Business Honors Program

Students

Cohort 2023

Ana Aguilar

Ana Aguilar
Ana Aguilar is an accounting major with a focus on auditing from Orlando, Florida. She is a part of the Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, and Business Honors Program. In high school, Aguilar was president of the Investing and Entrepreneurship Club. She enjoys traveling and hopes to study abroad the summer after her freshman year.

Amelia Buck

Amelia Buck
Amelia Buck is a global business major looking to find a career in global operations management. She is a member of the Business Honors Program, the Bulls Business Community, and has her International Baccalaureate diploma. Buck has a passion for traveling and is bilingual in French, hoping to enhance her skills by studying abroad. After graduating, Buck’s dream is to bring companies to a better international standing by easing communication and understanding their ideals.

Devin Commendatore

Devin Commendatore
Devin Commendatore is a finance major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who would like to pursue a concentration in investment analysis and a minor in accounting. He is a part of the Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, Business Honors Program, and the Judy Genshaft Honors College. While at USF, Commendatore intends to study abroad in Europe. After his bachelor’s degree, he plans on pursuing a master’s degree with the hopes of working in corporate finance.

Robert Dalton

Robert Dalton
Robert Dalton is a finance major from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Bulls Business Community and the Business Honors Program. Robert interned at Wolters Kluwer over the summer and volunteered at the Smithsonian as a digital volunteer. He is interested in learning about the different sectors of finance and is looking forward to exploring new employment and internship opportunities.

Kira Ebersole

Kira Ebersole
Kira Ebersole is a marketing major from Winter Garden, Florida. She plans on researching entrepreneurship opportunities and even starting her own business one day. Ebersole is in the Bulls Business Community as well as the Business Honors Program. During her time at USF, she plans to study abroad and complete her Masters of Business Administration after receiving her bachelor's degree.

Riley England

Riley England
Riley England is a business analytics and information systems major from Arlington, Virginia. England is a member of the Bulls Business Community and the USF Business Honors Program. She wishes to pursue a STEM degree to better examine the disparities between men and women within the workforce. England, a former International Baccalaureate student, values traveling, creating new experiences, and challenging herself.

Sean Gaffney

Sean Gaffney
Sean Gaffney is a supply chain management major from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Bulls Business Community, Business Honors Program, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and the USF Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Gaffney graduated high school in the top five percent of his class with over 60 college credits and plans to study abroad with aspirations of pursuing a career in supply chain internationally.

Benjamin Goldman

Benjamin Goldman
Benjamin Goldman is a finance major who obtained his pilot's license and found aviation to be his passion. Goldman graduated high school with his associate's degree and was the tennis team captain. He plans to study abroad. After graduation, Goldman plans to work in aviation and real estate.

Jake Greene

Jake Greene
Jake Greene is from Boynton Beach, Florida, and is a part of the Bulls Business Community, and the USF Business Honors Program. He plans on pursuing a master’s degree in sports management. Greene participated in Leadership Grow of Palm Beach County and was the percussion captain of his band for multiple years. With his experience in band, Greene plans to join the USF Herd of Thunder drumline and play cymbals. After his time at USF, he hopes to combine his passion for business and sports to find a career in the sports management world.

Mia Marinkovic

Mia Marinkovic
Mia Marinkovic grew up in Westwood, New Jersey, but now resides in Florida. She is pursuing a degree in supply chain management. Marinkovic is in the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, and Council of Supply Chain Professionals. She hopes to study abroad and pursue an internship. She loves to volunteer and help her community. She intends to research how foreign relations can affect the supply chain.

David O’Grady

David O’Grady
David O’Grady is an accounting major in the Muma College of Business. He is a part of the Bulls Business Community, the Business Honors Program, and the Judy Genshaft Honors College. In high school, he led a company of cadets in his school’s JROTC program and served as treasurer of his school’s National Honor Society. He aims to complete internships with firms in the Tampa Bay area and to study abroad.

