Business Week 2009 Featured Speakers

Greg Barron (BA ’89)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GL Barron Company, Inc. and Barron Design Group, LP
www.glbarron.com
Greg Barron has over two decades of experience working in the design, construction and development industry. He is also a founding member and current President of the National Association of Church Design Builders and the Nehemiah Foundation of Texas, and he serves on the Board of Directors of Weatherford National Bank and MedCon, a consortium of medical construction and development companies. Mr. Barron is presently a student/candidate at Harvard Business School in the Owner/President Program.
 

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Stacey Dwyer
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
D.R. Horton, Inc.
www.drhorton.com
Stacey Dwyer joined D.R. Horton, Inc. in 1991 as an accounting manager and has been an Executive Vice President since February 2000. Before joining D.R. Horton, Inc., Ms. Dwyer was an auditor with Ernst and Young. Ms. Dwyer received a B.S. in Accounting from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and an M.S. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.
 

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Chad Estis
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Dallas Cowboys New Stadium
http://stadium.dallascowboys.com
Chad Estis joined the Dallas Cowboys and the new stadium project in July, 2007. In this role, Mr. Estis is responsible for the sales and marketing of season tickets, club seats and suites as the Cowboys move into their new stadium in the fall of 2009. Prior to joining the Cowboys organization, Mr. Estis served as Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena where he oversaw all sales, marketing, community relations, communications, Web site and game operations. Between 2001 and 2007, the Cavaliers saw attendance increase on average from 11,497 to 20,430.
 

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Dr. Sathya Gourisankar
Assistant Director in the Research and Development
Alcon Laboratories
www.alcon.com
Dr. Sathya Gourisankar is a biomedical scientist with 25 years experience in the development of medical products for the health care industry. Dr. Gourisankar has worked in various corporations and has experience in a wide range of product development and project management activities. He is currently employed as Assistant Director in the Research and Development organization of Alcon Laboratories. Dr. Gourisankar has led and managed the development of several medical devices from concept through clinical evaluation and commercialization phases for the global markets. He holds a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, NY.
 

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Larry Kemp (BBA '80)
Vice President, Operations
Kemp & Sons General Services, Inc.
http://www.kempandsons.net
Larry Kemp is VP of Operations for his family’s business Kemp & Sons General Services, Inc. Mr. Kemp took over the business in 1999. Within 10 years, the company’s period contract revenue increased from $250,000 to $7 million and growing from six to more than 80 employees. The company has secured major corporate accounts of $1 million or more with Enterprise Rental Car, the City of Fort Worth, and the U.S. Government. Mr. Kemp was previously employed by IBM and Office Depot.
 

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Jim Lacamp
Senior Vice President
RBC Wealth Management
www.rbcwm-usa.com
Jim Lacamp is a Senior Vice President and Financial Consultant with RBC Wealth Management. He has been employed in the brokerage business for the last 18 years and is a graduate of Baylor University with a double degree in Finance and Economics. Mr. Lacamp is also an Investment Professional in the Portfolio Focus program at RBC Wealth Management. He’s currently the co-host for “The Opening Bell” on BizRadio Network.
 

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Wayne Martin, LCSW
Psychophysiologist
Martin Pain Clinic at Baylor Health
Wayne Martin is a licensed clinical social worker in Fort Worth. Mr. Wayne provides personalized care using techniques like hypnosis, counseling and biofeedback. He is certified in clinical hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and in biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America.
 

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Brian Mayes
Senior Vice President
Allyn & Company
www.allynco.com
As Senior Vice President, Brian Mayes has directed public affairs and political campaigns for Allyn & Company clients like the Dallas Cowboys Football Club, the 2011 Super Bowl Bid Committee, cities of McKinney, Farmers Branch and Grapevine, Congressman Mac Thornberry and State Representatives Dr. Diane Patrick and Linda Harper Brown. Serving as lead consultant for the Dallas Cowboys, Mr. Mayes managed a two year effort by Allyn & Company that included lobbying support, public education, media relations, advertising and campaign strategy resulting in a double-digit election victory for the Dallas Cowboys new stadium in Arlington.
 

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Jon Molnosky (MSRE ’05)
Portfolio Manager
L&P Realty Advisory
www.lbgroup.com
Jon D. Molnoskey joined L&B Realty Advisors in 2007 and serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. Since joining L&B, his responsibilities include assisting with the management of over $1 billion in core, value add and opportunistic portfolios. Mr. Molnoskey joined L&B Realty Advisors from BMC Capital, a real estate mortgage banking firm, where he served as a commercial mortgage banker originating debt for multifamily and commercial assets. Prior to BMC Capital, Mr. Molnosky worked for Orix Capital Markets as a loan servicing analyst and Capmark Finance as a real estate analyst assisting with the underwriting, inspection and closing of over $250 million in senior debt for multifamily, retail, industrial and hospitality projects.
 

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Harold E. Moore
Arbitrator
Mr. Harold Moore is a labor and employment arbitrator in Arlington. Between 1989 and 2000, Mr. Moore was also an instructor for industrial relations, arbitration, labor law and international trade at UT Arlington. Mr. Moore was previously CEO of the North Texas Contractors Association and House Counsel for Labor Relations and Construction matters for General Dynamics. Mr. Moore is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specializations.
 

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Mark Penny (MSRE ’05)
Project Executive
Manhattan Construction Company
www.manhattanconstructiongroup.com
Mr. Penny is the Project Executive for Manhattan Construction Company, the lead contractor on the Dallas Cowboys new stadium in Arlington, TX. He has been part of the Cowboys project team since the project was first awarded in November 2004. After receiving his degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993, Mr. Penny went to work in the commercial construction industry. Mr. Penny worked on a variety of projects including toll roads, prisons, community colleges, golf resorts, telecommunications facilities and most recently the FedEx Forum in Memphis, home of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies.
 

