1960-64
Frank Brumley (BBA ’62) of Charleston, S.C., was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. The distinction honors the lifetime achievements of those who made a positive impact on South Carolina. He has served as CEO and partner of several major coastal developments, including Amelia Island Plantation, near Jacksonville, Fla., Wild Dunes, and Kiawah Island. Since 1997, he has been the chairman and CEO of the Daniel Island Co.
Dr. John M. Godfrey (BBA ’64, PhD ’76) of Jacksonville, Fla., was honored by the National Association for Business Economics with the title of Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions to the business economics profession and leadership in the NABE.
1965-69
Penn Clarke (BBA ’66) of Decatur released “Dolphins & Penn: Tacking Through Life,” a book describing his encounters with dolphins while living aboard his sailboat. He is the founder of Dolphin Relief & Research, an organization that works with scientists and researchers worldwide who study marine mammals.
Warner T. ‘Butch’ Hendrix (BBA ’67) of Snellville retired after 52 years in the insurance industry. He started with the Insurance Company of North America’s Macon office as a premium auditor. During his career, he served as AVP/branch manager of the Atlanta office of the Mission Insurance Group, which is based in Los Angeles, Calif.
Pat Pittard (BBA ’67) of Ball Ground was elected to the board of directors at Lincoln National Corp., a Fortune 250 American holding company operating multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. He is CEO of BDI DataLynk LLC, a company providing fiber optic technician training services, and serves as a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at the Terry College of Business.
Jimmy Ward Jr. (AB ’69) of Columbus retired from his position as an investment advisor.
James Wilder (BBA ’69) of New Port Richey, Fla., retired from his position as commercial real estate broker at Wilder Leasing and Management.
1970-74
Bill Hilley (BBA ’72, MBA ’74) or Marietta retired from his position as SVP of Synovus Bank of North Georgia after 29 years.
Deborah Bailey (BBA ’73) of San Francisco, Calif., was elected to the board of directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. She is a governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. She previously was a managing director of the financial regulatory practice at KPMG and vice-chair and managing director of the banking and securities regulatory practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Henry Lowe (BBA ’73) of Macon was inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. He is president of Lowe Aviation, a full-service fixed-base operator located at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. It handles refueling of transient aircraft and provides a weather and flight planning center, waiting area for passengers, conference room, courtesy cars for pilots, pilots’ lounges and pilot supplies.
Cary Monroe (BBA ’73) of Eatonton has retired after serving 28 years as chief of Monroe-Giordano, a privately owned mortgage banking firm in Tampa, Fla.
Richard Taylor (BBA ’73) of Kennesaw was honored by Andrew College as it renamed the music building in his name. The Richard B. Taylor Music Center is in downtown Cuthbert, part of the college he attended in the early 1970s. He is president and owner of Avid Wealth Management Group LLC.
1975-79
Ronald Shaddix (BBA ’75) of Youngsville, N.C., retired after serving as a certified records manager for several companies, including Wells Fargo, Aveanna Healthcare, and Crawford & Co.
Brantley Barrow (BBA ’76) of Atlanta was elected as chairman of the board of directors for Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a Minneapolis-based and family-owned construction management and contracting company. He worked in construction for more than 30 years before retiring as CEO from Hardin Construction in 2014. He joined AP’s board in 2018 and serves on several other for-profit and not-for-profit boards.
Gary Guyer (BBA ’76) of Athens was named head coach for men’s and women’s golf at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville. He previously served as head coach of women’s golf at Mercer University. He is also the executive director of Girls Golf Georgia, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls and women through the game of golf.
Scott Mahone (BBA ’78) of McDonough was named one of 19 inaugural Veteran Champions of the Year in Higher Education by G.I. Jobs magazine. The honor recognizes those who advocate for the advancement of America’s veterans and military students in higher education by seeking to enable their success at colleges, universities and vocational schools. He is director of center operations at Mercer University and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. He oversees operations at Mercer’s regional academic centers in Douglas County and Henry County and evening student support centers on the Atlanta and Macon campuses. Before his military retirement in 2004, Mahone served 26 years in several high-profile, high-impact command and staff assignments in 15 countries during times of peace and war.
