Welcome to the Department of Government's Alumni page. Alumni from our Political Science and Political Science/Pre-Law programs hold a wide variety of jobs and engage in wide ranging fields such as government, business, education, the media, charitable and non-profit organizations, and the law. Our International Studies alumni have found opportunities in international business, international organizations, non-profit organizations with a global focus, humanitarian agencies, policy and research think tanks, civil service, the tourism industry, public relations, and the media. We are very proud of our graduates, especially the members of our Honor Roll. Listed below is just a sample of our alumni, their career choices, and their recent accomplishments. If you are an alum of the UWF Department of Government and you would like your information displayed on the alumni page or if your information needs to be updated, please email govt@uwf.edu.The Honor Roll includes the names of those students who have been named "Outstanding Student of the Year" starting from 1995.
| Name | Degree earned at UWF | Currently |
|---|---|---|
Lowell Baudouin |
B.A. Political Science and Outstanding Political Science Student in 2005. | -Currently attending law school at Arizona State University |
| Jacob Brennan |
M.A. Political Science with honors and Outstanding Graduate Student in 2007 | -Currentley teaching middle school students at St. Paul'sCatholic School, Pensacola, FL |
| Matthew Brogden | M.A. Political Science, 2006 |
-Currently has been awarded a graduate fellowship and a graduate assistantship to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science at Baylor University. |
| Matthew Bush |
B.A. Political Science, 2004 | -Currently an associate attorney at McDonald, Fleming,& Moorhead in Pensacola, FL after earning his Juris Doctorate Magna Cum Laude at Thomas Cooley Law School, and passing the Florida Bar. |
| Jennifer Burnham | M.A. Political Science, 2002. |
-Currently homemaker and mother of a son and a daughter. |
| Melissa Corcoran | B.A. Political Science, 1997 . |
-Currently homemaker and mother of two daughters. |
| Teresa Cornacchione-Stanquist | M.A. Political Science and Outstanding Graduate Student in 2005. |
-Currently teaching at Gulf Breeze High School, married to Stephen Stanquist. |
| Ryan Cunningham | M.A. Political Science, 2007 |
-Currently 2nd Lt. USMC, pilot stationed at Whiting Field, Milton, FL. |
| Felisa Downey, | B.A. International Studies, 2007 |
-Currently serving in the Peace Corp in Morrocco, Felisa's blog |
| Brian Garst | M.A. Political Science and Outstanding Graduate Student in 2008. |
-Currently in an internship at The CATO Institute in Washington, D.C. in the Foreign Defense Department. |
| Dr. Andrea Hatcher, Ph.D. | M.A. Political Science and Outstanding Graduate Student in 2001. |
-Currently is a Visitning Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of the South, Sewanee, TN.after earning her Ph.D. in Political Science, Vanderbilt University in 2006. |
| Kari Hebert | M.A. Political Science and Outstanding Graduate Student 1999. |
-Currently homemaker and mother of a son and a daughter |
| Tamara Hawes | B.A. Political Science, 2002 |
-Currently teaching political science at Wright State Universtiy, Dayton, OH, married to an Air Force officer, and mother of two children. As of the fall 2008 Tamara is now teaching International Law online at the University of West Florida. |
| Elona M. Jouben | B.A. Political Science, 2000 |
-Currently a Litigation Paralegal at Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge, P.A., accepted to the Masters of Paralegal Studies Program, The George Washington University. |
| Danielle Manjikian | M.A. Political Science, 2006 |
-Currently working for the Department of Justice, California. |
| W. Sean McDermott | M.A. Political Science, 1996 |
-Currently Regional Manager, Loss Prevention Department, Cracker Barrell. |
| Kerry McQuiston | M.A. Political Science, 2000 |
-Currently an Intelligence Analyst, Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center. |
| Daniel Mendoza | M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2007 |
-Currently Dean of Students at Jubilee Christian Academy, Pensacola, FL. Dan is also working on his doctrate degree in Education at UWF. |
| Douglas Mock | M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2007 |
-Currently teaching a course on the Amercian presidency as an adjunct at the University of New England in Fall 2008. |
| Ana Esther Picota | M.A. Political Science/Public Administration and Outstanding Graduate Student 2008-09. | |
| Kira Scott, Esq. | B.A. Political Science/Pre-Law and Outstanding Undergraduate in Political Science in 2000. |
-Currently working for the Florida Senate as a Senior Attorney. She has practiced exclusively Administrative Law. Prior to her current position Kira worked with the Florida Public Service Commission as a Senior Attorney in telecommunications law after earning her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2003. |
| Dr. Melissa Neal, Ph.D. * | M.A. Political Science at UWF in 2002 | -Currently the Haas Center Associate Director at Emerald Coast Campus UWF and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Governmentat the Main Campus of UWF in Pensacola. Melissa recieved her Ph.D. in Political Science at Florida State University in 2008. |
| Joseph Ryan Smallen | M.A. Political Science/Security and Diplomacy with honors, 2007. |
-Currently working for the St. Petersburg, Fl Police Department |
| Stephen Stanquist | M.A. Political Science and Oustanding Graduate Student 2006. |
- Currently in a management position with Walgreens |
| Michael Talaska | M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2006 |
-Currently a systems analyst with Raymond James Financials in Saint Petersburg, Florida |
| Scott Tedcastle | M.A. Political Science and Outstanding Graduate Student 2004. |
-Currently works for the Institute for Intergovernmental Research as a Research Associate |
| Alexis Trout | M.A. Political Science with honors, 2007 |
-Currently teaching political science at Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville, NC. Alexis is also enjoying her new baby girl. |
Damian Wilson . |
B.A. Political Science, 1996. |
-Currently the Director of the Academy of Law and Government at Palm Bay High School, Melbourne, FL after receiving his MPA from Florida State University in 1998. |