The following individuals have been nominated to serve on the board of the Seminole Club of Greater Washington, DC for the 2017-18 year.  Come by and meet and elect the new board on Wednesday, June 7, at 201 Bar (201 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC) at 6:30pm.  In addition to meeting the new board members, this is a great opportunity to meet with other Seminoles.

OFFICERS:
President: Brian Anweiler (Incumbent)
Northern Virginia Community College, Director of Student Life

Brian Anweiler is a 1997 graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Media Communication. In addition, he earned a Master of Science degree in Physical Education (Sport Administration) from FSU in 2000. Currently, he is the Director of College-Wide Student Activities & Athletics at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and lives in Springfield, Virginia. Prior to moving to the DC Metro area in January 2009, he was the Director of Athletics at Tallahassee Community College. Brian has been on the DC Noles Board since 2009. He has served in the role of Secretary (2010-11) and Treasurer (2012-16), and currently serves as President.

Vice-President: Will Higgins (Current Board Member)
Marine Retailers Association of America, Public Policy Manager

William Higgins, a native of Winter Park, graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors in Political Science and a Masters in American Politics and Policy. Following several years of working in Tallahassee at the Florida Legislature, he moved to D.C. in 2012 and works as the Public Policy Manager for the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas. Active in the club since his arrival in D.C., he has assisted in planning many DC Noles activities as External Group Relations Director, including serving as the club’s co-chair and steering committee member for the University Row at Virginia Gold Cup. He served as Secretary during 2016-17. When he’s not cheering on the Noles, William enjoys boating, live music, and snowboarding.

Secretary: Daryl Levine (Current Board Member)
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department – IT Compliance Officer/Program Analyst

Daryl R. Levine is a 2002 graduate of FSU and Life Member of the FSU Alumni Association. Daryl moved to Washington, DC in 2005. He has served as an AmeriCorps VISTA and a higher education professional association manager. Daryl served as a Special Assistant to the Mayor of the District of Columbia and now serves as the IT Compliance Officer/Program Analyst for the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. His service to the Seminole Club of Greater Washington, DC since 2006 includes a term as secretary, two terms as vice-president, and service as a member of the Board of Directors with responsibility for coordination of all FSU at Maryland Weekend events since 2008.

Treasurer: Christina Mazzoli (Current Treasurer)
Federal Government / Contract Specialist

Christina Mazzoli grew up in Miami, Florida, and spent holiday breaks in Louisville, Kentucky.  She was always very involved in extracurricular activities. Christina graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Finance in 2010. While at FSU, she was selected to be a Seminole Torchbearer, received a Department of Management Scholarship, worked for Union Productions/Club Downunder, was a member of Women in Business, and a member of Lady Spirithunters. As a Lady Spirithunter, she participated in intramural sports, various community service activities (Dance Marathon and Relay for Life), and various homecoming activities. She has been living in Virginia since January 2011 and have been an active member of DC Noles since. Christina has volunteered at the DC Central Kitchen, the wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery, joined the DC Noles flag football team, participated in Seminole Service Day, and of course enjoys the game watching parties. She enjoys being surrounded by likeminded (and passionate) individuals is inspiring.

DIRECTORS:
Allison Behuniak
U.S. House of Representatives – Legislative Assistant

Allison enjoyed her involvement with community service events while earning her MBA at FSU. She served in the Congress of Graduate Students and as the Community Service Rep for the MBA Association. During her time, she helped raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and American Cancer Society as well as participated in the Big Event.

Ryan Becker
Octagon, Inc – Staff Counsel

Ryan graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University in 2010. While at FSU, his commitment and dedication to the University was demonstrated by widespread involvement in almost every aspect of campus life. Ryan was a member of the FSU wrestling team, an Orientation Leader, a Resident Assistant, the Vice President of Theta Chi Fraternity, the Vice President of Membership for the Interfraternity Council, and the Vice President of Public Relations for the Garnet and Gold Key Leadership Honorary. In addition, he was inducted as a member of Order of Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, Seminole Torchbearers, and selected to be on Homecoming Court during my senior year. After graduating from FSU, Ryan went on to attend the University of Mississippi School of Law. During law school, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the MISSISSIPPI SPORTS LAW REVIEW. Though he attended the University of Mississippi, the unconquered spirit and passion for the Noles has never wavered. After law school, he moved to Atlanta, GA and was an active member of the Atlanta Seminole Club. He recently moved to the DMV to work as Staff Counsel for Octagon, Inc., one of the world’s largest athlete and personality representation and management firms and a pioneer and leader in sponsorship consulting. He looks forward to the opportunity to serve and contribute to the 2016-2017 Board. Go Noles!