Ava Rispler

Ava Rispler
Ava Rispler is a business advertising major from Portland, Oregon. She is a part of the Bulls Business Community, Zimmerman Advertising Program, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and the Business Honors Program. Rispler’s experience of being the editor-in-chief of her yearbook for two years inspired her to pursue business advertising. She graduated high school with her International Baccalaureate diploma. She hopes to study abroad to gather global business experience.

Keeley Rushevics

Keeley Rushevics
Keeley Rushevics is a marketing major from Bridgewater, New Jersey. She is a part of the Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, Business Honors Program, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and Honors General Council. Rushevics has taken many leadership roles on her athletic teams in the past, including two captain positions as well as multiple “Big Sister” roles. She plans to pursue a career in real estate after her graduation in 2027.

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith is an accounting major from Chicago, Illinois. He’s a member of the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, and Investment Club. He also earned the Seal of Biliteracy from the state of Illinois for Spanish. He plans to complete several internships, earn his CPA, and is interested in careers relating to accounting, management consulting, or forensic auditing.

Katelyn Springer

Katelyn Springer
Katelyn Springer is a global business major from Port St. Lucie, Florida, and is a member of both the Business Honors Program and the Bulls Business Community. She’s a first-generation college student, along with having active leadership participation in a competitive marching band and the treasurer position in the Industrial Biotechnology Club. Springer plans to study abroad and has a passion for political science and international economic policy.

Collin Taylor

Collin Taylor
Collin Taylor is a global business major with a concentration in business analytics and information systems. As a member of a military family, he doesn’t have a “hometown” but has happily lived in Tampa, Florida since 2016. He is a member of the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, and Bulls Business Network. He is also a lighting designer, an up-and-coming photographer, and a graphic designer who has been actively pursuing his passions since high school.

Atticus Ulrich

Atticus Ulrich
Atticus Ulrich is a business analytics and information system major from Clearwater, Florida. Ulrich is currently involved in the Bulls Business Community and Business Honors Program. He has also developed a passion for the community, through his Eagle Scout project he created free little libraries for local Title 1 schools. After college, he intends to pursue a career in corporate or contract law for a large firm.

Cohort 2022

Alexis Agnew

Alexis Agnew
Alexis Agnew is a marketing major with a focus on digital marketing from Tampa, Florida. She is a part of the Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, Business Honors Program, and is a member of the Judy Genshaft Honors College. She graduated from high school with an International Baccalaureate Program diploma and plans to study abroad before she graduates from USF.

Brady Albright

Brady Albright
Brady Albright is a finance major looking to find a career and research in sports finance and management. He is currently a member of the Business Honors Program and the Innovation Scholars program where he will be working with the Tampa Bay Rays finance and accounting team. Out of high school, Albright excelled as a student athlete as the MVP and captain of the varsity soccer team while maintaining excellent grades through a rigorous class load.

Evan Alexander

Evan Alexander
Evan Alexander is a global business major with a concentration in marketing from Tampa, Florida. He’s a member of the Bulls Business Network, Bulls Business Community, and the Business Honors Program. Alexander played varsity basketball in high school and volunteered for Moffitt Cancer Center in 2021. He plans to study abroad and seek internships while attending USF. After graduation, he wants to pursue an international marketing position with the opportunity to travel.

Griffin Cenyour

Griffin Cenyour
Griffin Cenyour is a finance major within the Bulls Business Community and Business Honors Program. In high school, he was the first person to start advertising volunteering opportunities outside of the county he resided in. He hopes to pursue his dreams within the financial department to advocate businesses to become one with their community and environment in hopes of the world being a safer and happier place.

Giovanna Silveira Chitto

Giovanna Silveira Chitto
Giovanna Silveira Chitto is a business advertising major from Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is a member of the Zimmerman Advertising Program and the Business Honors Program. Bilingual in Portuguese and English, fluent in Spanish, Chitto’s love for traveling has led her to an exchange program in Australia, and later to pursue her degree in the U.S. with plans to study abroad in Spain. After graduation, she hopes to work in digital communication for an advertising company.

