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AMS Olympics

Welcoming Doug Brigman to Our Team!

Just as the Olympics continually evolves by introducing new sports and athletes, we are excited to welcome Doug Brigman to our team. Much like the debut of skateboarding and surfing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics or Breakdancing in the Paris 2024 Olympics, Doug brings fresh energy, skills, and perspectives that will help us reach new heights.


One of my favorite seasons has just concluded: the Olympics. Every other year, I enjoy ending the day, for roughly two weeks, watching the world’s best athletes compete to be the best. The stories of perseverance and pure gut-wrenching self-discipline inspire me to the core. And somewhere between my overly competitive spirit (something you will, unfortunately, learn about me over time) and my pride for America, I get overly zealous about nearly every event. In athletic competitions that I have little insight into, and candidly minimal understanding of what success looks like (i.e., scoring of gymnastics), I still get way too excited about cheering America to victory on my living room couch. And, based on the outcome of how America performed, how could you not appreciate the numerous medals won?

While I was sad to see the Olympics conclude, what keeps my spirits high is knowing that we are basically on the footsteps of the football season. While I enjoy the NFL and playing fantasy football with my three boys (Carson-17, Cooper-15, and Cole-15), my heart resides with Gator football (see picture). But it’s not just football; I enjoy all sports, and I prefer playing over watching. This fall, I am helping coach my daughter (Clara-12; see picture) with her volleyball (I was a setter for my high school team). There’s a lot going on in the Brigman household, and I “jokingly” say that I take five days off each week so I can work the weekends (for some reason, I still cannot get my wife to laugh at that joke).

Speaking of my wife, we have been married for 21 years. She has been my rock and supported me in numerous personal and professional endeavors. She is always up for an adventure and willing to move around the country with me (Orlando, Virginia, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Tampa Bay (16 years at this spot with many, many more years planned)). Nowadays, the adventures are planned travel, which we both truly enjoy doing together as schedules allow. Yeah, she is a genuine princess, no really, she was a real princess (see picture). However, she has traded her princess days for teaching at Keswick Christian School and is quite active in the local community.

From a work perspective, I have been at Raymond James for 16 years (before RJ, I also worked for AT&T, Sprint, and Progressive Insurance). I started at the firm working on the cash management account (basically a checking account integrated with a brokerage account) and our firm’s lending capabilities (Securities Based Line of Credit). I then had the opportunity to lead the PCG Planning and Strategy team supporting numerous strategic efforts (i.e., launch of our advisor trainee program, IAD relaunch, mergers/acquisitions). In this role, I got an opportunity to work across many different business lines to help optimize the firm’s approach to supporting financial advisors.

After my five-year tenure in PCG Strategy, I was asked to help lead the firm’s response to the DOL’s proposed Fiduciary Rule (an onerous rule that, luckily for our advisor’s clients, did not deploy as planned). After that role/project, I moved to a branch role as a complex and branch manager for RJA. My four years in that role, supporting nearly 200 advisors and associates, were some of the most rewarding of my career. I truly appreciated seeing firsthand all that we do to help the clients of advisors reach their financial goals. Additionally, I thoroughly enjoyed rescuing (aka recruiting) advisors from other firms to affiliate with Raymond James. Finally, before starting with AMS, I was part of the Insurance Solutions team where we provided annuity, life insurance, long-term care, and disability solutions to financial advisors within Raymond James as well as a subset of financial professionals outside of Raymond James.

After spending these past three months in AMS, I could not be any happier to be here. AMS is a crucial business unit for the firm and a key lynchpin to PCG reaching its growth goals. Even more than that, I am thrilled to work with so many insightful and talented individuals. From a culture perspective, it has been rewarding to have already witnessed so many stories highlighting the support for financial advisors and their clients—a primary component of our competitive advantage.

As I conclude this introductory letter, I want to thank you all for making my first few months so pleasurable. I am excited for what the future holds.

– Doug

Doug Brigman and his 3 boys, Carson Cooper and Cole

Doug Brigman's daughter, Claria

Doug Brigman's wife in princess costumes


Olympics

The 2024 AMS Grub & Games event was held on August 6th and 7th in St. Pete and Memphis.

We started out on Tuesday, August 6th with a BBQ lunch. There was some pretty good trash talking about the games next day.

On Wednesday, August 7th we held our 2024 AMS Office Games! We haven’t done this as a department since well before Covid. It was a great opportunity for AMS associates to compete together.

