University of Florida Alumni Association

Our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree is Colby Kash, BSAPK ’17! Boca Raton-based Colby Kash, DC, is a healthcare practitioner, author and entrepreneur with a keen interest in improving human health. He is cofounder and COO of Camelot BioCapital, a biotechnology venture studio. A licensed chiropractor and a certified functional-medicine practitioner, Colby is the author of the Amazon bestseller, “The Autoimmune Plague: How to Regain Sovereignty Over Your Body and Life” (2023). He is a sought-after lecturer on healthcare topics and has been featured in Authority Magazine, Thrive Global and Chiropractic Economics Magazine and on Health Professional Radio. He also holds professional certificates in exercise physiology from the American College of Sports Medicine and in personal training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In 2022, he cofounded Camelot BioCapital, a venture capital firm that invests in biotech startups that are developing solutions for chronic illness, disease and aging. He oversees the studio’s daily operations, finances and legal aspects, and provides strategic guidance and mentorship to Camelot’s portfolio companies. The firm’s therapeutics pipeline includes an ovarian cancer treatment in trials at the University of New Mexico and an innovative treatment for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, in trials at the University of Miami. He has a bachelor’s in applied physiology and kinesiology from the University of Florida and a Master of Clinical Science and a Doctor of Chiropractic from Northeast College of Health Sciences. #GoGators #GatorNation

Presenting your 2024-2025 UF Alumni Association Board of Directors! This talented, energetic and dedicated group strengthens the #GatorNation by supporting meaningful lifelong engagement opportunities for our many alumni and friends. We especially welcome new members Fletcher Davidson '98 (from left), Ari Luxenberg '03, Charles Dorman '73, Ann Covington '96, Sarah Stephens '11, Shea Manigo '98, Kristy Pressly '91, John Brinkman, Nathan Blinn '15 and John Dicks '04. #GoGators

Our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree is Latia Hickerson, BSHED ’07! Houston-based Latia is a nurse practitioner, researcher and certified nurse educator who is dedicated to healthcare excellence and women’s health equity. An assistant professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Nursing, Latia also owns and practices at Agrarian Wellness, an integrative gynecology and functional medicine practice. At the UTMB School of Nursing, Latia’s research coalesces around the multiple biobehavioral factors influencing women’s health disparities. She also coordinates the school’s BAMBI Advocacy Student Scholars Program, which fosters nursing students’ skills in women’s health advocacy while offering education and bedside support for pregnant inmates. As a nurse practitioner, she specializes in providing care to pregnant and parenting teenagers. Her concern for women’s health inspired her to found Agrarian Wellness, which fuses traditional and holistic approaches and empowers patients via education, lifestyle changes and accountability. Her innovative spirit can be traced to her years as a doctoral student at the University of Florida, where she was selected for the inaugural cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholars Program, a national program that cultivates nursing leaders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health, education and behavior from UF, a bachelor’s in nursing from Columbia University, dual master’s degrees in public health and nursing from the University of Texas-Houston, a doctorate in nursing research from UT-Houston and a post-master’s in nursing education from the University of Texas Medical Branch. #GoGators #GatorNation

Introducing Kelly Henderson, BAE ’06, MED ’07, as our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree! Georgia-based educator Kelly is the community director and owner of Building Kidz School of Roswell, a preschool and childcare center “where performing arts and learning take center stage.” She opened Building Kidz in 2019 with her sister Jamie Rogers (BSBA ’09) and brother-in-law Christopher Rogers (BSA ’09), both fellow Gators. In less than five years, the team grew their school’s enrollment from five children to 176, with a waitlist of over 400. Inspired by their core values of serving with intention, cultivating wonder and peace, and building community, they support their diverse staff and provide much-needed help to dual-career families. Kelly began her career in education by interning at a Title I school. For seven years, she taught first and third grades in the public school system of Johns Creek, Georgia. She also taught in Fulton County’s Early Intervention program. Her classroom focused on meeting the needs of a neurodivergent community and tailoring her instruction to best reach individual students. She also opened and managed a fitness studio, an experience that taught her how to operate a business and the value of creating a community among members. A double Gator, Kelly holds a bachelor’s in elementary education and a Master of Arts in elementary education (specialization in children’s literacy) from the University of Florida. #GoGators #GatorNation

Welcome Brock Hankins, BS ’10, BA ’10, JD ’14, as our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree! D.C.-based attorney Brock specializes in intellectual property, artificial intelligence/machine learning, privacy and cybersecurity. He is deputy general counsel for the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), who oversees the DoD’s adoption of data, analytics and artificial intelligence and reports directly to the secretary of defense. As counsel to the CDAO, Brock helps shape the future development, use and regulation of AI in the nation. For his outstanding service, he and several members of his team were honored with the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation by the director of national intelligence. Prior to joining the DoD, Brock served as product counsel for Uber's autonomous vehicle and electric vertical takeoff and landing system divisions, helping to bring Uber’s moonshot ideas to life. He began his career as a patent attorney at Allen, Dyer, Doppelt + Gilchrist P.A., the largest intellectual property law firm in Florida. An eighth-generation Floridian, Brock is active in many state and state-affiliated organizations. He was elected to the board of governors for the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar, representing out-of-state attorneys, and sits on the board of directors for the Florida House on Capitol Hill. He also serves as pro bono legal counsel for Florida Diabetes Camp and is an advisory board member for the Orange County Citizens’ Commission for Children. He currently serves his alma mater as secretary of the University of Florida Law Alumni Council. A triple Gator, Brock earned a bachelor’s in economics, a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. #GoGators #GatorNation