1980-84
Rick Pennell (BBA ’81) of Greenville, S.C., was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina. The distinction honors the lifetime achievements of those who made a positive impact on South Carolina. He is president and CEO of Metromont Corp., one of the largest precast, prestressed concrete manufacturers in the U.S.
Stuart Anderson (BBA ’82) of Jasper released “The Notebook Meeting: How to Finally Organize Your Life and Reach Your Mountaintop Moments.” She is the director of operations at Impacting People, a marriage ministry service. She and her husband, David, are co-producers of the marriage podcast, “The Red Truck Marriage.”
Ron Bracewell (BBA ’82) of Gainesville was named to the board of directors for Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial Corp. He is the managing partner of BatesCarter, a CPA firm providing tax, accounting and consulting services.
Alan Masarek (BBA ’82) of Milford, Conn., was appointed to the board of directors of Markforged, creator of The Digital Forge, an integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform. He is the CEO and a member of the board of Vonage, a global business cloud communications company.
Neal J. Quirk (BBA ’82, JD ’87) of Atlanta was elected chairman of the UGA Foundation board of trustees. He is a partner with Quirk & Quirk LLC.
Pam Shuler (BBA ’82) of Columbus (far left) is owner of Shuler Studio, a company that creates fonts and monograms seen on wedding invitations, dance floors, storefront windows and more. The studio offers embroidered versions of her fonts, found on bedding, chairs and linens in homes and stores across the country. Part of her inspiration stemmed from her son Mattox Shuler (BBA ’10), who in 2013 founded Fort Foundry, a company making a mix of fun and functional fonts found in NFL merchandise and movie credits. Her daughter Carolyn Shuler Bettin (AB ’13) joined Shuler Studio in 2019, bringing valuable knowledge of marketing and social media.
Wes Walraven (BBA ’83) of Rome was elected to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation board of trustees. He is the head of the global industrials group of Citi Global Markets and Banking and is a member of the firm’s global leadership committee.
1985-89
Penny Valle (BBA ’85) of Holly Springs began her seventh year as principal of Oak Grove Elementary STEAM Academy in Acworth. The school was named a STEAM Academy in June for its consistent culture on problem-based learning through integration of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Valle was honored to receive the Georgia School Bell Award in 2017. The award is given to school principals in recognition of outstanding curriculum and organizational leadership.
Dr. Dana Hermanson (BBA ’86) of Marietta was named Outstanding Educator by the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association for 2020. The award “recognizes exemplary contributions in research and/or teaching over a sustained period of time.” He is the Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and a professor of accounting at Kennesaw State University.
David Robertson (BBA ’86) of Atlanta was named SVP of risk management at Jackson Healthcare, a family of specialized health care staffing, search and technology companies. He was most recently EVP at Harden, where he served as the health care practice leader.
Cindy Davis (AB ’87) of The Hills, Texas, was appointed to the board of directors of Citizens Inc., an insurance holding company specializing in life insurance. She is AVP and senior underwriting consultant at NFP, providing underwriting expertise specializing in complex high net worth cases, foreign nationals and offshore insurance.
Teresa Ostapower (BBA ’87) of Johns Creek was named chief information officer at Diebold Nixdorf, a leader in driving connected commerce for the banking and retail industries. She will lead the company’s global information technology organization. She previously served as AT&T’s SVP of technology transformation, architecture and operations.
Stephanie Cox (BBA ’88) of Columbus was named SVP and leader of the commercial property and casualty team at Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC. She most recently was the VP of commercial property and casualty at Hutchinson Traylor.
Greg Gretsch (BBA ’88) of San Francisco, Calif., was elected to the board of directors of Upwork Inc., an American freelancing platform. He is a founding partner and managing director of Jackson Square Ventures, a venture capital firm.
David Hayes (BBA ’88) of Orlando, Fla., was appointed Southeast managing director for Mente Group, an aviation advisory and brokerage firm. He comes to the Mente Group from Textron Inc., where he led national sales teams for Textron Specialized Vehicles, TRU Simulation + Training, and Textron Aviation.
Todd Phinney (BBA ’88) was named the chapters committee chair for the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He is a business consultant of field operations with Chick-fil-A.
