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Ryan MillerClass of 2002

Associate Director for External Operations at the University of Mississippi Center for Manufacturing Excellence in Oxford, MS

Education
B.A. in International Studies, 2002Latin America and International Governance
J.D., the University of Mississippi, 2008
Croft Alumni Profiles

Samira Abunemeh

Class of 2014
M.A. in International Affairs, Texas A&M University

Michael Anderson

Class of 2013
Clerk for the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi in Jackson, MS

Max Anderson

Class of 2015
Global Associates Program for Starr Companies in Philadelphia, PA

Scarlett Andrews

Class of 2011
Project Manager for Community and Economic Development for the Office of Mayor Joe Hogsett in Indianapolis, IN

Buddy Apple

Class of 2004
Managing Director at Wegman Partners in Dallas, TX

Matthew Archer

Class of 2011
Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark

Hannah Arrington

Class of 2016
M.A. in Spanish Linguistics, the University of Mississippi, 2018

Andrus Ashoo

Class of 2008
Director of the Office of Citizen Scholar Development at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA

Michael Aubrey

Class of 2011
Analyst, Youth Prevention at Juul Labs in San Francisco, CA

Alison Bartel

Class of 2015
Senior Program Associate, Afghanistan and Asia for Internews Network in Bangkok, Thailand

Joe Bateman

Class of 2010
Investment Associate for Luminate in Washington, DC

Ben Bates

Class of 2013
Resident Physician at Rutgers University Internship and Residency Internal Medicine in New Brunswick , NJ

Mia Bautista

Class of 2007
Associate Director of Berkeley Research Group LLC in Washington, DC

Kelli Beard

Class of 2011
Logistics Services Pricing Analyst for Dunavant Global Logistics Group, LLC, in Memphis, TN

Beau Bettiga

Class of 2016
Associate Attorney at Neuberger, Griggs, Sweet & Schrier, LLP in Watertown, WI

Walker BoBo

Class of 2017
English Language Assistant at Lycee Polyvalent Louis Jouvet in Taverny, France

Daniel Booth

Class of 2005
Chief Operating Officer at Straightline in Memphis, TN

Alex Borst

Class of 2017
Program Coordinator for Working Landscapes in Warrenton, NC

Cody Bradford

Class of 2016
Client Advocate and HR Associate at Neighborhood Defender Service in Detroit, MI

Hjalmar Breit

Class of 2015
M.A. in in International Political Economy and Development, Fordham University, 2020

Jessica Brewer

Class of 2010
Information Assurance Engineer at Lockheed Martin in Denver, CO

Ryan Bullock

Class of 2006
Interim Chief Executive Officer for Dekel Holdings in Panama City, Panama

Cayla Cardamone

Class of 2017
Analyst in Financial Crimes and Compliance at EY in Jacksonville, FL

Margaret Cartner

Class of 2017
Junior Achievement of Alabama at AmeriCorps in Birmingham, AL

Alecia Cassidy

Class of 2010
Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL

Savannah Coleman

Class of 2017
Client Solutions Senior Associate at GLG in Austin, TX

Zach Cookston

Class of 2016
J.D., Columbia University, 2020

Cat Couper Espinoza

Class of 2010
Emergency Management Specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA

Joshua Cox

Class of 2010
Manager at BDO in Washington, DC

Tyler Craft

Class of 2010
Director of Consumer Products and Initiatives, Senior Vice President for Capital Bank in Raleigh, NC

Leigh Cummins

Class of 2011
Policy & Research Analyst for the Tennessee State Board of Education in Nashville, TN

Nicole Cunningham Zaghia

Class of 2004
System Engineer at Allianz Allianz Risk Transfer in Zurich, Switzerland

Andrew Czuzak

Class of 2017
M.A. in History, University of Mississippi

Lorin Dawson

Class of 2015
Customer Success Engineer at Databricks in New York, NY

Christine Day

Class of 2006
Managing Director for Touch Medical Communications in Oxforshire, United Kingdom

Emilie Dayan Hill

Class of 2011
Assistant Portfolio Manager for ZWJ Investment Counsel in Atlanta, GA

Andrew DeLeeuw

Class of 2015
Research Manager at DeltaMV in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam

Patrick Dogan

Class of 2008
Director of Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence for Inspire Brands in Atlanta, GA

Anna Fleming Jones

Class of 2004
Pastor of Holly Bush UMC, Lodebar UMC, and The New Thing at Pearl UMC in Jackson, MS

Kent Ford

Class of 2010
Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP Litigation in New York, NY

Laura Fornicola

Class of 2003
Senior International Program Advisor for the NNSA US/UK Mutual Defense Agreement in Washington, DC

Megan Freveletti

Class of 2017
J.D., Indiana University

Mary Morgan Gladney

Class of 2014
Public Finance Associate at Raymond James Financial, Inc. in Memphis, TN

Sederia Gray

Class of 2010
Global Media Relations for FedEx in Washington, D.C.

