AlumniNotes


of Outdoor Leadership and Education.


James N. Haltiwanger, Jr., a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Greenville, recently earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation after completing the Exit Planning Institute’s intensive four-day executive MBA-style program. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, James helps identify, protect, build, harvest, and manage wealth to assist business owners and their families through an ownership transition.


Emily Pittman Owani (MBA ’13) moved from the NGU athletics department to the Office of Advancement and University Engagement. She serves as director of the Crusader Club.


2012


Will Broadus, pastor of Reconcile Community Church was named the Greenville News “Community Hero Greenville” for October 2021.


Kenneth Perkins was selected by Yamaha Music USA as one of 40 music educators under the age of 40 who are going above and beyond when instructing music programs. According to Yamaha, these young educators showcase action, courage, creativity, and growth in their schools and communities. Perkins is the music teacher at Joseph Keels Elementary School in Columbia, SC.


Suyash S. Raiborde joined Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. as Special Counsel. Suyash was an


Associate with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd from 2016-2019. Before rejoining the firm, he worked for a national law firm based in New York City.


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Landon Senn was recently promoted to video production lead at Infinity Marketing in Greenville. He oversees all video production for the agency, including both videography and postproduction.


Steve Sokohl is the principal at Blythe Academy in Greenville.


Clayton Thornton has accepted a position as the AVL director at Alliance Bible Fellowship Church in Boone, NC.


Shelley Windsor joined VantagePoint Marketing, a nationally recognized business-to-business marketing agency, as an account manager in their client services department. Windsor brings a background in marketing project management. Her role at VantagePoint will be as a lead consultant with clients for all marketing initiatives, including the development of annual marketing communications recommendations, scoping out client needs, and managing projects to help clients achieve business goals. She has volunteered with organizations such as ScanSource Charitable Foundation and United Way.


2014


Philip Black is planting Harbor City Church in Charleston, SC, out of The Summit Church in Raleigh, NC. He can be reached at philip@ harborcitychs.com.


Jake Morris was promoted from associate head coach and offensive line coach at Dorman High School in Spartanburg to head coach on March 13, 2023.


Lauren Morris joined the South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union staff as student consultant. Lauren brings six years of missions experience with the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board.


2015


Mason Bayne is videographer to NGU. He serves as part of the University Marketing and Creative Services team.


Joey Elledge graduated with his Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Columbia International University.


2016


Tucker Burgess (MBA ’18) was inducted into the 2020 Easley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. A 2013


graduate of Easley High School, Tucker was a member of the baseball team for five years. He was named All-Region and All- State in 2012 and 2013 and was selected to the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game in 2013. The baseball team was in the 4A playoffs for all five of the years Tucker was a member. He received an athletic scholarship to Clemson University in 2013 and transferred to NGU following the 2014 season. While at North Greenville, he was named Carolinas Conference All- Conference in 2017. In 2018, he was the leader in NCAA Division II victories as a pitcher and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team, Hero Sports Pitcher of the Year, NCBWA, and CAA All-


Region First Team. He also was named Carolinas Conference All-Conference First Team and Pitcher of the Year and NGU Male Athlete of the Year. In 2019, Tucker was NCBWA Division II All-American First Team, as well as All-Region First Team. He was also named Southeast Pitcher of the Year by the NCBWA. The CCA named him All-American First Team, All-Region First Team, and Southeast Pitcher of the Year, along with being ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team, Carolinas Conference All-Conference First Team, and Pitcher of the Year.


Ashley Silvey published her first book, titled “HERcules: Empowering the Fierce and Feminine Inside Every Woman,” on March 12, 2021.


2017


Walker Broad Areiza has been promoted from tax administrative assistant to strategic value coordinator with Elliott Davis, a top U.S. business solutions and consulting company located in Greenville.


Michael Bonifay is the Cincinnati Reds’ Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts team performance coach. He’s the son of Cam Bonifay, who is a special assistant to the GM and in his 21st season with the Reds. Michael was a college pitcher at UNC Charlotte, South Mountain Community College, and NGU before moving on to the coaching ranks. From 2018- 2021 he was the pitching coach at Montreat College.


Ashton Heard has signed with the defending Serbian American football champions, the Kragujevac Wild Boars. Heard, a native of Abbeville, SC, spent the 2019 season with Denmark’s Copenhagen Towers, where he rushed for 743 yards in five games helping the team


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