Dr. Brenda Powell Wells (BBA ’88, PhD ’92) of Winterville, N.C., is director of East Carolina University’s College of Business Risk Management and Insurance Program. She is also the owner of Risk Education Strategies, an insurance and risk management firm providing continuing education, expert witness services and consulting to the insurance and risk management community. Because of a paper she published in 2014, she is considered a national expert on cannabis legalization and the implications for the insurance industry. She was recently named host of the Smart Choice podcast, “The Insurance Network,” and was named dean of the National Cannabis Risk Management Association. Brenda resides with her life partner Ken, and she has one son, Trevor.
Paul Bishop (AB ’89) of Lawrenceville was promoted to Renasant Bank branch manager at the West Crogan St. location. He previously served as the bank’s assistant branch manager.
John Turner Jr. (BBA ’89) of Birmingham, Ala., was elected as an advisory trustee of the UGA Foundation. He is the CEO of Regions Bank/Regions Financial Corp.
1990-94
Stephanie Byrd Bowen (BBA ’90) of Laurens, S.C., a senior sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, earned her fifth pink Cadillac, and 16th car overall, for reaching her sales goals with the company. She has been with Mary Kay since 1992.
Vernon E. “Trey” Googe III (BBA ’91, JD ’94) of Atlanta was elected a trustee of the UGA Foundation. He is president and CEO of Yancey Bros. Co.
Chris Hayes (BBA ’91) of Alpharetta was named a national accounts sales executive at Propel Insurance, a privately owned insurance agency. He previously was the SVP at McGriff.
Mark Lange (BBA ’91) of Richmond, Va., was promoted to executive director and financial advisor and portfolio management director at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He previously served as the SVP-financial advisor and portfolio management director.
Scott C. Crowley (BBA ’92) of Fortson is the owner of Crowley Law Firm LLC in Columbus.
Brig. Gen. Gavin Gardner (BBA ’92) of Rock Island, Ill., commander of Joint Munitions Command in the U.S. Army, was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony at the historic Quarters One on Rock Island Arsenal. A member of a third-generation Army family, Gardner was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps in 1992. Throughout his almost 30 years of service to the U.S. Army, he received various accolades, including one Joint Meritorious Unit Award, one Valorous Unit Award, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, the Legion of Merit (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), the Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (6 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Combat Action Badge and Parachutist Wings.
Angie Mulder (BBA ’92) of Franklin, Tenn., was named the chief compliance officer at American Physician Partners, a company providing a better alternative to hospitals for their clinical outsourcing needs. She previously served as SVP and chief compliance officer for Diversicare Healthcare Services Inc.
Roger Shannon (MBA ’92) of Louisville, Ky., was recently named “2021 Best in Finance” by Louisville Business First in recognition of outstanding performance in a finance leadership role. He is the CFO and treasurer at Charah Solutions Inc., in Louisville, Ky. He also recently led the publication of Charah Solutions’ inaugural Environmental, Sustainability and Governance Report, highlighting the company’s leadership and initiatives in environmental remediation of coal power plants, sustainability through recycling and diversity.
Beau Davis (BBA ’93) of Atlanta is a partner with BlueChip Wealth Advisors. He previously served as a managing partner with Compass Wealth Management.
Al Parker Jr. (BBA ’93) of Atlanta was elected as an advisory trustee of the UGA Foundation. He is a managing director and private wealth advisor for Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.
Jody Patton (BBA ’93) of Martinez was named CEO of Synovus Bank’s Northeast Georgia Division. He served as Synovus’ Augusta market executive since January 2018 and first joined Synovus in 2005.
Holly Stephenson (BBA ’93) of Bogart was appointed as Oconee County Clerk by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners. She previously served as the risk and liability specialist for the Walton County Board of Commissioners.
1995-99
Chris Huff (BBA ’95) of Roswell was named the chief technology officer at ParkMobile LLC, a provider for on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off-street parking. Most recently he was VP of engineering at Acoustic (formerly IBM Watson marketing).
Olesya Barsukova-Bakar (BBA ’96, JD ’00) of Falls Church, Va., was named a partner at Holland & Knight LLP and is head of Real Estate Fund Formation. She was previously a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP.
Richard Becker (MBA ’97) of Greensboro was named CEO of TeachTown, a provider of evidence-based education curriculum software for students with moderate to severe disabilities. Becker recently served as CEO of DIGARC, a provider of higher education software and services.