Aamir Dabiedeen

Aamir Dabiedeen
Aamir Dabiedeen is a finance major from Trinidad and Tobago. In secondary school, he trained with the national Mathematics Olympiad team and was a sous chef in a kitchen for the homeless in his home city. After graduation he hopes to work as a financial executive but more importantly be a net positive in the world.

Chloe Duncan

Chloe Duncan
Chloe Duncan is an undergraduate majoring in information assurance and cybersecurity. In high school, she served as vice president of service and secretary of the National Technical Honor Society. She has worked as a marketing and administrative intern on projects with the Pinellas Park Foundation and the Cassidy Scholarship. Duncan hopes to study abroad and in cybersecurity.

Sumon Estifanos

Sumon Estifanos
Sumon Estifanos is a finance major from Columbus, Ohio. In high school, he served as president of the Business Club, was a leader in his school's National Honor Society, and was a National African American Scholar. He plans to do investment research and get an internship during his time at USF. After college, he hopes to pursue a career in investment banking and obtain his MBA after working for some years.

Evan Fueyo

Evan Fueyo
Evan Fueyo is a double major in finance and risk management and insurance. Fueyo was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, and is a part of the Business Honors Program and Bulls Business community. He won the national championship in soccer in his senior year of high school. He hopes to follow in his mother's footsteps in pursuing insurance and getting his MBA after graduation.

Katelyn Gingrey

Katelyn Gingrey
Katelyn Gingrey is a marketing major who also plans to minor in Spanish. She was a part of DECA, NTHS, and started a sports marketing club in high school. She graduated high school with a 4.5 GPA along with an Honors diploma. In college she plans on studying abroad in Spain and getting an internship. She is a part of the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, and the Judy Genshaft Honors College.

Michael Hower

Michael Hower
Michael Hower is a finance major from Freeport, Pennsylvania. Throughout high school, Hower was an active member of the Freeport Board of Directors and Key Club. Hower is currently involved in the Bulls Business Community and Business Honors Program at USF. After college, he hopes to pursue a career as a financial advisor or stockbroker.

Maria Isaacs

Maria Isaacs
Maria Isaacs is an advertising major from Cali, Colombia. During high school she was an artistic director for projects such as Model United Nations and marketing coordinator for the startup College Scholar. She is a member of the Zimmerman Advertising Program, Business Honors Program, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and Bulls Business Network. After college, Isaacs plans on pursuing her interest in brand management and artistic direction in the marketing field.

Christine Jacob

Christine Jacob
Christine Jacob is a business analytics and information system major who would like to pursue a concentration in cybersecurity. Jacob is a member of the Bulls Business Community and USF Business Honors Program. She was a part of the International Baccalaureate program for her entire academic career, from kindergarten to the 12th grade, and graduated in the top 10 of her high school. She loves to travel and hopes to study abroad within the next year.

Meredith Jones

Meredith Jones
Meredith Jones is a supply chain management major from Columbia, Missouri who aims to own her own small business. Jones graduated high school as a two-time AP Scholar and helped to start and run a social justice club, geared towards advocating for minorities at her school. She plans to study abroad and hold an internship during her four years at USF, with hopes of researching social justice in the corporate business world.

Oybek Khojimamatov

Oybek Khojimamatov
Oybek Khojimamatov is an accounting major intending to minor in IT. He is part of the Bulls Business Community and Business Honors Program. Khojimamatov is an active member of the USF Wrestling Club and The Muslim Connection at USF. He is interested in entrepreneurship, Islamic finance, and fintech. As an aspiring CPA, he aims to start the first Islamic bank in Uzbekistan and expand it globally.

Justin Lecker

Justin Lecker
Born in Germany, Justin Lecker, is a BSA Eagle Scout and an accounting major with a minor in information technology. Lecker is passionate about stopping wasteful military spending. Skipping freshman year, he earned 83 college credit hours before graduating high school. Expecting to graduate with his Bachelor of Accountancy at 19, Lecker is going to become a staple in the accounting industry sooner than expected.

