Meg Crofton Archives | University of Central Florida News Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/blogs.dir/20/files/2019/05/cropped-logo-150x150.png Meg Crofton Archives | University of Central Florida News 32 32 Orlando Sentinel 麻豆精品 S檚 Most-Powerful List Includes Several with UCF Ties /news/orlando-sentinels-powerful-list-includes-several-ucf-ties/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:12:40 +0000 /news/?p=56460 UCF President John C. Hitt and several other community leaders with University of Central Florida connections were recognized this week in Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell 麻豆精品 S檚 list of the 25 most powerful people in Central Florida.

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    Marchena is a UCF alumnus and vice chair of the UCF Foundation Board of Directors. A senior partner and president of the law firm of Marchena and Graham, P.A., he serves as general counsel for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

    Marchena was chair of the Florida Transportation Commission from 2004 to 2010.

    Garvy has more than 40 years of experience in investment management. As chairman and co-CEO of INTECH Investment Management LLC, he helped build INTECH from a single product company into a multi-product global venture.

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    Yochum, the former BOT vice chair, is a charter member of the board, and he serves on the UCF Foundation Board of Directors. He is chairman of the board for Seaside National Bank & Trust and serves as the director of Community Services and Business Strategy for the Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed law firm.

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