Charlie Bethel (BBA ’98, JD ’01) of Atlanta was elected to a full term on the Supreme Court of Georgia in a statewide nonpartisan general election.
Fain Hicks (BBA ’98) of Atlanta was named principal at S.J. Collins Enterprises, a mixed-use, retail, and multifamily development firm. Before joining S.J. Collins, he was a managing director of Cushman & Wakefield.
Jay Markwalter (BBA ’98) of Augusta was appointed to the board of directors for the Georgia Tourism Foundation by Gov. Brian Kemp. The foundation focuses on directing the development of innovative and entrepreneurial strategies designed to improve Georgia’s position as a destination for travel. He is the executive director of the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus since 2018 and previously served as tourism marketing director and director of convention sales for the cities of Lawrenceville, Dahlonega and Augusta.
Steven Murphy (BBA ’98, MAcc ’99) of Marietta was appointed to the board of directors for the Georgia Motor Trucking Association. He is a partner at the accounting, consulting and advisory firm Moore Colson. The GMTA serves as the voice of the trucking industry in Georgia and represents for-hire carriers, private carriers, and affiliate members.
Danielle Barron Benson (BBA ’99) of Athens was appointed to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission by Gov. Brian Kemp, where she serves as the commission’s vice-chair. She was also recently named a member of the board of directors for Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial Corp. Headquartered in Elberton, Pinnacle has 22 branches.
Paton Faletti (BBA ’99) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He is the president and CEO of NCM Associates.
Meredith Forrester (BBA ’99) of Atlanta was appointed EVP and chief audit executive at Synovus Financial Corp. She previously was the business, strategy and operations leader at Truist, following more than 15 years of leadership in risk management and audit at SunTrust.
Isabel Strong Schmidt (BBA ’99) of New Orleans, La., has created Masque Mate, a secure face mask lanyard designed for men and women. It is sold online and in more than 35 retail shops nationwide.
Mark Wiggins (BBA ’99) of Brentwood, Tenn., was appointed divisional VP for the Southeast and Southwest regions of FuturePlan by Ascensus, a national retirement third-party administrator. He previously served as a VP and sales consultant within FuturePlan.
2000-04
Scott Bryan Hunter (BBA ’00) of Peachtree City was recently named to the list of “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” for the state of Georgia by Forbes magazine. He is the president of the Hunter Wealth Management Group with the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. He has dedicated his career to delivering independent and customized investment plans, advice and counsel for his clients.
Angela Johnson (BBA ’00) of Roswell was named VP of innovation and merchandising of Edible Arrangements, a chain store selling arrangements and gift baskets made up of gourmet fresh and chocolate-dipped fruit. She came to Edible from Krystal Restaurants, where she was the VP of marketing.
Robin Samples (MAcc ’00) of Brookhaven was named a transaction services partner in the consulting practice at Moore Colson. She most recently served as the managing director of transaction advisory at Berkeley Research Group LLC.
Britt Stackhouse (AB ’00) of South Thomaston, Maine, was appointed managing director at Lafayette Square, an impact investment platform. He will concentrate on origination and business development for the company’s credit strategy along the Gulf Coast. Before joining Lafayette, he served as managing director for Lampert Debt Advisors.
Matt Thomas (BBA ’00) of Athens recently brokered the sale of 106 units at The Preserve Condominiums to TBR Preserve Owner LLC for a sales price of $22.7 million, which represents the largest transaction year-to-date in Clarke County for 2021. He is president of Atlas Real Estate Advisors.
Adrienne Brown (MBA ’01) of Roswell was promoted to VP of sales and marketing at Halstead International, a member of HMTX Industries, which is a global flooring manufacturer. She previously served as Halstead’s senior director of business development and an operations manager.
Claire Chotiner (BBA ’01) of Marietta was promoted to COO and elected to the board of directors of LCG Associates Inc., a national investment consulting firm. She joined LCG in 2007 and is chair of the diversity and inclusion as well as technology committees. Before serving in this role, she was a senior consultant.
Karl Goodhew (BBA ’01) of Tucker was named the chief technology officer at BurgerFi, an American fast-casual restaurant chain focused on hormone-free and antibiotic-free Angus hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs, and custard. He joins BurgerFi after serving as director of software engineering at Macy’s Inc.