There were five events:

  1. Frof. Think obstacle course and golf using a football and broom.
  2. Coffee Pong. Our office version of the college classic.
  3. Hula Relay. An adult ring toss, but using Hula hoops over chairs.
  4. Trash Ball. This one was TOUGH. Throwing balls of paper while sitting down with the can behind you. (Oh, did we mention there were going to be lights on the ceiling you have to avoid?)
  5. Office Supply Scavenger Hunt - Teams were provided list of common office supplies to collect prior to the event.

Gold, silver and bronze medals were be awarded for the team in each location with the top score on each event. Bragging rights are valid until the next Grub & Games event.

Overall Winners

St. Pete

Juggernauts – RJ Schamp, Abbey Carignan, Brittany Kay Galan and Zachary Caulfield

Memphis – Tie

Recon Row – Jack Finklea, Michelle Logan, Voshon Tate and Kimberly Jones

Tax That Asset – Derron Ragland, Joyce Brandon, Will Landrum and Melissa Coleman

This was a great opportunity to come together as a department and build community. We had a lot of fun over the course of 2 days and used this as an opportunity to engage others around you.

Thank you to all who participated, refereed and cheered for their teams.

Grab and grub event

AMS Olympic office games event. Associates at the grab and grub lunch event

MS Olympic office games event. Associates at the grab and grub lunch event

MS Olympic office games event. Associates at the grab and grub lunch event

Scavenger Hunt

Associates at the scavenger hunt AMS Olympic office games event

Associates at the scavenger hunt AMS Olympic office games event

Associates at the scavenger hunt AMS Olympic office games event

Associates at the scavenger hunt AMS Olympic office games event

Associates at the scavenger hunt AMS Olympic office games event

Coffee Pong

AMS Olympic office games event. Associates playing coffee pong in office room.

Trashball

AMS Olympic office games event. Associates playing trashball

Trashball

AMS Olympic office games event. Associates playing trashball

Florida had a huge presence in the Olympics this year. We had hometown folks in the Tampa Bay area, all over Florida and some others that attend our local schools but represent other countries.

Tampa Bay-area Olympians

  • Clark Dean
    • Hometown: Sarasota, FL
    • Sport: Rowing
    • Won bronze with the men's eight-team
  • Bobby Finke
    • Hometown: Clearwater, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the men's 1500m freestyle and won silver in the men's 800m freestyle
  • Austin Krajicek
    • Hometown: Brandon, FL
    • Sport: Tennis
    • Won silver in the men's doubles
  • Emma Weyant
    • Hometown: Sarasota, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won bronze in the women's 400m individual medley

Florida Olympians

  • Caeleb Dressel
    • Hometown: Orange Park, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay and mixed 4x100m medley relay and won silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay
  • Omari Jones
    • Hometown: Orlando, FL
    • Sport: Boxing
    • Won bronze in men's welterweight boxing
  • Laura Kraut
    • Hometown: Wellington, FL
    • Sport: Equestrian
    • Won silver in team jumping
  • Noah Lyles
    • Hometown: Gainesville, FL
    • Sport: Athletics
    • Won gold in the men's 100m and bronze in the men's 200m
  • Caroline Marks
    • Hometown: Melbourne Beach, FL
    • Sport: Surfing
    • Won gold in women's shortboard surfing
  • Ryan Murphy
    • Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    • Sport: Swimming
    • Won gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay and bronze in the men's 100m backstroke
  • Victor Montalvo
    • Hometown: Orlando, FL
    • Sport: Breaking
    • Won bronze
  • Vincent Hancock
    • Hometown: Port Charlotte, FL
    • Sport: Shooting
    • Won gold in the men's skeet and silver in the mixed skeet team

Olympians who went to Florida schools

  • Kieran Smith
    • Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
    • Sport: Swimming
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won silver in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay
  • Grant Holloway
    • Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
    • Sport: Athletics
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won gold in the men's 110m hurdles
  • Joshua Liendo
    • Hometown: Toronto, Canada
    • Sport: Swimming
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won silver in the 100m butterfly
  • Jasmine Moore
    • Hometown: Grand Prairie, TX
    • Sport: Athletics
    • School: University of Florida
    • Won bronze in women's triple jump and bronze in the long jump
  • Viktorija Senkute
    • Home country: Lithuania
    • Sport: Rowing
    • School: University of Central Florida
    • Won bronze in the women's singles class

USF had six Olympians from around the world

This was the most among any school in the American Athletic Conference.

