Luke J. Florian ’08 is the co-founder of the national real estate investment firm, Elite Property LLC. Mr. Florian’s company has recently expanded into South Florida with 2011-2013 business growth in excess of 500%.
2000s
William T. Oravecz ’01 MBA
William T. Oravecz ’01 MBA has been named director of ICD-10 Implementation at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Mr. Oravecz has over 30 years of experience in the health care technology field.
Shaun H. Sheridan ’04, 04 MSA
Shaun H. Sheridan ’04, 04 MSA has been named to the Hartford Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” class of 2013. Mr. Sheridan is an audit manager and Connecticut Certified Public Accountant for Whittlesey and Hadley, P.C. Mr. Sheridan is an active volunteer in several organizations including the Greater Hartford Jaycees, the Saint Francis Foundation and the Travelers Championship PGA tour event.
Daniel D. Pinho ’02 MBA
Daniel D. Pinho ’02 MBA has been recognized as one of the “20 under 40 Latinos Going Places” by Poder 360 magazine. Mr. Pinho has over 17 years of experience doing business in Latin American Companies in marketing, structuring and underwriting the credit of small and medium sized companies.
Daniel D. Pinho ’02 MBA
Daniel D. Pinho ’02 MBA has been recognized as one of the “20 Under 40 Latinos Going Places” by Poder 360 magazine. Mr. Pinho is currently the senior vice president of the Trade Finance Group at PNC Bank. Mr. Pinho has had over 17 years of experience doing business in Latin American Companies.
Hang T. Nguyen ’08, ’13 PhD
Hang T. Nguyen ’08, ’13 PhD successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Three Essays on the Financial Impacts of Branding Strategies and Marketing Assets.” Dr. Nguyen will join the faculty of Eli Broad School of Management at Michigan State University, as a tenure-track assistant professor in Fall 2013.
Ashley M. Battle ’04
Ashley M. Battle ’04 was named Chartiers Valley High School’s girls basketball coach. Ms. Battle has won three national championships at the University of Connecticut and has also played six seasons in the WNBA and six seasons overseas.
Christina S. Brown ’08
Christina S. Brown ’08 was promoted to assistant vice president and sales and service manager at Encore Bank N.A. located in Bonita Springs, Florida. Encore Bank is a strong midsized community bank serving the west coast of Florida since 2005.
Nykesha S. Sales ’00
Nykesha S. Sales ’00 was named as the community liaison to the assistant coaching staff for the Connecticut Sun. Ms. Sales played on the UConn Varsity Basketball Team and helped lead them to a national championship in 1995. At graduation, Ms. Sales was UConn’s all-time leading scorer. After graduation, she played on the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and made the WNBA All-Star team six times.
Jennifer A. Lambert ‘02 MBA
Jennifer A. Lambert ‘02 MBA was appointed vice president of marketing at Crosman Corporation. Ms. Lambert has over 15 years of experience across the range of consumer products and services. Prior to working at Crossman Corporation, Ms. Lambert held positions at Bausch + Lomb, Inc. and Sun Products Corporation.