May 17, 2022

The Old Dominion University Alumni Association has announced its 40 Under 40 Alumni Recognition Program Class of 2022.

The Alumni Association started the recognition program in 2020 to honor graduates who “have forged exceptional achievements and will leave an indelible mark before the age of 40.” The first class was announced in 2021.

Members of the Class of 2022 are:

Elena Agaragimova ’10, ’11 MS, co-founder of Bessern, College of Arts and Letters/Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Patrick Austin ’09, attorney/advisor, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy College of Arts and Letters
Danielle Brown ’08, ’09 MS, professor of fashion design, Bowie State University, and founder/CEO of Silk Iron, LLC Fashion Agency, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Mitch Brown ’15, sports director for WDKY Fox 56, College of Arts and Letters
Brett Carey ’07, ’10 DPT, CEO and co-founder of Kalo Physical Therapy Multispecialty Group, College of Sciences/College of Health Sciences
Keith Darrow ’05, civil engineer IV (project manager) for the City of Norfolk’s Department of Transit, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Dena Dempster ’08, ’19 MPA, operations manager of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, College of Health Sciences/Strome College of Business
Lauren DeVera ’10, mental health artist, College of Arts and Letters
Matt Fanghella ’21, civil engineer and project manager for Hampton Roads Municipality, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Candice Gerstner ’11 Ph.D., applied research mathematician for the National Security Agency, College of Sciences
Christel Ghattas ’11, director of corporate communication and digital for Showtime Networks, College of Arts and Letters
Jennifer Goff ’09, ’10 MSEd, ’16 Ph.D., executive director of REACH, Inc. (Reading Enriches All Children), Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
James Ryan Grizzle ’04, ’06 MA, foreign service officer at the U.S. Department of State, College of Arts & Letters
Joshua Howell ’08 MA, ’20 Ph.D., assistant professor of English at the College of the Albemarle/adjunct faculty of higher education at Brenau University and Old Dominion University, College of Arts and Letters
Eric Ingram ’13, CEO and co-founder of SCOUT, Inc., College of Sciences
Michael Kalkbrenner ’17 Ph.D., associate professor of counseling and education psychology at New Mexico State University, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Hamdi Kavak ’15 ME, ’19 Ph.D., assistant professor for George Mason University’s Center for Social Complexity, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Ryan Kletz ’05, vice president for Classic Air Care, LLC, College of Arts and Letters
Cole Kupec ’13 Ph.D., president of CE Solutions, Inc., Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Vann Lassiter ’12 Ph.D., chief of staff for the Pacific South District of the Department of Defense Education Activity, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Aaron Littman ’12, owner/operator, Sunrise Cycles, Strome College of Business
Christopher Lynch ’11, ’12 MS, ’19 Ph.D., lead project scientist for Old Dominion University’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Faisal Mahmud ’10, ’13 ME, ’18 Ph.D., director for digital learning and co-director for the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning at George Mason University, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Joshua Marsh ’10 MS, instructional designer at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, College of Sciences
Ashray Mathur ’09 MS, senior director of software engineering for Salesforce, Inc., College of Sciences
Trey Mayo ’06, ’08 MS, director of graduate programs for the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, College of Arts and Letters/Darden College of Education & Professional Studies
Donald Motley ’10, personal finance/nutrition and wellness teacher at Kings Fork High School, Darden College of Education
Kasey Nelson ’08, nuclear medicine technologist for Wake Radiology at UNC Rex Healthcare,
College of Health Sciences
Allison Nemcosky ’12, photo imaging operations integration manager at the Walt Disney Co., College of Arts and Letters
Corey Pleasants ’12, ’14 MPA, director of Medicaid Regulatory Affairs for Aetna/CVS Health, College of Arts and Letters/Strome College of Business
Kaitlin Roberts ’14 MPA, senior regional development director for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Strome College of Business
Adam Samson ’09, Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, College of Arts and Letters
Ashley Smith ’10, anchor/reporter, 13News Now (WVEC), College of Arts and Letters
Gianina Thompson ’11, ’12 MA, head of communications for The SpringHill Co., College of Arts and Letters
Sheree Tucker ’08, senior IT consultant for IBM; Strome College of Business
Desmond Tutu ’10, author and center director for Fairfax County Government, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
Allen Walker ’17, ’19 MS, systems design and security engineer, The Boeing Co., College of Arts and Letters
Charles Walls ’12, ’19 MPA, director of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies/Strome College of Business
Tara Welborne ’09, ’11 MEM, associate director of quality engineering for Becton Dickinson, Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Harold Williams ’07, ’21 Med, director of annual fund at Old Dominion University, College of Arts and Letters/Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
The 2022 class with be recognized at an event this summer. A list of the winners with bio information can be found at odualumni.org/40under40.