Trip Kennickell (AB ’01) of Savannah was named manager of business development at East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry. He joins East Coast Warehouse from REDCON Solutions Group, where he was a VP.
Katie Tait (BBA ’01) of Savannah was named a sales associate at Seabolt Real Estate, a coastal Georgia affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate. Before joining Seabolt, she worked as the director of marketing for renowned guitar manufacturer Benedetto Guitars and as marketing coordinator for the boutique marketing firm My Agency.
Aaron Abramovitz (BBA ’02) of Atlanta was named EVP, CFO and treasurer of Georgia Power. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting and financial functions. He previously served as the VP of business operations for Vogtle 3 and 4.
Eric Rivenbark (BBA ’02) of Roswell joined Coastal States Bank as SVP and commercial banking team leader for the Atlanta region. He previously was SVP at Cadence Bank.
David Burch (BBA ’03, JD ’06) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., is a managing partner at InLight Real Estate Partners. He was previously general counsel and principal at Stonemont Financial Group.
Jake Carter (BBA ’03) of McDonough was appointed to the Georgia Tourism Foundation by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. He is the owner and operator of Southern Belle Farms, the family farm he transformed into a 330-acre agritourism destination.
Michael Patrick (BBA ’03) of Atlanta was elected as an advisory trustee of the UGA Foundation. He leads strategic growth initiatives for marketing at Chick-fil-A.
Derrick Lewis (BBA ’04) of McDonough will serve as chair of the board of trustees at the Gordon State College Foundation. He is managing director and SVP of investments for Capitas Advisory Group of Raymond James in Griffin.
La’Vonda McLean (BBA ’04) of Atlanta was named managing director in Marsh’s Financial and Professional Liability Practice in Atlanta. She previously served as director and global financial and executive risk Southeast regional leader at Willis Towers Watson.
Gracie Ortiz (MBA ’04) of Johns Creek was appointed the COO and VP of operations at DataSeers, a FinTech company that engineered a solution for harnessing complex data. She previously served as the director of business development at VITAL4.
Christian Robinson (BBA ’04) of Charlotte, N.C., was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He is an executive director at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
2005-09
Michael Agurkis (BBA ’05) was chosen as one of Roswell Magazine’s 10 Under 40 honorees. He is the owner and president of CommonWealth Financial Planners in Roswell and a registered principal with Raymond James Financial Services.
Evan Elder (BBA ’05) of Athens is a retail market manager of Synovus Bank. In 2019, he was promoted to vice president and named Employee of the Year for the Northeast Georgia Division.
Rob Landon (MBA ’05) of Alpharetta was named VP of engineering at Knowland, a company focused on AI-powered group business data for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers, and other meeting venues. Before Knowland, he was VP of engineering at Cendyn.
Jon Powell (BS ’02, BBA ’05) of Atlanta was appointed as a member of the American Institute of CPAs 2021-22 Certified Information Technology Professional Credential Committee. He is a partner at Moore Colson, working in its risk advisory and compliance services practice.
Andrew Rasmussen (BBA ’05, MEd ’09) of Athens is the founder of Rasmussen Wealth Management. His Rasmussen Financial Group was given “Forum” status, the highest recognition a Northwestern Mutual-affiliated wealth management business can achieve. This recognition is only given to the top 4% of affiliated firms in the United States.
Chloe R. Kelley (BBA ’06) of New York, N.Y., was elected as a trustee of the UGA Foundation. She is the SVP in account management at PIMCO.
Bryan Mierke (BBA ’06) of Louisville, Ky., was named a senior software engineer at LoanStreet, an online platform streamlining the process of sharing, managing and originating loans for credit unions, banks and direct lenders. He comes to LoanStreet from Experian, where he was a senior software engineer and scrum leader.
Kristina Morris (MBA ’06) of Brookhaven was named the director of innovation at the Independent Community Bankers of America, a group representing the interests of the community banking industry. She most recently served as project manager for FinTech Atlanta.
