1885, Havertys is a full-service home furnishings retailer with 123 showrooms in 16 states in the South and Midwest. Greg Heston (’83,
accounting) is in his 32nd year with Ernst & Young, which he joined immediately after graduating from Auburn. He remains connected to the university through his involvement in the Auburn University Foundation Board, the School of Accountancy Advisory Council, and firm campus recruitment activities. His oldest children, Mary Slate and William, each graduated from Auburn in May and December 2016, respectively. He and his wife, Mary Grace, live in Atlanta and are the parents of four additional future Auburn students ranging in age from 5 to 17. Enoch Jones (’86, management information
systems) changed jobs and now serves as a network and systems engineer for TEKsystems. Paul Linz (’83, business administration) serves as executive director of Fauquier Habitat for Humanity in Virginia. He manages a $1.1 million
budget, nine full- and part-time employees, and an army of more than 175 local volunteers. Jeff Lynn (’85, management) serves as senior
executive director of workforce and economic development for the Alabama Community College System. Scott MacArthur (’83,
accounting) serves as Chief Financial Officer for SafeStreetsUSA in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company is ADT’s largest authorized dealer of residential security systems with more than 80,000 annual installations nationwide. He has been married for nearly 33 years to his “Auburn sweetheart,” Alicia. Mark Pickens (’83, finance) oversees his own law practice, Mark A. Pickens, Attorney at Law, in
Birmingham. He has been in practice for 30 years, representing financial institutions, banks, and mortgage companies.
Paul Watson (’86, management) has joined First Tennessee Bank as vice president of community
banking. Based in Columbia, Tenn., he covers the southern Middle Tennessee Market, which also includes the communities of Lewisburg and Lawrenceburg. In his three decades in the banking industry, Paul has also worked in leadership roles for Simmons First National, Heritage Bank and Trust and US Bank. Gregory L. Young (’85, industrial operations
management) serves as an attorney and partner for the Los Angeles law firm of Haney & Young, LLP. He practices in the areas of entertainment law, intellectual property law, business law, and litigation. In addition to his “day job,” he is in his 11th year teaching business law, marketing law, and entertainment law courses at California State University-Northridge.
1990s Don Bravaldo III (’93,
accounting) serves as president and owner of Bravaldo Capital Advisors. His hobbies include fly fishing, golf, and international travel. Jeff Call (’95, accounting; ’96, MAcc) has served as tax partner in charge with Bennett Thrasher LLP for nearly four years and has earned Atlanta’s
Best Wealth Manager award for the last six years. He experienced profound change after the collapse of Arthur Andersen in 2002, moving to what was then a new firm in Bennett Thrasher. “Our firm has grown from approximately 50 people when I joined in 2002 to nearly 270 people now in 2017.”
Governor Rick Scott as a circuit court judge. He is assigned to the criminal division. He and his wife, Jo Ellen, frequently return to campus for football and basketball games and visits with their daughter, Morgan Ball, who is a junior at Auburn. Peter Hanley (’98, MBA) serves as an attorney for Marathon Petroleum. He joined the company
in 2014, providing in-house clients with environmental, health, and safety legal advice. He has since moved to the Transportation & Logistics Division, where he works in support of the Business Development Department by conducting Environmental Health and Safety risk analysis on companies and assets being considered for purchase. Chris Jones (’94, management) started a new position as director of client success at Doc Halo,
a healthcare tech start-up, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jennifer King (’94, international business) has been named director of marketing for Fortune International Group in Miami. Fortune is one of
the most prominent real estate developers in South Florida. The marketing arm has recently been recognized as the top firm in South Florida for real estate development marketing. Scott Koser (’92, finance) earned
his CFA designation and co-founded an investment management firm. He is a partner and director of research for Cornerstone Investment Management & Consulting. J. Don Overton (’92, finance) is principal of The Overton Firm & The Mediation Center in
accounting) is a circuit court judge for the State of
Little Rock, Ark. He is serving as chair of the Arkansas Bar Association Construction Law Section for 2017-2018, as well as on the Board of Directors for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Foundation. He has also been named a National Director to the Association of Home Builders.
Florida 17th Judicial Circuit in Fort Lauderdale.
Jennifer Roberts (’97, management information
Martin Fein (’93,
After earning an accounting degree from Auburn, he completed his law degree at Stetson University College of Law in 1996. Fein worked as an assistant state attorney before opening his own law office in 1998. After 18 years of private practice, he was appointed by Florida
systems) serves as a district account manager for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
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