Alumni Profiles
Outstanding Young Alumni
爱爱直播 College of Arts and Sciences graduates are making an impact in many organizations, industries, and the community. Below are a few alumni spotlights that show the journeys of our alumni, their talent, success, and the amazing work that they are undertaking.
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2022 Outstanding Young Alumni
Mark Clennon, Mass Communications 鈥�10, is a New York-based photographer who specializes in editorial, commercial and documentary projects. His clients have included Nike, Netflix and the National Football League and his photographs have appeared in national publications from Time Magazine to The New Yorker to Essence Magazine. His work is also part of the permanent collection at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and has been exhibited at numerous museums and galleries. Clennon began pursuing professional photography in 2016 and left his corporate job a year later. He gained world renown in 2020 with his iconic image of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City.Today, his goal is to capture the totality of black experience in his photographs. Clennon, who earned the ADCOLOR Unsung Hero Award in 2021, is married to the former Jasmine Fowlkes, 鈥�10, and the two have a daughter.
Garin Flowers, Mass Communications 鈥�09, Life Member, is a national reporter and producer for Yahoo! News and on-camera host for Cinemark Theaters, for whom he conducts celebrity interviews in advance of movie premieres. He is also a journalism professor at the University of Southern California and former journalism instructor at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. From 2011 to 2018, Flowers was a TV news reporter in Florida; his assignments included covering the state Capitol for CBS affiliate WTSP in Tampa and NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville. His work received an Associated Press Award and an Emmy Award nomination. In 2021, Flowers appeared as a contestant on the 16th season of ABC鈥檚 hit reality show, 鈥淭he Bachelorette.鈥� As a student at 爱爱直播, he was Student Body president, and he has continued to support the university in multiple ways, including serving as emcee for fundraisers.
Dr. Karim Hanna, Biomedical Sciences 鈥�10 and MD 鈥�14 is a physician and assistant professor of medicine at 爱爱直播 Health Morsani College of Medicine. He specializes in family medicine, where he is often on the front line of health care and confronts issues for patients of all ages, from preventive to acute care. He has received numerous awards for excellence in patient care. He also felt drawn to teach and joined the 爱爱直播 faculty in 2017. His instructional approach and focus of his research is 鈥済rowth mindset,鈥� a philosophy that anyone can excel with time, effort and perseverance. He has developed curricula for multiple courses and an app for medical students to track their progress and feedback. In 2020, 鈥�21 and 鈥�22, he was selected by students to give the graduation send-off address. Dr. Hanna and his wife, Demyana, have a young daughter, Noelle.
Lauren Shumate Marcil, Criminology 鈥�10 and MA Political Science 鈥�14 is an associate at corporate law firm Gunster, where her practice is focused on complex
civil
litigation. She interned with Judge James D. Whittemore, Judge Raymond Gross, and
the Florida Attorney General鈥檚 Office of Statewide Prosecution, and has represented
clients in courts throughout the state. She is the co-author of numerous published
legal articles. Marcil, who is fluent in Serbian and Russian, was selected in 2011
as a Fulbright Scholar to teach English at the University of Ni拧in Serbia. While there,
she also assisted the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade with judicial reform efforts. Prior
to college, Marcil was a professional tennis player and achieved a world ranking before
accepting a tennis scholarship. She competed for the Bulls from 2008 to 2010, serving
as varsity team captain in 2009. Lauren is married to Mike Marcil.
Timothy Moore, Marketing, 2010-12, is the co-founder and CEO of , a virtual studio network, and co-founder and CEO of Diamond View Studios. A three-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, he is a virtual production innovator recognized as a thought leader in the industry. V奴, which has studios in Tampa, Nashville and Las Vegas, utilizes massive LED wraparound screens called volumes to film subjects against high-definition backdrops with highly realistic results. Clients include Apple, Disney and Mercedez Benz. Moore, who holds patents for numerous digital filming technologies, and co-founder Jon Davila are also philanthropists. Early on, they partnered with the neighboring elementary school in the impoverished neighborhood where Diamond View is located, and last year donated a digital production studio and funded a faculty position for 爱爱直播 mass communications students. Moore is the author of 鈥淪old On Purpose: Marketing to The Conscious Consumer.鈥� He and his wife, Ashley, have two sons.
Daniel Erazo Pinto, International Studies 鈥�13 has served as consul general of El Salvador in New York since July, providing services for citizens of El Salvador and representing his country in the United States. He previously directed consular affairs for El Salvador in the Dominican Republic and worked for World Vision in San Salvador.
Samuel Barrington, Interdisciplinary Social Science 鈥�12, is chief operating officer of Sky Limit Equipment, LLC, an Orlando-based mobile crane company that has done the heavy lifting on numerous Florida landmarks, including the 爱爱直播 Morsani College of Medicine in downtown Tampa. Barrington is also a former NFL linebacker, drafted by the Green Bay Packers after earning a degree 鈥� and a place in history as the Bulls鈥� 10th leading tackler 鈥� at 爱爱直播. After an injury ended his nearly five-year NFL career, he pivoted to business, helping to grow Sky Limit, which was founded by his father. He also returned to 爱爱直播, where he鈥檚 the Bulls color analyst for Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties and will soon graduate with his executive MBA. A dedicated philanthropist, Barrington was the Packers鈥� 2015 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee and is a recipient of the Pop Warner Humanitarian, Ed Block Courage, and Presidential Volunteer Service awards.
Jennie Nwokoye, Biomedical Science 鈥�12,鈥痠s a program manager at Amazon Web Services and co-founder of Clafiya, a social enterprise platform that expands patients鈥� access to affordable, quality primary healthcare in Nigeria. While Clafiya sprang from her own experiences seeking health care in Nigeria, her passion for social impact has multiple outlets. She has also established herself as a reference person for capacity building and youth development in Washington, D.C., where she assists young entrepreneurs addressing some of society鈥檚 thorniest issues. She is a mentor, resource and fundraiser for these youth, helping them raise more than $100,000 in two years to execute their visions. Jennie has received numerous honors for her work, including Forbes鈥� 鈥�30 Under 30鈥� Fellow and The Legacy Lab's Rising Star Award. She won the Women in Global Health and AI Challenge, was a Georgetown University Bark Tank finalist, and was selected for the Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Enterprise Accelerator program.
Danielle Weaver-Rogers, Political Science 鈥�10,鈥痟as been an assistant city attorney for St. Petersburg, Fla., for six years, with a focus on labor and employment. She handles internal investigations; provides advice and鈥痗ounsel to all city departments, the mayor and city council; ensures compliance with鈥痵tate and federal laws; and drafts employee policies and procedures. She has successfully defended Florida鈥檚 fifth largest municipality in multiple cases, including the city鈥檚 first severance of a bargaining unit before the Florida Public Relations Commission. She also drafted the city鈥檚 first policy covering employees鈥� service animals. Weaver-Rogers is president of the Fred G. Minnis Sr. Bar Association (鈥淢innis鈥�), the only African-American bar association in Pinellas County. Its mission includes contributing to the professional growth of members; ensuring diverse representation within the legal community; educating the community; and mentoring members of the Black Law Students Association. Weaver-Rogers was Minnis Bar Association 2018 Member of the Year and 2017 Rising Star.