Dr. Jared Bunn has been a faculty member at Florida Poly since 2014. Bunn studied coarse geometry – a subfield of topology—while earning his doctorate at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Afterward, he spent two years at Truman College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, as an instructor of mathematics. Following a brief stint at St. Petersburg College and Eckerd College, Bunn joined the inaugural faculty at Florida Poly in 2014.
During his time at the University, Bunn has taught 98 credits across six different mathematics courses. He also organized the first academic conference at Florida Poly in fall 2015, called the annual Mathematics Association of America Suncoast Conference.
He served as chair of the math faculty hiring committee for 2016 and 2017 and led the math club in organizing the first two Integral Bees at Florida Poly. Bunn served as the first chair of the Applied Mathematics department from January 2018 through August 2021.
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This session will demonstrate that practical risk management is for everyone, regardless of a formal program. Attendees will learn actionable and simple strategies that are easy to implement, enabling them to start immediately by focusing on their top risks to build greater operational resilience and ensure the sustained success of their auxiliary enterprises.
Michelle Powell serves as the pioneering Risk Manager at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s sole 100% STEM-dedicated institution. Having been with the university for nearly 11 years, Michelle transitioned from a leadership role in Admissions in October 2023 to establish and evolve the risk management function from the ground up. In this solo capacity, Michelle builds robust frameworks for our dynamic, young university, overseeing our insurance portfolio, consulting on third-party and event risks, and developing critical campus-wide training programs. Michelle has obtained the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management certificate and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Her distinct background in mathematics and engineering, combined with extensive higher education leadership, brings an analytical and strategic approach enhancing the institution’s resilience.
