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Arts & Entertainment
Alumni
Leadership
Day
#EHSAlumniDay
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Welcome to
Episcopal High School’s Inaugural
Alumni Leadership Day!
We are delighted to have more than 60 alumni returning to campus to visit with the Class of 2016
about their careers and the decisions, pathways, and options that defined their choices. First, we
want to thank our alumni who are participating on 13 panels today. All of them have generously
made time for EHS and are willing and eager to impart their insight in order for our students to be
better equipped and prepared for the opportunities and challenges ahead.
In the planning process of this event, we had the privilege of speaking with a number of
alumni about their professional and personal journeys; you are in for quite a treat. Each of the
participating alumni has a story, one that involves following planned paths as well as responding
and reacting to the unexpected. Many pursued their passions and many found their interests
through a series of experiences.
As soon-to-be alumni of EHS, you are beginning the next phase of your education with a
formidable foundation rooted in the Four Pillars. In addition, you will have an inspiring network of
alumni with a vast amount of depth and breadth to call upon. Our goal for you today is not that
you walk away with the answers, but that you begin to formulate the questions about your next
steps and what is ahead of you in the years to come.
In the words of the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, we hope that you look forward to a pursuit “of
dedicated effort, challenges conquered, and life embraced and lived in its fullest.”
Fondly,
Margaret Young
Director of Alumni Affairs and Senior Advancement Officer
Kendall Buckalew McCord ‘03
Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator
P.S. Share your photos and thoughts from the day using #EHSAlumniDay. We’d love to hear about
your experience!
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Table of Contents
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Welcome
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Banking, Finance, & Accounting
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Broadcasting & Journalism
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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Education & Religion
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Engineering
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Restaurant & Catering
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Law
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Marketing & Communications
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Medicine & Science
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Real Estate
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Sports
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Notes
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Chris Bailey ’04
Owner
Chris Bailey Photography LLC, Magnolia
Portraits, and Ham & Cheese Photo Booths
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Texas
Chris is a native Houstonian who owns and operates
Chris Bailey Photography LLC, Magnolia Portraits and
Ham and Cheese Photo Booths. Chris’ passion has been
photography since he was young, and he feels lucky to
take part in this creative process every day. “I believe
that photography is a unique art form, a powerful visual
language that we all understand.”
Growing up in Houston, Chris attended the University
of Texas where he studied Studio Art with a focus in
Photography. In 2008, Chris married his high school
sweetheart, Regan, and their family has now grown to
include their beautiful daughter, Virginia, and 90-pound
golden retriever named Georgia.
“I started Chris Bailey Photography in 2008, and I’ve
had so much fun working with so many wonderful
people. I consider it an honor and blessing to be able
to take part in and capture my clients’ most special
moments in their lives.”
Mallory Gaylor ’05
Senior Associate
Mohle Design Inc.
Owner, CEO
Gaylor Design Studio
[email protected]
In October 2013, Mallory passed the National Council
for Interior Design Qualification Exam and became a
Registered Interior Designer in the state of Texas.
Presently, Mallory is the Senior Associate of Interiors
at Mohle Design Inc., working under environmental
designer Ted Mohle III. Mohle Design Inc. specializes
in corporate offices, commercial/retail projects, small
medical offices, residential, and industrial parks.
Mallory coordinates and manages mixed-use projects,
some as large as 150,000 square feet.
Gaylor Design Studio (originally MLG Studio) is
Mallory’s own interior design company founded in
2011. In addition to her work at Mohle Design Inc., she
is able to design for clients in both the Houston and
Austin area where she specializes in retail, hospitality,
and residential.
Mallory prides herself on her numerous repeat clients
indicative of their appreciation for her clean aesthetic,
professionalism, dedication, superior judgment, and
desire to have fun during the design process!
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Libbie Masterson ’88
Artist
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree,
California College of Arts & Crafts
Libbie Masterson is an artist living and working in
Houston. She has a background in painting and
sculpture, and is now working on photography
and installations. She has created several large
commissioned stage sets for Dominic Walsh Dance
Theatre, Houston Grand Opera in collaboration with
filmmaker Ford Gunter, and a video performance for
the Houston Symphony. With the help of a crowd of
volunteers and a Kickstarter campaign, she also created
a temporary site-specific installation in Hermann Park of
large floating waterlilies that were illuminated at night.
This summer she completed a commission for Southwest
Airlines for the new Hobby Airport International Wing.
She is represented by the Catherine Couturier Gallery,
Houston.
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Christina Pickett Blackwell ’99
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Whitney Bank
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Texas A&M University
Christina currently serves as a Vice President and
Portfolio Manager in the Commercial Real Estate Group
at Whitney Bank. In this role she is responsible for
underwriting and managing commercial real estate
loans for the bank’s balance sheet. From 2008 to 2013,
she was a Vice President and Relationship Manager
in the Commercial Real Estate Group at City National
Bank in Los Angeles, California.
Prior to City National Bank, she worked at Countrywide
Commercial Real Estate Finance in Los Angeles.
From 2003 to 2007, she worked in New York City at
Metropolitan Funding Corporation, a commercial real
estate mortgage banking firm.
Christina is a 5th generation Houstonian. She is on the
advisory board of Galveston Bay Foundation, an alumni
board member of St. Francis Episcopal Day School,
and involved in various groups within the Urban Land
Institute (ULI).
Jonathan Campbell ’99
Finance Director
Texas Interfaith Housing
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Trinity University
Jonathan is the Finance Director for Texas Interfaith
Housing, a non-profit affordable housing developer. In
this role he is responsible for fundraising from all sources
including capital and private markets. Fundraising and
development efforts of Texas Interfaith are focused on
providing new affordable workforce housing projects for
Texans. Jonathan is also leading an effort to establish
the new National Interfaith Foundation, which will
focus on privatizing the affordable housing financing
apparatus and bring workforce housing stakeholders
together to reframe the development process.
While primarily focused on developing affordable
housing from 2010 – 2015, he also held a position as
the Research Director at Clarity Valuation, an affordable
multi-housing appraisal firm. Prior to this role, he held
real estate debt origination positions at US Bank and
Texas Capital Bank.
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Matthew Moncrief ’02
Director for the Trust & Advisory Group
Salient Partners
[email protected]
Matthew is a Director for the Trust & Advisory Group
at Salient Partners. Salient is a Houston-based Asset
Management & Wealth Advisory firm with over
$20 billion under management. The firm focuses on
managing assets for institutions, families, individuals,
endowments, and foundations across traditional,
alternative and private investment strategies. As a
Director, Matthew focuses on servicing and developing
new relationships with high net-worth individuals and
their related businesses. He is responsible for preparing
client financial plans and advising on appropriate asset
allocations.
