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Mentorship Program

What is the Mentorship Program? 

The USF AMA mentorship program is a way for our members to work one-on-one with Industry professionals to help advance their skillsets for any and all of their future career endeavors. Paired mentors and mentees will work throughout the semester through exclusive events and activities, which include but are not limited to resume and LinkedIn workshops, interview prep, goal setting, internship search, and much more!

 About our Mentors 

 About our Mentees 

AMA USF mentors are recruited every fall semester and meet with their mentees twice a month. Not a Tampa native? Don’t worry! Mentors can meet both virtually and in person. All of our mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and industries. From marketing to finance to tech, we have it all! 
AMA USF mentees are paid AMA members looking to further their knowledge and become more prepared for the post-grad world. Mentees are paired with their mentor every fall semester and meet twice a month virtually and in person. Pairings are based on many factors, however, all mentees will be able to choose their top 3 mentors that they want to work with! 
Come back next fall to join our amazing team of mentors and mentees!

The Benefits

Networking
Skill Building
Career Development
Industry Insight
1:1 Meetings
Network with professionals in
your desired field 
Learn and grow the skills you need
to achieve your aspirations
Develop your career goals and learn
how you can achieve them
Understand the ins and outs of your desired industry
Meet one-on-one with your mentor, whether it be virtually or in-person

Meet the Mentors

Kristin Hrycyk

Kristin Hrycyk

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Kristin currently works as a marketing coordinator at Bayside Pet Resort and has based her personality on her cattle dog's exercise requirements 

Dana Gordon

Dana Gordon

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Dana is a President of Pirate Marketing and has been to 47 out of 50 U.S. states 

Youssef Amer

Youssef Amer

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Youssef is a Zone Finance Manager at Allstate and has been to 20 countries spread across 5 continents 

Law Smith

Law Smith

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Law is a Fractional CMO at A&B Aquatics and a Stand Up Comedian. He considers himself a "turbo dork for entrepreneurs and learning" 

Samantha Moffett

Samantha Moffett

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Samantha is a Content Coordinator at Leverage, a digital marketing firm and was a classically trained dancer from ages 3-23

Jennifer Kolodzinski

Jennifer Kolodzinski

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Jennifer is a Business Development Manager in the commercial moving industry and is an Interior Designer. She used to play semi-pro in a girls paintball team

Randell McNair

Randell McNair

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Randell is a Research Scholar at MetaPassegeways and a USF Adjunct Instructor. He has traveled on business enough to circle the earth over 30 times

Alex Bogovic

Alex Bogovic

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Alex is a Paid Search Manager at Peacock streaming service. She lived in Thailand for a year teaching English to elementary students

Tony Strein

Tony Strein

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Tony is a Regional Sales Manager at International Fasteners, a Construction company. He was previously the Executive Vice President and VP of Professional Development for USF AMA

Paul Harris

Paul Harris

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Paul is the CEO of DCE Productions and has helped produce events for four U.S. Presidents as well as photographed two others 

Alyssa England

Alyssa England

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Alyssa is a recruiter at Kerkering Barberio, an accounting firm. She loves to play bingo in her free time 

Shane Combs

Shane Combs

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Shane is an Academic Advisor at USF and didn't see snow for the first time until he was 35 

Ally Gannon

Ally Gannon

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Ally is a Chief Connection Officer and Partner at Coconspirator, a marketing agency. She chose to study advertising over musical theatre when she was in college

Annica Willis

Annica Willis

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Annica is a Senior Presentation Designer on the CEO's Chief of Staff team at USAA. She has lived and studied in the U.S. France, and Denmark 

Sandra Quezada

Sandra Quezada

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Sandra is a Media Planner at 22squared, a marketing agency and is a huge animal lover 

Kristian Willis

Kristian Willis

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Kristian is a Senior Finance Manager at Allstate and is an avid peloton user

Lindsey Schiller

Lindsey is an HR Project Analyst at CAE USA and aspires to be certified in skydiving

Lindsey Schiller

She/her

  • LinkedIn
Drew Zimmerman

Drew Zimmerman

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Drew is an Account Manager at Bagley Branded Products and her goal in life is to visit all of the Disney themed parks in the world

Gaines Hayes

Gaines is a Business Intelligence Analyst at the Plateau Group and was awarded a years worth of Moe's, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Nothing Bundt Cake

Gaines Hayes

He/him

  • LinkedIn
Laura Guarino

Laura Guarino

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Laura is a Social Media Specialist at Mediagistic and knows all the ins and outs of American Football

Logan Babiak

Logan Babiak

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Logan is a Research and Insights Manager at Google and is a huge advocate for animal rescue 

Lauren Richard

Lauren Richard

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Lauren is a Senior Marketing Analyst at DTCC, a finance firm. She loves all things reality TV, gaming, dancing, and shopping 

Sonja Craparo

Sonja Craparo

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Sonja is a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Real Estate. She originally went to college on a theatre scholarship 

Lisa Melson

Lisa Melson

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Lisa is a now-retired Director from PepsiCo and her Myers-Briggs personality is ENTJ

Joseph Pollio

Joseph Pollio

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Joseph is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Cousins USA Moving and Storage and is a big Miami Heat fan

Clay Werner

Clayton is a Paid Social Media Supervisor at Starcom, a media communications agency is an avid movie watcher and amateur movie reviewer

Clayton Werner

He/him

  • LinkedIn
Ryan Dawson

Ryan Dawson

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Ryan is a Director of Marketing at Qure4u, a digital health platform and has written more than 150 songs

Ken Evans

Ken Evans

He/him

  • LinkedIn

Ken is a Managing Director and Startup Accelerator at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center. He once came face-to-face with a Rhinoceros

Kristal Hamilton

Kristal Hamilton

She/her

  • LinkedIn

Kristal is a Communications Coordinator at The Patent Professor. She liked to pick a song of the day and listen to that song throughout the day

James Farley

James Farley

He/him

  • LinkedIn

James is a Fiscal Budget Analyst at Florida Polytechnic University and has 20+ years of Derivative Finance experience. He also knows how to play the bass and guitar

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