Isys Meyer

Isys Meyer
Isys Meyer is a marketing major from Florida who intends to work with media companies after graduation. In high school, Meyer was a part of the Cambridge program. She was the vice president of the National Honors Society and a member of BETA Club. She also graduated within the top 5 of her class and top 2% of her county. Furthermore, Meyer graduated high school with her Cambridge AICE Diploma with Distinction.

Ngan Nguyen

Ngan Nguyen
Ngan Nguyen is a Business Analytics Information and Systems major who aims to double major in Finance. In high school, she was a founder of SAK (Small Act of Kindness) to help the community and children’s education in underprivileged areas. She hopes to establish a solid reputation as a member of the Business Honors Program by participating in internships and gaining experience. After graduation, Ngan wishes to work for a company so she can continue to help the community and change people's lives.

Gavin Odem

Gavin Odem
Gavin Odem is a global business major from Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from high school with honors while playing soccer at a regional level. Having lived abroad, while growing up Odem wants to continue to broaden his horizons and study abroad. After completing his undergraduate degree, Odem hopes to either pursue law school or a career living and working abroad.

Thomas Reilly

Thomas Reilly
Thomas Reilly is a Finance major from Burrillville, Rhode Island. He was a member of the football and Lacrosse team during High School and was named captain of both teams. Due to his successes in both sports and school he was awarded the prestigious golden dozen award his senior year. He hopes to pursue an MBA to further his education in business and work for a large corporation.

Alyssa Riccio

Alyssa Riccio
Alyssa Riccio is a business advertising major from Sarasota, Florida. Riccio is a first-generation college student and proud member of both the Zimmerman Advertising and Business Honors Programs. She graduated with distinction from Pine View school and held leadership positions in clubs such as: Peer Mentoring, Serteen, and S.W.A.T. Highly passionate about art, Riccio is on track to pursue a career in creative advertising.

Rachel Robidoux

Rachel Robidoux
Rachel Robidoux is business management major from Medford, New Jersey. She is part of the Bulls Business Community as well as the Business Honors Program. In high school, she participated in the golf team, went to DECA state three times and was a leader of Charity Water Club. After college, she aspires to find out a management job in the sports and entertainment industry.

Avery Siwinski

Avery Siwinski
Avery Siwinski is a marketing major from St. Petersburg, Florida. Before graduating early from high school, she served as president of the book club. Siwinski is passionate about colorectal cancer awareness and plans to volunteer or fundraise in the future. She enjoys traveling and hopes to study abroad the summer after her freshman year. After graduation, Siwinski is interested in taking after her mother, father, and grandfather’s footsteps by working in the aviation industry.

Elena Spall

Elena Spall
Elena Spall is a Business Analytics and Information Systems major from Dallas, Texas. She is a member of the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, Judy Genshaft Honors College, and the Association for Information Systems Student Chapter. She wants to promote equality in the business field. As a leader in a pre-professional dance program for 9 years, she values commitment, and is co-founding the Beyond Bounds Movement Project at USF.

Ryan Staack

Ryan Staack
Ryan Staack is a Florida local, born in Tampa and raised in Pinellas County. Staack is a global business student, with a concentration in finance. He kickstarted his academic career by enrolling into the St. Petersburg Collegiate Highschool program; during his years there, he started his first job, second job, and created an investment portfolio. Staack received his Diploma and A.A. degree at 17, and now he’s training for the skills and credentials needed to handle finance at an international level.

Nathan Steen

Nathan Steen
Nathan Steen is a Finance major form Lake Mary, Florida. In high school, he was a co-founder of the Florida Scrub Jay Environmental Politics Club, captained the Varsity Soccer team, member of Senior Class Council, and coached youth soccer. While attending USF, Steen intends to continue participating in local community outreach programs. After graduation, he hopes to obtain an MBA, work for a Fortune 500 company, and eventually start his own business.

Warren Watkins

Warren Watkins
Warren Watkins is a finance major and is in the Business Honors Program and the Bulls Business Community. He graduated in the top 10 percent of his class in high school, while also serving as a prefect in his senior year. Watkins is interested in the Financial Technology industry and studying how the industry will strive and perform in the future, and how the platform can be used to give back locally.

