TAMPA - Key Persons
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- Communications & Marketing Manager
Cesar has been part of SGA for several years and worked his way up to presidency as he has represented students in Senate, been part of the Programming Committee, Vice-Chair of the Activity and Service Fee Recommendation Committee, active member of the Ethics Committee, and an orientation leader.
As Student Body President and University Trustee, Cesar is committed to have a positive impact on The 澳门六开彩开奖结果 community.
Cihan Cobanoglu is the dean of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The school became part of the Muma College of Business in 2020. Cobanoglu is responsible for providing leadership to the faculty, students and industry constituents. He is also serving as the Director of International Partnerships for the Muma College of Business.
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- Director of Communications and Marketing
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- Associate
- Development Director
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- Director, School of Marketing and Innovation
- Professor of Marketing and Director of the School of Marketing & Innovation
Doug Hughes is a professor of marketing and director of the School of Marketing & Innovation. He began his full-time duties in 2019, coming from the Michigan State University's Broad College of Business. He leads a school that includes programs in marketing, supply chain management, sport and entertainment management, sales, entrepreneurship and global business.
Dr. Prasant Mohapatra is the provost of the university. He serves as the chief academic officer for 澳门六开彩开奖结果 and is the second ranking officer of the university.
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- Communications & Marketing Officer
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- Trustee
- President of the Florida Airports Council
Fredrick Piccolo has over forty-nine years鈥� experience in the aviation industry and has been President, Chief Executive Officer of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport since 1995. He began his career as a janitor at the Buffalo International Airport, and after earning a BS degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo, held several airport positions that include Building Superintendent, Property Manager, Assistant to Airport Manager, and Assistant Director of Operations. Locally, he worked in the Operations Department at Tampa International Airport and prior to his position at SRQ, he was the Assistant Airport Director at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.
Mr. Piccolo has served as President of the Florida Airports Council. He has achieved executive accreditation to the American Association of Airport Executives, the largest professional airport managers association in the world. Mr. Piccolo served as the 2007 Chairman of the Airports Council International 鈥� North America (ACI-NA), an aviation organization that represents local, regional, state, and national governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. From 2013 through 2015, he also served as Chairman on the Board of Directors of Airports Council International - World, which unites all the airports in the world into a single organization. With the departure of the ACI-World Past Chairman in January 2018, he has accepted that position at the request of the ACI World Board through 2021.
Mr. Piccolo is past Chair of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is a past recipient of the Premier Volunteer Award, an honor given for his significant leadership commitment to the Chamber and community. In November 2018, he was honored with the Rick Fawley Economic Development Award of Distinction presented by the Bradenton EDC. He currently serves on the Manatee Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and the Bradenton Economic Development Council Board of Directors. He was recently served as Chair of the United Way Suncoast Campaign ending in the spring of 2020.
Gary Patterson has been appointed as dean of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and Muma St. Petersburg campus dean effective immediately. Patterson began work at 澳门六开彩开奖结果 in 2000 as an assistant professor on the St. Petersburg campus.
GJ de Vreede is the interim dean for the Muma College of Business and a professor in the School of Information Systems and Management. He has taught undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and executive courses in areas such as agile software development, systems analysis and design, teamwork/facilitation and research methods. He has been recognized by Stanford University as a top 2% researcher worldwide. He has previously served as associate dean for research and professional programs, interim dean at the university's Sarasota-Manatee campus, and associate chair for his department.
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- Web Content Administrator
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- Associate
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Jean D. Kabongo serves as associate dean for academic affairs and accreditation and as chief diversity officer. Kabongo has been the campus dean for the Muma College of Business in Sarasota-Manatee since July 2020. He is a professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship in the School of Marketing and Innovation and students have chosen Kabongo to receive the campus鈥� Outstanding Professor Award four times since 2015.