Will Grossenbacher

Class of 2011
Associate at K&L Gates in Charleston, SC

Sylvia Hall

Class of 2007
Producer at Fox Business Network in Washington, DC

Maggie Hall Fugate

Class of 2016
International Student Advisor at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS

Ben Hammond

Class of 2006
Ph.D. in Political Science, Princeton University, 2021

Katelyn Harrell

Class of 2009
Attorney at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in Atlanta, GA

Sarah Hasselle

Class of 2017
English Teacher at Korea Poly School Poly Suwon in Suwon, South Korea

Daniel Hedglin

Class of 2008
Senior Planner for the City of Indianapolis Information & Innovation in Indianapolis, IN

Susan Hedglin

Class of 2009
Consultant, Connected Care Finance at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, IN

Cady Herring

Class of 2017
M.A. in Arts, University of Arts London

Shay Hitchcock

Class of 2002
District Manager at the Social Security Administration in Silverdale, WA

Jessica Holst

Class of 2007
Deputy Country Representative for USAID: United States Agency for International Development in Bogotá, Columbia

Kennedy Horton

Class of 2009
Managing Director and General Manager of GNC EU in Dublin, Ireland

Yoshina Hurgobin

Class of 2005
Assistant Professor of South Asian History at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA
Ph.D. in History, Syracuse University, 2016

Jamey Hurst

Class of 2012
Director of Catalog Operations for Shipt in Birmingham, AL

Kara Irvin

Class of 2012
Company Commander in the United States Army in , South Korea

Eli Jellenc

Class of 2002
Research Programme Advisor in London, UK

Scotty Jimenez

Class of 2007
Spanish Teacher at Lafayette High School in Oxford, MS

Rachel Johnson

Class of 2011
Digital Marketing Revenue Manager for Implus Footcare in Durham, NC

Bailey Jones

Class of 2016
J.D., Loyola University Chicago, 2020

Sam Kapoor

Class of 2014
Attorney for Forman Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP in Jackson, MS

Gavin Kerr

Class of 2017
Business Development Analyst at Agile Defense, Inc. in Reston, VA

Chris Lamont

Class of 2002
Associate Professor of International Relations at the Tokyo International University in Tokyo, Japan

Cody LeBlanc

Class of 2013
Associate Director of Digital Strategy for APCO Worldwide in Paris, France

Mallory Lee

Class of 2013
Administrative Support Specialist for the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC

Kathryn Lo Porto Perez

Class of 2004
Program Assistant at Davidson College in Davidson, NC

Paula Lockhart

Class of 2003
Communications Specialist for Permanent Mission of Suriname to the OAS in Washington, DC

Andrew Logan

Class of 2007
J.D., Washington and Lee University, 2018

Megan Loria

Class of 2012
Lead Teacher for the Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center at Temple Israel in Memphis, TN

Betsy Lounsberry

Class of 2006
Senior Analyst, Inventory Planning for The J.M. Smucker Company in New Orleans, LA

Bob Lynch

Class of 2008
Senior Associate for Guidehouse National Security Sector in Washington, D.C.

Sally Spears Machulski

Class of 2009
Contract Specialist in the United States Navy in Washington, D.C.

Amy Mahoney

Class of 2001
Head of the Counter-Trafficking and Protection Unit at the International Organization for Migration in Washington, DC

William Mahoney

Class of 2017
J.D., the University of Virginia, 2021

Elise Mallette

Class of 2014
BCL/LLB in Civil Law and Common Law, McGill University

Amber Malone

Class of 2016
Masters in International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University

Alex Martin

Class of 2017
PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Rhodes Martin

Class of 2009
Resident of General Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN

Audrey Mason

Class of 2013
Copywriter for Evoke Giant in Rehoboth Beach, DE

Erin Mauffray

Class of 2012
PhD Candidate in Hispanic Languages & Literature, University of California, Los Angeles

Blair McElroy

Class of 2002
Director of Study Abroad Office at the University of Mississippi Study Abroad Office in Oxford, MS

Erica McGraw

Class of 2016
Staff Operations Specialist (Intelligence Analyst) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, DC

Ryan Miller

Class of 2002
Associate Director for External Operations at the University of Mississippi Center for Manufacturing Excellence in Oxford, MS

Jeremy Mills

Class of 2002
Programs Manager for the Olin Corporation Winchester Ammunition in Oxford, MS

Thomas Moorman

Class of 2017
Agroforestry Volunteer, LIFE Program for the Peace Corps in Zambia

Josh Norris

Class of 2009
Managing Member of LeFleur Financial in Jackson, MS

Michael Patronik

Class of 2006
Communications Project Manager for UC San Diego Health in San Diego, CA

