College welcomes new members of various boards
They’re accomplished industry professionals, business leaders and executives. In many cases, they’re alumni who want to stay connected and give back. They’re new members of various department and center advisory boards for the College of Business.
The college sees them and the boards on which they serve as essential to its curriculum, ranking and standing.
Board members exchange ideas and give students networking opportunities with influential business leaders.
Below, we offer lists of all those who recently joined the college’s various boards.
College of Business Board of Governors
Roy Apple (BS Finance ’86)
Managing Director and Wealth Partner, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
North Palm Beach, Florida
Denise Dexter (BS Finance ’93)
COO, Carolinas Market and East Region, JLL
Charlotte, North Carolina
Erin Ennis (MBA ’90)
President (Retired), Residential Elevators
Tallahassee, Florida
Raul Garcia (BS Accounting ’89)
Principal, Kaufman Rossin
Miami, Florida
Gail Knight (BS Accounting ’82)
Co-Founder & COO (retired), Bob Knight Photography
Tallahassee, Florida
Colleen Dean Miller (BS Accounting ’02)
Senior Vice President and Manager Funds Treasurer’s Office, PIMCO
Hollywood, Florida
Max Oligario (BS Finance ’99)
Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager, Global Commercial Banking, Bank of America
Tampa, Florida
Randall Vitale (BS Management and Multinational Business ’99)
President, Hoffman’s Chocolates
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Accounting Professional Advisory Board
J.D. Pellecchia (BS Accounting & Finance ’89)
CEO, PFS Financial
Tampa, Florida
David Silver (BS Accounting & Finance ’09)
Partner, BDO
New York, New York
Julia Blair Turner (BS Accounting ’19; MAcc ’20)
Senior, Technical Accounting Advisory Group, EY
Safety Harbor, Florida
David Zangrilli (BS Accounting ’10; BS Finance ’11)
Senior Manager, RSM
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Business Analytics, Information Systems and Supply Chain Board
Ronald F. Decanio (BS Management Information Systems ’98)
Head of Sales, Chronosphere
Dallas, Texas
Cristina M. Cahill Larkin (BS Marketing ’92)
Chief Operating Officer, Spero Therapeutics
New York City, New York
Cody C. Lewis (BS Real Estate & Management ’08; MBA ’11)
Chief Financial Officer, TopCat Markets, Inc.
Asheville, North Carolina
Rebecca L. Matthews (BS Finance & Marketing ’08)
Senior Director, Customer Success, Catalina USA
Raleigh, North Carolina
Nicholas S. Spinks (BS Management Information Systems & Finance ’01)
Managing Director, Protiviti
Miami, Florida
H. Jordan Weitz (BS Accounting & Finance ’00)
Senior Director, Compliance Risk intelligence Group, Carnival Corporation
Miami, Florida
Department of Finance Professional Advocacy Board
Kevin Kacer (BS Accounting ’11)
Partner, K-2 Ventures
Miami, Florida
FSU Real Estate Center Executive Board
Bryan Borland (BS Economics ’05)
Managing Director, Wood Partners
Orlando, Florida
Keith Davidson (BS Accounting ’82)
Co-Founder & CFO, Walton Communities
Atlanta, Georgia
Robert Esposito (BS Accounting ’87)
CFO, Stiles
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Alison Williams (BS Finance & Real Estate ’03)
Senior VP and Chief Production Officer, Walker & Dunlop
Tampa, Florida
Recent Alumni Board
Nicole Catalano (BS Economics ‘19)
Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
New York, New York
Lauren Flannery (BS Hospitality Management ’17)
Global Sales Enablement Program Manager, Medallia
Austin, Texas
Javier Grevely (BS Finance & Real Estate ’20)
Investment Research Associate, Wellington Management
Boston, Massachusetts
La' Vontae Johnson (BS HR Management ’18)
HR Manager, Microsoft
Atlanta, Georgia
Katherine Kiernan (BS Finance & Marketing ’12)
Senior Manager, Finance & Strategy, Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
Garet Marr (BS Risk Management & Insurance & Real Estate ’15)
Senior Director, Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois
Lindsay Segool (BS Risk Management & Insurance ’19)
TRAC Associate, Marsh & McLennan
Lake Worth, Florida
Kitty Wu (BS Marketing & Professional Sales ’14)
Regional Vice President, Salesforce
New York, New York
RMI Executive Council
Kyle Ulrich (BS Finance ’02)
President/CEO, Florida Association of Insurance Agents
Tallahassee, Florida
Student Investment Fund Board
Diahann Lassus (BS Management ’76)
Managing Principal, Peapack Private Wealth Management
New Providence, N.J.
Eric Muñoz (BS Finance ’00; MBA ’07)
Senior Vice President, Alianza Wealth Management Group, Raymond James
Miami, Fla.
Kyle Riva (BS Management ’77)
Owner, Alexander Investments International
Winter Park, Fla.
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