Career Influencer Awards
The University of Florida Career Influencer Awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of our partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements during the preceding academic year. 2022/2023 Award nominations will be accepted March 20 – May 1, 2023. All awards will be presented at the Career Connections Center’s annual Career Engagement Summit on June 23, 2023. Nominees are not required to have had a direct collaboration with the Career Connections Center in their impact to the University of Florida. Self-nominations are accepted.
Employer or company
Recognizes an employer/company who has demonstrated their commitment to the career development and workforce readiness of UF students through one or more initiatives, programs, or events.
UF Faculty
Recognizes a faculty member who has championed the career development of students at the University through collaboration or mentorship.
UF Staff
Recognizes a UF staff member who has championed the career development of students at the University of Florida through collaboration or mentorship.
Student Organization
Recognizes a student organization for their commitment to promoting career development through their mission and initiatives including planning career readiness programs, professional development opportunities, networking events and/or collaboration with other career initiatives throughout campus.
Eric Esterline
Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Danielle Shu
Food & Resource Economics
Marc Diaz
Microsoft, UF Alumni (Computer Science)
UF Department of Psychology
Citigroup
ABB
TEGNA
The Selling Factory
Invisors LLC
Elizabeth Calienes
CJC Advertising
Dr. Zachary Gohsman
Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Rebecca Piazza
PHHP Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Dr. Misti Sharp
UF Food and Resource Economics
Dr. Ashley Allen-Durrance
UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Dana McPherson
Strategic Communications and Marketing
Steven Ghulamani
International Office
Sarah Eberhart
College of Health and Human Performance
Jarron Papale
CLAS Academic Resources
Martin Noguera
Anesthesiology
Tony Celluci
Housing and Residence Life
Jody Green
Harn Museum of Art
Heavener School of Business Experiential Learning Department
Path to Purpose
Brown Center for Leadership and Service
Changemakers' Dialogue
Texas Industry
Brittany Grubbs-Hodges
Lecturer and Experiential Learning Coordinator
Beyond120, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sarah Furtney
Instructional Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator
Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Lisa D'Souza
Director, Career & Leadership Programs
Heavener School of Business,Warrington College of Business
Talline Martins
Director, Graduate Professional Development
Office of Graduate Professional Development, The Graduate School
The Agency
College of Journalism and Communications
Department of Animal Sciences Livestock Units
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Cece Shulz
Director of Student Engagement University of Florida David F. Miller Retail Center
UF Organization for Graduate Student Advancement
The School District of Lee County
Dr. Mary Risner
Associate Director, Outreach and Business Programs
Center for Latin American Studies
Cece Shulz
Director of Student Engagement University of Florida David F. Miller Retail Center
