Arielle Capuano, ’06, co-founded Levinson & Capuano, a matrimonial and family law firm.
Jeanine Bindhammer Green, ’07, is the founder of Jeanine A. Green, P.A., a general practice law firm.
Jennifer Fox, ’06, is an assistant manager at Panera Bread.
Brandon Guadalupe, ’07, promoted to senior analyst at the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.
Laura Kern, ’06, married Matt Scott, ’08, on April 7 aboard the Carnival Dream ship. Alumni in the wedding party included bridesmaid Courtney Austin, ’06, and maid of honor Allison Jones, ’07. Current UCF nursing student Adriel Perez was the best man. Laura also joined the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission as associate director of marketing and communications. Capt. Dan Minnocci, ’06, deployed to Afghanistan with the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron. 1st Lt. Chad Neilsen, ’06, appointed as the public health officer at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Casey Neilson, ’06, received her MBA from the UCF College of Business Administration. Shelbey (Aleshire) Rudling, ’06, and husband Will, ’06, welcomed their little Knight, Liam, on Jan. 24 in Jupiter, Fla. Terra Sickler, ’06, joined Young DeLoach as an attorney practicing in the areas of general civil litigation, foreclosure defense and real estate law. Jason Valle, ’06, promoted to senior bond underwriter at International Fidelity Insurance Company in July. Huong Van, ’06, joined First Virginia Community Bank as vice president, commercial lender. Huong is a candidate for a master’s degree in real estate development at George Mason University and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women in Washington, D.C., where she served as community action chair in 2010-11 and was a Rising Star Award nominee in the organization in both 2009 and 2010. Derek Arnholtz, ’07, and his wife Jennifer, ’06, welcomed son, Ethan William, on April 12.
Jason Goldberg, ’07, joined the executive performance coaching firm Fasold Global Consulting as COO and peak performance strategist.
Jaime (Kawa), ’07, and husband Peter Counce, ’99, welcomed their first son, Nolan James, on Feb. 15. Beverly Jean Long, ’07, earned her medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Beverly is continuing her clinical training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. John MacIver, ’07, joined the Foundation for Government Accountability. Kezia (Brittlebank), ’08, and Michael McLaughlin, ’03, were married May 4 at English Gardens in Winter Park, Fla. The bride’s sister, Tirzah Brittlebank, ’12, was in attendance, as well as the groom’s aunt, Valarie Greene King, director of UCF’s Office of Diversity Initiatives. Aryn Flax, ’08, and Adam Ostrowsky, ’09, were married Feb. 12 at the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure in Weston, Fla. The happy couple resides in Coral Springs, Fla., where Aryn works as a speech pathologist and Adam works for the Department of Homeland Security. Jessica Kennedy, ’08, hired as an attorney at the Law Offices of Daniel F. Dill.
Lindsey Maguire, ’08, joined Coldwell Banker Premier Properties as a realtor. Christina Ruiz, ’08, promoted to programs and events manager at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida. Stephanie Wilken, ’08, is communications manager for Western Growers, an agricultural trade organization whose members in California and Arizona grow, pack and ship more than half of the fresh produce in the U.S. Jon Andrews, ’09, an Army staff sergeant, earned a Pat Tillman Foundation scholarship and is currently pursuing a medical degree at Duke University.
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Bruce Miller, ’10, seems destined to become one of the best lead blockers in the NFL, but when the 49ers drafted him, Samuel Lam of The San Francisco Examiner wrote, “The hardest thing to pick up on Miller is that he has never played the fullback position before.”
Shanna Fortier, ’09, won the Robert J. Ellison Memorial Award for Excellence in Portfolio Photography and the 2011 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest, for which she also won first place in the portfolio photography and sports photography categories for newspapers with circulations of more than 15,000.
’10s Ricardo Barbosa, ’10, completed 12 weeks of basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C. Kate Biggs, ’10, now works in celebrity relations for IZEA.
Amanda Myers, ’09, received the Workers’ Compensation Award from the Mississippi College School of Law.
Seaman Marie Bryant, ’10, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
Lysa Ravesi, ’09, received the Adams and Reese Pro Bono Award from the Mississippi College School of Law.
Seaman Alexander Castro, ’10, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
Nicole Senkel, ’09, is an RN at Orlando’s Winnie Palmer Hospital in the Mother Baby Unit. Ensign Kenneth Stanley, ’09, received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School at Officer Training Command in Newport, R.I. Talisha (Torres), ’09, married Stewart Bernard, ’08, on July 7 in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Alumni in the wedding party included Jennifer Bernard, ’08; Stuart Hindman, ’08; Lindsay (Spennacchio) Jacob, ’09; Leslie Nevarez, ’09; Jerrica Schwartz, ’09; Gregory Territo, ’09; Meagan Murphy, ’10; and Jerad Jacob, ’11. Joshua Glenn Wilson, ’09, elected to serve on the board of directors for the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Airman Yasmin Fernandez, ’10, along with fellow sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, formed a Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions committee. Jennie Hayes, ’10, entered her 3L year at Stetson University College of Law, where she received a 2012-13 Public Service Scholarship. Ates Isildak, ’10, and Lauren Dwyer, ’11, are the front man and backup singer, respectively, for South Florida shoegaze group, The Band in Heaven. In March, the band performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
Ryan Kruse, ’10, joined IZEA’s inside sales group as an account director. Seaman Kathryn Nolander, ’10, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., with honors.
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