Adam
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attorney and
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for Chiropractic
Care Centre
in Tampa.
Brown recently
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in the Tampa
Bay Times for
walking 5-10 miles a day for the
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nine years, during which time he has
cut his body weight in half to 155
pounds.
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1990s
Troy Atlas ’84 recently
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pa-based management
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dent. Atlas is responsible
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and managing its growth
strategy. Atlas previously
was a managing director and complex
director of Raymond James’
metro Tampa branches, overseeing
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has worked for AIGSunAmerica,
Heritage Asset Management, and
Deloitte & Touche.
Elvin Martinez Jr. ’88
serves on the Executive
Committee of
the Florida Juvenile
Justice Association,
and is this year's
Chair of the Juvenile
Justice Board, Circuit
13. Martinez is the Director of Community
Relations for BAYS Florida,
Inc., an organization dedicated to
serving the youth of Florida, and he
is the President of the West Tampa
Chamber of Commerce.
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opened Convocation at Jesuit on
Nov. 15 with a rap, closed with his
acoustic guitar, and in between
captivated the student body with
infectious faith. Known as Orlando
Castillo '00 when he
graduated from Jesuit, he
now lives in Peru. Scan the
QR code for video of his
presentation.
Jeff Ross ’91 is the Vice President of
Slade Ross, Inc., and this year he
has provided engineering internship
opportunities with Florida Fish
Lights, Inc. to two of Jesuit’s thirdyear
Engineering Program students,
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Jason
Fernandez ’87
was honored
with the
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and Cesar
Gonzmart
award by
the Ybor City
Chamber of
Commerce at
the 54th Annual Gala on September
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Fernandez, a fourth generation
Tampa native, is the owner of the
Historic Hospitality Group and has
established a successful stable of
acclaimed restaurants in Ybor over
the past two decades, including
Bernini’s, Green Iguana, Tequilas,
and Carne Chop House. His is pictured
with his mother, Vivian Fernandez,
left, and Melanie Gonzmart,
wife of Columbia Restaurant owner
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Manny Alvare
’94 recently was
named corporate
counsel for Marine-
Max. Previously,
Alvare was inhouse
counsel with
Comcar Industries,
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Recycling Systems, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers, and Walter Industries.
He has been a panel guest speaker
at the Western Michigan University
Cooley Law School, and a contributing
author in the Hillsborough
County Bar Association’s LAWYER
Magazine.
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struction litigation associate. Moya
represents and advises residential
homebuilders and general contractors
in complex construction
defect claims, and he also defends
developers, design professionals,
subcontractors, and suppliers
against various negligence claims.
John Thompson ’88 recently was
recognized by the Board of Directors
of the Hillsborough County
Arts Council for eight years of
distinguished service on the Arts
Council’s Board, notably for his strategic
foresight and deep knowledge
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Thompson, a founding partner of the
award-winning Wilder Architecture,
Inc. in Tampa, served on numerous
committees and grant panels with
the Arts Council in addition to being
the Board Chair.
2000s