Horizons Fall 2016

36 NSU HORIZONS [1970 s ] n Beau Bobbitt , Ed.D., ’76, of Indian Land, South Carolina, has retired as president for the Pinnacle Development Group. n Patricia Sokol , D.P.A., ’79, of Morriston, Florida, has estab- lished her own winery, Sokol Vineyards, which is now set to open for wine sales. [ 1980 s ] n Ron Pritchard , D.P.A., ’82, of Merritt Island, Florida, retired as deputy fire chief and acting fire chief of the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department. After moving to Merritt Island, Pritchard was elected to the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners where he served as chairman and commissioner. n Eduardo Rivas , M.S., ’84, of Miami, is an assistant professor in the Department of Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Leadership in NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education. n John D. Pfeiffer , Ed.D., ’85, retired as an executive officer at BARC Developmental Services after having worked in the field of developmental and intellectual disabilities for more than 40 years and as an adjunct profes- sor in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Chestnut Hill College (Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania). n Robert Gundling , Ed.D., ’86, of Alexandria, Virginia, is a deputy operating officer for Sunshine Early Learning Cen- ter in Washington, D.C. n Ana Monagas , M.S., ’86, of Carlsbad, California, has retired as a school administrator and university professor in the Hemet Unified School District in California. n Peter Vlcko , D.O., ’86, of Wyandotte, Michigan, is the president of Tatra Consulting, in Wyandotte, Michigan. [1990 s ] n Brenda Pagliaro , J.D., ’92, of Coral Springs, is the general counsel for City Furniture located in Tamarac. n Noira Speeler , e M.B.A.,’92, of Miami, is the president of Quality Advisors of Florida Corp. Speeler lives in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. n Aino K. Lautsio-Riccitello , B.S., ’95, of Lake Worth, Florida, moderated a workshop at the Mental Health Counseling Association of Palm Beach County focusing on the multidi- mensional nature of multicultural- ism evidenced in the diversity of the clients during January 2016. n Stuart A. Davidson , J.D., ’96, recovered $10 million for the former shareholders of AuthenTec, Inc., the company that designed the fingerprint technology used in Apple iPhones, in a class action in Brevard County arising out of the sale of AuthenTec to Apple in 2012. The settlement represents the se- cond largest merger and acqui- sition recovery in Florida history. n Timothy Frost , M.P.A., ’96, of Lake Worth, Florida, is the owner and president of Frost Security Group LLC in Boca Raton, Florida. n Isaac Soncino , M.S., ’96, of Sunnyvale, California, is an executive director for Newton Center in San Mateo, California. n Carla Holloman , Ph.D., ’97, of Tallahassee, Florida, is the physician and owner of Quincy Family Medicine Inc. n Jonathan Miller , Psy.D., ’99, of Pensacola Beach, Florida, is a clinical psychologist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and vice chair on the Florida Board of Psychology. [ 2000 s ] n Michael Foster , D.M.D., B.S. (PA-C), M.P.H., ’00, of Kingsport, Tennessee, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for the Associated Oral and Implant Surgeons in Kingsport, Tennessee. n Robert Hasty , D.O., ’00, of Eagle, Idaho, is a founding dean and chief academic officer of the Idaho College of Osteo- pathic Medicine. n James McGovern , M.S., ’01, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, is a teacher at Prince William County Schools System in Virginia. n Roderick Morgan , Dr.O.T., ’02, received an honorary doctorate of osteopathic medicine from University of Pikeville’s Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine for his work with family practice residents in rural home health. n Wendy Stav , Ph.D., ’02, of Parkland, Florida, is the manag- ing director for the Occupational Therapy Program at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. n Tracey Ann Thomas , M.B.A., ’03, of Pembroke Pines, is the human resources manager for PowerWright Technologies, in North Palm Beach. n Adrienne Bratcher , Ph.D., ’06, of Clovis, New Mexico, is an assistant professor/clinical supervisor at the Eastern New Mexico University. n Marc Greenberg , J.D. ’06, of Tampa, Florida, recently was hired by Manitowoc Foodservice in New Port Richey, Florida, as in-house counsel responsible for managing all litigation matters for the company. n Lisa Monica , B.S., ’06, of Miami Gardens, is a teacher at Norward Elementary, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. n Anthony Hamlet , Ed.D., ’08, has been named the new Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent. n Michelle Nunez-Mendoza , M.B.A., ’08, of Miami, has launched her own business, Michelle NM Marketing & Copy- writing, where she specializes in B2B copywriting and marketing services for corporations, small to mid-sized companies, and sole proprietors. n Brian Wright , SLP.D., ’08, of West Palm Beach, is a speech-language pathologist in private practice. [2010 s ] n Marques Armant , M.A., ’10, of New Orleans, Louisiana, is the director of Student Support Services at Arise Academy in New Orleans. Alumni Notes