  • Zahria Allers-Liburd – Athletics – Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Abdul-Rasheed Saminu – Athletics – Ghana
  • Katie Kitching – Women’s soccer – New Zealand
  • Bethy Mununga – Women’s Basketball – Belgium
  • Evelyne Viens – Women’s Soccer – Canada

Romaine Beckford – Athletics – Jamaica


AMS Answers

What sports did you watch during the Olympics/who did you follow closely?

We are big fans of the Olympics in my family. My Mom was actually the manager of the US Archery team for Atlanta and Sydney. So we definitely watch Archery. The men’s gold medal match was a nail biter. Brady Ellis shot great but had to settle for silver. Not a huge fan of the new(er) format really. I also watched a lot of Soccer – including cheering on the USWNT in the finals! My wife grew up swimming and diving, even coached a bit, so we watched a lot of that. – Jeremy Brothers (AMS Research, St. Pete)

I watched the USA men’s & women’s beach and indoor teams. My favorite player is Matt Anderson. – Jennifer Cherry (Consulting Billing, St. Pete)

I watched Mens Golf and Womens swimming. Followed Katie Ledecky. – David Emslie (APL Recon, St. Pete)

USA Basketball was awesome! Middle Distance Track; Aussie Breakdancing. – Mark Arkelian (AMS Research, St. Pete)


What sports would you participate in for the Olympics if you could?

Golf. Sometimes I daydream about playing golf in big tournaments, but my high golf handicap is preventing me from pursuing. – Nezar Kawmi (SMA Trading, St. Pete)

1500 Meter Run. – Mark Arkelian (AMS Research, St. Pete)

Archery definitely. Alas, I am not a sprinter. – Jeremy Brothers (AMS Research, St. Pete)

Track & Field – Shequita Taylor-Crawford (Advisor Services, Memphis)


Have you ever travelled to Paris or abroad, and what did you see or shop for?

I’ve never been to Paris, but I went to Prague, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Venice with my college volleyball team in college. – Jennifer Cherry (Consulting Billing, St. Pete)

Paris is my favorite city. I have relatives living there. There is a unique feeling you experience when you walk in its streets and along the river Seine and see all the monuments that you’ve learned about before. I usually shop for chocolate and bring back as gifts, since chocolate there tastes different from typical chocolate here. -Nezar Kawmi (SMA Trading, St. Pete)

I traveled to Paris in dec 2018. I went to the Eiffel tower, Louvre Museum, went on a river boat on Seine river. Also walked around the shops at Champs -Elysees. All great restaurants, excellent wine, most of the beer was from Belgium since they are neighboring countries. – David Emslie (APL Recon, St. Pete)

I have never made it over to Europe, but I spent 3 months backpacking across Central America as a young man. I would definitely recommend the Mayan ruins at Tikal and Scuba in the Bay Islands of Honduras; they have whale sharks in the spring. Also, a big fan of my time in Australia and Canada. – Jeremy Brothers (AMS Research, St. Pete)


What are some of your favorite international cuisines? (Be specific!)

Thai Mexican Italian – Shequita Taylor-Crawford (Advisor Services, Memphis)

I am a huge fan of spicy food. As some of my work colleagues could attest, at times to my own detriment. I am a big fan of the various Pho options we have around work. I also, would highly recommend Alesia, where they do a Vietnamese French fusion cuisine. – Jeremy Brothers (AMS Research, St. Pete)

I love pizza, tacos, sushi (my favorite rolls include anything with spicy tuna or salmon). – Jennifer Cherry (Consulting Billing, St. Pete)

Japanese raw Sushi, fresh baked and coffee from Paris. Paella from Spain. Greek octopus and horiatiki. Indian chicken Tika masala. -David Emslie (APL Recon, St. Pete)


What is your family heritage, and how many generations back of your family are you aware of?

