2010s

Bill Young (‘03 management and marketing, ‘06 USC J.D.) opened Young Law Firm, LLC, in Greenville, SC, where he primarily represents personal injury victims and their families.

Mary Ellen Perretta

(‘02 marketing, ‘04 USC MPH) launched in 2021 Grit & Grace Children’s Boutique, LLC. Her boutique carries SC-themed baby items along with products made in SC. Find her business locally at The Collective located at 3128 Carlisle St. Columbia, SC 29205; she has three other locations throughout SC.

Nikki Zimmerman (‘04 IMBA) was promoted to partner in IBM Consulting as part of the 2021 Global Partner Cohort. She leads IBM Consulting’s supply chain risk and resilience services for clients across all markets and geographies.

Brad Ansley (‘13 management) is building 1801 Venture Club, a private digital community built on web3 technologies with tools for networking, investment opportunities and hiring among USC alumni and supporters. Learn more or get involved at 1801vc.com.

Jonathan Antonio (‘10 accounting) was named as head of healthcare mid-corporate and middle market underwriting and portfolio management for Wells Fargo Commercial Banking. He’s focused on cash flow health care lending to health care companies with less than $2 billion of revenue globally.

Dan Houck (‘08 IMBA) was named chief financial officer at Simply NUC in Austin, TX. (Photo, left to right, Dan Houck with Aaron Rowsell, CEO of Simply NUC)

Luke Lorick (‘04 management) created a new brand, Tailgating Challenge, to assist sports enthusiasts with their tailgating needs like equipment reviews, where to buy tailgating gear and tips for a successful tailgate. Lorick also created in 2016 National Tailgating Day on the first Saturday in September with the official National Day Calendar. Lorick holds the Guinness World Record for the longest cornhole backwards toss at 36 feet 7 inches, as of June 18, 2022.

Raymond C. Shelton (‘00 MIBS) relocated from Japan after eight years, where he led corporate communications, ESG and investor relations at CocaCola Bottlers Japan. His new position is senior director, ESG operational finance at The Coca-Cola Company.

Ashley Dixon (‘08 finance and marketing) launched her solo RIA, My Money Person, in 2022; she is a virtual financial planner providing one-time and on-going financial guidance to U.S. citizens anywhere in the world.

Korey Aukerman (‘18 finance) participated in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah.

Nicole Bartuch evolved as a catalyst for the development of the Latinx small and medium business community with initiatives in-flight to serve as a partner of growth for diverse entrepreneurs.

(‘19 marketing and ‘20 MHR) has been excited to see her experience come full circle in the MHR program. She was first an intern and was later hired full time for PepsiCo. Exactly three years after her first internship interview, she returned to campus to recruit MHR candidates with PepsiCo. She said this reflection speaks volumes to what MHR’s program can offer in terms of opportunity, support and overall education. She’d like to express A HUGE thank you to the MHR professors.

Barbara Mchenry Brown (‘13 MBA) recently celebrated 10 years of managing and owning Brown Consultants LTD with her husband, Westfield. The Browns had another baby boy in December 2022.

Christa (Schuping) Carter (‘18 USC public relations, ‘19 MHR) left her role at Boeing and now works for Amtrak (National Passenger Railroad Corporation) as the lead diversity programs recruiter.

Noah Clark (‘13 finance and international business) received a promotion to health client manager at Alight Solutions.

Zach Coggins (‘17 finance) married Sullivan Coggins in August 2022 in Ridgeway, SC.

Chuck DePont (‘18 management science) married Jessie Heinrich (‘18 USC education) in June 2022 in Baltimore. They met freshman year in Columbia, and many Gamecocks and Moore alumni were in attendance at their wedding.

Jonathan Biddle (‘15 IMBA) published a book, Supply Chain for Startups: Building Your Business from Zero to Scale, which is designed to help startups and small businesses design a great supply chain for their product from the ground up. It is available for purchase at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks and Google Play.

Cynthia Burleson (‘11 MBA) received in August 2022 the Engaged Teaching Outstanding Faculty Excellence Award from the University of Central Arkansas College of Business; she recently accepted a position as the audit and compliance manager for San Diegobased K2 Insurance Services.

Nicholas Cottrill (‘17 finance, ‘19 MBA) recently started in a new role as M&A integration manager at Dotmatics and welcomed a son named Brooks.

Bryan Funderburg (‘15 finance, ‘16 MACC) welcomed Paige Marie Funderburg born on March 28, 2022!

Nancy Ginger (‘11 MHR) was named to a three-year term on the Wake Forest (NC) Historic Preservation Commission.

