People Group Archives: Office of Professional Development

Program Manager, Study Abroad

Student access and success has been at the foundation of the mission of The University of Central Florida since its inception over 60 years ago. As is noted in the current UCF Strategy Plan, “We believe that our mission and fundamental purpose is to identify and unleash an individual’s potential by making high-quality, post-secondary education […]

Alexy is a counseling & career professional with four years of experience in the recruitment industry, two years in K-12 education, and one year in higher education. Alexy obtained her Master’s in School Counseling and an Education Specialist degree from Florida State University in 2023 and has an undergraduate degree in Human Communication with a […]

Megan Blanco is an accomplished business professional with more than 13 years of experience in various aspects of business. She is highly knowledgeable in talent acquisition, recruitment, leadership, business development, client engagement, operations, process improvement and implementation. Megan obtained her Master of Business Administration in 2012 from Texas A&M University– Commerce, and is a proud […]

Nina Leonard, Ed.D., is the Director of Academic Success Coaching assigned to the College of Business within the Division of Student Success and Well-Being. Dr. Leonard has over a decade of experience in higher education, including admissions, academic advising, orientation programming, at-risk student initiatives, scholarship funding selections and appeals, training/development, teaching, coaching, and mentoring. Before […]

Amy is a tenured business professional with more than 10 years of human resources, recruiting and business operations experience. Amy obtained her Master of Business Administration degree with a focus in Human Resource Management from Columbia Southern University, and has an undergrad degree focused in Business Administration and Psychology. Amy obtained her certification as a […]