I’m aware of the names of four or five generations before me. My heritage originates in the people of the Taurus mountains of northern Syria. Although my parents moved decades ago to the French part of Canada. So I grew up speaking Arabic at home and French outside. Living in such environment is interesting and enriching because, through the languages, it exposes you to several cultures, which in my case it was the European, middle eastern, and north African cultures. – Nezar Kawmi (SMA Trading, St. Pete)

On my mom’s side is 50% Spanish from Spain. Fathers side is 25% German and 25% Scottish- Emslie is a Scottish name. My mother’s side migrated from Astudillo Spain to Ybor City before the great depression 4 generations ago, no English. On my father’s side they migrated over to US after WW1. – David Emslie (APL Recon, St. Pete)

The Brothers family epitomizes the American mut, and proud of it. According to my genetics I am Irish, English, French, German, with an Iberian peninsula kicker. I can’t help but ponder how many times my ancestors may have fought each other. – Jeremy Brothers (AMS Research, St. Pete)

Attending the same church 4 generations & family reunions 7+ generations. – Shequita Taylor-Crawford (Advisor Services, Memphis)

Mostly Armenian, I think four generations. – Mark Arkelian (AMS Research, St. Pete)


MEMPHIS MEMOS

Moriah House – Recovery Center

Organized by Kelsey Yelvington

Location: Memphis

Date: May 1st through May 29th, 2023.

Moriah House is a long-term recovery center for women who have been impacted by domestic abuse, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and prostitution. Moriah House is able to accommodate up to 15 women and their children in individual suites with private baths. The ultimate objective of the organization is to help these women become productive members of the community after they’ve completed activities offered around practical life skills management.

AMS coordinated a donation drive. Wish list items included:

  • Fresh fruit
  • Fresh vegetables
  • Carbonated drinks
  • Individual bags of chips

Associate food donations at Moriah House Recovery Center

Derron Ragland, An Associate/worker at The Moriah House, Kelsey Yelvington, Arnell Dickerson

Derron Ragland, An Associate/worker at The Moriah House, Kelsey Yelvington, Arnell Dickerson

Memphis Union Mission

Organized by Arnell Dickerson

Location: Memphis Union Mission

342 Washington Ave, Memphis, TN 38105

Date: May 22, 2024. 10:30 am – 1:30 pm.

We partnered with Memphis Union Mission to help serve a lunch to local Memphis homeless people that are in need. The Memphis Union Mission has been the primary service provider to the homeless of Memphis since 1945. Memphis Union Mission provides hot showers, warm clothes, warm beds, safe shelter and over 400 meals a day to individuals in need. Memphis Union Mission also provides recovery programs to individuals to help them address the causes that led them to becoming homeless in the first place.

Associates at Memphis Union Mission

Derron Ragland, An Associate/worker at The Moriah House, Kelsey Yelvington, Arnell Dickerson


pet corner

Pet Corner

Max
Max

Associate: Jeff Breunig

Our family dog is named Max (after Russell Crowe’s character in the movie Gladiator “Maximus Decimus Meridius”). He is half Cocker spaniel and half poodle (so we had to give him a strong name).He is a very brave dog but for some reason he is terrified of balloons.

Scout
Scout

Associate: Jeremy Brothers

This is Scout, a mutt who hit the genetic lottery. We adopted him from Pet Pal in St. Pete (highly recommend). He really enjoys helping in the garden, going for walks, earning treats, very long naps, and playing with nieces and nephews when they visit. Scout is an accomplished paddle boarder, but he occasionally prefers to randomly jump overboard and swim in circles rather than in any useful direction. He has an inflated sense of self, given the number of times strangers stop us to shower him with unsolicited praise for his stunning good looks. Despite his vanity, he is in fact, a very good “ boy, Scout”. However, he only technically has a Webelos handkerchief, a gift from nephew Jack.

Maddie
Maddie
Maddie

Associate: Rebecca Zwerin

Total gossip queen and a true Shih-Tzu. She thinks her housekeeper knows too much. Claims to hate drama but secretly loves stirring the pot. Posts "no makeup" selfies, abuses the word "literally," and dreams of landing her own reality show on Bravo. Her favorite is Below Deck.

Daisy
Daisy
Daisy

Associate: Rebecca Zwerin

From the suburbs but pretends to live in the city. Loves to lay by the pool in the sun with a good book. Goes to Zumba once a week to keep her girlish figure. Loves to find new restaurants and is followed closely on Yelp for her reviews. Shops at Target but pronounces it like it's French: Targé. Will only get carried around in designer bags.


AMS Diversity and Inclusion

In our last DEI event, colleagues gathered for a good old game of bingo, with a twist. Everyone was given a sheet with questions (approx. 15 or 20) which ran the gamut from who’s an only child to who’s a vegan to who has played in a professional band. The mission was to go through the room and ask others if they fit the bill for any of the boxes and then jot down our colleague’s name! Whoever was the fastest to do so would be crowned the ultimate winner.

