EMBA Cohort 36
RJ Aenchbacher
C/O 2020
Robert W. Aenchbacher Jr. (RJ) is a Jacksonville native who enjoys traveling and singing.
After spending eight years in the Marine Corps, with two tours in Iraq, Mr. Aenchbacher
enrolled in Jacksonville University. He graduated from JU in 2014 with degrees in
International Business and Economics with a minor in Music. During his time at JU,
he spent a summer studying International Marketing in Barcelona, several weeks in
Costa Rica studying the Economics of the country, and helped start the International
Business Club, serving as the inaugural president. RJ also received the Conductors
Award from the Music Department. RJ started a company while taking classes as an
undergrad and sold the business in 2017. He is currently employed by the Department
of the Interior working at Timucuan National Parks. In his free time, he serves as
Membership Director at Morocco Shrine with Shriners Hospitals for Children and serves
as the Beaches Shrine Club 2018 President, sings at Riverside Presbyterian, and volunteers
with the March of Dimes. RJ is happily married (Lindsay) with a newborn baby boy (Maddix).
Adam Boland
C/O 2020
Born into a Navy family, Adam spent his childhood moving around the country. After
graduating from Concord University in 2006 with degrees in Psychology and Sociology,
Adam spent the next eleven and a half years as a Naval Aviator, stationed in Florida,
Texas, and Washington. In April, Adam transitioned to the Navy Reserves and relocated
to Jacksonville with his wife Becca.
Krissy Bunner
C/O 2020
Krissy has extensive experience in the contact center leading teams and cross-functional
initiatives including training, quality assurance, operations, workforce management,
project management, and sales. As the Director of Workforce Optimization, she led
global projects utilizing six-sigma methodologies to improve quality and profitability. While
in the hospitality and sales industries, she was able to travel domestically and internationally
experiencing diverse perspectives and cultures. She is passionate about career progression
and servant leadership especially for marginalized women. Krissy currently leads
KeHE Distributor’s contact center operations in Jacksonville, FL as the Director of
Customer Care. KeHE is a BCorp with over 5,500 employee owners in 15 distribution
centers and is a national leader distributing natural & organic, specialty, and fresh
products to its retailers. KeHE serves to make lives better.
Olivia Circhirillo
C/O 2020
Olivia graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in
marketing. She has spent most of her career in the consumer package goods (CPG) industry.
She spent eight years at Catalina Marketing where she worked with consumer purchase
data to build digital campaigns that drove lift and loyalty for grocery retail clients
and CPG brands. Her passion for working with brands drove her to Mario Camacho Foods,
an import and distribution company of specialty foods most well-known for Mario brand
olives. As Marketing Director she created and executed strategy to grow brand sales
via increased distribution, new product launches, and promotional activities. Most
recently Olivia has joined Bloomin’ Brands as brand manager on the Bonefish team.
James Clavijo
C/O 2020
After graduating from college with a B.A. in International Business, James Clavijo
started to work for Polo Ralph Lauren in NYC in Finance and later in Global Production.
Shortly after getting married, James moved back to his home country, Colombia, to
open a business with his wife Juliana. In 2013, James moved back to the US and started
working at APR Energy where he is currently a Senior Global Accounts Manager. James
has over 8 years in finance and accounting and 5 years in operations.
Andy Fowler
C/O 2020
Andy Fowler was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Georgia State University
in 2001 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Risk Management & Insurance.
Andy has 19 years of Commercial Insurance Brokerage & Corporate Risk Management experience
working primarily with or for Fortune 500 Companies. After spending 7 years working
as an Insurance Broker, Andy moved onto the Corporate Risk Management side of the
insurance industry. He is currently the Associate Risk Manager at Fidelity National
Financial, Inc., (NYSE:FNF) the leading provider of title insurance and escrow services
to the real estate and mortgage industries and holds a 2-20 General Lines Insurance
License.
Bill Germanson
C/O 2020
Bill Germanson works as a Solution Architect and Client Delivery Manager at Black
Knight Financial Services, Inc., the premier provider of technology, services and
data solutions to the mortgage and finance industry. Bill has over 30 years of experience
in the financial services industry and has worked in many areas of IT including infrastructure,
operations and development. His current role is managing a very talented team of seasoned
business and IT liaisons. Efforts begin during the sales process and leveraging broad
skill sets, we work to resolve complex implementation and integration goals staying
engaged until the client goes live on the Black Knight solutions. Bill grew up in
the Florida Keys where he gained a passion for spending time outdoors and on the water.
After graduating from Florida State University, Bill and his wife, DeAnna, moved to
Jacksonville in 1994.