Suraj Amarnani (BBA ’07, MAcc ’08) of St. Maarten, was elected chief accounting officer by the Portman Holdings board of directors. He is responsible for the firm’s accounting, tax, financial reporting and treasury management functions. Before joining Portman, he was an audit senior manager at KPMG LLP. He also serves as treasurer and chair of the finance committee for Odyssey Family Counseling Center and board member of the Ascend Southeast Hub.
Harry Dixon (BBA ’07, AB ’07, JD ’13) of New York, N.Y., was selected to participate in the 35th cohort of Leadership New York, a highly selective civic leadership and professional development program for early to mid-executive level professionals based in New York City. He serves as the VP of policy governance and regulatory change management at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
Anne Carter MacNabb (BBA ’07) of Greenville, S.C., was added to the team of real estate professionals at Wilson Associates Real Estate. She formerly served as director of property management for Hughes Commercial Properties.
Kendal Lewis Daughtrey (BBA ’08) of Valdosta earned an education specialist degree in instructional technology from Dewar College of Education at Valdosta State University.
Maj. Kendall Connell (BBA ’09) of Chickamauga recently reached 21 years of service in the U.S. Army Reserve and received a promotion to the field-grade rank of major. He continues to serve part-time in the U.S. Army Reserve in the Washington, D.C., area and works full-time as a cybersecurity risk advisory consultant at Accenture. Previously he served in security roles at Deloitte in London, England. He’s logged more than five years of Army active-duty time, including two overseas deployments to Bosnia and Iraq. He is married to his wife Janjira and is the proud father of a baby girl, Diana, who was born in the summer of 2021.
Tonya De Melo (MBA ’09) of Laguna Niguel, Calif., was named chair of the Catholic Coalition for Habitat of Humanity of Orange County. She works as an SVP at Bank of America.
Chad Hume (BBA ’09) of Atlanta was named to the board of directors for Driven Brands Holdings Inc., the largest automotive services company in North America. He serves as a principal at Roark.
Christine Job (BBA ’09) of Barcelona, Spain, is the host of “Flourish in the Foreign,” a podcast about Black women living and thriving abroad.
Kathryn Pope (BBA ’09) of Atlanta was promoted to senior director of corporate development at Mailchimp. She joined Mailchimp in February 2017 as a senior financial analyst.
2010-14
Laura Bentley (BBA ’11, AB ’11) of Atlanta was named senior corporate counsel at Delta Air Lines. She was formerly an associate at McGuireWoods LLP.
Andy Conn (BBA ’11, JD ’14) of Savannah was promoted to partner at Harris Lowry Manton LLP, a full-service trial law firm. He has been with Harris Lowry Manton since 2016 as an associate attorney.
Alexander Levitt (BBA ’11) of Atlanta is a senior customer researcher at Mailchimp. He previously served as a senior consulting analyst in applied behavioral science for Moxie.
Reece Sanford (BBA ’11) of Ellijay was included in Marquis Who’s Who. He is VP/SBA relationship manager at SouthState Bank and previously served as the SBA manager at Community Bank of Pickens County.
Katherine Bush (BBA ’12, BS ’12) of Duluth was named a talent acquisition partner at StimLabs, a regenerative medicine company. Before StimLabs, she served as the recruiting manager at Applied Resource Group.
Kathryn Boyd Crabtree (BBA ’12, MAcc ’13) and her mother, Kim Landon Boyd (BBA ’82), are a top-producing mother/daughter residential real estate team with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty’s Buckhead office. They were No. 1 in team volume for 2019 and 2020 by the Atlanta Realtors Association, among 1,400 other top producing agents.
Rachel Regal Melvin (BBA ’12) of Roswell launched Sage Media Collective, a boutique social media agency providing social media and influencer management services for brands and creators.
Lila Denn Chanin (BBA ’13) of Houston, Texas, is manager of perioperative business operations at Texas Children’s Hospital. She was previously a finance manager and senior financial analyst with Houston Methodist.
Andy Mills (BBA ’13) of Dunwoody was promoted to regional commercial markets sales manager at KeepTruckin. He was recognized as the No. 1 account executive for the company’s commercial markets.
Jonathan Bundy (PhD ’14) of Gilbert, Ariz., was named the Strategic Management Society’s Emerging Scholar, an award given to individuals who made significant contributions to the field of strategic management and advance its study and practice. He is a management professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Lauren Porter (MBA ’14) of Marietta was awarded the Verlander Family Award for Staff Excellence by the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. The award recognizes staff members who demonstrate outstanding job performance. She is the corporate relations manager in career services at the Scheller College.