As you might well imagine, there was a lot of writing going on in the beginning of the game as options remained wide open. As everyone made progress, it became noticeably harder to cross off our remaining boxes, sometimes to the extent one would have to basically cross the entire room to find a colleague who fit said particular box. There were definitely some very eclectic and unique facts. It was a lot of fun; colleagues met others across all areas within AMS as everyone mingled enthusiastically and freely in pursuit of the win. This DEI event was another hit!

DEI bingo event

DEI bingo event

Look out for an invite for our upcoming DEI function

Look out for an invite for our upcoming DEI function on October 23rd in the St. Pete location

  • "Speed Networking with AMS Leaders" featuring Doug Brigman and other AMS leaders.
  • This is an opportunity to engage and learn from our leaders on these various topics: Wellbeing, Career Development, Personal Development and Diversity & Inclusion.
  • Memphis Event TBD

Model Citizens

Raymond James Care Logo

RJ Cares 2024 Recap

The AMS CIC wanted to thank everyone in our AMS family for helping make RJ Cares 2024 a success! We sponsored several in person and donation events as a department.

Memphis RJ Cares

  • 20 of you donated your time to help serve over 200 homeless individuals lunch at the Memphis Union Mission.
  • You donated 80 pairs of underwear to help the needy as part of the great AMS Underwear Drive. The underwear was donated to the Memphis Union Mission while you were there.
  • You donated over 350 wish list items to the Moriah House! Those items helped women staying in this shelter while they worked through challenges in their life.

St. Pete RJ Cares

  • Our annual AMS beach cleanup saw 20 AMS family members and friends on the shores of Indian Shores Beach one Saturday. AMS along with a total of 130 people collected 257 pounds of trash and 26 pounds of plastic and aluminum cans that were recycled.
  • You donated 264 pairs of socks for the needy as part of the great AMS Sock Drive!
  • You donated 295 non-food items and 56 pounds of food to CASA!

Memphis RJ Cares donations

Memphis RJ Cares donations

Memphis RJ Cares donations

St Pete RJ Cares beach cleanup trash pile

St Pete RJ Cares beach cleanup team

SAVE THE DATE:

  • The Memphis Heart Walk will be at the Shelby Farms Park on Sunday, September 29th @ 1:00pm. Please follow this link to the AMS Grind House team page to sign up for the team. Keep an eye out for further emailed information about how you can help support this important event!
  • The Tampa Bay Heart Walk will be Saturday November 16, 2024 at Raymond James Stadium. Information will be provided soon on how you can join the AMS Helping Hearts team and support this great cause.

Tom Thornton’s Olympic Fun Facts

Top 5 interesting topics related to the Olympics I didn’t really know until the world wide web told me:

  1. Recent stuff:
  • In Tokyo 2020/2021, there were 33 sports involved, then Paris 2024 had 32 different categories. We did not see Karate in 2024 after seeing it in 2020, while 2024 we had breakdancing but that will not be back in 2028, for example. In Los Angeles 2028, new fun will include 5 on 5 Flag Football and Squash.
  • Also, baseball and softball make their return to the games in 2028 after missing 2024. Both sports were part of previous Olympics.Lacrosse is coming back to the Olympics for the third time after it was part of the St. Louis games in 1904 and the 1908 London games. Finally, Cricket is coming back to the Olympics for the first time since 1900. This fast-paced format allows both teams to bat for one inning, lasting for 20 overs (120 balls) unless they are bowled out by the fielding team, according to olympics.com.