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Erin Ragsdale
Vice President
Allyn & Company
www.allynco.com
Having been with Allyn & Company for over eight years, Erin Ragsdale has had the opportunity to lead public relations, public affairs and political campaigns for some of North Texas’ most highly publicized issues and elections. Ms. Ragsdale’s expertise contributed to the approval of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington and the approval of the bond package allowing for the creation of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Her knowledge of the City of Dallas and campaigns has been instrumental in the elections of Dallas County Community College District Trustee J.L. ‘Sonny’ Williams and Dallas Mayors Laura Miller and Tom Leppert.
 

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Deborah Rogers
Member
Federal Reserve Bank 11th District Advisory Council
http://dallasfed.org
Deborah Rogers has an extensive background in finance. From 1987 to 1999, Ms. Rogers managed personal client investments for Prudential Bache, Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney. Previously, she worked in venture capital for Johnson Fry Ltd. in London. In 2008, Ms. Rogers was appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank’s Eleventh District Advisory Council. She is founder of Deborah’s Farmstead, a small, family dairy that produces goat cheese.
 

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Terry Ryan
Senior Advisor to the President
UT Arlington
Terry Ryan served for 13 years as President & CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest chambers in the nation. His most significant initiative as the Chamber’s chief executive was the development and implementation of a major economic development program. This program is still fundamentally in place and continues to serve as the blueprint to lead and guide Fort Worth's economic expansion efforts today. During his long and successful tenure at the Fort Worth Chamber, which began in 1988, he was elected Chairman of the National Association of Chamber Executives and also was the recipient of the Texas Chambers' Martin Hurley Award.
 

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Lee Thurburn(MBA ’92, BBA ’81)
President
NetOffer, Inc.
www.netoffer.com
Lee Thurburn is the President of NetOffer, Inc., a Texas corporation based in Dallas. NetOffer, Inc. operates a Real Estate Brokerage in the North Texas market area offering Flat Fee MLS Listing Services. NetOffer, Inc. has developed a social network for business system that is unique in many respects and uses the business social network system to offer Internet Advertising and Marketing services. The business social network system is built on both a Free Classified Advertising system and on a Free Online Directory system both of which were custom built by NetOffer. Previously, Mr. Thurburn founded FlashNet Communications, an Internet Service Provider based in Fort Worth, Texas.
 

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Steve Townes
President & CEO, Founder
Ranger Aerospace
www.rangeraerospace.com
Steve Townes, a well-known entrepreneur in the aerospace services arena, founded Ranger Aerospace in 1997. Under his leadership, Ranger’s subsidiary revenues and profits have steadily risen. In April 1999, ASIG, a Ranger subsidiary, was voted "Best in World" in an independent survey of major airlines, and Ranger was cited as an innovative new parent company. He was previously Vice Chairman of Sabreliner Corporation's heavy aircraft services divisions. Townes is an engineering graduate of West Point. Steve earned the coveted Eisenhower Award upon graduation there. He also holds an MBA from Long Island University and completed the PMD program at Harvard Business School.
 

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Bryan Trubey, AIA
Principal and Senior Vice President
HKS Architects, Inc.
www.hksinc.com
Bryan Trubey is a design principal with HKS Sports & Entertainment Group and is responsible for all sports and related entertainment projects. Mr. Trubey was named one of the 20 Most Influential People in Sports Facility Design, Architecture and Development, according to Sports Business Journal’s May 2004 issue. His resume includes facilities such as Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Lone Star Park, American Airlines Center, US Cellular Field and the MLS Pizza Hut Park complex in Frisco. As a principal of the firm with 26 years of experience, he actively participates in all phases of the architectural design process, from programming through all design phases.
 

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Pete Walsh
Head of Technology
Dallas Cowboys
www.dallascowboys.com
As Head of Technology, Pete Walsh is developing the strategy and leading the technology implementation for the Dallas Cowboys new stadium. Prior to his time with the Dallas Cowboys, Mr. Walsh has held senior level management positions for companies including EXE Technologies, Nokia, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Rockwell International and United Space Alliance. With over 25 years of business experience, Mr. Walsh has been a key member of decision and policy-making teams, and developed and implemented organizational strategic plans, mission and vision statements with responsibilities extended to the architecture and implementation of a global infrastructures connecting operations in the US, Canada, Europe, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
 

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W. Jeff Williams
President
Graham Associates, Inc.
Jeff Williams is President of Graham Associates, Inc., a full service civil engineering and surveying firm in Arlington. Mr. Williams has served as the civil engineer for some of Arlington’s best known landmarks including the Ballpark in Arlington, the Living Science Center and the Parks Mall. Other notable projects include Southlake Town Square, Centreport, and the Frisco Roughriders ballpark. Mr. Williams is the civil engineer for the Dallas Cowboys new stadium and the Three Bridges project in Arlington.
 

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Trey Yelverton (BA ’88)
Deputy City Manager for Economic Development
City of Arlington
www.ci.arlington.tx.us
Currently serving as Deputy City Manager for Economic Development, Trey Yelverton leads the team responsible for fulfilling the City’s obligations in developing the Dallas Cowboys new stadium. His role also includes the oversight of Community Development and Planning; the Arlington Convention Center; and economic development contracts with the Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Management Corporation. Mr. Yelverton has worked for the City of Arlington for more than 15 years, previously serving as the Director of the Neighborhood Services Department and Executive Director of the Arlington Housing Authority.
 

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