Christa D’Amico (Incumbent)
Deloitte – Senior Campus Recruiting Specialist

During her time at Florida State, Christa was involved in various organizations such as Phi Mu Fraternity, Dance Marathon, American Marketing Association and Women in Business. She served in several leadership positions including Recruitment Chair and New Member Educator Assistant for Phi Mu and Morale Captain for Dance Marathon. These experiences provided her with unforgettable memories and a desire to give back to the University after graduation. Upon moving to DC in 2014, she immediately began attending game watch parties and community service events with the DC Noles. In 2016, she wanted to take a more active role in the club and joined the board as a Director. Over the last year she enthusiastically attended and supported board meetings and DC Noles events, balancing board commitments with those of work and grad school. Christa would like to continue to serve on the board to further the mission of the DC Noles and provide a place for other Noles to connect with each other in the DC community.

Courtney Duran
Booz Allen Hamilton – Associate (Health Operations)

Courtney’s own words about her Seminole Spirit: “Let’s just cut to the chase with my FSU love; 1) I have a dog named Deion Sanders, 2) I still have the pom poms and the tickets framed on my wall from the National Championship Game, 3) in 2010 I drove all the way to Oklahoma to watch the FSU v OU game but only had enough money to stay in a hotel for one night, so I drove back the next day, 4)  I don’t own any orange because it is associated with too many terrible rival teams, and finally 5) I custom ordered my Mazda back in 2012 in Garnet with two amazing gold arrows down the side (RIP golden arrows that were stripped off by Miami fans in French Town in 2013) Inevitably I would love to get the DC Noles on the map as an invaluable resource to FSU as a whole, and in turn pay back the wonderful experiences that I had at FSU forward to current and future students.  I hope I can bring my background in volunteerism, mentoring, and website design with me as a valuable tool that the entire organization will benefit from.”

Jamie Fuller
Atlantic Media, Inc – Digital Operations Manager

Jamie has lived in DC for four years with her husband who is originally from Tallahassee. They love hanging at UP watching games and participating in raffles, volunteering at DC Central kitchen with the DC Noles, etc. She keeps up with FSU news and love following everything going on back at home, especially the goings on with the College of Business – her FSU home where she was on the COB SLC for three years. Jamie would like to take my involvement with the DC Noles to the next level and do what I can to contribute to our DC community in Seminole spirit! She is a project manager and has experience planning events and launching large programs.

Jacquay Henderson
Square Peg Technologies – Founder & CEO

As an entrepreneur, devoted Washingtonian, and lover of Garnet and Gold – Jacquay’s experiences with technology and leadership offer a wealth of experiences to support the DC Noles. Jacquay is a native Floridian born in Fernandina Beach. One of his greatest achievements was being accepted into Florida State University. While at Florida State, he obtained a Bachelors and Masters in Industrial Engineering. He was member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc where he was the social and fundraising chair for two years. In addition, he was President of the Black Actors Guild, President of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Mr. FSU-FAMU College of Engineering, Senior Class Treasurer and a member of Burning Spear.  After finishing graduate school, Jacquay decided to make DC my temporary home but ended up loving it so much that he made it home. Since 2005 he has been putting his engineering degrees to work. Working at large consultancy firms such as BearingPoint and Deloitte gave him exposure to a large variety of information technology projects. He took a liking to the data analysis side (before it was cool) and continued to geek out for a few years. Following the big company tour he settled in at a small technology company where he honed his analytics skill set all while being promoted to the Director of Talent Management to manage all employee affairs when not slinging code and data. With good management experience, sharp analytic skills, and a charming personality with a dash of brashness he decided to launch his own firm called Square Peg Technologies. For the past few years he have been delivering all types of advanced analytic solutions to the federal government.

Randy Kotler
Stanley Martin Homes – CFO

Randy is a dedicated fan and loyal supporter of Florida State. He recently relocated to the area from Florida and is interested in getting involved with the organization. Randy is no stranger to volunteering for FSU, having previously served on the Board of the Palm Beach County Seminoles Booster Club.

Melissa Luke (Incumbent)
Communications Officer – Association of American Universities

Melissa Luke has been an active member of the DC Noles since moving to the area in 2013. Melissa is from Sebring, Florida, a graduate of Florida State University and Nova Southeastern University. While at FSU, Melissa was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and served as the intramural chair. After working in the Florida Senate and at the Associated Industries of Florida, Melissa moved to D.C. Currently, she works in communications at the Association of American Universities, an association of the nation’s leading research universities. Melissa enjoys the outdoors and playing just about any sport while drinking just about any beer. She’s an avid FSU fan and is particularly passionate for Seminole football and women’s softball.