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider is a professor of literacy studies in the College of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Language, Literature, and Reading Education from The Ohio State University and is an alumna of the 澳门六开彩开奖结果. Dr. Schneider鈥檚 research focuses on children鈥檚 composing processes and arts-based approaches to literacy education in which aspects of process drama and children鈥檚 literature support students' symbolic development and meaning-making strategies.
Through community-engaged projects, and working within designed field experiments, Dr. Schneider鈥檚 research addresses the changing set of strategies that students use to compose and communicate through print-based and multimodal texts. Dr. Schneider is a former Fulbright Scholar, served as the Director of the Suncoast Young Authors Celebration for 20 years, and currently serves on the Board of the Hillsborough Literacy Council. Dr. Schneider is the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Faculty Senate President and previously served two years as the vice-president. Her Board of Trustees assignment includes the Academics and Campus Environment Committee.
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- Associate
- Associate Dean for Financial Management and Undergraduate Programs
Jennifer Cainas was promoted to associate dean for financial management and undergraduate programs. Cainas is the Lynn Pippenger Teaching Fellow in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy. She has received numerous teaching awards, including the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at 澳门六开彩开奖结果.
Joni Jones was selected to serve as the campus dean for the Muma College of Business in Sarasota-Manatee. Jones is an associate professor in the School of Information Systems and Management who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in systems analysis and design, business honors professional development, and research methods.
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- School of Business and Finance
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- Associate
- Development Director
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- Director, School of Information Systems and Management
Kaushik Dutta has nearly 20 years of professional and research experience in the field of enterprise information technology infrastructure, data analytics and big data systems. He is the director of the School of Information Systems and Management.
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- Senior Director of Development
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- Director, Board Operations
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- Advancement Administrator
Monbarren, of San Antonio, is Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Simpson Environmental Services and Simpson Farms. Previously, she was an administrator at Pasco-Hernando State College and a teacher with Pasco County Schools. Monbarren is a graduate of Leadership Pasco and a member of the Boys and Girls Club of Lacoochee. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in elementary education and master鈥檚 degree in education leadership from Saint Leo University.
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- Conference & Events Planner
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- Director
- Director, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy
Mark Taylor is the director in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy and he is also the Dan and Tina Johnson Distinguished Professor of Accountancy. He joined 澳门六开彩开奖结果 in 2019.
Melissa Seixas was named state president Duke Energy Florida, serving approximately 1.8 million electric retail customers in central Florida on February 4, 2021. She is responsible for the financial performance of Duke Energy鈥檚 regulated utility in Florida and for managing state and local regulatory and government relations and community affairs as well as for advancing the company鈥檚 rate and regulatory initiatives. Previously she served as vice president of government and community relations for Duke Energy Florida where she directed the company鈥檚 efforts to strengthen relationships with municipal, community and civic organizations, as well as with business leaders throughout the company鈥檚 35 county service area.
Ms. Seixas is a veteran of customer service and operations at Duke Energy. She joined Florida Power in 1986, starting in distribution engineering where she learned the operational side of the electric industry. This experience has served as a foundation for her 33-year career as she moved into roles with increasing responsibilities.
Ms. Seixas has a strong tradition of supporting her community. She has served as a board member for many non-profit and business organizations including Clearwater Marine Aquarium and Pinellas County Urban League. She is currently the Chairwoman of the Board for the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership. She recently served as an appointee to the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Consolidation Taskforce and served as co-chair for the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 St. Petersburg campus 50th anniversary in 2015-2016.
She also holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in American history from Eckerd College and a master鈥檚 degree in American history from the 澳门六开彩开奖结果. Her executive training includes a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) certification from Johns Hopkins University, and programs with the Edison Electric Institute and Georgetown University鈥檚 McDonough School of Business. Ms. Seixas鈥� Board of Trustee assignments include member of the Academic and Campus Environment and Strategic Initiatives Committees. She also serves as the chair of the St. Petersburg campus advisory board. She lives in Seminole.
