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| The Green Family |
This July, UVAFinance’s Financial Accounting Department welcomed Justin Green as its newest member. Green takes on the role of Director of Financial Reporting, a position for which he’s well prepared, given a 20+ year career that includes a plethora of experience with corporate accounting, international accounting, auditing, financial projects, and much more.
Green comes to UVA most recently from FedEx, where he moved up the ranks steadily over the years from 2005 until he recently decided to make the change from Memphis, Tennessee, to Virginia. Why the change from the big city and corporate accounting to a smaller city and academia? The answer lies with his family.
Green and his wife Sara, a pediatrician, decided they wanted a less urban environment in which to raise their two children (Abigail, 7, and Andrew, 5). While they enjoyed hiking and riding bikes in Memphis, they were attracted by the possibilities afforded by a slower pace of life, and since they had family who lived in the Crozet area, they thought Virginia would be a good fit.
When you add UVA’s reputation to the mix, says Green, his choice of employment was an easy one. “Once I started to investigate the opportunities at UVA, I could see that there was a good culture, and opportunities for advancement within the organization,” says Green.
The Greens will be transitioning from their home in Memphis to a recently purchased 28-acre farm in Virginia. While they do some renovations on the farmhouse (complete with a cottage from Green’s mother), they’ll rent a home (and, says Green, maybe contemplate some cows or sheep to graze his acreage instead of mowing it). When they’re not out exploring the outdoors, the Greens enjoy traveling and have recently visited France and the United Kingdom.
We wish them well during their big move – welcome to UVA, Justin!