Matthew began his career as a trader for Tudor
Pickering Holt & Co., a boutique energy investment bank
in Houston. Prior to joining Salient, he also served as
an Officer in the Private Banking Wealth Management
Group at Amegy Bank of Texas, assisting clients with
both their banking and wealth service’s needs.
Sonny Reil ’03
Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo
[email protected]
Louisiana State University
Sonny joined Wells Fargo in 2011. He works with a
select group of successful clients, their families, and
businesses, assisting them with their comprehensive
financial matters ranging from investment planning for
retirement, education, and other life goals. His process
begins by understanding his clients and their goals
before developing individualized strategies to help them
attain and maintain financial independence. Through
affiliates, Sonny has access to additional resources
that may be able to help his clients with liabilities
management including mortgages, refinances, secured
lines of credit, and business financing needs as well as
asset protection strategies through insurance services.
Prior to Wells Fargo, Sonny spent four years at Grant
Thornton, LLP, the 5th largest global public accounting
firm. At Grant Thornton, he worked in several advisory
and business consulting roles ranging from regulatory
and internal controls, business process improvement,
business valuation for both financial reporting and tax
purposes, to litigation consulting.
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Sarah Harris ’09
Digital Content Producer
KHOU 11 News
[email protected]
University of South Carolina
After receiving a scholarship, Sarah moved to
Columbia, South Carolina, to attend the University of
South Carolina. She immediately knew she wanted to
major in Journalism and received a bachelor’s degree
in Mass Communication with a minor in Spanish.
During her time in college, she wrote for the university’s
magazine and newspaper. In the summers, Sarah
focused on major-specific internships. She was an
editorial intern at PaperCity magazine and an intern in
the promotions department of KPRC. She also spent a
summer abroad in Barcelona where she focused on her
Spanish studies.
Following graduation in 2013, she was offered a job
as a Digital Content Producer at the Abilene Reporter
News in Abilene, Texas. After a year in Abilene, she
took a job at KHOU as a Web Producer in July 2014
and has been there ever since. As a Digital Content
producer, the highlights of her job include producing
news content for the website (khou.com), working
extensively on the social media accounts and taking
photos at events around Houston.
Jailyn Marcel ’10
Assistant Digital Editor
PaperCity Magazine
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Howard University
At PaperCity magazine, Jailyn’s primary responsibilities
include research and content management for
PaperCity’s social media posts across a broad brand
dashboard: Domesticated, Trend Alert, I Do Index,
Where to Brunch, Where in the World, Beauty Tip
of the Week and Menswear Chronicles. She is also
managing the daily posts for Google+ and Pinterest
where she publishes a steady stream of quality content
to build PaperCity’s audience.
Jailyn got her start with Stoot Studios in NYC where
she assisted with photoshoots. She then joined
Glasshouse Radio Network in Washington, D.C.,
where she developed weekly radio shows and wrote
articles for the website. Her next endeavor was with
WHUR in Washington, D. C., as an intern. Her primary
responsibilities included the management of the student
radio station’s social media content as well as the blog.
She also wrote copy for the radio station’s special
features and guests. Jailyn treasures her experiences
working in several different media agencies and looks
forward to furthering her career with PaperCity.
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Syan Rhodes ’95
Anchor, Reporter
KPRC 2 News
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Northwestern University
Syan Rhodes joined the KPRC 2 News team in July
2014. She is a native Houstonian who grew up in the
city’s Sunnyside neighborhood and also Third Ward.
She is a graduate of the prestigious Medill School of
Journalism at Northwestern University. She made her
first appearance as a TV reporter during a three-month
internship at KSNT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Topeka,
Kansas.
Prior to joining KPRC, Syan served as anchor of WESH
2 News on CW18 at 10. Before journeying to Orlando,
Syan spent two years as weekend anchor at WMC-TV,
the NBC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee, and three
years as a reporter and weekend morning anchor at
WBIR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee. She
also worked as an investigative reporter and weekend
anchor at KETK-TV, the NBC affiliate in Tyler, Texas.
Syan is an active community volunteer and frequently
requested public speaker. She is a past president of the
Central Florida Association of Black Journalists, and a
member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Sam Bowen ’01
Director of Business Development
Safespill Systems
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Mississippi
Sam Bowen Jr. joined Safespill Systems as the Director
of Business Development in August 2015. Before joining
Safespill Systems, Sam was one of the top producers
with Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency for over
six years. There he specialized in upstream, midstream
and oilfield service companies. Sam also served on a
committee tasked with developing Business Contingency
plans for Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency.
Before his career at BMB, Sam was accepted into
Amerisure Insurance Company’s Developmental
Marketing Underwriter Program. After successful
completion of the 18-month program he was hired by
RKH Insurance Brokers to place “on shore” Control of
Well insurance through Lloyds of London, the insurance
hub of the world.
Sam is actively involved in the community and currently
serves on the board of Young Texans Against Cancer
(Houston Chapter), a non-profit organization which
promotes funding for cancer research and Chinquapin
Preparatory School, a non-profit school that equips
underprivileged youth to achieve academic success.
Judson Crowder ’88
Entrepreneur
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Austin College
Judson Crowder is a Certified Professional Organizer.
His company, Restorganize, was started in 2005 when
he came back to Houston from Los Angeles after a
successful career in the film and television industry.
Judson spent all nine seasons on the hit TV show
“Everybody Loves Raymond” as a Set Dresser. Part of
that responsibility was maintaining organization of nine
different storage units.
He realized he had a knack for organizing and decided
to bring this organization model to the public back
home in Houston. This was the start of Restorganize.
He joined the National Association of Professional
Organizers and in 2007 joined the small, but growing
ranks of Certified Professional Organizers. He has
expanded his scope of work from movie sets to
garages, attics, houses, storage units, and warehouses.
As he is certified to do many different areas, he is
always looking out for the best interest of his clients.
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George Jackson ’02
Co-founder, CFO, COO
wattsON Group
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Mississippi
George attended Ole Miss where he graduated with a
degree in Accountancy and a minor in Finance. After
college, he started his career with Amegy Bank in their
Officer Development Program. After two years in the
program, George was hired into the middle-market
banking group where he co-managed a loan portfolio
of $300 million to companies in a variety of industries.
In late 2012, George left the bank to co-found wattsON
Group with his business partner Nic Phillips. wattsON
has partnered with two family-owned, Mexico-based
industrial equipment manufacturers to take over their
sales and marketing in order to grow their presence in
North America and beyond.
Taylor Throckmorton Jackson ’05
Marketing Manager & Sales Analyst
Armenta Collection
[email protected]
Master’s Degree, Rice University
Taylor Jackson is the Marketing Manager and Sales
Analyst for Armenta Collection. She is responsible for
all in-house public relations, advertising, and marketing.
Her role consists of data analysis for company sales by
account and sales team.
