He currently serves as the operations training manager at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and is an adjunct professor at Valencia College. Christopher Y. Mills, JD ’08, West Palm Beach, was named overseeing partner of the Florida offices of Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh, LLP, and will manage the firm’s West Palm Beach and Jacksonville offices. ▲ Traci McKee, JD ’07, Fort Myers, has been named a stockholder with Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A., and was elected to the Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation Board of Directors. Chad R. Nikola, ’07, Trinity, has returned to Florida and is now working at Catalina Marketing as director of brand development in St. Petersburg. Mary Pirtle, MBA/JD ’07, Nashville, Tenn., has joined Bass Berry & Sims PLC in Nashville, Tenn. Brian E. Smith, JD’07, Orlando, has joined BakerHostetler as an associate. Alex D. Vandermark, ’07, Portsmouth, N.H., is now the owner and operator of two food establishments in Portsmouth. In mid-December, he opened The Soupery, featuring fresh, natural and wholesome soup of all kinds. His other business, The Juicery, is located directly next door. Krista Anderson, JD ’08, Dade City, has been named an attorney at Brock Law, LLC, in Tampa. William B. Collum, ’08, JD ’13, Clearwater, has joined the law firm of Butler, Pappas, Weihmuller, Katz, Craig, LLP, as an associate. Jonathan T. Gilbert, JD ’08, Winter Park, is now an attorney at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, LLC, practicing personal investigation, medical malpractice, product liability and nursing home abuse. Brandon D. Howell, MBA ’08, Davenport, has earned his doctor of education degree from Nova Southeastern University.
▲ Caitlan Walker, ’08, MAcc ’10, Port Orange, has earned the designation of certified public accountant. She joined the James Moore firm in November 2010. As a senior accountant, she performs audit and accounting procedures to support the firm’s accountants’ reports on financial statements. Kristy Guy Zinna, JD ’08, Parrish, has been hired by the Luhrsen Law Group, LLC, in Sarasota. J. Christian Barker, MBA ’09, JD ’12, Franklin, Tenn., founded the law firm Barker Nashville, PLLC, which specializes in entertainment, copyright and trademark law. Forrest J. Bass, JD ’09, Port Charlotte, has been elected to the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. He is also working on an LLM in taxation at Boston University School of Law. Nicholas A. Bilotta, ’09, MAcc ’11, Edgewater, has been promoted to senior accountant at James Moore, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. As a senior accountant, he will perform audit and accounting procedures necessary to complete financial statement audits. He also
will participate in various phases of audit, compilation and review engagements, including budgeting and planning. Derrick R. Connell, MBA/JD ’09, Palm Shores, is now a partner at Nancy Cacciatore, P.A. Kasey Cox, ’09, Brighton, Mass., has been promoted to enrollment and advising manager at Berklee City Music, Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. Berklee City Music is a nonprofit education program that harnesses the energy of contemporary music to reach underserved fourth- to 12th-graders. Students dedicate themselves to building their musical talent, their self-confidence, and in the long run, the strength of their communities. Daniel J. Krinsky, ’09, Palm City, received his Master of Science degree with a major in forest resources and conservation from the graduate school of the University of Florida in December 2013. Cynthia McGirk, JD ’09, Tampa, was promoted to manager, Strategic Initiatives, for the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation. Lawrence E. Miccolis, JD ’09, Tampa, was a team co-coach for the 2014 Andrew Kurth Moot Court National Championship in Houston. Jason A. Shrive, JD ’09, Scranton, Pa., has been appointed city solicitor of Scranton, Pa. Sean M. Tamm, ’09, DeLand, earned Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Certification in January 2014. He currently works in downtown DeLand as a financial adviser with Edward Jones.
2010s Yova Borovska, JD ’10, St. Petersburg, joined Fowler White Boggs, P.A., after graduating and is featured in the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s article “2013 Up & Comers.” Philip E. DeBerard, MBA/ JD ’10, Stuart, is following in his father’s footsteps and is the most recent addition to the law firm of
Philip DeBerard, Injury Attorney. Paul M. Messina, MBA/JD ’10, Tampa, has joined the Tampa office of Greenspoon Marder, P.A., as an associate in the litigation group. Paul T. Sabaj, LLM ’10, New York, N.Y., was a featured panelist speaker for the third year in a row at Inn of Court meeting, which took place at the Brooklyn Bar Association’s meeting in February 2014. He addressed the ethical considerations of third-party nonrecourse litigation financing. William M. Allen, JD ’11, Fort Myers, has joined the Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., firm as an associate in the business and tax practice area.
▲ Callhan Garrett, ’11, Naples, became a “double-Hatter” when she graduated from the Stetson University College of Law with a JD with a Certificate of Concentration in International Law in May 2014. Vincent M. D’Agostino, JD ’12, Tampa, was among 147 students across the country chosen for a three-month internship in the White House and worked in the Office of National AIDS Policy. Robert T. Fountain, JD ’12, South Pasadena, has a new job as associate counsel with Minor League Baseball, where he will oversee the areas of trademarks, corporate governance and intellectual property. Blake P. Hampton, JD ’12, Fort Myers, has joined the law firm of Sheppard, Brett, Steward, Hersch, Kinsey & Hill, P.A. STETSON
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