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HARRY MCGINNIS ’71, ’73 M.S., has been teaching for Liberty University Online
since 2012 in its public health and MPP programs and transitioned to the Helms School of Government in 2017. He also volunteers at the Woodstock, Georgia, Police Department, writing grants to federal and state agencies and foundations.
MARIAN DIONNE ’76, ’90 M.S., and her partner, GENE ANGUS ’76, visited Scotland during summer and ran into fellow Florida Tech alum Lt. Col. LOREN PEELE ’85 M.S. with his wife when they were all placed in the same tour group.
RON DUBOIS ’82, ’82, ’87 M.S., recently celebrated 37 years of marriage, two beautiful daughters and 50 years of world experience.
MARVIN GIBSON ’82 is celebrating retirement from his multiple careers in the military, manufacturing and intelligence sectors. He is now living in the southwest Virginia Appalachia region with his wife, Sabrina, and enjoys hiking, biking, swimming and surfing.
PAUL CECALA ’85 A.S., ’85, published his second book, Take Control of Your Job Search: A Workbook of All the Tools Needed for a Successful Job Hunt, which hit the Top 10 Best Sellers list in its category for three weeks on Amazon.
LARRY POLLACK ’85 M.S. showed off his Panther Pride while visiting The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa in March.
RETIRED COL. JOSEPH WALDEN ’88 MBA, ’89 M.S., was honored with the 2024 Pros to Know Award by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage the supply chain for competitive advantage.
JACQUELINE RESLER MALTRY ’90 MBA is a teacher at Schiller International University, educating students across five continents utilizing the same information that she gained as a student at Florida Tech. Her students lovingly call her their “American mom.”
OKSANA (FUNG) WALL ’93, ’95 M.S., is celebrating her daughter, Carys Wall, becoming a Florida Tech Panther in fall 2024. Carys will study marine biology.
DANIEL KESSLER ’95 Psy.D. is the co-owner of a group of telehealth psychology practices, Veritas Psychology Partners, and practices in Florida virtually from Minnesota.
KATE CIEMBRONOWICZ ’00 is working offshore building the first United States offshore wind farm. Her role in this project is client representative. A such, she installs monopiles, power cables and wind turbines. Ciembronowicz also was a part of the South Fork Wind project that is providing power to Long Island, New York.
MARCIA ALVARADO ’04 is the creative mind behind The Alvarado Experience, a fashion, architecture and lifestyle blog. As an accomplished engineer, professional model, activist and relentless dreamer, he is unafraid to conquer new heights. Her passion for both architecture/engineering and modeling is vividly expressed through her unique sense of style and fashion. Alvarado’s innovative approach drives her to expand the possibilities in androgynous fashion, lifestyle and experiences, consistently pushing the boundaries of societal norms.
CASSANDRA “CASSIE” (MOLL) GONYER ’08 teaches high school science for Brevard Virtual School while living in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is also running for Volusia County School Board, District 2, and looks forward to the primary election in fall.
NATALIE (HOMA) BURGETT ’11 M.S. and her husband, Paul, recently welcomed their Panther Cub, Alexander.
PAUL REGENCIA ’11, ’13 M.S., is on the software design team for various systems, supporting the Artemis missions. He and his wife, Caitlin Regencia, celebrated the fifth birthday of their son, Andrew, Oct. 31, 2023.
PATRICE BIVINS ’13 MPA, ’15 MBA, is writing a memoir about her life story and the creation of her nonprofit organization, Valley Arts and Entertainment Inc., which raises money for scholarships for music students in Huntsville, Alabama.
JESSEBELLE PICHARDO ’14, ’17 M.A., has returned to Florida Tech to pursue her third degree from the university as a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology through the Psy.D. program.
PREETI SALI ’15 M.S. and NIRAJ PATEL ’15 M.S. welcomed Panther Cub, Hritvi, on Dec. 2, 2023. She says life is all about giggles and diapers now!
ARIANA (TATE) LAFLAMME ’16 and IAN LAFLAMME ’16 were married in April in Providence, Rhode Island. The pair met four years after graduation on a blind date thanks to another Florida Tech alum.
FATIMA GALES ’19 M.S. has been accepted to LibertyUniversity’s business administration Ph.D. program, focusing on supply chain and logistics.
KIRSTEN GLANTZNEVINS ’19 M.S. welcomed her newest Panther Cub, Emmitt, in May. He joined his big sister, Evelyn, age 3.
ZACHARY BEHLOK ’21 A.S., ’22 A.A., ’22, was nominated for 2024 Teacher of the Year by TeachKind, the humane education division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
DELANEY (HARDBOWER) SLATON ’21 accepted a new position as an environmental engineering specialist III with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. She works in the Resilient Florida Program to help prepare communities for the impacts of sea level rise, intensified storms and flooding.
MICHAEL DUNIEC ’22 M.S. has finished authoring Crypto and Bitcoin: A Millionaire Mindset for Opportunity, a book that encapsulates his journey with bitcoin mining since its early days in 2011, when it was valued at just 70 cents, to its current valuation, exceeding $76,000.
JAMES ROBBINS ’23 has accepted a position in an independent branch of the United States Department of Treasury with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as an assistant national bank examiner and will move to Lubbock, Texas.
HARSHITHA SAMUDRALA ’23 M.S is working as a software engineer trainee, as she eagerly looks for a role as a software engineer.
KRISTEN BECKER ’24 Ph.D. is an engineering specialist with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection. Her work involves modeling platforms to determine 30-year erosion projections on the coastal system throughout Florida, slope stability and storm erosion model studies, and reviewing documents for inlet/beach management.
COLLIN DUKE ’24 has joined the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, California, as a graduate assistant, where he will complete the master’s in flight test engineering program and professional course. As part of the professional course, he will fly various demonstrations and data flights in 11 different aircraft.
SAMAN SABETI ’24 M.S. received an amazing job offer that increased her previous salary by double within one day of finishing her master’s degree at Florida Tech. She credits all her professional success to her education from Florida Tech.
This piece was featured in the fall 2024 edition of Florida Tech Magazine.
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