Gage Young

Gage Young
Gage Young is a Finance major with research interests surrounding financial management in the banking sector and plans to attain his MBA in accounting. Young graduated high school Summa Cum Laude with a Cambridge AICE Diploma as an active member of the Finance Academy, City Council, and School of Government. During Covid-19, Young started a profitable business curating and selling vintage clothing to individuals across the globe.

Cohort 2021

Paola Arnaldes

Paola Arnaldes
Paola Arnaldes is a finance major from Caracas, Venezuela. In high school, she served as president of the Arts and Humanities Club, was a member of the Best International Delegation in Harvard Model United Nations 2019 and an advocate for children’s education in underprivileged areas. After college, she hopes to obtain a PhD in law and continue promoting equal opportunities for students in her country.

Sho Ishizuka

Sho Ishizuka
Sho Ishizuka is a finance major from Tokyo. He is a member of the Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, Judy Genshaft Honors College and the Innovation Scholars Career Exploration Program. Ishizuka is bilingual in Japanese and English and earned a black belt in karate in his freshman year of high school. After graduation, he hopes to work for a Big Four accounting firm and eventually start his own business.

Ahhyun Joh

Ahhyun Joh
Ahhyun Joh is a business analytics and information systems major, who is aims to double major in corporate finance. Joh is part of the Academic Engagement Committee and aspires to study in Shang Hai, China as an exchange student. She was the president and founder of Cultural Appreciation Organization in high school. She hopes to pursue management information systems/financial analytics for a large corporation and gain an MBA.

Abdul Muqeet Khawaja

Abdul Muqeet Khawaja
Abdul Muqeet Khawaja is a double-major in business analytics and information systems and accounting from Lahore, Pakistan. He is in the USF Business Honors Program, the Judy Genshaft Honors College and Leadership Community. His strengths radiate from his ownership of Eco-Topia, a sustainable self-cleaning water bottle, management of an NGO striving to spread mental awareness under “The Depression Project”, and experiences in the field of journalism to liberate women from the shackles of patriarchy. He is an all-rounder aiming to dominate the financial sector, tomorrow.

Justin Kwitchoff

Justin Kwitchoff
Justin Kwitchoff is a finance major from Fairfax, Virginia. In high school, he co-founded the first hockey club in school history and captained the varsity baseball team. He is part of the Business Honors Program, the Judy Genshaft Honors College, and the Bulls Business Community. He hopes to explore the psychological aspect of investing and leverage his learning experiences to pursue a career in the financial services industry.

Owen Leckie

Owen Leckie
Owen Leckie is a finance major with the Bulls Business Community Program from Orlando. Leckie was a nationally ranked team captain for the congressional speech and debate team at Lake Highland Preparatory School. He is involved in the Business Honors Program and the Judy Genshaft Honors College. Separately, Leckie manages an investment portfolio which will be utilized for graduate school. He is also rushing for Sigma Phi Epsilon. After graduation, Leckie hopes to complete a master’s degree in finance or business administration.

Ivanna Lizardi

Ivanna Lizardi
Ivanna M. Lizardi is an accounting major from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is a member of the Business Honors Program and Bulls Business Community. Lizardi graduated as class valedictorian and was extensively involved in student government. She is passionate about public speaking and service and after graduation, she aspires to gain a master’s degree and lead a company.

Julia Lokay

Julia Lokay
Julia Lokay is a business advertising major aspiring to double major in environmental science with a concentration in policy and sustainability. Lokay is a member of the Business Honors Program and the Zimmerman Advertising Program. Her success has led to positions working alongside business owners and advertising creatives. Lokay plans to study abroad and research sustainable business and advertising practices during her time at USF.

Jason Miller

Jason Miller
Jason Miller is a supply chain management major from Hudson, Ohio. He graduated high school as part of the National Honors Society and the Spanish National Honors Society. He is also part of both the Judy Genshaft Honors College and the Business Honors Program. Miller wishes to work in either the automotive or golf industry, as those are two of his passions.