Hannah Horne (‘12 MBA) has been named the executive director of the Gravity Center, a center dedicated to entrepreneurial growth in downtown Rock Hill, SC. Stephanie Hoyt (‘14 international business and marketing) was awarded in 2020 the annual Law Group Impact Award, which provides recognition and reward for Law Group associates worldwide who have demonstrated significant leadership, impact and value. The award is given to those who have significant and measurable impact on the business and live their values, cultural priorities and leadership standards.

Jonathan Jackson (‘07 USC English, ‘11 IMBA) is a teaching faculty member in marketing at the Florida State University College of Business.

Joey Kimball (‘18 management science) was promoted to supplier performance manager at KeHE Distributors LLC.

Clinton Canady IV (‘11 IMBA), in the past year, celebrated the birth of his first child, earned his officer’s commission and was selected for promotion to the next rank. So he is now a father and a mid-level, Commissioned Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State.

Savannah Green (‘17 finance) received a promotion in June 2020 to regional vice president of annuities sales for the southeast territory for Protective Life Insurance Company.

Carlos Cueto (‘18 MIB) led a UPSsponsored panel “Cultivating the Future for Latinx Creators,” which shared at New York Fashion Week how UPS has

Alison Lake (‘16 management and marketing) married Alex Ravitz (‘16 USC environmetal science) in February 2022. They not only met as freshmen at

USC but also met the very first week of freshman orientation during the tour of the Thomas Cooper Library. They have been inseparable ever since. They’re so grateful to USC for bringing them together and for all of the wonderful memories they made as undergraduates. Forever to thee!

$300 million in the sales pipeline over the course of the fiscal year.

Jonathan Layer (‘10 IMBA) accepted a new role as director of commercial business development and marketing for Fibertex Nonwovens; he re-located to their headquarters in Aalborg, Denmark, in January 2023.

Jordan Lim (‘19 operations and supply chain) won Microsoft Gold Club, Microsoft’s highest award. Gold Club is a global award that rewards individuals who perform, transform and contribute to the overall success and growth of Microsoft. Her role as a Microsoft U.S. marketing manager helped drive more than

Will Lynch (‘19 operations and supply chain) started a new job as the chief operating officer at Wellsdale Home Care.

Fallon Meyer (‘10 accounting and finance, ‘15 MBA) was honored as part of the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s 25th annual 40 under 40 for 2022. The magazine selects an elite group of young professionals making their impact felt in the community. She was also selected as one of Charleston Business Magazine’s Best & Brightest 35 and Under Class of 2022 for excellence in both career and community work.

Brittany Mitchell (’12 IMBA) published the 2021 book: Spoken Art: Too Brave To Back Down with her mother, Rita Mitchell. Brittany Mitchell is also the sales enablement lead for LiveRamp.

Atisha Patel (‘17 management) married Mike Utsey (‘12 USC criminology and criminal justice) on Knik Glacier in Alaska in May 2022.

Natalie Pita (‘17 international business and USC spanish) recently began as a second-year associate at Latham & Watkins in New York.

Kasey (Thomas) Rosenhaus (‘10 marketing) and her husband, Rob, welcomed Kamden “Kami” Brooks Rosenhaus on April 27, 2022; born six weeks early, measuring 4lbs 13oz and 19 inches long. After 53 long and trying days of growing and learning in the NICU, they welcomed their baby girl home on Father’s Day. Big fur-sister Kona is in love with the new addition.

Dallas C. Meacham (‘16 finance, ‘19 USC J.D.) joined Turner Padget as an associate to the litigation practice group in Greenville, SC.

Nicholas Myers (‘14 finance and marketing) moved to Greenville, SC, with his wife, Mary Grace (Seaton) Myers (‘16 USC education) in April 2020 from Charleston, SC. They had their first child in August 2020. He currently works for PulteGroup as a manager of land acquisition.

Gary T. Pope Jr. (‘09 IMBA and USC J.D.), a public finance attorney with Pope Flynn, was elected president of South Carolina’s John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court.

Petra Robinson (‘18 management) was promoted to work as a recruiter at PwC. Her new role is focused on entrylevel talent at universities in the southwest and creating strategy for community college pipelining.

Rebecca Gary Rush (‘10 IMBA) and her husband, Rod, have welcomed four children and a Mastiff to their family. Initially working for HSBC as part of its international management cadre, she has now worked for 11 years with the bank across commercial and retail banking in the Middle East, U.K., New York City, Miami and now Hong Kong. She was recently promoted to chief of staff for the Asia-Pacific Wealth and Personal Banking business and is also responsible for strategy, planning, sustainability and cost management.

Russ Sandifer (‘17 MBA) successfully defended in summer 2022 his dissertation, “S&P 500 vs Peer Firms: Does Index Inclusion Matter?” and earned his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Florida (he’s still a dyedin-the-wool Gamecock at heart (#ForeverToThee)!) He was also named an assistant professor of business and finance at Wofford College. Observing his USC professors at work in their craft and getting to know some of these faculty stirred in him a passion for teaching, research and service in business and finance.

