{"id":144797,"date":"2025-01-15T12:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=144797"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:52:54","slug":"19-knights-recognized-among-objs-40-under-40-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/19-knights-recognized-among-objs-40-under-40-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Knights Recognized Among OBJ\u2019s 40 Under 40 for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recently,\u202fOrlando Business Journal<\/em>\u202fcelebrated its 2025 40 Under 40 honorees, which include 19 Knights.<\/p>\n Meet the alumni, students and staff who are making an impact in their industries and across The City Beautiful.<\/p>\n Dana Damato \u201910 Jennifer Hilaire Pedro Araujo Charlotte Leavitt \u201910MPA Richardo Garcia Darrel Taylor \u201909 Cyndia Mu\u00f1iz \u201913EdD Bridget Jackson \u201907 Diego Diaz \u201922 Adeta Gayah \u201909MBA Monica McCown \u201907 Ursula James \u201923<\/strong> Laura Lockner \u201914 Pedro Turushina \u201910 Elizabeth (Stein) Forrest \u201913MPA Briana Rebello \u201921 Theresa Smith-Levin \u201908
\n<\/strong>Regional marketing manager, Greystar
\nBachelor\u2019s in English<\/a> major with a minor in legal studies<\/a><\/p>\n
\nExecutive director, The Desire Foundation
\nIncoming student pursing a bachelor\u2019s in political science<\/a> and minor in nonprofit management<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCMO, Orlando City Soccer Club and Orlando Pride
\nSenior finance<\/a> student<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Operations director, Center for Independent Living in Central Florida
\nMaster\u2019s in public administration<\/a> alum<\/p>\n
\nCo-Founder, vice president, Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative
\nFormer employee who worked as government resources manager for Business Inubation Program<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Founder of BNA Sports
\nBachelor\u2019s in criminal justice<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Senior director of Hispanic Serving Institutions Institute, UCF
\nDoctorate in educational leadership<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Owner, Key Life Fitness and Training\u00a0Bachelor\u2019s in health sciences<\/a> and a minor in health services administration<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Business analyst, Innventure
\nBachelor\u2019s in finance<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Senior director of social media and content, Visit Orlando
\nMaster\u2019s in business administration<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Consultant, Make it So Strategies
\nBachelor\u2019s in psychology<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCEO, JH Group Inc.
\nMaster\u2019s in business administration<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Executive director, Runway to Hope
\nBachelor\u2019s in theatre<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>President\/CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando
\nBachelor\u2019s in art<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>COO, Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys
\nMaster\u2019s in public administration<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>School partnerships program manager, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
\nBachelor\u2019s in political science<\/a>, graduate certificate in public administration<\/a> student<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Founder\/chief executive director, Central Florida Vocal Arts & Opera del Sol
\nBachelor\u2019s in music education<\/a> and minor in Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n