The National Board of State Funeral for World War II Veterans announced David Valaer, MBA ’87, and Susana Rabel as co-chairs of their important work in Texas. David will spearhead public awareness to ask the Trump Administration to provide a state funeral in Washington. D.C., for the last remaining World War II Medal of Honor recipient, when he passes away.
Read more about David here.
The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the appointment of the following members to its BBA Advisory Board and 2019-20 BBA Executive Committee.
Brendan Chan, BBA ’11
Program Manager, Computer Science Education, Google Inc, San Francisco, CA
Andrei Coso, BBA ’11
Business Development, Udacity, San Francisco, CA
Mark Lange, BBA ’85
Investor, Buffalo Bayou Resources, Houston, TX
Phoebe Lin BHP, BS ’19 (Rising Star Representative)
Private Equity Analyst, Blackstone, New York, NY
Hans Malzar, BBA ’11
Partnership, Facebook, Austin, TX
Luis Rhi, BBA ’98
Director, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Dallas, TX
Robert Slovak, BBA ’96, JD ’99
Partner, Litigation Department Vice-Chair, Foley Gardere, Dallas, TX
Lucy Mei Wu, BBA ’12
Investment Associate, Tritium Partners, Austin, TX
Emilio Zamora, BBA ’11
Vice President – Real Estate Investing & Lending, Goldman Sachs, Dallas, TX
Danny Zoller, BBA ’90
CEO, Prospect Mortgage, LLC, Los Angeles, CA
The 2019-20 BBA Executive Committee:
Maria Garate, Chair
BBA ’98, HR Business Partner, HollyFrontier Corporation, Plano, TX
Cameron Chandler, Vice Chair
BBA ’83, Owner and President, Chandler Energy Resources, Dallas, TX
John Briscoe, Past Chair
BBA ’81, Consultant, Houston, TX
Therese Everson, Values Ambassador Chair
BBA Business Honors ’96, Director, Focus Strategies, Austin, TX
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders and also thank our outgoing Chair John Briscoe BBA ’81.
Additionally, the following members have been appointed for a second active term:
Lucas Cutler, BBA ’97
David Druley, BBA ’88, MBA ’03
Kasey Dunn, BBA ’99, MPA ’99
Mandy Price, BHP ’03, JD ’06
Sandeep Shah, BA ’11, BBA ’12
Sai Yeluru has been appointed for his first three-year term having served the previous year as the Rising Star representative.
The McCombs School of Business BBA Advisory Board was formed in 2008 to assist the dean, associate dean of undergraduate programs, faculty, and staff of the McCombs School of Business in achieving and maintaining “best of class” status for the BBA programs. This diverse group of individuals ensures the integrity of the BBA Advisory Board mission by supporting the strategy planning, curricula, external affairs, alumni engagement, fundraising efforts, and student placement. The Executive Committee receives rolling applications throughout the year with consideration for membership in the spring. The new members of the BBA Advisory Board begin their three-year terms the following September.
Varsity Brands announced that Justin Kentor, BBA ’00, has joined the Company as Chief of Strategy and Business Transformation effective immediately. In this capacity, Justin will report to Varsity Brand’s CEO, Adam Blumenfield, and assume responsibility for the strategic integration of new initiatives, as well as overall development and execution of the Company’s business and growth strategies.
Learn more about Justin and Varsity Brands here.
Josh Cobb, BBA & MPA ’08, has become SitePro’s new Chief Financial Officer. Josh joined the team to manage the financial aspects of the Company, including the reporting and analysis of historical performance, treasury management and the development of revenue and cash flow projections.
Learn more about Josh here.
Stephen Woods, MBA alumnus, has joined Eyecare Services Partners (ESP) as Vice President of Finance. Stephen will report to Chief Financial Officer Aaron Cho and leads ESP’s Corporate Finance function where he will be responsible for financial planning and analysis, financial operation, and financial management support for initiatives to grow organically and through acquisitions.
Learn more about Stephen and his job update here.
The San Antonio Chapter invited all alumni, new graduates, and current students interning for the summer out for an evening of gaming and networking. This event was the final event in our series of summer celebrations hosted nationwide. This was a great opportunity for San Antonio alumni to give new grads and summer interns advice on living and working in San Antonio. Attendees had a great time networking over food, beverages, and games at Andretti Indoor Karting & Games. See photos from the event here.
Thank you so much to our San Antonio Chapter Leaders Dan Crites, MBA ’08, and Hunter Stanco, MBA ’08, for coordinating such a fun event!
Check out the alumni calendar to find events near you!
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