Business Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today's business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and generate a better product. And they help assess the college's competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty.

The Energy Authority Susan Boggs Vice President, Administration & Chief People Officer

	BBVA Compass Nelson Bradshaw Northeast Florida Chief Executive Officer

JEA David Emanuel Interim CHRO

Regions Bank Jessica Evans Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking

Deutsche Bank Brian Fay Managing Director Chief Operating Officer - Operations & Technology

WRH Realty Services, Inc. Cynthia Haines, CPM Chief Operating Officer

Truist Tim Hamilton, SVP Senior Commercial Relationship Manager

Adecco Group Amy Herron  Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Fidelity Information Services (FIS) Erik Hoag Chief Financial Officer, Banking and Payments

The Parts House David Honig Chief Executive Officer

Total Military Management Mary Jensen Senior Manager, Business & Customer Intelligence

Florida Blue Elaine Johnson Principal - Corp Development & Strategic Investments

CIT Mike Jones President of Business Capital

Grant Thornton LLP Julie Lamey Partner

	JAXUSA Anna Lebesch, Ed. D Vice President, Talent Development
	Regency Centers  Michael Mas  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	TIAA Bank  Swarup Patra  Treasurer

Jacksonville Business Journal Sara Pomposo Market President & Publisher

Pivot CPAs Peter Reynolds Managing Partner

Sillick, Inc. David Sillick Consultant

CSX Corporation Lindsey Strubhar Vice President of Tax

Bill C. Van Law III, CFP Retired, Raymond James and Associates

Crowley Patrick Wallace Vice President of Supply Chain

Accounting Advisory Council  

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and generate a better product. And they help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty.

		Scott Batsch Managing Director of Tax Services Grant Thornton LLP			Chelsea M. Carroll Audit Senior Manager KPMG LLP
		Gregory L. DeVino Partner RSM US LLP			Anthony Glenn Head of Jacksonville Office Macquarie Global Services (USA)
		Dwin Horne CPA Shareholder, Vice President Ennis Pellum & Associates, CPAs			Thomas M. King, CPA Vice President and Market Leader Accretive Solutions
		Amy R. Kistka Director Deloitte & Touche LLP			Rob Loverich, CPA Managing Partner Smoak, Davis & Nixon LLP
		Barbara Finke BDO			Michael W. Middleton Partner Assurance Services Ernst & Young LLP
		Jim Murphy Johnson Lambert LLP Partner			Peter Reynolds Managing Partner Pivot CPAs
		James. L. Smith, Jr. CPA/PFS Tax Partner Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP			Mark J Shorstein, CPA Managing Partner Shorstein & Shorstein PA

Economics Advisory Council 

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and generate a better product. In addition, they help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty.

		Sarah Arteaga  Regional Economic Info Network Director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta			Justin R. Damiano  Govt. & Reg. Affairs Comcast NBC Universal
		Daniel R. Gilham  Financial Advisor at Forbes,  Thompson and Gilham Wealth Management Group  Wells Fargo Advisors			Rich Goeldner  Executive Director FairValue Advisors, LLC
		John Gol  Chief Financial Officer Borland-Groover Clinic			Julie O’Meara  Wealth Advisory Associate Morgan Stanley
		Justin Riddell Risk Analyst - Credit The Energy Authority			Earle Traynham, Ph.D. Emeriti Professor of Economics Former Provost University of North Florida
		Shane Wilson  Financial Advisor  Merrill Lynch

Finance Advisory Council  

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and generate a better product. And they help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty.

Financial Planning Advisory Council 

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and generate a better product. And they help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty.

		Dawn Alexander, MBA Financial Advisor Morgan Stanley			Cheryl Canzanella, LUTCF Brokerage Director MassMutual- Financial Design Associates
		William Grub Managing Partner New York Life Insurance			Trevor Harkness, CFP Partner Montoya & Associates
		Larry Kirk  Investment Advisor and Broker  Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.			Dan Mahoney  Senior VP - Sales & Strategy  Huntington Technology Finance
		Jason Sanders, MBA  Managing Director  Principal Financial Group			Jim Schless, CFP  District Advisor  First Command Financial Services
		Kelley Shaw Client Executive Hylant			Scott Snider Principal Mellon Money Management
		Tara Showalter, CFP. JD Financial Advisor			John F. Thompson, CIMA, CPWA Managing Director | Investment Officer Forbes, Thompson & Gilham Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
		Catherine Trinder-Miller Financial Advisor Raymond James

International Business Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our program. These dedicated individuals provide input on relevance of our overall programs of study and specific aspects of the curricula in today’s global business landscape. They assist us in pinpointing specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the International Business Flagship Program more competitive and generate better informed, more interculturally aware graduates. Our members also help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major or degree programs, but also to identify internship and career opportunities.