Prior to joining Armenta, she went to Rice University’s
Jones School of Business and received an MBA focusing
on Finance and Entrepreneurship. Before graduate
school, she was an Attorney Recruitment Coordinator for
Andrews Kurth LLP. She graduated from the University of
Texas with a major in Corporate Communications and a
minor in Business. She is involved in the Rodeo Mutton
Bustin’ committee and serves on the Episcopal High
School and St. Francis Episcopal Day School alumni
association boards.
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The Rev. James Grace ’94
Rector
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Southwestern University
Master’s Degree,
Virginia Theological Seminary
The Rev. James Grace (Jimmy) is a native Houstonian
and an alum of the Class of 1994. He completed a
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Art History at
Southwestern University at Georgetown.
Following college, Jimmy served as Director of Youth
and Young Adult Ministries at Trinity Episcopal Church
Houston from 1999 until 2002. He then began studies
at Virginia Theological Seminary, where he graduated
in 2005. He was ordained to the priesthood that same
year, and served as Associate Rector at Epiphany
Houston from 2005 to 2010. During this time, he was
also President of the Board for Epiphany Community
Health Outreach Services (ECHOS). After Epiphany,
Jimmy was called to Christ Church Cathedral Houston,
where he served as Canon for Formation and Worship
from 2010 to 2014. Currently, he is the Rector of St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church in the Heights.
Jimmy is married to Marla and they have three sons,
James, William, and Henry. When he is not wearing
a white collar, Jimmy enjoys running, traveling, and
spending time with his family.
Erin Fuller ’94
Middle School Counselor
Spring Oaks Middle School
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Houston
Master’s Degree, Texas A&M University
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Erin Fuller is a Middle School Counselor for Spring
Oaks Middle School in Spring Branch ISD. Erin has
been in education for the last 15 years either on the
middle or high school level. She has taught several
subjects including health, physical education, and
special education. Erin has also coached several sports
including cross country, track, soccer, and volleyball.
In the 2012 soccer season, she was awarded the
Assistant Coach of the Year for 4A. Erin collaborates
with teachers and administration to help guide students
to be successful in the classroom. She also counsels
students to make smart decisions in all aspects of their
lives including setting career goals for their future. Erin
earned her bachelor’s in Health Education from the
University of Houston and her master’s in Educational
Psychology from Texas A&M University.
Taylor Kopycinski ’08
Speech-Language Pathologist
The Carruth Center at The Parish School
[email protected]
Texas Christian University
Master’s Degree,
University of Texas at Dallas
Taylor Kopycinski is a certified and licensed SpeechLanguage Pathologist at The Carruth Center at The
Parish School. She treats children ranging from 12
months to 12 years old. Taylor provides therapy in an
individual setting along with group settings. Her areas
of focus pertain to the support of language development
in the young, non-verbal child, speech development
of children presented with speech coordination
and articulation difficulties, and families seeking a
comprehensive approach to the individualized and
group development of social/pragmatic skills. Taylor
began her career at The Carruth Center after receiving
her master’s in Communication Disorders from the
University of Texas at Dallas in 2014. Taylor also
received her bachelor’s in Speech-Language Pathology
from Texas Christian University in 2012.
Christine Lew ’05
Entrepreneur, Founder, Lead Private Tutor
Clew Me In
[email protected]
Master’s Degree, Chaminade University
At the University of Texas, Christine received Business
Honors and Marketing degrees with a minor in Art
History. Throughout college, she advised students
about courses, internships, career paths, and study
abroad opportunities. During her senior year of college
and inspired by her former high school math and
art teachers, she decided she wanted to give back
through education. In a life-changing Teach for America
experience, she spent two years teaching Algebra I and
Algebra II in Hawaii. While there, she also received her
Teaching Certification in Secondary Mathematics from
Chaminade University.
After tutoring independently from 2012-2014 in Houston,
Christine founded the tutoring company, Clew Me In.
In addition to tutoring many students, she manages a
group of seven tutors. Her other responsibilities include:
client acquisition and retention, payment collection and
payroll, marketing and branding, website management,
and developing new programs. Christine’s free time is
spent cooking and baking, exercising, volunteering,
reading, and spending time with family and friends.
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Hilary Mundinger ’09
Director of Annual Funds
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
[email protected]
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Hilary is the Director of Annual Funds at Strake Jesuit
College Preparatory. As the Annual Fund Director,
she is responsible for the planning and execution of
the Annual Fund Giving Program. From direct mail
fundraising to social media and fundraising events, she
raises money for the school’s operating budget and
growing Financial Aid/Sponsor A Student Program.
In addition, she prepares grant proposals for private
foundations interested in supporting Strake Jesuit. She
maintains the gift tracking database for all constituencies
while also being the contact point for donors whose
companies are interested in matching their donation.
She also incorporates students in her work by having
them help her with the Stewardship Program through
thank you notes and phone calls. Hilary graduated from
the University of Texas with University Honors in May
2013 with a degree in Communication Studies.
Engineering
Drew Crow ’03
Department Manager, Shareholder
Jones & Carter, Inc.
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Duke University
Drew earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
from Duke University. He began at Jones & Carter, Inc.
(J|C) in 2007, received his professional engineering
license in 2011 and is now a Department Manager
and J|C Shareholder. J|C is a civil engineering and
surveying firm established in Houston in 1976 that
now has over 500 employees located throughout its
nine offices across the state of Texas. Drew manages
a department that specializes in the design and
construction of water and wastewater treatment
facilities. Drew also serves as the consulting engineer to
various water districts across the greater Houston Area.
Drew is an active member in the Water Environment
Association of Texas and American Council of
Engineering Companies Houston. Additionally, Drew
presents technical seminars at conferences across the
state of Texas about different challenges facing the
water and wastewater industry.
Will Goodwin ’03
VP of Exploration & Development
Millennial Energy Partners
[email protected]
Master’s Degree,
Southern Methodist University
Will joined Millennial Energy Partners in 2015 as
Vice President of Exploration and Development. Will
is responsible for guiding all subsurface evaluations
and technical assurance. Prior to joining Millennial,
William served as the Managing Member of two
Houston-based, privately backed E&P funds. Under his
guidance, these funds acquired a diversified portfolio of
non-operated positions in conventional exploration and
development programs along the Gulf Coast region.
Previously, Will worked in Dallas at Nexen Petroleum.
At Nexen, he worked as a team member developing
producing properties on the shelf and deepwater Gulf
of Mexico. Will stayed with Nexen until the CNOOC
acquisition of Nexen Inc. Additional professional
experience includes working both onshore and offshore
fields at Anglo-Dutch Energy, Cobalt International
Energy, and Houston Energy L.P. Will earned a B.S. in
Geology from Louisiana State University and completed
all course work for a M.S. in Geology at Southern
Methodist University.