2015-19
Michelle Kruge (BBA ’15, PhD ’19) of Athens was hired as a financial planner at the Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group, a fee-only financial planning firm. She is joining the firm’s advisory team after spending two years as an assistant professor of finance at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.
Adam C. Johnson (MBA ’16) of Atlanta was named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association board of directors. He is a director at Jabian Consulting.
Sean Spellman (BBA ’16) of Savannah was promoted as a relationship manager at BankSouth, where he will be responsible for generating new commercial loans. He previously served as the bank’s business development officer.
Shameka Allen (MBA ’17) of Suwanee was named associate director at Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett, a nonprofit providing medical, dental and pharmaceutical services. She previously served as manager of practice management at Beltone.
Genevieve Boyle (BBA ’17) of Atlanta was promoted to client and community relations assistant director at PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, she will manage sponsorships, volunteerism, client events and the local PNC Foundation budget.
Jared Farrell (BBA ’17) of Atlanta is a finance manager at Microsoft. He previously served as a financial analyst for Equifax.
Hali Flickinger (BBA ’17) of Athens won two bronze medals for the Team USA swim team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo held this summer. She won an individual medal in the 200-meter butterfly and a team medal in the 400-meter individual medley. She is a sponsored brand athlete with Speedo.
Alecia Bailey (MBA ’18) of Groveland, Fla., was named global head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Assurant Inc., a provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases. She recently served as Assurant’s VP of global housing operations with oversight for significant operations within its global housing segment.
Gunnar Bentz (BBA ’18) of Athens competed for the Team USA swim team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo held this summer. He competed in the 200-meter butterfly at the Games.
Josiah Holt (BBA ’18) of Nashville, Tenn., is a financial analyst at UBS. He previously worked as a financial reporting analyst at Millstone Homes Inc.
Andre Lemons (MBA ’18) of Atlanta was named a VP and ABL principal at Fifth Third Bank. He previously served as AVP, ABL underwriter in the business finance division at Wells Fargo.
Carly McCollum (BBA ’18) of Austin, Texas, was named a commercial loan officer at PlainsCapital Bank. She previously served as an associate relationship manager at Frost National Bank in Dallas, Texas.
Miles McGinty (BBA ’18) of Nashville, Tenn., joined Bernard Williams & Co. as an account executive in life, health and financial services. Before joining Bernard Williams & Co., he was a sales representative with Arthrex.
Peter Theis (MBA ’18) of Atlanta was named a regional sales manager at Merchants Fleet, where he will oversee the company’s sales initiatives in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. He previously served as a fleet account executive at General Motors.
Mark Musselman (MBA ’19) of Tallahassee, Fla., was named president of the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida Inc.
Andrew Nolan (BBA ’19) of Royal Oak, Mich., was named a product manager at Ford Motor Co. in Detroit. He previously served as Ford’s product manager of autonomous vehicle transportation as a service.
2020-
James Artemus (BBA ’20) of Lawrenceville was named a financial analyst at Cox Communications.
Chase Caffrey (BBA ’20) of Marietta is an analyst at Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors.
Jordan Dorsey (BBA ’20) of Savannah was named a business development officer and consumer lender at BankSouth. He served as a loan operations intern at the bank and then moved into a credit analyst position.
Tyler Eck (BBA ’20) of Newnan was named a legislative liaison to the Senate and policy advisor in the Office of Gov. Brian P. Kemp. He previously served as a constituent services representative for Rep. Drew Ferguson, advising and consulting with constituents regarding the Small Business Administration, Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Jenna Elko (BBA ’21) of Cumming, far left, started the company Happy Soul Sisters with her sister Kayla, a fourth-year marketing major at the Terry College. Happy Soul Sisters sells tie-dyed pieces of clothing through an online store.
Neal Sharma (BBA ’21) of Duluth is the president of AdKaddy, a mobile app that keeps your personal inbox free of brand clutter. He previously served as the company’s head of marketing. As president, he manages day-to-day operations, which includes managing a fully distributed and remote team, leading the development team located in Nepal and taking charge of marketing efforts and creative strategy.