		Earle Traynham, Ph.D. Emeriti Professor Previous Provost University of North Florida			John R. Duda Chairman and CEO Summit Exercises and Training
		Kerry Flack Vice President National Account Management Allstate Benefits			Juan Sebastian Marentes Manager PGA Tour
		Andrea Hartley Executive Director GlobalJax, Inc.			Joffrey Heine Director, Operations Technology APR Energy Company
		Tami Mak Vice President T.Mak’s International Inc.			Jonathan Mann Sales Executive Aon Risk Solutions
		Karina Person Senior Accountant CIT Group			Kristin Culleton Vice President, CIB Central Management Deutsche Bank
		Maria Isabel Montoya Executive Director MiAddvantage Global Marketing & Communication			Carsten Demuth Founder/President Demuth Capital
		Alexis Vigil Owner Outstanding Contract Management, LLC

Management Advisory Council

		Christian Allard Manager, Consumer and Patient Engagement Baptist Health			Bill Armstrong Board Member Energizer Holdings
		Ernesto Garcia Director of Process Engineering Crowley Maritime			John Gol Chief Financial Officer Borland-Groover Clinic
		Yogesh Kumar  Vice President - Analytics Deutsche Bank			Joseph Maltese, CFP JJM Financial Services, LLC
		Terry Haber Managing Director St. Onge Company			Craig Smith Managing Partner Alhambra Theatre
		James Smith Senior Director of Operations Optimization, Medicare Florida Blue			Yannis Tialios Managing Partner Alexander Group International

Marketing Advisory Council 

The Marketing Advisory Council’s mission is to help provide highly qualified marketing graduates to regional employers. To this end, the MAC works directly with UNF faculty, advisors and students to provide valuable experiential learning—from informational interviews to internships. The MAC supports specific programs, such as the Honors in Marketing program. In addition, MAC members advise on the relevance of the overall marketing program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape.

Organizations

For-profit and not-for-profit companies alike are members of the Marketing Advisory Council. All member organizations regularly hire marketing professionals and all individual members are hiring managers or above who are experience and prepared to provide advice to our students. All members are willing to provide occasional informational interviews to Honors students to help students learn more about the member's industry, skills, or career. Member organizations may also offer Case Projects and provide internships. To schedule an informational interview with a MAC member, email marketing.honors@unf.edu.

3D Digital Roxie Reeve Director of Digital Marketing

3D Digital is a digital first agency with a focus on creative strategy. They focus on at strengthening the emotional glue between brands and their target audiences. As a team, we help magnify brands and drive sales with a cross-channel, digitally-led approach.

Cause Inspired Media

Headquartered in St. Augustine, Cause Inspired Media is the world’s largest Google Ad Grant service provider managing more than $48 million in Google ad spend on behalf of more than 550 non-profits.

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Karen Bowling Executive Director & UNF VP Employer Engagement

UNF’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is Jacksonville’s first equity-free, comprehensive business incubator. Early-stage and startup companies are provided the services, space, and support critical to their development for one year at no charge.

Community First Credit Union Jonathan Hanson Director of Marketing

Founded in 1935, Community First serves more than 153,000 members with banking services in a 17-county area, including a branch on the UNF campus.

Concepts in Focus, RD Team Mary Pat Julias President

One of the area’s leading marketing research firms, Concepts in Focus has testing facilities in Orange Park as well as Limerick, PA offering a broad set of qualitative and quantitative research methods along with specialties including sensory marketing research.

Crowley Maritime Corporation Jackie Gonsalez VP, Business Development

Started in 1892, Thomas Crowley rowed passengers and supplies to talk ships in the San Francisco Bay. Today, is a privately-held, U.S.-owned and operated logistics, government, marine and energy solutions company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Services are provided worldwide by four primary business units – Crowley Logistics, Crowley (Government) Solutions, Crowley Shipping and Crowley Fuels.

CSX Casey Wagner Director of Marketing

Headquartered in Jacksonville, CSX is a leading supplier of rail-based freight transportation in North America. CSX covers the eastern US with 20,000 miles of track and access to 70 ports.

Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Joanna Blinn Director of Communications and Marketing

Founded in 1961, the Cummer serves 150,000 visitors a year and holds more than 5,000 pieces in its collection including seven special collections. The Cummer has three formal gardens with a centerpiece live oak estimated to be nearly 200 years old.

The Doyle Group Nick Doyle CO-CEO

Founded in 2009, the Doyle Group is a technology staffing consultant firm that helps start-ups to Fortune 500 companies overcome their most complex technological challenges.

Drive Logistics Czarah Cabrera Director of Brand Management & Digital Experience

Drive Logistics is recognized as the premier place for truckers to secure the most comprehensive business solutions, innovative tools and benefits committed to attaining their meaningful success and making their dreams a reality. Established half a decade ago in the heart of Jacksonville, to reimagine the landscape of trucking with a focus on weaving together a team with over a 100 years of industry experience and talented individuals from other industries to create the best experience for America’s truckers.

Empowerment Resources, Inc. Elexia Coleman-Moss Founding Executive Director

Empowerment Resources, Inc. (ERI) is a private, nonprofit organization located in Jacksonville founded by Elexia Coleman-Moss. ERI’s meets its mission—to make children and families stronger and empower them to be successful leaders in the community today, for a better tomorrow—through programs for children and parents.