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Engineering
Allison McConnell Monroe ’06
Geologist
Marathon Oil Corporation
[email protected]
Master’s Degree, University of Houston
Allison is an Operations Geologist at Marathon
Oil Corporation. As an operations geologist, she is
responsible for two to three Eagle Ford drilling rigs
at a time. In this role she plans drilling targets and
steers wells in the target rock interval making changes
as necessary throughout the drilling process. She is
part of the well planning team and works closely with
development geologists and drilling engineers.
Before her operations role, she was a Development
Geologist for the Gulf of Mexico Production asset
team. Allison graduated from the Jackson School of
Geosciences at the University of Texas in 2010 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences. She
received her Masters of Science in Geology from the
University of Houston in 2013.
Reed Olmstead ’97
Manager North America Supply Analytics
IHS
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Baylor University
Reed manages the North America Supply Analytics
service for IHS, looking at the drivers and inhibitors to
unconventional production in the most important existing
and incubating plays in North America. He has been
involved in North America research for three years in
various capacities of asset and operator analysis.
Prior to joining IHS, Reed worked in the Strategy and
Finance group of El Paso’s E&P business. Reed has also
spent time in management consulting as well as working
in Surface Engineering for a major oilfield service
provider.
Reed holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Baylor
University and an MBA from Rice University.
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Engineering
Michelle Lewis ’87
Chief Strategy Officer
DistributionNOW
[email protected]
Michelle Lewis is the Chief Strategy Officer for
DistributionNOW (NYSE: DNOW). In this role she
manages corporate development and investor relations.
In the last few years Michelle has worked on over $5
billion worth of transactions, including ten deals in the
last year from as close as the Texas panhandle to as far
as Stavanger, Norway.
Prior to this role, she was the Senior Vice President
of Strategy and Shared Services for the Distribution
Services business unit of National Oilwell Varco
(NOV) from April 2010 to April 2014. From 2009 to
2010, she was a Director of Development for NOV
Monoflo. Michelle joined National Oilwell Varco in
2009. Prior to joining NOV, Michelle held various
managerial or interim management roles in Consulting
and Restructuring in Houston, San Francisco, New York,
Washington D.C., and New Orleans. Michelle is a
native Houstonian and as many times as she has moved,
will always call Houston home.
Brett Magill ’03
Manager, Investor Relations
Plains All American
[email protected]
Brett currently serves as Manager, Investor Relations
at Plains All American, one of the largest energy
infrastructure and logistics companies in North America.
The company has two publicly traded securities listed
on the New York Stock Exchange under tickers “PAA”
and “PAGP” and reports a combined enterprise value of
approximately $35 billion. Brett is primarily responsible
for interfacing with the financial community and playing
an active role in the company’s frequent equity capital
market activities. Prior to joining Plains, Brett served as a
Commercial Real Estate Banker for Whitney Bank where
he focused on the Houston retail, office, and industrial
sectors.
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Engineering
Logan Moncrief ’00
Principal & Portfolio Manager
Moncrief Willingham Energy Advisors
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Virginia
Logan Moncrief is a Principal and Portfolio Manager
at Moncrief Willingham Energy Advisors. Moncrief
Willingham in the investment manager of the
HedgEnergy Fund and the Energy Credit Opportunity
Fund. Logan is responsible for the firm’s modeling,
valuation, analysis, and security selection process. Prior
to joining Moncrief Willingham, Logan was an associate
in the energy group at JP Morgan Partners (JPMP), a
$10 billion New York-based private equity firm. While
at JPMP, Logan was on a team that invested over $1
billion in energy and power assets.
Logan is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where
he attended as a Jefferson Scholar.
Beau Pollock ’95
President, CEO
Trio Electric
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Washington University
Master’s Degree, Purdue University
Before joining Trio, Beau was a principal with The
Mercanti Group (TMG), a boutique investment bank that
was bought by Imperial Capital.
Since arriving at Trio in 2005, Beau has developed
and refined various teams including warehouse
operations, pre-fab, engineering, estimating, service,
energy, and HR. He has also managed more than 100
construction projects (ground up and tenant build-out).
In 2011, Beau was promoted to President, and in 2013
he became CEO. Under Beau’s leadership, Trio has
experienced significant growth and is now one of the
largest electrical engineering, construction and service
companies in Houston.
Beau graduated with honors from Washington
University in St. Louis with a double major in Finance
and Marketing and a minor in Pre-Medicine. He is a
Master Electrician and has attended courses in electrical
estimating and design. He is a graduate of the Electrical
Project Management Institute at Purdue and is a LEED
AP-O&M.
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Nick Adair ’05
Owner
Adair Kitchen
[email protected]
Nick Adair is currently an owner and operator of Adair
Kitchen and Adair Restaurant Group. He has worked
in and around restaurants in various positions since he
was 15 years old. After graduating from Texas Christian
University in 2009 with a degree in Finance and Real
Estate, Nick spent time learning the restaurant business
by working-in and managing various restaurants
throughout Houston. In 2013, he opened his own
restaurant with his sister in The Galleria area called
Adair Kitchen.
Mary Clarkson ’00
Owner
L’Olivier Restaurant & Bar
[email protected]
J.D., University of Houston
Mary L. Clarkson majored in Economics and
Government with a minor in Business at the University
of Texas. Mary received her J.D. at the University of
Houston in 2007. In addition to practicing real estate
law as the principal of Contemporary Homestead, a
real estate brokerage company, she is a partner at
L’Olivier Restaurant & Bar.
While discovering her passion for food and wine,
Mary met award-winning Chef Olivier Ciesielski during
his tenure as the executive chef of renowned Tony’s
in Houston. Chef Olivier earned his status as one of
Houston’s finest chefs as the sous chef at the Michelin
3-Star restaurant of Chef Bernard Loiseau and leading
French pastry chef, Yves Thuries.
As the granddaughter of Nancy Lee Lyles, food writer
for the Houston Post and Houston Restaurant Guide,
Mary has built an elegant contemporary French venue
in Houston’s restaurant district in the eclectic Montrose
neighborhood.
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Katia Mazzone ’08
Owner, Chef
La Petite Dominique
[email protected]
Katia is the owner and chef of La Petite Dominique,
a private catering and personalized meal-delivery
service in Houston. She oversees all business and
cooking-related aspects of the company and currently
prepares dinner for families in the River Oaks, West
University, Bellaire, and Memorial areas of Houston.
Katia creates tailored weekly menus for each family and
customized menus for social and corporate events. To
better connect with clients in the Houston area, she also
teaches private cooking lessons and group “Culinary
Bootcamps” ranging from wine-and-cheese-pairing
lessons to the basics of an easy weeknight dinner.