Nikola Nasto

Nikola Nasto
Nikola Nasto is a business analytics and information systems major from Albania. Nasto is a bilingual math tutor and the marketing manager of the Bulls Business Community. He graduated high school with an associate’s degree and fast-tracked his path toward a J.D. degree. As a member of the Business Honors Program and the Honors College, he hopes to build a strong profile with internships and research experience.

Thomas O’Halloran

Thomas O’Halloran
Thomas O’Halloran is a business analytics major from Westerville, Ohio. He is in the Bulls Business Community, Business Honors Program and the Judy Genshaft Honors College. O’Halloran finished high school with a 4.4 GPA and in the top 8 percent of his class while playing both football and baseball. After completing his undergraduate degree, he is interested in joining a sports organization in the business department.

Saif Saeed

Saif Saeed
Saif Saeed is a finance major from Islamabad, Pakistan, who is a member of USF’s Bulls Business Community and the Green and Gold Investment Club. He has lived in eight different countries and hopes to enhance his international outlook by studying abroad. Saeed has a special interest in cryptocurrencies, real estate and entrepreneurship and hopes to be involved in his country’s booming real estate sector after graduation.

Jade Sharon

Jade Sharon
Jade Sharon is a marketing major from Miami, who is a member of the Bulls Business Community and Bulls Honors Program. She graduated from the Academy of Finance at Coral Reef Senior High and was involved in several clubs including: Future Business Leaders of America, National Business Honor Society and National Honor Society and she interned for the CUDA Credit Union. After graduation, she hopes to obtain a master’s degree in marketing.

Avery Stauffer

Avery Stauffer
Avery Stauffer is a marketing major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She graduated high school in the top 10 of her class where she served as captain of the varsity soccer team and member of the National Honors Society. After taking multiple introductory marketing classes, she was able to land her first internship in the spring of 2021. At USF, Stauffer is a member of the Bulls Business Community, Business Honors Program, and Judy Genshaft Honors College.

Josh Streitmatter

Josh Streitmatter
Josh Streitmatter is a pre-global business major from Sarasota. He is a part of the Bulls Business Community, the Business Honors Program and the Judy Genshaft Honors Program. He graduated in the top 10 percent of his class while getting his diploma from the International Baccalaureate Program. He also won a district championship for lacrosse while being a part of four honors societies. Streitmatter intends to attend law school and is looking forward to playing with the Bulls this upcoming lacrosse season.

Cohort 2020

Madison Farrens

Madison Farrens
Madison Farrens is a Supply Chain Management major from Ormond Beach, Florida who is aiming to double major in Industrial Engineering. She is a part of the Judy Genshaft Honors College, Business Honors Program, Bulls Business Community, Bulls Business Network, and the Judy Genshaft Student Council. She is hoping to take part in Semester in Exeter Program, Intramural sports when they open again and one or more of the hundreds of research opportunities offered by USF. She hopes to gain a management position at a large international company to give her opportunities to travel while working.

Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson is a first-year student from Worthington,  Ohio.  He is a finance major. When he was in high school, he competed in the state meet for Cross Country twice and was a three-year captain of the bowling team. During Johnson’s time at USF, he hopes to research things he is passionate about, including finding ways resources can be used more efficiently.

Pablo Puga

Pablo Puga
Pablo Puga is a marketing major from Miami, Florida. Throughout high school, Pablo was vice president of Key Club, captain of the varsity water polo team and founder of Teach Hope Spread Love, an organization focused on aiding the homeless communities of South Florida. Pablo hopes to use his leadership experience to allow him to eventually pursue his dream of being able to work for a nonprofit organization that has commendable values and eventually be the chief-executive-officer of a nonprofit organization.

Yuki Shao

Yuki Shao
Yuki Shao is a first-generation Management major from Tampa, Florida. She is interested in minoring in finance and getting her master’s. Bilingual in Chinese and English, she wishes to study abroad to enhance her professional endeavors. Shao is part of the Genshaft Honors, Bulls Business Community and Business Honors Program at USF. Graduating high school as the environmental club president and National Honor Society officer, she wishes to consult sustainable businesses to become vastly more efficient and expand globally.