Jessica Sharp (‘11 marketing) graduated from William James College with a Psy.D. on leadership psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience and moved to Houston.

Collin Shaw (‘10 IMBA) was recently promoted to president and COO of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, which is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Claire Thompson (‘15 international business and management science) was promoted to the head of real estate at Popeyes to lead new restaurant growth in the U.S. and Canada. She has worked at the parent company, Restaurant Brands International, since 2018 and has held various roles across the Burger King and Popeyes Brands, most recently the head of training for the U.S. and Canada at Burger King.

2020s

Pete Barnett (‘21 MBA) was recently promoted from senior product manager to director of product at Northspyre.

Meaghan Sansbury (‘12 management and marketing) was promoted to National Assurance Campus Recruiting Leader at Ernst & Young. She met her husband, Daniel Sansbury (‘05 USC classics), at the alumni bar in Boston during a football game watch party in 2015. They enjoy following Gamecock football with their two sons, Liam (3) and Henry (1).

Gavin J. Smith (‘16 management and marketing) married his husband on May 7, 2022 at the South Carolina Lace House. The wedding was attended by many of his former Moore School professors and current staff. He was also named a 2022 Forbes Communications Council Contributor and is regularly contributing for CNN and MSNBC on political topics and has been an outspoken advocate for the Respect for Marriage Act.

Photo: Gavin Smith (third from left)

Cole Smith (‘18 risk management and insurance) accepted in May 2022 the role of associate attorney at Yvonne M. Kaminski & Associates, house counsel for State Farm Automobile Insurance Company out of Chicago.

Kelley White (‘18 management) and Austin Oleszczuk (‘19 risk management and insurance) were married April 9, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas, and several other Moore School and USC alumni attended the wedding.

Back row (left to right): Steven Norelli (‘19 accounting, ‘20 MACC), James Huey (‘19 management), Austin Oleszczuk (‘19 risk management and insurance), Jordan Harrington (‘19 finance), James Harrington (‘19 finance)

Front row (left to right): Ashley Sajecki (‘19 USC advertising), Emily Knopf (‘17 USC biological sciences), Kelley White (‘18 management), Alice Freeman Lindsay (‘18 USC sport and entertainment management), Lauren Froneberger (‘18 management)

Alexa Capozzoli (‘20 management and marketing) just received a promotion with the Florida Panthers to be an account manager for premium membership services. With the team since August 2020, she started in the inside sales program, and after six months, was promoted to an account manager of membership services.

Alex Conley (‘21 finance and operations and supply chain) was recently hired at The Vanguard Group in Charlotte, NC, as a client relationship associate.

Gabrielle Pierce Cranford (‘18 USC pharmaceutical sciences, ‘20 MBA, ‘20 USC Pharm.D.) began a new position as director of member relations for the section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Nicholas Fernandez (‘20 MBA) recently joined First National Bank as a middle market executive covering the Carolinas market located in Charlotte, NC. First National Bank’s middle market/corporate banking team offers innovative products and solutions for large-scale corporate clients while retaining a relationshipcentric approach.

Daniel Garrett (‘22 MBA) received two promotions with two new companies during his attendance in the PMBA program.

Josh Glynn (‘21 finance) began in June 2022 his professional career with Fifth Third Bank in Charlotte, NC. He is currently part of their Commercial & Credit Leadership program. This is a rotational program within the bank.

Hunter Harris (‘21 marketing) graduated in December 2021 and began working for Dentsply Sirona, the world’s largest manufacturer of dental technology.

Meliah Bowers Jefferson (‘02 finance and marketing, ‘05 USC J.D.) was named the executive director of the Jolley Foundation, responsible for guiding grantmaking, investments and community engagement to advance the Foundation’s vision of a just, compassionate, and vibrant community for all.

Emily R. Kendrick (‘21 international business, operations and supply chain) has accepted an inventory procurement specialist position at JAARS in Waxhaw, NC. JAARS works to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the remote areas of the earth and does so by enabling solutions in transportation, technology, media and training.

Chamal Mediwaka (‘21 MIB) has accepted over the past two months two board member positions with the American Marketing Association as the programming chair and Share One Love, a nonprofit that works with the Department of Juvenile Justice. He was also promoted to director of marketing for Strom Law Firm after one year at the law firm.

Peter Rumm (‘20 risk management and insurance) accepted an offer to work for Chubb Insurance as an aviation underwriter in New Orleans.

Macy Skinner (‘21 management and marketing) started her first full-time position with PepsiCo in sales management.

Shane Sweeney (‘21 finance) was the first person in his family to receive their bachelor’s degree.

David E Winkler (‘21 MIB) accepted a position as a business analyst at Wavestone.

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