Fanatics, Inc. Kimberly Frye Alula VP, Global Inclusion & Innovation

Fanatics is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, with Fanatics, FansEdge, Kitbag, and Majestic brands providing multi-channel commerce for the world’s biggest sports leagues, major media brands, and more than 200 collegiate and professional team properties. Fanatics seeks to offer experiential learning primarily to students from an ethnic minority.

Firehouse Subs Kristen Majdanics SVP of Marketing

Firehouse has more than 1,200 franchise and corporate locations in 46 states and Puerto Rico. With a sophisticated marketing department, they manage both B2B and B2C communications, research, and strategy.

HC Brands Bryan Croft CEO

HC Brands specializes in personalized products and design, manufacture and retail a wide variety of items all of which can be personalized. HC Brands owns 10 brands which retail products by market via their own websites.

Jacksonville Business Journal Sara Leutzinger Pomposo Publisher and Market President

The JBJ is a business-oriented paper and website that publishes Jacksonville region business news. Owned by American City Business Journals, JBJ is one a group of 44 publications nationwide.

Jewish Community Alliance Adam Chaskin CEO

The JCA is non-profit community center affiliated with the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida, the United Way of Northeast Florida and the Jewish Community Centers of North America. The JAC contributes to the continuation of Jewish life and all people within the Jacksonville community, as well as providing a common meeting ground for everyone, and enhancing the quality of life for all segments of the community to strengthen family life.

Kessler Creative Dina Kessler President

Kessler Creative is one of the leading providers of direct marketing services nationwide including design, digital, print, and direct mail.

Money Pages Alan Worley CEO

Founded and headquartered in Jacksonville, Money Pages offers a direct mail advertising channel for local businesses to reach their communities. Money Pages has franchised to 20 cities.

Museum of Contemporary Art Nan Kavanaugh Director of Communications and Marketing

Founded in 1924, the MOCA is now a cultural institute of UNF. With 60,000 square feet of space across six floors including Café Nola, MOCA shows its permanent collection and is a vibrate space for rotating exhibitions of contemporary art.

Robin Shepherd Group Kristen Benjamin Vice President, Client Services

Founded in 1984, Shepherd is a full-service Jacksonville and Atlanta ad agency provides advertising, design, digital marketing, and public relations in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Toronto, France and more.

SCORE Frances Fisher Jacksonville Chapter Chair

SCORE is a national service organization that supports small businesses nationwide with a network of over 11,000 volunteers operating in 340+ local chapters around the country. The Jacksonville chapter provides advising in accounting, consulting, distribution, financial planning, franchising, human resources, marketing, operations, publishing, retail sales, strategic planning, sales, consumer products, Internet, technology, and nonprofit management, and doing business with the government.

UNF Marketing Eric Bruder VP, Marketing

UNF Marketing is responsible for promoting and protecting the University’s brand to ensure a strong and consistent identity with its stakeholders — both internal and external. Marketing staff assist units throughout the University with their marketing efforts through graphic design, photography, and the production and/or editing of high-quality communications. UNF Marketing is in Alumni Hall, Building 60.

VENUS Fashion, Inc. Henry Ferris Director of Marketing

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Venus is owned by the German catalog company Bon Prix and serves a global market with women’s clothing, swimwear, and lingerie.

Executive Members

Executive members are individuals who have at least 10-years' experience in marketing or related business areas and have committed to mentoring Honors students through UNF’s Executive Mentor Program. To request an Executive Member as a mentor, email marketing.honors@unf.edu.

		Greg Gutkowski Executive Member			Peter Routsis Executive Member

Transportation and Logistics Advisory Council 

Our Advisory Council is a link to the professional community and industry practices for our department. They provide input on relevance of the overall program of study and specific aspects of the curriculum in today’s business landscape. They assist us in identifying specific competencies and skills students should possess to make the program more competitive and create graduates better prepared for the career field. And they help assess the college’s competitive environment by advising on strategies to not only recruit students to the major, but also to hire the faculty. 

		Kristen DeMarco Chief Commercial Officer Jacksonville Port Authority			Leonard (Len) Fritz Director, Business & Quality Operations Blount Island Command, USMC
		Ernesto Garcia, PhD Director Process Engineering Crowley Maritime Corporation			Paul Hitchcock Senior Policy Advisor  Holland & Knight LLP
		Ed Hutchinson Office of Transportation Data and Analytics Manager Florida Department of Transportation			John Lucas Retired FEC Railway
		Alan Mosley, P.E., CEO Mo2, LLC			Tim Nelson President and CEO Shoreside Logistics
		Tyler Newman, CCIM Senior Director Industrial Brokerage Services Cushman & Wakefield			Todd Pye Vice President, Operations Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.
		Rick Thomas Senior Vice President Business Development  GEODIS			Kirk Williams Chairman of the Board Proficient Auto Transport