Career Day 2024
Jesuit High School's juniors and seniors engaged in expert presentations from distinguished alumni and other accomplished professionals during the annual Career Day on Wednesday (Jan. 31).
A total of 34 presenters, including 33 alumni, spanning a vast range of vocations and graduation years, enriched the students throughout the morning in small-group sessions on campus. Every junior and senior participated in four 35-minute presentations.
The sessions included careers such as Engineering (Austin Jurado ’11), Property Rights Law (Andrew Diaz ’82, Gregory Rix ’87), Cardiology (Dr. Charlie Glover ’98), Real Estate (Robert Genders ’88, Dennis Noto ’64), International Insurance Fraud (Frank Llende ’82), Music and Entertainment Law (Randy Ojeda ’08), Medical Device Sales (Matthew Walker ’97), Law/Judicial (Hon. Thomas Palermo ’94), Orthopedic Surgery (Dr. Chris James ’99, Dr. Michael Higgins, P ’23, '26), and Sports Agent (Eric Blankenship ’92).
Scroll below for photos, and there are more images from Career Day on the Facebook page Jesuit High School of Tampa. View the full list of presenters below.
NAME |
CAREER |
Shaun Abraham ’98 |
AI Entrepreneurship |
Bill Alexander ’77 |
Construction |
Eric Blankenship ’92 |
Sports Representation |
Scott Brewster ’84 |
Attorney |
Jack Cerillo ’16 |
Medical Student |
Dr. Eric Crall ’86 |
Family Medicine |
Michael DeMare ’98 |
Accounting |
Andrew Diaz ’82 |
Property Rights Law |
Dr. Clayton Dutton ’05 |
Veterinarian |
Robert Genders ’88 |
Real Estate |
Dr. Charlie Glover ’98 |
Cardiology |
Dr. Michael Higgins, P ’23, ’26 |
Orthopedic Surgeon |
Judd Hobgood ’96 |
Pharmaceutical Sales |
Dr. Chris James ’99 |
Orthopedic Surgeon |
Will Jennings ’13 |
Firefighter |
Austin Jurado ’11 |
Engineering |
Chris Leto ’79 |
Manufacturing |
Frank Llende ’82 |
Insurance Fraud |
Vincent Lodato ’77 |
Sports Psychology |
Jose Martinez ’91 |
Journalism |
Nicholas Matassini ’94 |
Criminal Defense/Trial Lawyer |
Jake Nellis ’96 |
Construction |
Dennis Noto ’64 |
Real Estate |
Alex Nunez ’18 |
Insurance |
Randy Ojeda ’08 |
Music/Entertainment Law |
Hon. Thomas Palermo ’94 |
Judicial/Circuit Judge |
Paolo Pecora ’08 |
Environmental Management |
Grant Podsobinski ’04 |
Insurance |
Alex Rios ’06 |
Architecture |
Gregory Rix ’87 |
Property Rights Law |
John Simmons ’72 |
Entrepreneurship |
John Snyder ’10 |
IT |
Nick Terlonge ’10 |
Financial Advising |
Matthew Walker ’97 |
Medical Device Sales |