Alumna in the Spotlight: Ingrid Aguero

Current Occupation: EA SPORTS

Title: Video Game Artist

Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: Visual and Performing Arts (Art)

Your Favorite memory/activity about the Reef: Being on the Hockey Team with Mr. Menasche, eating lunch in the art room, hanging out with my cousin Amy.

After Graduation:
I attended the University of Central Florida, where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in animation and a psychology minor, then went to graduate school at UCF's FIEA video game program, where I earned a Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment. In 2008, I was hired as a 3D environment artist at EA Sports in Orlando, FL. I've worked on AAA titles such as Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, NFL Madden, and NBA Live. 

I enjoy traveling...my favorites being Alaska, Hawaii, and St. Marteen (visiting my cousin in Med School!). One of my highlights of visiting new places is finding the best places to eat, and this year I was finally able to visit California and eat some of their huge burritos everyone talks about. I'm also big on video games, particularly Call of Duty and wrecking people in Nuketown. When I'm not traveling, eating, or playing video games, I enjoy giving back by volunteering through EA where I've spent time drawing cartoons with pediatric patients and helped build gaming rooms for a domestic abuse shelter.


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Alumnus in the Spotlight: John V. Hinson Jr., MBA, CPA, CFE

Current Occupation: CPA/Forensic Accountant

Title: Senior Consultant in Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services
practice.

Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: Performing Arts- Drama/Theatre

Your Favorite Memory/Activity about the Reef: Hanging out with the Drama clique,
Attending bible club during lunch, singing in the Gospel Choir, 1 big lunch break hour,
playing football (the short time that I did haha).



After Graduation: I attended Florida A&M University on a full academic scholarship where I majored in Accounting and Business Administration. While at FAMU, I completed a total of 5 internships at 2 Fortune 500 Companies and 2 Big 4 Accounting Firms. I also joined Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity to network and make lifelong friends. I graduated December 2009, Summa Cum Laude, with my Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Upon graduation, I took a 9 month hiatus from life and studied and passed the Certified Public Accounting test in the first sitting. Upon
completion of the CPA, I moved to Atlanta Georgia and joined Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services. Since then I have kept busy traveling the world for both personal and professional endeavors. I’ve been blessed to visit the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Canada, China, Mexico, and countless domestic locations. I recently took and passed the Certified Fraud Examiner test, which certifies me as a Forensic Accountant.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion. And only in John fashion….I would like to leave you with a quote that a very inspirational figure in my life once told me “You gotta use what you got to get what you want”. So if that’s all you got, then you must not want much!!!!!!

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Alumnus in the Spotlight: Hugo Arenas

Current Occupation: Full-time graduate student (Law School)

Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: Visual and Performing Arts (Piano)
 

Your Favorite Memory/Activity about the Reef: Performing during the holidays and playing monopoly with Matt, Dani, and Ingrid during Mr. Wheeler's AP Government class.  Close runner-up: skipping class to eat at Samurai or Chili's.
 

After graduation:

I attended Florida International University and graduated with a double major in Political Science and International Relations. I lived in Spain (Madrid) for a year, during which I was able to travel throughout Europe.  After undergrad I worked for two years with a Florida state court judge as her judicial assistant. 

In August 2010 I moved to New York City to attend law school at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  In my first year of law school I was selected as a NYC Bar Association Diversity Fellow.  During my second year I worked in the Immigration Protection Unit of New York Legal Advise Group (NYLAG) and as a legal intern at Lambda Legal.  

I’ve become quite involved in student life at Cardozo and presently I am serving as the Student Bar Association President (student government).  I am currently finishing up my last year of law school and will remain in NYC to work at the firm of Carter Ledyard & Milburn after graduation.

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Alumna in the Spotlight: Dominique Murphy

Current Occupation: Hyatt Hotels & Resorts

Title: Human Resources Manager

Your Academy at Coral Reef High School: 

Business & Finance Academy

Your Favorite Memory/Activity about the Reef: 

Barracuda Marching Band/Colorguard, African American Heritage Club parties in the cafeteria, College Tour trip, Grad Bash, FBLA trips/competitions.

After graduation:

After graduation, I started college at FIU but then transferred to FSU where I obtained my Bachelors in Management and Hospitality Administration. While at FSU, I joined several organizations such as Alpha Kappa Psi and Eta Sigma Delta to meet new people and prepare for my future. 

Through a Hospitality career at FSU, I interviewed and got hired with several companies but chose to work with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. My career brought me all the way out to Southern California where I have lived for the past 4 1/2 years. During my time here, I have traveled around the West Coast, picked up my current hobby of skating with the Orange County Roller Girls, and joined the Illustrious sisterhood of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. My future goals are to obtain my Masters in either Business Administration or Human Resources, become a Human Resources Director within Hyatt, and to join the United States Air Force Reserves.

See you at the reunion!

Dominique Murphy

"You wouldn't worry so much about what people really thought of you if you knew just how seldom they do. - Unknown "

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Alumna in the Spotlight: Jennifer Rodriguez Shaw

Current Occupation: Owner Proxima Secure Technologies

Title: Chief Operations Officer

Your Academy at the Reef: Business

Your Favorite Memory/Activity: Pep rallys, live performances at the auditorium, hanging out with friends

After Graduation: 

After graduation I moved to Dallas, Texas to take classes then moved back to Miami and finished my Bachelors Degree in Hospitality Management at Florida International University.  I worked in the Hospitality Industry for a few years during and after college (Fischer Island, Grove Isle Hotel and Spa, 94^th Aero Squadron, and Kimpton Hotels).  During the financial recession, I lost my job and decided to take a Marketing Admin position for a Miami based company that has military contracts overseas in Afghanistan.  

While I worked in Afghanistan, I worked in a very rigid working environment and it took a little adjusting to be one of very few females to work in this place.  Slowly, I kept getting promoted to Marketing Manager then General Manager.  While I was overseas I met my now husband and we worked very closely together.  In 2012, my husband and I decided to leave the company we were working for and start our own business called Proxima Secure Technologies in Dubai, UAE.  Since we started, it has been very successful and I am happy to have taken the risk.  During my vacations, I have been able to travel to Hong Kong, France, Australia, Africa, UK, and Bahamas.  

Woh! Jennifer has established quite the life after high school. Congrats on your success!



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Alumna in the Spotlight: Jeanette C. Baffa

Current Occupation/Title: Realtor, E.W.M.     

Academy at the Reef: Business & Finance Academy

Favorite Memory/Activity: Pep-Rallies, Cheerleading, My teachers, Football games (even though we lost most of them)

Life after graduation: Traveled to Europe (backpacking), went to 7 countries and 10 cities. I got my Bachelors in Criminal Justice at F.I.U., Moved to Austin, TX (which was absolutely amazing), came back to Miami got my paralegal certification, worked in Bankruptcy law, got my realtors license and now I work for E.W.M. Realty.

        

 I have traveled to a few other states in the U.S. and continue to plan my future travels with my boyfriend who is in the Air Force.

Bravo on all of your accomplishments so far, Jeanette! See you in 2013.


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Reunite with a Purpose! Registration will open January, 2013. Remaining proceeds from our class reunion will be donated to Coral Reef Senior High School. Questions? Contact the committee via email Barracuda@classof2003reunion.com. See you in 2013!