Katia is constantly researching innovative cooking
techniques, traveling to sample dishes from restaurants
around the world and keeping up-to-date on the latest
food trends. She tries to differentiate herself from
other companies by keeping it personal with “kitchen
consultations,” adjusting each meal and lesson to meet
the client’s needs. Katia graduated from Southern
Methodist University in May 2012 with degrees in
Psychology and French.
Kate McLean ’03
Chef de Cuisine
Tony’s, Houston
[email protected]
University of Colorado at Boulder
Tony’s chef de cuisine, Houston native Kate McLean, is
the first woman to hold the position in the nearly 50year history of Tony Vallone’s flagship restaurant Tony’s.
Kate began working in restaurants while in college in
Boulder, CO, where she completed a degree in Business
and Marketing. From an early start as a prep cook at a
Colorado resort, she quickly rose up the ranks, working
first as a line cook “cooking burgers and pizza” and
then ultimately landing a job at the famous Dahlia
Lounge in Seattle, WA.
Kate’s career has taken her from the island of Kauai to
Provence, France. It was there, under the guidance of a
classically trained French chef, that she developed her
knowledge and skill in haute cuisine.
In December 2010, she obtained an “audition” with
Tony. He offered her a job and she worked as the
restaurant’s sous chef for nearly three years before
being promoted. Through Tony’s influence she was able
to obtain stages at a number of leading restaurants in
Manhattan where she further honed her skills.
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Law
Marc Bozeman ’89
Owner, Attorney-in-Charge
The Bozeman Law Firm
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Michigan
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
Marc is the owner and Attorney-in-Charge of The
Bozeman Law Firm, a law firm that provides premium
litigation services. Marc Bozeman is a trial lawyer.
He has an extensive football background as a player
in both high school and college that taught him the
virtues of toughness and discipline. In addition, this
background has instilled within him, a white-hot,
competitive fire. Furthermore, this background has given
him the mindset that no legal opponent is too big and
no legal challenge is insurmountable. As a result, Marc
has achieved successful outcomes to the most difficult of
cases and against the largest of defendants by devising
and asserting legal and factual arguments, arguments
that are novel but meritorious, that have rendered justice
for his clients.
Marc is a native Houstonian and serves as Director of
Legal Affairs and Director of Alumni Recruitment on the
University of Michigan Alumni Association—Houston
Chapter Board of Directors. He also serves as a
volunteer student recruiter for the University of Michigan
and the University of Texas School of Law.
Jay Cohen ’01
Criminal Defense Lawyer
[email protected]
J.D., South Texas College of Law
Jay Cohen is a criminal defense lawyer with a private
law practice in downtown Houston. He practices all
areas of criminal defense, focusing on DWI and drug
offenses.
Jay attended Southern Methodist University and earned
a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. He
then attended South Texas College of Law in Houston.
He graduated in 2009 and began his career as an
associate practicing family law. He quickly learned
it was not his passion. In 2010, he founded his own
criminal defense law firm and has since successfully
won jury trials for citizens accused of everything from
driving while intoxicated to capital murder.
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Law
Gregory Holloway ’87
Partner
Tekell Book Allen & Morris, L.L.P. Attorneys
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Houston
Greg, a native to Houston, joined Tekell Book in 2001.
His litigation practice focuses on trying cases involving
products liability, trucking, premise liability, commercial,
construction and other civil matters. Greg has tried
personal injury and commercial cases, taking jury
verdicts in Harris County, including surrounding counties
such as Jefferson, Galveston, Montgomery, Waller
and Brazos. Additionally, he has taken jury verdicts in
Federal court.
Richard Howell ’01
Commercial Trial Lawyer
Jackson Walker
[email protected]
J.D., Baylor University School of Law
Richard Howell is a commercial trial lawyer who
represents plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of
industries in complex disputes that require a skilled and
creative presence in the courtroom.
Richard has served as the lead trial attorney for multiple
banks, a national health system, and oil & gas industry
clients in seven trials. In 2014 and 2015, Richard was
recognized by Thomson Reuters as a “Rising Star” for
his work on behalf of clients in business litigation.
While in college, he interned for the policy offices of
the Texas Governor and Speaker of the Texas House
of Representatives. He also served as an intern at the
White House with the President’s Deputy Senior Advisor.
After graduating, Richard moved to Washington, D.C.,
where he worked for NASA’s General Counsel, Brig.
Gen. Michael Wholley. Richard returned to Texas to
attend Baylor Law School.
At Jackson Walker, Richard assists firm clients in all
aspects of commercial litigation, from initial claim
analysis to trial.
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Law
Knox Nunnally ’97
Associate
McGuireWoods Law Firm
[email protected]
United States Naval Academy
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
An experienced trial lawyer, former prosecutor, and
U.S. Marine Corps captain, Knox primarily focuses his
practice on energy and securities litigation for the law
firm of McGuireWoods. He has served as lead attorney
for more than 25 jury trials, and has represented both
plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts.
Before joining McGuireWoods, Knox was an associate
handling complex commercial and business litigation for
a large Houston-based international law firm. He also
prosecuted criminal cases for more than two years as an
assistant district attorney for the Harris County District
Attorney’s Office in Houston. Prior to commencing his
legal career, Knox served as an infantry officer and
light armored reconnaissance officer for the U.S. Marine
Corps, before his honorable discharge as a captain.
He completed three combat deployments to Iraq and
was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V, a Purple
Heart, and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medals with Combat Vs.
Lytch Tornow ’03
Associate
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Hollins University
Lytch Tornow is an associate in the Business and
Regulatory section of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. She
represents public and private companies, master
limited partnerships (MLPs) and special committees in
a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers,
acquisitions, formation and capitalization of joint
ventures and other entities and business combinations
and ongoing governance matters. Her representation
of private companies includes advising private equity
funds, portfolio companies of private equity funds and
management teams seeking financing from private
equity funds. Lytch’s practice focuses on the midstream
and upstream energy industry, but she also has
experience representing biopharmaceutical companies.
Lytch’s recent experience includes acquisitions and
divestitures of pipelines, bulk storage terminal facilities
and other midstream companies and assets.
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Law
Brad Loper ’97
Attorney
Loper Law
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, St. Edward’s University
Brad Loper is a Houston area attorney, licensed to
practice law in all Texas Counties, and is also licensed
to practice in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas. Brad currently maintains
membership in the National College of DUI Defense, the
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, the Texas
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Forensic
Information Solution Services.
Before graduating from South Texas College of Law,
Brad interned with the District Attorney’s Office, where
he continued to work for over eight years. While an
Assistant District Attorney, Brad was a Chief prosecutor
in multiple misdemeanor courts. Brad successfully
prosecuted criminal Defendants for a variety of offenses,
from Driving While Intoxicated to Aggravated Assault.