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- Trustee
- Vice Chair
- Executive Managing Director and Market Leader for Savills
Michael ("Mike") E. Griffin is an Executive Managing Director and Market Leader for Savills, a worldwide company known for its consistent delivery of a full range of integrated real estate services across the globe. Through his consultative, client-centric approach to occupier representation, particularly for multi-market accounts, Mike has completed commercial real estate transactions totaling more than 9.1 million square feet across the globe in more than 18 states and 15 countries for a diverse occupier clientele ranging from Fortune 500 companies to all levels of government. Mike joined Savills in 2015 upon its acquisition of Vertical Integration, the startup Florida-based real estate solutions firm that Mike joined upon his graduation with a Business Administration, B.S. degree from the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 in 2003.
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- Trustee Liaisons for Campus Boards W / ACE Chair - Strategy Meeting
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- Trustee
- President & CEO of Family Owned Tervis
N. Rogan Donelly is the President & CEO of family owned Tervis, the drinkware company that first introduced America to its classic insulated tumblers in 1946. As the third-generation leader of an innovative, Florida-based business 鈥� following in his grandfather鈥檚 and father鈥檚 footsteps 鈥� Rogan literally grew up with the brand. From his middle school days of bringing Tervis tumblers to show-and-tell, to his summer work in the warehouse, he gained a unique and comprehensive perspective of the business. By the time he was appointed company president in 2016 (after a stint working for Bank of America鈥檚 Global and Wealth Investment Management division), Rogan had worked in every department at Tervis, including production, operations, sales, and marketing. Four very busy years later, he assumed the role of President & CEO, the culmination of his lifelong immersion in the business.
Under Rogan鈥檚 leadership, Tervis has grown into a multi-material producer of high-performance, premium drinkware, renowned for thousands of unique designs, scores of official collegiate, pro sports, and film & TV licenses, and a commitment to responsibility and sustainability. An avid diver, Rogan is passionate about helping reduce waste in our oceans and restoring the world鈥檚 coral reefs. He is a trustee of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, a member of Leadership Florida Cornerstone XXXVII, and a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America mentor.
Rogan holds a BA degree from Bowdoin College and an MBA from the University of South Florida鈥檚 Muma College of Business. He is the recipient of a 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Outstanding Alumni Award and a Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) Influencers Rising Stars award. A member of the TBBJ Class of 2019 40 under 40, he has been invited to the White House to represent manufacturers of American-made products and has served on the Governor鈥檚 Industry Working Group Task Force in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Floridian since the age of two, Rogan enjoys the Sunshine State鈥檚 world-class outdoor activities on the water, under the water, and on dry land. He also loves spending time with his German Shepherd, Fritz, the unofficial company mascot who is often seen at Tervis HQ in North Venice.
Oscar J. Horton has a proven record of managing organizational change and improving business efficiencies, currently serving as president and CEO of Sun State International, a position he has held since January 2000. Sun State International is a full service commercial transportation organization with five locations in West Central Florida which offers commercial truck sales, an aftermarket facility providing the installation of truck bodies and all body related equipment, lift gates and trailer parts, and service. The company鈥檚 annual gross revenues exceed $150 million and since Mr. Horton鈥檚 presidency the company has increased its revenue over 467%, making it one of the larger minority-owned businesses in Tampa Bay. Mr. Horton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1974 and began his career as a sales representative for International Truck & Engine鈥檚 Financial Corporation, rising through various positions throughout the organization. In his final role, Oscar served as vice president and general manager of International鈥檚 foundry business. After a 25 year career with International, Mr. Horton left for his current position with Sun State International. Mr. Horton serves on the board of directors for The Bank of Tampa and is Chairman of the Board for Academy Prep Center of Tampa, and has previously been on the board of the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Foundation. Mr. Horton鈥檚 Board of Trustees assignments include the Academics and Campus Environment Committee, Collective Bargaining Team and the Audit & Compliance Committee.
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- Director, Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance
Rhea Law is the president of the 澳门六开彩开奖结果. She oversees the ninth largest university in the nation, serving more than 50,000 students.