  1. Old stuff:
  • The 1896 Summer Olympics were held in the spring in Athens the capital of Greece in April 1896 as the first Olympic Games of the Modern era. A total of 241 athletes from 14 nations participated in 43 events in nine sports at these games.
  • In 1896 the United States won the most gold medals (11) with 14 athletes participating, while host nation, Greece with 169 athletes participating, won the most medals overall (47) as well as the most silver (18) and bronze (19) medals, finishing with one less gold medal than the United States.
  1. Older stuff:
  • Greece also staged the first formal Olympic Games in 776 B.C., and ancient Greek athletes competed in individual sports that showcased physical prowess. The Olympics were named after Mount Olympus, but they were actually held in the rural sanctuary of Olympia. These were held in the summer, because summer was the quietest time of the year for agricultural work, which was the lifeblood of the Greek economy.
  • The ancient Olympics were so popular, that they were allowed to continue when Greece was conquered by the Romans. However, as time went on, the Games began to decrease in size and prestige, along with historical recordings of them. The ancient Olympic Games officially came to an end around 394 AD, when Roman emperor Theodosius I outlawed pagan celebrations.
  • For the first 12 ancient Olympics, the only event was a short footrace of about 190m - or one length of the stadium - called a ‘stade’. Later, the most brutal sport was ‘pankration’. This event was a combination of wrestling and boxing, where neck holds and strangling were permitted, and only biting and eye-gouging were forbidden. Athletes could resign through waving a finger in the contact sports, but death was still commonplace. By the second century BC, the main stadium held approximately 45,000 people, who stayed in tents around the building.
  1. Interesting stuff:
  • Chariot Racing was early on, starting around 684 or 680 B.C., drivers raced each other in horse-drawn chariots at the Olympics, sometimes violently crashing into one another.
  • Some modern interesting competitions included Rope Climbing (1896-1932), Tug of War (1900-1920), Hot Air Ballooning (1900). Also, Painting and Sculpture (1912-1948), medals were awarded for sport-inspired artworks, from architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture.
  • For you introverts, there was Solo Synchronized Swimming (1984-1992)
  1. Naked Stuff:
  • If you’ve ever seen the depictions of ancient Olympians on pots, bowls, and in other artworks, you will have noticed that they competed in the nude. There are thought to be several reasons from this, ranging from a tribute to Zeus - whom they wanted to show their physical power - to drawing a distinction between themselves and their barbarian enemies, who were afraid to show their bodies.
  • Whichever it was, nudity was a fundamental part of ancient Greek culture, and the athletes would show off their physiques during parades in the stadium. Men would also work out in the buff, and the word ‘gymnasium’ actually comes from the Greek word ‘gymnos’, meaning naked.

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Cheers

New Hires and Transfers

  • Gelisa Davis
  • Joseph Whaley
  • Jeffrey Breunig
  • Ray Charles
  • Shane Miller
  • Brittany Lachina
  • Leandro "Leo" De La Uz Vazquez
  • Bryan Kingery
  • Christian Saylor
  • Barry Wilson

Anniversaries (June – August)

Mary Augustus 1
Lydia French 1
Antonio DeMayo 1
Kacie Solomon 1
Thomas Bonds 1
Voshon Tate 1
Leah Martindill 1
Veronica Gibson 2
Zoe Migliozzi 2
Todd Owens 2
Martin Gaganelov 2
Jackie Finklea 2
Jerome Lindsey 2
David Emslie 2
Nicholas Boynton 2
Mitchell Bentley 2
Gabriella Porter 2
Abbey Carignan 2
Vianca Mangual 2
Amanda McCafferty 2
Michael Hartnett 2
John O'Rourke 2
David Blend 2
Oscar Garner 3
Aimee Valdes 3
Matthew Karpay 3
April Dallas 3
Racquel de Lama 3
Tracy Kocses 3
Matthew Schnell 3
Christian Dodson 3
Kimberly Madgwick 4
Evelyn Mathis 4
Vanessa Rogers 4
Allston Jacobs 4
Alexis Hemphill 4
Hannah Archer 5
Brittney Miller 5
Charity Woodson 5
Leslie Murillo 5
Kaitlin Patterson 5
Christine Paulton 5
Viktoriia Tondre 5
Chandler Hackbarth 5
Courtney Salinas 6
Kymberly Pew 6
Joshua Geary 6
Kristoffer Sun 7
Katherine Japour 7
Lerick Hardin 7
Alexander Gallego 7
Chad Zintel 7
Michael Paz 8
Morgan Hilton 8
Tiffany Brown 8
Anupam Singh 8
Allison Hult 8
Svetlana Bardos 9
Jesse Willis 9
Dylan Lachman 10
Kyle Troxel 10
Vanessa Harriman 11
Stefanie Daley 12
Andrew Schwartz 12
Kyle Thomas 12
Anna Matos Pastorick 12
Jason Hairelson 14
Nicole DeVore 14
Yulia DeArmond 14
Stefan Monev 14
Truc Bui 16
James Webb 18
John-Henry Fisch 18
Constance Quinn 19
Robert Lyublanovits 19
Patricia Albritton 20
Jaime Rease 20
Tammy Mercier 24
Matthew Todd 24
Lisa Marshall 24
Daren Pippio 25
Justin Malizia 26
Kevin Pate 28
Aloma Shears 30
Steven Romanoff 32
Erik Fruland 33
Aileen Kremer 34
Michelle Carothers 36

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