Brad played baseball for St. Edward’s University,
earning an All-Conference award as a senior and
graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Criminal Justice. At a young age, he met Mandy, who
is now his wife and the mother to his two beautiful
daughters.
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Caroline Conway ’05
Marketing Manager
Midway
[email protected]
Caroline leads the development of corporate marketing
initiatives, as well as the marketing for various projects
under development within Midway’s portfolio. Caroline
is responsible for implementing branding, marketing
plans, events and programming, advertising initiatives
and website management.
Prior to joining Midway, Caroline worked at Hines as
the Assistant Manager in the Corporate Marketing
department, where she assisted marketing functions and
events for ownership, regional business units and Hines
projects globally.
Caroline graduated with honors from the University
of Texas with a degree in Corporate Communications
and a minor in Business. She is an active member of
the Urban Land Institute, serving on the Development of
Distinction Awards and Communications Committees,
and is affiliated with the Developing Leaders group of
NAIOP Houston. She currently serves on the Episcopal
High School Alumni Association Directors Council and
the Charity & Grant Chair on the Young Texans Against
Cancer Board.
Jennifer Hobson Kaldis ’07
Senior Consultant
Keely Thorne Events
[email protected]
Jennifer began her event planning career in 2011
following her graduation from Texas Christian University.
Jennifer is a senior consultant with Keely Thorne Events
and has executed over 100 weddings. She is able
to coordinate an event from start to finish by open
communication, listening to her clients’ vision, and
her expert organizational skills. Through her passion
for discovering new trends and her ability to combine
them with a classic sense of traditionalism, she is
able to create a unique style for clients’ individual
personalities. Jennifer strives to be involved in every
aspect of the wedding from hiring vendors, designing
paper products and décor, creating timelines, and
executing the event with attention to detail and a
great team of professionals. Her philosophy is that
each wedding should be a reflection of the couple’s
wonderful uniqueness. Jennifer’s mission is to strive for
every client to enjoy the start of their new beginning and
as a planner, she is always learning from previous event
experience, therefore her knowledge of the industry is
constantly evolving.
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Megan Kaldis ’05
Marketing Specialist
Gensler
[email protected]
Megan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
Journalism from the University of Texas in 2009.
Currently, she is a marketing specialist at Gensler, a
global commercial architecture and interior design firm.
Since joining the firm in 2010, she has brought a level
of insight and strategy to project pursuits for commercial
office buildings, hotels, and corporate campuses.
Megan works with multiple principals and practice
area leaders to develop, write, and produce proposals,
presentations, and other marketing collateral for various
clients and opportunities. Additionally, she helps
coordinate business development activities, including
managing target clients and incoming leads, followingup, and tracking opportunity status.
Jarred King ’97
Owner, Founder
SWAGGER MEDIA
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Miami
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As the Owner & Founder of SWAGGER MEDIA,
Jarred began his career as a specialist in corporate
photography in Houston. Since then, he has directed
seven films, multiple television commercials, and today
he leads the SWAGGER team, which includes video
production, video editing, animation, and marketing as
well as corporate photography, in Houston and across
the nation.
Katherine Kuntz ’10
Personal Concierge & Assistant
[email protected]
Katherine Kuntz is a Houston native and a graduate
of the University of Texas where she received her
degree in Consulting and Change Management from
the McCombs School of Business in May 2014. She
was a four-year member of the Texas Cheer and
Pom Squads where she danced and cheered on the
Longhorns. Another passion of hers was the founding
and development of the student organization on campus
called the Delete Blood Cancer DKMS Longhorn
Chapter.
Following graduation, she worked at Dancie Perugini
Ware Public Relations first as a Public Relations intern
and then moved into the position of Account Services.
She currently is working as a Personal Concierge
& Assistant to a variety of clients prior to her next
endeavor. In September 2016, she will be moving to
South Africa to pursue certification as a Professional
Field Guide for a luxury lodge through a program
called EcoTraining. She hopes to eventually move
into conservation work or pursue a degree in zoo
veterinarian studies.
Kristin Jacobs Thomas ’00
Territory Manager
Metamark Genetics
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Texas Tech University
Kristin Thomas is a Territory Manager at Metamark
Genetics, and has been in medical sales for eight
years. Prior to her move into medical devices, Kristin
was a top producer in the pharmaceutical industry.
She is currently a sales representative in biotechnology
with Metamark Genetics, a top anatomical pathology
laboratory that solely focuses on Urology. She provides
Urologists and clinicians testing services in the diagnosis
and management of bladder and prostate cancer.
Kristin also helps clinicians obtain the most up-to-date
information on research and development that can then
be passed onto their patients. Kristin graduated from
Texas Tech University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree with a major in Public Relations and a minor in
Marketing.
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Medicine & Science
Houston Braly ’02
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
[email protected]
M.D., University of Texas
Medical School at Houston
Houston attended Texas A&M University for his
undergraduate degree where he was involved in the
Beta Theta Pi social fraternity and graduated Magna
Cum Laude in Biomedical Sciences. He entered medical
school at The University of Texas Medical School at
Houston where he was a Gross Anatomy tutor and
dissection pedagogue. After medical school, he was
accepted into the Orthopedic Surgery Residency at UT
Houston and trains at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical
Center, the busiest trauma center in the nation. Houston
is currently in his final year of residency and serves as a
Chief Resident.
After graduation, he will move to North Carolina to
spend a year in subspecialty training at Duke University
in Adult Reconstruction (Total Joint Replacement). He
plans to move back to Houston to start his practice
shortly after. Houston is happily married to his wife of
three years whom he met in medical school.
Scott Paget ’87
Director of Business Development
Nobilis Health Corporation
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Florida State University
Master’s Degree,
College of William and Mary
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After a 10-year military career as a Navy Seal, Scott
joined Pfiser Inc., a multinational, Fortune 100 company.
His pharmaceutical experience laid the foundation for
his transition into leadership sales positions with major
medical device companies such as Kaiphon, Medtronic,
and Stryker.
With over 10 years of healthcare sales and business
development experience, Scott is now the Director of
Business Development for Nobilis Health. Nobilis owns
and manages ambulatory and acute care facilities to
deliver healthcare services. Nobilis’ focus is improving
access to care and patient outcomes by providing
minimally invasive procedures that can be performed
in outpatient settings. Earlier this year, Business News
Network stated that Nobilis Health Corp. is one of the
small caps that is predicted to have a bright future with
considerable growth.