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- Fiscal & Business Manager
Sandra (鈥淪andy鈥�) Callahan served as chief financial officer (CFO) of TECO Energy Inc. until her retirement in Sept. 2016 following the acquisition of the company by Emera, Inc., an energy company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As CFO and senior vice president of finance and accounting at TECO, a public company with electric and gas utility operations in Florida and New Mexico, Callahan was responsible for corporate and operational accounting, treasury, SEC reporting, investor relations, risk management, divestitures and acquisitions, capital raising, corporate taxes, audit services and benefit plan investments, and managed a team of 100 professionals. She was a member of the senior officer team that reviewed strategic alternatives and developed growth plans based on industry trends. Callahan currently serves on the boards of Tampa鈥檚 Lowry Park Zoo and the Tampa Club. She has served on the board of the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Financing Corporation (chair) and 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Property Corporation, and has sat on the Executive Advisory Council for the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 Muma College of Business. She also previously served on the boards of Florida Self-Insured Guaranty Association (treasurer), Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Centre for Women (president) and Alpha House of Tampa (treasurer). In these roles, she has chaired three finance committees and two audit committees, participated in the recruitment of two CEOs, and contributed to building board governance and committee structures. Callahan holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in finance from the University of Baltimore. She is a licensed CPA and recipient of the FICPA Award for Highest Grade in Florida and AICPA Elijah Watt Sells Award for Performance with High Distinction on the CPA examination. Her Board of Trustees assignments include chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee, member of the Governance and Collective Bargaining Committees.
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- Fiscal & Business Manager
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- Trustee
- Chief Executive Officer and Founder of HealthAxis
- Co - Founder and Chairman of the TiE Tampa Bay Angel Fund
Shilen Patel is the chief executive officer and founder of HealthAxis, as well as a serial entrepreneur and investor who has spent his entire career leading companies in the Healthcare IT space. Prior to founding HealthAxis, Mr. Patel was a top executive and part owner of Visionary Healthware. Under his leadership, Visionary Healthware achieved 30x growth and received recognition as one of America鈥檚 100 largest healthcare IT companies before being acquired by an international public company.
In 2017, Mr. Patel became a co-founder and Chairman of the TiE Tampa Bay Angel Fund, a $3 million fund established to financially support Florida startups, improve understanding and awareness of angel investing among Tampa Bay investors, and help startups fulfill their potential as value drivers and community assets. He chairs the Creative Entrepreneurship Lab, a non-profit initiative related to the Tampa Innovation Alliance which supports entrepreneurial activity in the 澳门六开彩开奖结果 area and at the uptown site. Additionally, He is a founding Director of Central Bank, a community bank which services Tampa, St Augustine, and Winter Park.
In 2013, Mr. Patel graduated from the EMBA-Global programme at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and the London Business School with an MBA from both institutions. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship at Babson College in 2002. Mr. Patel鈥檚 Board of Trustee assignments include member of the Audit and Compliance and Strategic Initiatives Committees. He lives in Tampa.
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- Assistant to Board Secretary
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- Communications & Marketing Officer
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- Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professional Programs
Timothy B. Heath is interim dean for research and professional programs in the Muma College of Business, while serving as professor and Muma Fellow in the School of Marketing and Innovation. His research investigates issues in branding, persuasion, and innovation.
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- Chairman
- Trustee
- Managing Partner of Weatherford Capital
Will Weatherford is the Managing Partner of Weatherford Capital where he focuses on providing leadership and strategic guidance to the team. He served as the 84th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. He is a member of the Florida Council of 100, Florida Chamber of Commerce, and serves on numerous boards including TECO Energy, Kitson & Partners, PayIt, SOMA Global and The National Council for the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Weatherford served as Co-Chairman of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee. Weatherford earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in international business from Jacksonville University. Mr. Weatherford鈥檚 Board of Trustees assignments include chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Finance Committee.