People Group Archives: Dean's Advisory Board

Since receiving his bachelor’s in forensic chemistry from UCF, Charles has gained experience working in the fields of forensic and environmental chemistry while also participating on multiple non-profit boards. Currently, Charles is the senior chemist at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) contractor-run chemical analysis laboratory. His lab is one of four operational quality departments that support […]

Jay A. Shah, MBA, LUTCF, CLTC is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies/New York Life for over 16 years. In this role, he assists business owners and families with wealth management, planning for life events, legacy planning, retirement and achieving financial security. Additionally, he assists business owners with employee benefits plans, retirement plans and rollovers. […]

JJ Mackle is a Realtor with Premier Sotheby’s. Originally from Texas, she has lived in Winter Park for the last 25 years and has been active in the real estate industry since 2011. JJ earned her Master’s in Communications from UCF in 2000 and her B.A. in History at Southern Methodist University in 1997. She […]

Born in India, Dhanya Nair came to the US when she was 3 years old. After raising two college educated children, Dhanya made the decision to follow her passion and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UCF. Studying as a non-traditional student impacted her view of the world and the struggles that college […]

With more than 25 years of experience, Jeff is the head of King & Spalding’s Section 337 practice at the U.S. International Trade Commission. He also represents clients in antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguards investigations at the ITC and U.S. Department of Commerce; Section 232 investigations at the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security; Customs […]

Gary L. Wentz, Jr. is vice president, Government and Commercial Programs for United Launch Alliance (ULA). In this role, Wentz leads the mission management, hardware integration, program management and launch operations for ULA’s government and commercial customers, as well as the team responsible for ULA’s role in human spaceflight. Wentz previously served as ULA’s vice […]

Donna graduated from UCF in 2003 with her Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and later went on to earn her MBA from Rollins College. Donna is a 25-year research professional, consulting in the areas of guest satisfaction, concept/product testing, consumer behavior and segmentation, ad testing, pricing, needs assessments, employee engagement and workforce analytics. Donna […]

Ida V. Eskamani a first generation Iranian-American and the daughter of working people. Born and raised in Orlando, Ida earned dual degrees in Political Science and Sociology as an undergraduate, as well as a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida. UCF is a family tradition for her family; Ida’s father, big […]

Biography John Mattone is the founder and CEO of John Mattone-Global. Prior to this, John was the President of one of the top leadership consulting firms in the world, Executive Development Associates, Inc., (EDA) and prior to EDA he was the Vice President of Assessments for Linkage, Inc. Prior to Linkage, John was the Vice President of Sales […]

Biography Michael LoMurro joined Certified Payments in 2018 as President. They are one of the nation’s largest payment service providers for city and county governments.  Mike worked in both marketing and sales for Harris Computer, North American Bancard (Point & Pay) and OpenGov Inc.  Throughout his career, he has helped organizations establish and exceed highly […]