CLASS NOTES
Julie Sopko, ’04, and Jennifer Jacobs, ’05, are on the sales and marketing team at One World Observatory. Ericka Dunlap, ’05, is a major gifts officer for the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at Florida A&M University’s College of Law.
Tara (Penhollow) Moore, ’08, is one of REALTOR Magazine’s “30 Under 30” for 2015. Maxence Duclos, ’09, is a financial analyst at Duclos Investments. Ryan Ernde, ’09, is a producer at ABC Action News in Tampa Bay.
Craig Katterfield, ’05, is a senior associate at Crossman & Company. Tom LoBasso, ’05, is the seventh president of Daytona State College.
Daniel Reichert, ’09, is a solutions architect at Welltok in Denver.
Cheryl (Young) Pelton, ’05, is an associate professor of special education at Montana State University Billings.
Joshua Replogle, ’09, is a video journalist with The Associated Press in Miami.
’10s
Alia Luria, ’06, received a National Indie Excellence Award in the fantasy category for her book Compendium.
Brook (Batton) Charlan, ’10, and Kyle Ross, ’13, helped Stetson University’s College of Law win the American Association for Justice National Student Trial Advocacy Competition in 2014.
Krista Lynn Peckyno, ’06, is a trustee for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Pittsburgh.
Rebecca Howes, ’10, received her doctorate of psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Megan Arrastia, ’07, is a tenure-track assistant professor at Valdosta State University.
Lisa G. Kipersztok, ’10, is a family medicine resident at Oregon Health and Science University, following her graduation from Tufts University School of Medicine.
Cindy Czerniawski, ’07, celebrated her fifth year of owning Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming in Celebration, Fla. Kristine (Beselica) Guzman, ’07, is meeting and events coordinator for KPMG in Denver. Katie Leary, ’07, is an event consultant at Walt Disney World. Jamie (Rosenberg) Powell, ’07, is special events manager for the Tampa General Hospital Foundation. Erin Lee (Doyle) Cates, ’08, is an event planning manager at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport.
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Susan (Fedor) Hoover, ’77, passed away May 1. She worked for Orange County Public Schools for 16 years. Dorothy (Powlowski) Miller, ’85, passed away Oct. 11, 2014.
Jacqueline (Gasior) Leierer, ’09, is owner of Sincerely Yours Weddings & Events in Melbourne, Fla.
Dawn Ferguson, ’06, is the recipient of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2015 Outstanding K–12 Educator Award.
In Memoriam
Randall Sean McLaughlin, ’10, received his M.S. degree in environmental studies December 2014 from Green Mount College in Vermont. Joseph Meuse, ’10, is assistant front office manager at Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando. Akhila Murti, ’10, is project manager at Allen Company in Denver. Sasha Dookhoo, ’11, promoted to senior account executive at Vantage PR in Orlando. Rochelle DuBrule, ’11, is a leasing agent at Crossman & Company.
ReAnna Lynn Greene, ’11, passed away April 23 in a tragic act of violence in Canton, Md. ReAnna was vice president of the Student Nurses Association while she was a student at UCF. She was a nurse at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center and was enrolled in the acute care B.S.N. to D.N.P. program at the University of Maryland. George Stegeman, professor emeritus of optics and photonics, passed away May 2. He joined the UCF faculty in 1990 and was the first recipient of the Cobb Family Chair in Optical Sciences and Engineering at UCF. George’s research focused on the experimental study of nonlinear optics in waveguide structures. Dana Tesone, a professor at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, passed away April 25 in Orlando. He was 60 years old. Tesone joined Rosen College in 2001 and previously taught at the University of Hawaii, Nova Southeastern University and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Cassandra (Bersach) Gallego, ’11, is regional education manager at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Coral Gables, Fla. Kelsey Howell, ’11, is a marketing strategy coordinator with Discovery Communications in Washington, D.C.
Mike Yannuzzi, ’11, is director of ticket operations for Orlando City Soccer Club. Terrence Howard, ’12, is a senior software developer at Alexander Street Press in Virginia.
Marley Hughes, ’11, is senior associate at Franklin Square Capital Partners in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sarah (Van Kouwenberg) Raymond, ’12, is a clinical outcomes data analyst with BayCare Health System at Winter Haven Hospital.
Kevin O’Brien, ’11, is manager of marketing research at Franklin Templeton in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Michelle G. Russon, ’12, is a public relations coordinator at Universal Orlando Resort.
Adam Perdue, ’11, named a 2015 Face of Technology by the Florida High Tech Corridor.
Vanessa Steele, ’12, founded Space Coast Kids Discovery Center.
Adam Smajstrla, ’11, is a designer at UCF Marketing. Matthew Somar, ’11, is an honors biology teacher at Ocoee High School and completed an International Space Station externship with NASA.
Kelsey Walrath, ’12, is a Ritz-Carlton training specialist for Marriott International. Kacie Boniberger, ’13, is a communications specialist at Curley & Pynn. Nicole Cadorette, ’13, is an operations assistant at Premiere Show Group in Winter Springs, Fla.