Greg Gowens
C/O 2020
Greg currently is the Trade Marketing Coordinator for E-Alternative Solutions, a sister
company to Swisher International, Inc. His previous position was Territory Manager,
responsible for central and southern coastal Florida. Greg made the transition to
EAS in 2015. Prior to working in the tobacco industry, Greg worked in the golf/ hospitality
operations in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
Branden Hawkins
C/O 2020
Branden Hawkins joined Acosta in 2012 as an intern in the Finance Department-Revenue
Recognition. He is a graduate of Acosta’s Management Readiness Program and the Walmart
Team-Leadership Development Program. Branden has held positions of increasing responsibility,
while developing a diverse background across multiple corporate departments. His growth
with both retail and customer development includes roles as Business Manager, Project
Manager and Program Manager with the Walmart/Sam’s Club Team. During his time in Bentonville
Arkansas, Branden helped lead the launch of a new Division in Acosta with multiple
dedicated teams supporting Acosta’s top initiatives. He won Acosta’s Chairman’s Award
in 2017 as Team Leader for the new programs. Branden has also held positions in Corporate
Finance, as well as Business Intelligence, where he Co-Authored Acosta’s “The Personalization
of Protein” Hot Topic report. He was recently promoted to Sr. Manager-Retail Business
Strategy. Branden was nominated and graduated from several of Leadership Jacksonville’s
Programs and is currently active in the United Way of Northeast Florida Stein Fellowship
Leaders Class of 2019. Branden holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
from Furman University.
Lee Ann Heck
C/O 2020
Lee Ann Heck currently serves as the Manager of Compensation Analytics at Johnson
and Johnson Vision Care where she is responsible for sales incentive plan design and
strategic execution. She recently relocated to Jacksonville from Pittsburgh where
she worked in the incentive analytics space for 14+ years delivering actionable insights
across various industries including Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Retail and Medical Device.
Alison Kirk
C/O 2020
Alison Kirk is a Product Development Analyst for Deutsche Bank. She previously was
an Investment Advisor for Fidelity Investments and served over 4 years in the US Navy.
Alison holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Finance.
Terri Leach
C/O 2020
Terri Leach is the Division President for CSI Professional and CSI Health, $60M division
within The CSI Companies. In this role, she is responsible for 4 national offices
and 60 direct reports. Terri is responsible for weekly financial reporting, annual
projects to include temps on assignments, managing bill rates, pay rates, division
expenses and internal headcount to maintain a profitable IFO and IFO%. Terri also
has 15 years of accounting/audit prior to staffing. Terri is a native of Jacksonville,
married with 1 daughter that is attending grad school at Vanderbilt University. She
is an avid runner and Committee Member for the American Lung Association.
Todd Lehman
C/O 2020
After graduating from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree
in Business Management, Todd moved to San Antonio, Texas and began working for Swisher
International, Inc. as a Territory Sales Manager. After seven years in field sales,
Todd was promoted to Business Analyst and moved to Jacksonville to work in the Swisher
corporate office, where he has been in this position for two years. In his free time,
Todd helps as a volunteer coach at a local high school wrestling program.
Chasity Lowman
C/O 2020
Chasity graduated from Appalachian State University. Since then she has over eight
years of experience working in Corporate Retail. She is currently a Business Manager
for Acosta Sales and Marketing working directly with Southeastern Grocers. This role
plays on her strengths by building relationships with both the manufacturer and customer.
Prior to Acosta, she worked for Daymon Worldwide developing private label CPG for
Southeastern Grocers. In this role, she developed consumer goods from concept to
shelf. Throughout her career, she has worked directly with manufacturers, merchandising,
demand planning, sourcing, marketing, and product design teams. She is a member of
the North Florida Frozen Refrigerated Food Association (NFFRFA).
Shawn Marple
C/O 2020
Shawn Marple is a Database Manager at Black Knight, Inc. His work experiences range
from filleting 100lb Yellowfin Tuna to Graphics Design to Managing a team of database
professionals supporting the backend SQL Database Servers for applications used by
the majority of the largest banks in the U.S. Shawn graduated from the University
of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 2013. He earned his degree while
being a full-time employee at Black Knight, a husband, a father, a baseball coach.
Shawn is a mentor in Black Knight’s Mentorship program. He hopes to alleviate stress
for rising business professionals by sharing some of his own challenges he experienced
along his 25-year journey as a leader.
Jeff Rupp
C/O 2020
Jeff is originally from Lambertville, MI. After high school, Jeff decided to serve
his country and joined the United States Army, serving for twelve years as an Infantryman,
Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, and Recruiter. While serving, Jeff attended several
military schools such as the Army Airborne School, Air Assault School, Sapper Leader
Course, and other leadership schools. After being honorably discharged, he worked
in the financial services industry while living in Orlando, FL. While working and
raising a family, Jeff attended Barry University and graduated in 2013 with a degree
in business. Jeff currently works as OSHA outreach trainer for United Rentals.