Joe Paul
Campus 2 Careers Workshops – CEO

Joe Paul was born in Brooklyn, New York, partially raised in Miami, Florida and is the fifth of ten children who come from Haitian immigrant parents. After graduating from Miami Central Senior High School, his desire to further his education inspired him to apply to colleges and universities with uncertainty. Although his parents have the equivalence of an eighth grade education they maintained the wherewithal to encourage him to take advantage of his American education; an opportunity that was not afforded to them. He became the first person in his family to earn a college degree when he graduated from Florida State University where he reserved the honor of leading more than fifteen clubs and organizations including Student Government Association as well as serving as one of the few African-American Homecoming Chief in the history of the university. Joe Paul is a former National Brother of the Year as well as Assistant Vice-President for the Southern Region for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Joe is involved in numerous local charitable boards. He previously served as President of two successful Alumni boards; Los Angeles and Orlando Clubs respectively. Joe is also a past board member of the DC Noles.

Kara Richetti
Realtor – Red Key Real Estate at Keller Williams

Kara V. Richetti was born near some of the most beautiful turquoise water and white sand beaches in Florida and grew up living and loving the Sunshine State right through graduating from Florida State University in 2000. Between quietly cruising the canopied roads to screaming for the Seminoles, Kara fell in love with Tallahassee. For 37 years, Kara called North Florida home and until coming to VA, it had been the only place she’d lived.  After meeting her husband, Ryan, and finding herself spending almost every winter looking for a taste of the actual “season” and visiting friends and family in beautiful Virginia, she knew that it would only be a matter of time until the two of them packed up and headed to D.C. Kara and Ryan decided to expand their real estate company, Red Key Real Estate at Keller Williams (KWLG), to the D.C. Metro area and have been loving every minute since. While the ‘Noles will always occupy a special place in her heart, they now share space with the ‘Nats and ‘Skins.

 

Nina Roque
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute – Director of External Affairs

Nina is a very active FSU alumni with a distinct passion for all things ‘Noles. She recently moved to the NOVA area from Raleigh, North Carolina where I was active in the Triangle Noles Association and looks forward to bringing her experience and perspective as new area Nole to the association. Nina serves as the Director of External Affairs for the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI). Prior to joining CHLI, Nina was an Associate at Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP, where she represented and defended employers and insurance companies in workers’ compensation claims. Nina also served as a Law Clerk for a quasi-judicial agency in the State of North Carolina. She is a proud alum of CHLI’s Future Leaders Program, which afforded her the opportunity to intern for CHLI Chairman and Former Congressman, Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Nina earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Criminology from Florida State University (FSU). While at FSU, Nina represented her peers as the Vice-President of College Republicans and the President of the Cuban-American Student Association. She also holds a Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Director of Public Relations for the Federalist Society.  Nina is a second generation Cuban-American and is fluent in Spanish. She grew up in Miami, Florida, and travels back there often to spend time with her family and friends. In her spare time, Nina volunteers with the Junior League and enjoys spending time with her puppy, Pepe.

Chad Ross
Food Marketing Institute – Manager, Industry Relations & Total Store Collaboration

Chad is a native Floridian (Boca Raton) is an experienced Industry Relations manager for the Food Marketing Institute located in Arlington, Virginia. His responsibilities includes managing, developing, and executing Industry Relations initiatives and programs that create value, generate revenue and engage industry stakeholders specifically in the area of collaborative business issues and opportunities between FMI members, associate members, industry trade associations and other organizations designed to further the mission of the Food Marketing Institute as a leader in industry collaboration.  He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in International Affairs (2008) as well as an additional Bachelors of Arts in Humanities (2010).

Farrah Saint-Surin (Incumbent)
Accenture – Business Advisory Associate Manager

Farrah serves as the Scholarship Chair for the DC Noles and has been an active DC Nole since 2009 when she first moved to the DC area from the Boston where she served as the President of the Greater Boston Seminole Club. I’ve chaired the Scholarship Committee for the past 6 years and enjoy community service. When not busy bragging about FSU, she volunteers with the Eckington Civic Association, serve as a mentor, and work as a Business Advisory Associate Manager for Accenture.

Matt Scarlett
Realtor – Keller Williams

Matt Scarlett is a lifelong Seminole fan and South Florida native who graduated from Florida State in 2010 with a BS in Economics. Upon graduating, he moved back home to South Florida and worked in the retail industry. He then moved to the DC area in 2013 to work in real estate as a Realtor. Being new to the area, he began attending DC Noles’ events including game watching at the Union Pub and charity outings. He is excited to expand his participation with the club. He brings with him experience in charity event planning, having organized several fundraising and volunteer outings for his brokerage, Keller Williams.

Mitchell Segermeister
American Airlines – Manager of Customer Operations

Mitchell moved here from Miami about a year and a half ago and became were very involved in community service through the DC Noles. Mitchell and his wife more recently volunteered at the Northern Virginia Special Olympics with the DC Noles. They enjoyed the effort with other Seminoles and want to be more involved representing our beloved University.