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Rick Fernandez ’72
is running for the
District 3 seat on
the Hillsborough
County Commission.
An attorney,
Fernandez has
served on the
Florida Bar Board
of Governors and
as president of
the Hillsborough
County Bar Association. He is best
known in Tampa politically for his
advocacy for public transportation
and against what was originally
known as the Tampa Bay Express
(TBX) project.
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Art Noriega ’85 recently was elected
as Miami City Manager and will
handle the city’s $1.7 billion budget.
The former CEO of the Miami
Parking Authority, Noriega was
nominated by Miami Mayor Francis
Suarez and
approved
unanimously,
5-0, by
City of
Miami
commissioners.
Neal Kimball ’75 and his company,
Family Table Time, made their
product free for two months during
the coronavirus pandemic. Family
Table Time helps parents during the
stay at home order, including tips
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scenarios and conversations with
their children.
Brett McGill ’87 is the CEO of
MarineMax, which recently
acquired the digital platform
Boatyard. The Boatyard app allows
boat owners to save time by using
their smartphones to arrange for
various marine-related services.
Clayton Sinyai ’87 is the executive
director of the Catholic Labor
Network, an association of Catholic
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and lay – committed to Catholic
Social Teaching on labor and
work, and to fostering collabora-
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organizations to advance worker
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political science from Rutgers
University and authored Schools of
Democracy: A Political History of
the American Labor Movement.
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Hillsborough State Attorney against
incumbent Andrew Warren. Perotti is
the legal counsel for the Hillsborough
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bachelor’s and law degrees from the
University of Florida.
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Washington Post for rapidly centralizing
the operations of his Tampa restaurants
and adapting to the restrictions imposed
by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Veterinary Medicine degree from North
Carolina State and is starting the Ph.D
program at the University of Calgary, where
he will study the impact of climate change on
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Tyrrell hopes to apply his veterinary and legal
backgrounds – he was an associate attorney
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wildlife disease and the shaping of public
policy regarding wildlife conservation.
Adam Slohn ’83 is the vice president
of production systems at Warner
Bros. Technology. He recently was
featured on Business Radio produced
by The Wharton School of Business.
Bob Morrison ’71 was recognized as a Community Hero
by the Tampa Bay Lightning during the Lightning’s Feb. 25
game at Amalie Arena vs. Toronto. Morrison, along with
Delano Stewart and David McQuay, founded the Tampa
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zation dedicated to leadership development for African
American men and women. TOBA is comprised of seasoned
mentors who guide young professionals to become
leaders in the community. At the time of its establishment
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exclusively on the special interest of African American
leadership in the areas such as government, business
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to various organizations and causes in the community,
serving on several governance boards including The
National Bar Association, Visit Tampa Bay, and the Tourist
Development Council. The $50,000 from the Lightning
Community Heroes program was donated to six different
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cation Foundation and Abe Brown Ministries. Morrison is
the 13th Jesuit alumnus to earn the prestigious Community
Hero recognition since the program was established in
2012, and he was the second in the 2019-20 season, along
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