Jorge Seda
C/O 2020
Jorge Seda was born and raised in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and attended the University
of Puerto Rico. He joined the Navy in 1995 where he has completed 23 years of faithful
and dedicated service. He is currently the Department Head for a training unit at
NAS Jacksonville. Jorge earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business with specialization
in Technical Management from DeVry University (Magna Cum Laude) in February, 2018.
Shaila Sharmin
C/O 2020
After immigrating to the US, Shaila completed her second Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
at University of North Florida. She is currently in a leadership program at Ally Financial,
serving as a Team Lead in Contract Processing Center. In the leadership program at
Ally, she was a key player in several business aspects such as collections, QC administration
& quality initiatives, business strategy & insights, and accounting & ledger management.
Prior to joining Ally, Shaila worked at GE Capital in Industrial Finance Operations
supporting GE Power and GE Aviation. Before coming to the US, she worked as a Junior
Executive in Human Resources in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shaila is multi-lingual, as English
is her fourth language.
Timothy Sherman
C/O 2020
Timothy serves as the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at Yellowstone
Landscape where he has worked since 2008. In his role, Timothy is responsible for
analysis and recommendations on all key issues or potential actions that may have
a material impact on the company. In addition, he leads a team of regional analysts
responsible for all field forecasting, budgeting and related reporting and consolidation
functions. He also leads all acquisition due diligence and the associated financial
analysis, other qualitative and quantitative business analysis, and preparation of
related Board materials. Prior to his roles in finance, Timothy spent seven years
in field operations as a Production, Account and Branch Manager. Yellowstone Landscape
is the premier southern commercial landscape maintenance company with 30 operating
locations in eight states.
Adam Wade
C/O 2020
Adam Wade is a multi-faceted marketing leader passionate about financial services
and media. He co-founded and operates Mercury 13, a virtual digital marketing agency
delivering Madison Ave.-quality content and creative services for a range of financial
services, B2C and B2B clients. He also currently serves as Content Marketing Director
for FIS, one of the world’s largest financial technology companies, in his hometown
of Jacksonville where he oversees several thought leadership initiatives, including
the annual Performance Against Customer Expectations (PACE) research study. Previously,
Adam worked at publisher Wiley and Northern Arizona University, where he introduced
award-winning content marketing programs for both. He spent the prior 10 years in
a variety of marketing and communications roles with Dow Jones, working with such
brands as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Factiva. Adam holds a double-BA in
journalism and advertising/public relations from the University of Central Florida,
an MS in communications from Boston University, and (soon) an MBA from Jacksonville
University.
Drew Upchurch
C/O 2020
Drew Upchurch is the current Director of Auxiliary Programming at the Bolles School.
In his present role, Drew manages many of the school’s lines of non-tuition revenue,
which include but are not limited to summer programs, the campus store, club sports,
and the facility rental program. Prior to his time at Bolles, Drew was employed as
an administrator in the Business Office at Jacksonville Country Day School and a teacher
in the St. Johns County Public School system. Drew holds undergraduate degrees in
both Religious Studies and International Affairs from Florida State University as
well as a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of North Florida.
An avid Florida State Seminole and Jacksonville Jaguar football fan Drew currently
resides in St. Augustine, with his wife Lindsey and their daughters Sadie and Hadley.
Romina Woodin
C/O 2020
Romina Woodin graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Tourism and Hospitality
from one of the most prestigious colleges in Ecuador. Seeking international experience,
she moved to the United States to work for the Omni Hotels & Resorts as a Front Desk
Agent. Highly driven for success, Romina applied for the Leadership in Development
(LID) program designed to build on the necessary skills for hotel management. Within
one year, she was promoted to Assistant Front Office Manager responsible for leading
fifteen associates within the Rooms Division, consisting of Guest Services, Front
Desk, and Ideal Services. Romina is a professionally motivated leader who, in addition
to pursuing an Executive MBA at Jacksonville University, she is pursuing the knowledge
and qualifications necessary to become a General Manager in the future.
Amanda Young
C/O 2020
Amanda was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University
in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. Currently, she works for Swisher
International. She began her career in Field Sales where she worked in LA, MS, and
NC. She was then promoted to Sales Operations at the Corporate office downtown, Jacksonville.
As a member of Sales Operations, she analyzes and solves complex problems and assists
in the design of a new CRM for operational changes. She also manages an Inside Sales
department where she plans, prioritizes, and sets goals for campaign phone calls made
to inform customers and increase distribution in existing Swisher Accounts.