Alumni Notes Casey Rigsby (’07, business
administration) serves as a mitigation markets representative for Westervelt Ecological Services in Auburn. He celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary this year. Stephanie Galloway Shirley (’08, finance) is a staff attorney with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in Montgomery. She enjoys
spending time with family and friends, attending Auburn sporting events, and serving at her church. Lauren Short (’06, aviation
management) moved to Birmingham and started her own financial advisory practice. Matt Smith (’04, logistics) earned a promotion at Southeastern Freight Lines in March,
becoming regional vice president of operations. In his new role, he will manage operations for Region III, which includes 18 facilities in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. After joining Southeastern in 2004, Matt served in a variety of leadership roles, including a stint as service center manager in Dalton, Georgia. Thomas N. Thompson (’01, economics)
welcomed his second child, Isaac Graham Thompson, into the world in February 2017.
says, is that “my family and I will have a good bit more time together.” John Wood (’00, business administration) opened his own business, Wood & Associates,
in 2013. He also completed a master’s degree in management information systems at UAB.
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leads the company’s internal team of marketing professionals in support of business development initiatives.
Scott Barranco (’16, accounting
and finance) serves as a staff accountant for Machen McChesney, CPAs and Business Advisors in
Montgomery, Ala. His areas of professional focus include audit, individual taxation, and business development. He and his fiancé, Andie Paszkiewicz, were married in August. When he’s not working, Scott enjoys playing golf, spending time with his family and attending Auburn sports events. Cody Biegler (’13, supply chain management) serves as a direct materials buyer for Volvo Cars
in Charleston, S.C.. Daniel Brower (’15, supply chain management) serves as an inventory control specialist for OSG USA, Inc., in Irving, Texas.
serves as a visionary account executive with Baker Street Digital Media in Opelika, Ala. He enjoys fishing and recently acquired a dog. Jared Burke (’12, information systems
Jordan Vance (’08, marketing) serves as director of account operations and strategy for Alloy in
Birmingham, Ala. She leads the company’s account team in “forging successful, long-term client partnerships” and in executing strategy for these partnerships. When not working, she enjoys hiking or spending time with her dogs. Michael Waites (’04, aviation
management) flies Boeing 777s as a first officer with FedEx Express in Memphis, Tennessee. Before joining FedEx, he served 12 years of active duty with the US Air Force and remains a reservist who provides instruction as a T-38 pilot. The biggest change since making the transition to a reserve role, he
as first officer and Auburn ambassador/recruiter for GoJet Airlines and flies the CRJ 700/900 out of Raleigh, N.C., under contract for Delta Connection and United Express. Ashley Farish (’16, management) serves as project manager for Tailgate Guys in Auburn. Spencer Fields (’12, accounting) serves as a senior accountant with Cherry Bekaert in
Allen Browning (’15, marketing) Jessica Vance (’08, marketing) is the director of marketing for Atlas RFID in Birmingham, Alabama. She
Drew Dunkin (’14, professional flight) serves
management) serves as a network engineer with SAIC in Huntsville, Ala. He’s a married father of one son who enjoys exploring the outdoors – preferably in his Jeep. Vinnie Cervellieri (’12, Executive MBA)
recently began studies in the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program at Felician University in Rutherford, N.J. Nina McKinney Creel (’12, human resource
management) serves as a human resources business partner for Northrup Grumman Corporation in Huntsville, Ala. She married her husband Adam in March 2015. Her hobbies include reading and kayaking.
Atlanta. He recently finished his fourth busy season with the firm and has found “his partner in life,” a fellow Harbert College of Business graduate. Mark Fillers (’12, Executive MBA) was hired in March as Renasant’s South Alabama President.
Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 113-year-old financial services institution with more than $8.7 billion in assets and offices in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Kerry Hassler Higley (’10,
human resources and marketing) is the founder and COO of GenConnect Recruiting & Consulting, Inc., in Huntsville, Ala. The
company recently celebrated its one-year anniversary and has placed more than 20 job-seekers and coached more than 35 professionals. In her free time, she teaches ballet to children ages 3 to 18 at Southern Sensations Dance Studio. Hayley Hinote (’16, MBA) works for Capgemini in
Atlanta. “I am currently one of 10 people within my firm being trained to start up a brand new service line. It is an exciting opportunity that I feel very fortunate to be a part of and am looking forward to where it will take me in my consulting career.” She recently traveled to India for a month. “This experience was truly a once in a lifetime journey. While I was there for business, I had the opportunity to soak up the culture, sights and meet incredible people. I realized very quickly how fortunate and blessed I am to be born into the lifestyle I lead. I realized how small my world is in comparison to the larger global picture. The experience was eye opening, adventure filled, humbling and afforded me friends and memories that will sustain for a lifetime.” HM, Fall 2017 55