Medicine & Science
Kara-Lee Pool ’99
Doctor, Research Scientist, Filmmaker
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Radiology
University of California, Los Angeles
Breast and General Radiologist
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles
Bachelor’s Degrees,
Barnard College, Columbia University
London School of Economics
M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
As a medical student in 2007, Kara-Lee traveled to
Lesotho, a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa,
to make a documentary about the “brain drain” from
Lesotho. With a population of only two million residents,
Lesotho had a 29 percent rate of HIV/AIDS infection
and a physician-to-patient ratio of 1:15,000-20,000
people. These dire circumstances inspired Kara-Lee
to seek funding to bring this extreme situation to the
public eye. Through her work with the Lesotho-Boston
Health Alliance, Kara-Lee and her colleagues told the
story of the doctors and nurses in Lesotho focusing on
the concept of brain drain. She presented this film on a
national and international level and has won awards for
her documentary films.
In addition to her film credits, Kara-Lee is a research
scientist and clinical physician at UCLA and Kaiser
Permanente where she practices breast imaging and
focuses her research endeavors in global health care.
Her combined talents of medicine and film-making
continue to guide her pursuit of ultrasound’s role as a
point-of-care tool in developing countries.
Mindy Wooldridge Samuelson ’05
Registered Nurse
Texas Children’s Hospital
[email protected]
Mindy Samuelson is a Registered Nurse with Texas
Children’s Hospital in the Houston Medical Center.
Having completed six years in the TCH Neonatal
Intensive Care unit, she is currently assigned to the Post
Anesthesia Care Unit. She provides critical nursing
care to child patients following a variety of surgical
procedures. Mindy joined TCH in 2009. She received
her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian
University in 2005 and her Registered Nurse license
the same year. She and her husband, Clark, reside in
Houston, Texas.
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Medicine & Science
Chase Small ’10
Sales Representative
Skylark Medical Innovations
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, University of Alabama
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Skylark Medical Innovations (SMI) is based in Houston,
Texas, and was founded in Houston in 2004. For
nearly a decade, SMI has consistently been one of the
top few national leaders for rejuvenation therapy and
healing for the body. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Stem
Cell Therapy, and In-Surgery Service represent the
broad spectrum of products available to the medical
community. As a sales representative with Skylark
Medical Innovations, Chase interacts with surgeons and
hospital facilities whose specialties include procedures
that benefit from biological therapies such human
growth factors, which signal cells to heal and grow.
Real Estate
Caroline Dudley Bean ’03
Real Estate Agent
Greenwood King Properties
[email protected]
Caroline Bean is a residential real estate agent at
Greenwood King Properties. She assists clients with the
buying, selling, and leasing of properties. She helps her
clients find a lender, strategize for the best offer, write
contracts, and facilitate home inspections. She also
helps the sellers prepare their home to sell by obtaining
professional pictures of the home, negotiating offers,
and everything in between!
Buying and selling real estate can be one of the most
important decisions a person makes, and it is imperative
to know all the ins-and-outs of the real estate process.
Caroline has been a top producer at Greenwood
King for two years and received the Rookie of the
Year Award. Caroline graduated from Louisiana State
University in 2007 with a degree in Business Marketing.
Anne Louise Conway ’03
Commercial Business Development
Old Republic Title
[email protected]
Anne Louise joined Old Republic Title in 2011. She
engages in the support of the commercial sales
activities, including marketing and developing new
business. Anne Louise started at Old Republic Title as
the Sales and Marketing Coordinator for the company’s
residential operations in Houston. She recognizes that
real estate represents a tremendous investment for any
individual, company or institution, and takes great pride
in providing support to help clients successfully achieve
their objectives.
After college, Anne Louise moved to Washington, D.C.,
where she worked for a United States Congressman
and furthered her political career working for Ogilvy
Government Relations, a bi-partisan lobbying firm.
Anne Louise is an active member of NAIOP, Commercial
Real Estate Women, and the Urban Land Institute where
she serves as co-chairman of the Development of
Distinction Awards Committee. She currently serves as
President of the Episcopal High School Directors Council
and is on the Legacy Council for the Darrell K. Royal
Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Real Estate
John Flournoy ’95
VP of Sales & Leasing
McCord Development, Inc.
[email protected]
Washington and Lee University
John joined McCord Development, Inc. (MDI) in 2012
and manages the company’s sales and leasing team.
Over the course of the last 20 years, MDI has acquired
and assembled nearly 4,000 contiguous acres of
land in northeast Houston that is developing into a
commercial enterprise park. Generation Park debuted in
the Houston Real Estate market two years ago.
The 3,924-acre master-planned enterprise park is the
second largest tract of land in Harris County. As the
Director of Sales and Leasing, John works with Fortune
500 companies and large privately held corporations
to bring their headquarters and other key facilities to
Generation Park. Most recently, FMC Technologies
acquired 173 acres of land at Generation Park. FMC’s
site is the same net acreage as Exxon Mobil’s campus.
Prior to joining MDI, John served as Sales Manager
for Brazelton Leasing, a boutique automotive leasing
company. Prior to Brazelton, John served as Vice
President for Amegy Bank. Over his eight years with
Amegy, his focus areas spanned from private wealth to
commercial and corporate lending.
Scott Gordon ’94
Founder, Managing Partner
Gordon Partners
[email protected]
Scott founded Gordon Partners, a retail shopping
center development firm, in 2006. He oversees new
developments, acquisitions, leasing, and arranges
financing for the company’s projects. The Gordon
Partners’ portfolio consists of nearly 600,000-squarefeet of retail space throughout the state of Texas, with
future plans to expand into Louisiana and Missouri. To
date, Gordon Partners has over 200 tenants on its roster
including several national brands such as Starbucks,
CVS Pharmacy, McDonald’s, Mattress Firm, AT&T,
Spec’s Liquor, Dollar Tree, Pizza Hut, and Whataburger.
The company’s flagship property is known as
Waterpoint, a mixed use waterfront development
on Lake Conroe which includes several waterfront
restaurants, retail shops, offices, and boat slips all
surrounded by a 2,000-foot boardwalk.
In his career, Scott has completed over 500 lease
transactions accounting for approximately 1.5 million
square feet of retail space. He has led Gordon Partners
in both ground-up development projects and acquiring
underperforming properties for redevelopment.
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Real Estate
Will Hedges ’01
Vice President, Market Leader
DCT Industrial Trust
[email protected]
As Vice President and Market Leader for DCT Industrial
Trust, Will Hedges directs capital investment and
manages the leasing activities in the Houston region.
Prior to this position, Will served as DCT Industrial’s
Director of Leasing for Houston overseeing leasing
and the Company’s third-party broker and customer
relationships in Houston. Before joining DCT in 2010,
Will was an Industrial Broker for CBRE and NAI, where
he represented institutional owners and corporate clients
in hundreds of lease transactions.
Will currently serves on the executive committee of
Memorial Hermann Hospital’s Heroes in Health, St.
Martin’s Episcopal Church’s Hope and Healing Center
Young Advisory Committee, and is an active member of
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Chris Lewis ’96
Managing Principal
Lee & Associates
[email protected]
Chris Lewis is a problem-solver and tenant requirement
specialist. From negotiating deals to procuring office
space for clients, Chris is most challenged executing
complex lease transactions in the highly competitive
Houston marketplace, as well as, other markets
throughout Texas.