Jill Peets Ellis

Class of 2010
Senior Communications Specialist at Zillow in Memphis, TN

Hadley Peterson

Class of 2016
Planner: Planning and Design Professional at Design Workshop in Denver, CO

John Pierce

Class of 2017
M.D., the University of Tennessee

Dee Polk

Class of 2011
Masters in Public Policy, Harvard University

Blake Pruett

Class of 2013
Director of Client Services for Revint Solutions in Sacramento, CA

Susan Ragsdale

Class of 2014
Business Development Associate at World Learning in Washington, DC

Gabriela Rangel Katz

Class of 2012
Director of Data Analytics for StriveTogether in Cincinnati, OH

Colin Reid

Class of 2010
Senior Data Engineer at Telstra Ventures in San Francisco, CA

Claire Reid

Class of 2013
Physical Therapist at ATI Physical Therapy in Mobile, AL

Cooper Reves

Class of 2010
Deputy Digital Director for the Republican Governors Association in Washington, D.C.

Kyra Roby

Class of 2010
Policy Analyst at One Voice in Jackson, MS

Elizabeth Romary

Class of 2017
M.S. in International Relations, Northeastern University, 2020

Veronika Rozmahelova

Class of 2009
Data Privacy Consultant for PwC Middle East in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Twaun Samuel

Class of 2006
Senior Vice President - Government & Public Affairs at Moody's Corporation in New York, NY

Adam Schoenbachler

Class of 2017
PhD in Sociology, Vanderbilt University, 2023

Jessica Sewell

Class of 2013
Legal Counsel at BLUE ORIGIN in Seattle Washington

Lacey Shaver

Class of 2007
City Renewable Energy Manager at World Resources Institute in Washington, DC

Rachel Shaw

Class of 2014
Audit Associate at Deloitte in Memphis, TN

Kimberly Shoff Allred

Class of 2011
Business Relations and Strategic Partnerships Manager for Roswell Inc in Roswell, GA

Erin Singleton

Class of 2011
Director of Global Marketing for Advito in Washington, DC

Allison Slusher

Class of 2016
Legal Clerk for the Federal Court System in Oxford, MS

Landin Smith

Class of 2014
Ph.D. in Economics, the University of California, Berkeley

Bella St. Amant

Class of 2020
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and Career Planning for the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS

Virginia Strawn

Class of 2016
Paralegal at Powers Law Group in Mount Vernon, WA

Tabitha Thomas Bailey

Class of 2007
Associate General Counsel for TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. in Dallas, TX

Zac Toomey

Class of 2017
Management Trainee at Enterprise in Hickory, NC

Kathy Trabue

Class of 2013
International Admissions Manager at Columbia College in Columbia, MO

Leah Tucker Ferguson

Class of 2011
Senior Director for Locust Street Group in Washington, D.C.

JP Tyson

Class of 2011
Director, Government Relations for Milliken & Company in Washington, DC

Chisom Udeze

Class of 2009
Founder of Mettle Consulting in Oslo, Norway

Brianna Van Stekelenburg

Class of 2013
Management Analyst at the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management in Raleigh, NC

Luan Vu

Class of 2014
Tax Analyst for Deloitte in London, United Kingdom

Bryce Warden

Class of 2016
Senior Policy Analyst at Tennessee SCORE in Nashville, TN

Gabriel Weiss

Class of 2011
Consultant for Russell Reynolds Associates in Boston, MA

Rachel West

Class of 2009
Administration and HR Officer for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in Copenhagen, Denmark

Alexandra White

Class of 2014
Future Leaders Program Intern for Uniliver in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Kellee Wicker

Class of 2009
Outreach and Special Projects Coordinator for The NewDEAL in Washington, DC

Marie Wicks

Class of 2012
Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, LA

William Wildman

Class of 2017
Assistant Director of Admissions at Tulane University School of Architecture in New Orleans, MS

Paxton Williams

Class of 2017
Project Engineer Associate at Lockheed Martin in Huntsville, AL

Claire Williams

Class of 2020
Staff Assistant for Senator Alex Padilla in Washington, DC

Robert Wilson

Class of 2012
Manager for The Open University Student Opportunities in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Colby Woods

Class of 2014
Senior Researcher Specialist for Tennessee Education Research Alliance at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

Charles Woods

Class of 2013
Chief of Staff at Mississippi Office of the State Auditor in Jackson, MS

Patrick Woodyard

Class of 2010
Co-Founder and CEO of Nisolo in Nashville, TN

Chase Young

Class of 2017
Academic Counselor at the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS

Anthony Yuen

Class of 2008
Southern Africa Malaria Elimination Financing Associate for the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Mbabane, Eswatini

Alyssa Yuen

Class of 2011
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations for Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, NY

Amanda Zarrow

Class of 2009
Legislative Counsel for Voting Rights Lab in New Orleans, LA
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