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 2020-21 BBA Executive Committee.
Veshal Arul Prakash, BBA ’20
New-Grad Product Manager, Dropbox
Seattle, WA
Devin Fletcher, BBA/MPA ’07
Chief Academic Officer, Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa, OK
Kovid Gupta, BBA ’10
Head of Development, Vinod Chopra Films
Los Angeles, CA
James Jackson, BBA ’14
Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
New York, NY
Cindy Lo, BBA ’98
CEO, Red Velvet Events, Inc.
Austin, TX
Scott Packman, BBA ’90, MBA ’91
EVP and General Counsel, Madison Square Garden Entertainment
New York, NY
Neha Patel, BBA/MPA ’03
Partner-in-Charge, IT Advisory Services, Weaver
Dallas, TX
Jennifer Wenzel, BBA ’04
Senior Investment Manager, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin, TX
George Wommack, BBA ’06
President and CEO, Fortress Holdings
San Antonio, TX
The 2020-21 BBA Executive Committee:
Cameron Chandler, Chair
BBA ’83, Owner and President, Chandler Energy Resources, Dallas, TX
Terese Everson, Vice Chair
BBA ’96, Director, Focus Strategies, Austin, TX
Maria Garate, Past Chair
BBA ’98, HR Business Partner, HollyFrontier Corporation, Plano, TX
Mandy Price, Values Ambassador Chair
BBA ’03, JD ’06, Founder and CEO, Kanarys, Inc., Dallas, TX
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders for their service! We would like to especially recognize outgoing Chair Maria Garate, BBA ’98, for her leadership and our Past Chair John Briscoe, BBA ’81, for serving on the executive committee.
Additionally, the following members have been appointed for a second active term:
- Brian Chou, BBA/MPA ’12
- Amy Enrione, BBA ’16
- Neal Golden, BA ’86
- Whitney Mack, BBA ’08
- Irene Puhala, BBA/MPA ’92
- Ashley Smith (formerly Loney), BBA ’06
Phoebe Lin has been appointed for her first three-year term having served the previous year as the Rising Star representative.
Lastly, we would like to thank our board members who are rolling off the board this year. Thank you for your time and service to the McCombs School!
- Jim Allred, BBA ’86
- David Hesser, BBA ’92
- Michael Pappert, BBA ’79
- Betty Salanic, BBA/BS ’08
- Chuck Turet, BBA ’98, JD ’71
About the board:
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.
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