As Managing Principal of Lee & Associates Houston,
Chris uses his hands-on understanding of the
marketplace to oversee the leasing needs in diverse
client portfolios while also specializing in representing
tenant needs.
After interning for several summers at NAI Houston
prior to and during college, Chris started his career
with Griffin Partners in 2001. Working closely with the
Co-Chairman of Griffin Partners has provided Chris the
opportunity to participate in the gamut of tenant needs
and solutions. Chris is also the regional expert for any
tenant-seeking datacenter in Houston. Chris has assisted
with datacenter solutions for several fortune 100 energy
companies, GSA, and The City of Houston.
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Real Estate
Weldon Martin ’05
Senior Associate
CBRE
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Baylor University
Weldon Martin joined the CBRE office agency leasing
team in September 2013 as Senior Associate where
he specializes in the marketing and leasing of office
buildings and is responsible for the implementation of
lease strategy; including lease negotiation, proposal
validation, financial analysis, property tours and
strategic marketing.
Weldon provides creativity and persistence in working
to deliver tailored facility solutions to his clients. He
places a premium on client relationships and ensures
that all his clients are extremely satisfied. Prior to joining
CBRE, Weldon serviced tenant rep clients at Avison
Young where he developed and closed more than
$20 million of transactions in 2012. He also competed
professionally on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series and
remains active in the Houston Community.
David Thomas ’94
Construction Project Management
Method Construction
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Rollins College
Master’s Degree, Rollins College
David is best known for construction project
management, but his real passion is endurance racing.
His teamwork is invaluable during conference planning,
construction renovations and with sports teams, but he
also gets the opportunity to work independently when
competing in marathons and triathlons. He has lived in
Florida, Ireland, Maryland, Texas and the U.S. Virgin
Islands while developing power plants, pursuing sailing
goals or managing construction programs.
David has several years of successful project
management experience starting with his Eagle Scout
project in 1993. In construction, he started out in luxury
residential renovations with multi-year timelines. After
receiving his MBA from Crummer Business School
at Rollins College, he continued his construction
management in the hospitality and energy industry.
His biggest challenge was a U. S. Virgin Islands hotel
renovation which involved senate hearings, a close
working relationship with the local government, and
tropical storms. He has managed over $130,000,000 in
construction projects.
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Sports
Brian Friday ’04
Investment Management Division Advisor
Goldman Sachs
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Rice University
Brian is an Advisor in the Investment Management
Division of Goldman Sachs in Houston. His team
works with large family groups with multiple entities
(partnerships, trusts, foundations, etc.) and has
experience working collectively with their clients’
accounting and legal advisors in implementing
numerous planning strategies. Brian and his team
develop comprehensive wealth management plans,
construct, implement and monitor portfolios, and provide
access to the global resources of the firm to address a
range of client priorities.
Brian graduated from Rice University with a bachelor’s
degree in Economics. While at Rice, he played three
years on the varsity baseball team and advanced to
the College World Series twice. Brian was drafted in
the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball and
played six years professionally, spending the majority of
his time at the Triple-A level with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Today, he is a member of Houston’s First Baptist Church
and enjoys exercising, mountain biking, and spending
time with family and friends.
Justin Humphries ’01
Executive Director
STAR Angel Network
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Columbia University
Master’s Degree,
George Washington School of Business
Justin Humphries is the Executive Director of the STAR
Angel Network. As a 10-year veteran of professional
baseball, Justin brings a powerful combination of
experience as a professional athlete and a strong
academic background to uniquely relate to, and
help, former and active professional athletes adjust
to life away from the sports arena. Before joining
SAN, he helped to build the STAR EMBA program; a
customized MBA at The George Washington School of
Business designed specifically for professional athletes,
entertainers, and individuals with strong personal
brands. The program has enrolled over 75 students and
graduated 40 in its inaugural class.
Justin paid his way through college with a substantial
scholarship he negotiated from the Houston Astros when
he signed at 18 years of age out of Episcopal High
School. He played baseball in the summer, and in the
off seasons he attended Wharton County Junior College
in Texas, graduating with the Dean’s Award for the
top graduating student before transferring to Columbia
University in New York City.
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Sports
Shahin Naghavi ’01
Owner, Coach
CrossFit EaDo
Real Estate Broker
[email protected]
Shahin is a CrossFit Level 1 and CrossFit Kids Instructor.
Shahin graduated from Texas A&M University with a
degree in Industrial Distribution. When he is not in the
box, he spends his quality time with his puppy Millie,
watching football, and doing handstands in various
places around town.
Shahin started his CrossFit journey in the summer of
2011 and has never looked back. “I’ll never forget
my first WOD. I was flat on the pavement and trying
to remember how to breathe again. CrossFit EaDo
has changed my life from my physical appearance to
my overall health and well-being. We have the best
community and friends anyone can ask for. This place
really is the best place on earth.”
Jordan Smith ’10
Account Manager
Gow Media
[email protected]
Bachelor’s Degree, Syracuse University
Jordan currently works for Gow Media as an Account
Manager. Gow Media owns the ESPN Radio 97.5
station along with the local Yahoo Sports Radio 1560
AM Station. As Account Manager, he is part of the
advertising and sales team. For each commercial
heard on their radio station, Gow Media is responsible
for finding the client and creating their advertising
campaign.
Prior to his work at Gow Media, Jordan was an
Octagon Account Trainee for Gulf States Toyota
Account. In this role, he managed and operated all of
the Toyota-sponsored sports events throughout the Gulf
States.
In college, Jordan held a variety of internships
including Houston Rockets Marketing Intern, Houston
Texans Training Camp Intern, Locke Lord Law Firm as
a Marketing Intern, and Ticket Sales Intern for Rice
University Athletics.
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Sports
Gabriel Brooks ’94
Sports Medicine Program Coordinator
Texas Children’s Hospital
[email protected]
Colorado State University
M.S., Regis University
D.P.T., University of St. Augustine
Gabriel Brooks, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC is a board-certified
specialist in Sports Physical Therapy and serves as
the Sports Medicine Program Coordinator at Texas
Children’s Hospital. He specializes in treating young
athletes with both acute and repetitive stress injuries.
Gabriel holds a faculty appointment at Baylor College
of Medicine and serves as the primary faculty for the
Texas Children’s Hospital - Sports Physical Therapy
Residency Program. He has published several articles
on the management of pediatric musculoskeletal injuries
and is an internationally recognized expert in the care
of young athletes. His current research includes injury
prevention strategies in adolescent swimmers and
investigation of the variables responsible for repetitive
stress injury in competitive athletes.
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