Our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree is Peter Gylfe, BSBA ’09, MS ’10. Tampa-raised, New York-based Peter influences global money flows as a hedge fund specialist. He is a senior portfolio manager at Millennium Management, where he runs a fundamental equity team that invests billions of dollars in the industrials, materials and consumer sectors. His growing prominence in the hedge fund industry has seen him named a 2023 TopGun “US Industrials Investment Mind,” a 2023 “Hedge Fund Rising Star” by Institutional Investors Magazine and a 2018 Forbes “30 Under 30 in Finance,” among other honors. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. Peter began his career as an investment banking analyst at Citi before obtaining his first hedge fund position at Millennium as an analyst in the energy group. Then he moved to his area of interest, industrials and materials, rising to become a portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management and at Hutchin Hill Capital. In 2016, he founded Bay Street Capital Partners, a global long/short equity hedge fund, and later became a member of Citadel Global Equities. In 2021, he returned to the hedge fund where he got his start, this time as a senior portfolio analyst. “I always felt I had a great relationship with the firm, and I kept an open dialogue,” Peter said at the time. “I knew management well. I got an opportunity to come in and build a team.” He currently lends his expertise to the Gator Nation as a board member for the Gator Student Investment Fund at the University of Florida. He holds dual bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from UF. #GoGators #GatorNation

Welcome Raleigh Greene IV, BA ’07, JD ’11, as our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree! Award-winning attorney Raleigh “Billy” Greene puts family first. He is a managing partner at Greene & Greene, Attorneys at Law, a Tampa Bay firm specializing in family law, and trust and estate litigation. There he works alongside his father, fellow Gator Raleigh “Lee” Greene (BA ’70, JD ’73), and his wife, Megan Greene (BA ’10, JD ‘12), whom he met while attending the University of Florida. Billy has been recognized as an AV-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and has been designated by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. He joined Greene & Greene in 2015. There, clients have praised him for his knowledge, diligence and communication skills. He also is active in his local bar associations and served on the executive board of the St. Petersburg Bar Association and chaired the grievance committee of the Florida Bar. The Canakaris American Inn of Court named him the 2017 “Young Lawyer of the Year” and bestowed on him the 2022 John C. Lenderman Award for Excellence in Family Law, its premier recognition given to family law attorneys. Billy also volunteers his time and energy to local charitable and civic groups. He is the chair of the YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg, where he spearheaded a historic joint-development project with the local school board to build a health and wellness facility, along with a new magnet middle school. He also is active in the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. A double Gator, he earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice and a Juris Doctor from UF. #GoGators #GatorNation

Here's to our Gator experts! The UF Advisor Network recently welcomed back alums Denise Johnson, BA ’15, LL.M ’19 and Jon B. Mendelsohn, BA ’95, BS ’95, M.Ed ’97 to campus. They presented continuing education sessions at the Network’s 2024 Spring Gator Gathering. Thank you! Learn more about the UF Advisor Network: https://bit.ly/3UMTheg #GoGators #GatorNation

Introducing Jennifer Goetz, BS ’09, MD ’13, as our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree! Double Gator Jennifer Goetz, MD, is a general, child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in the care of those with eating disorders. She serves as the medical director of inpatient psychiatry at Mass General Brigham’s Salem Hospital in Salem, New Hampshire. Jennifer spent six years as a resident and fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital before becoming a faculty member at Johns Hopkins in 2020. There she rose to become director of child and adolescent inpatient psychiatry and was recognized by Baltimore Magazine as a “Top Doctor” for her compassionate care of children, teens and their families during psychiatric crises. In 2022, she joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, where she helped open a child and adolescent unit in an underserved area of the state. After working across the Mass General Brigham system to identify service gaps for patients with eating disorders, she was chosen to head inpatient psychiatry at Salem Hospital. Among her passions is teaching and supervising medical students, residents and fellows. “It is a privilege to engage with learners across the spectrum of training, to learn from and grow with them,” she says, “and to share my love of psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and eating disorder care in a way that honors their learning goals and objectives.” She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Florida. #GoGators #GatorNation

Erin Gillaspie, BS ’04, is our next #40GatorsUnder40 honoree. Trailblazer Erin Gillaspie, MD, knew from an early age that she was destined to be a lung cancer surgeon. Her grandfather died of the disease, a difficult experience that spurred her to fast-track her education and enter medical school at the age of 19. She is the chief of thoracic surgery and an associate professor at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska — one of the few women in the world to serve in such a leadership role. Erin’s career began in 2016 when she became an assistant professor of thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. There she started a successful robotic thoracic surgery program that transformed the center’s clinical practice and patient outcomes. In tandem, she worked with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgical Engineering to design new surgical devices and imaging applications to improve surgery, attracting millions in grant funding. She is among the few surgeons to serve as an institutional and national principal investigator on lung cancer trials. She has been recognized with teaching and patient care awards along with membership in numerous honor societies. One of her joys is mentoring students and residents to guide career development, collaborate in research and sponsor scholarships. She holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Florida, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami and a Master of Public Health (epidemiology) from Vanderbilt University. She completed a general surgery residency at Bassett Medical Center and a thoracic surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester. #GoGators #GatorNation