Manuel Azuara, CPA - Chair
Partner - Bridgepoint Consulting

Manuel’s primary focus at Bridgepoint is growing business in the small and mid-sized company segment across Texas.  Manuel has spent a significant portion of his career helping businesses in this segment and understands the unique challenges that business owners face.  Prior to joining Bridgepoint, Manuel served as the President of Texas Corporate Advisors, LLC, a firm dedicated to providing financial leadership to small and mid-sized companies; as well as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Public Strategies, Inc.; and began his career working for KPMG, LLP, providing attestation and accounting services for a variety of entities, including hospitals, health care suppliers, city governments and school districts. Manuel has provided financial services for a broad spectrum of both public- and private-sector clients.  He received his Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994.

Manuel is a National Board Member for the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) and a former President of the Austin TX chapter.  ALPFA currently has over 30 chapters nationwide and membership exceeds 8,500 members.  He has also participated in the Junior Achievement Program and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program throughout Central Texas.

 

Josh L. Galatzan - Chair Elect
First Vice President - Investments, Raymond James & Associates

Josh Galatzan is First Vice President, Investments at Raymond James & Associates. Prior to joining Raymond James, Josh served as vice president and senior wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch & Co.

In addition to holding a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin, Josh has earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst certification from the Wharton School of Business' executive education program. He is a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association and is involved with several local organizations, including The Rise School of Austin, The Sportsman's Club, The Seton Forum, and is a member of the Advisory Board for R Bank of Texas.

Josh resides in Austin with his wife (Emily) and 4 children (Charlie, Anna, Libby and Molly).

 

Dori Flores, CFRE - Secretary
Vice President of Fund Development – Seton Foundations

Dori is the Vice President of Fund Development for the Seton Foundations. In this role, she oversees the fundraising efforts for Seton Healthcare Family's academic medicine endowment and nurse scholarship endowment. Dori has worked for Seton for 16 years in a numerous fundraising positions, including the Executive Director of the Seton Fund, Development Director for several Seton Foundations and Volunteer Director for Seton Southwest Hospital.

Dori received a BS in Communications from the University of Texas. She is currently on the board of directors for the Junior League of Austin as the Nominating Chair. She is also a member of League's Strategic Planning Committee. Her pride and joy are her two children, Haylee (3) and Scout (1).

 

Steve Aycock, CFP® - Treasurer
Managing Partner - Aycock Financial Group

Steve serves as Managing Partner for the Aycock Financial Group, a family-owned financial planning organization with roots in Central Texas dating back to the 1950s. He is primarily responsible for managing the firm's private client and institutional relationships.

Steve also serves on the Executive Committee for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). In this role, Steve is responsible for key strategic planning initiatives, including the association's legislative advocacy efforts.

A native Austinite, Steve is married with two young children. Outside of work and spending time with family, Steve and his wife Malia remain involved with numerous charitable organizations; he also enjoys golf, the outdoors, and can often be spotted chasing his kids around the Town Lake Trail.

 

Crista Bailey
CEO - TextureMedia

Crista joined TextureMedia, formerly known as NaturallyCurly.com, in 2007 as VP, Marketing and has been CEO since late 2009. Though her locks are straight and TextureMedia's mission speaks to the 60% of the global population with curly, wavy and coily hair, she is energized by the company's role as a community platform for sharing empowering messages of embracing one's true self.

Specializing in marketing and business development, Crista has worked with both startups and global brands, including CitySearch, Ticketmaster, IAC, Nestle, J. Walter Thompson, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and she grew up in a small Georgia town spending Saturdays listening to locals spin tales and embellish stories while sitting on a front porch of her grandparents' store. To this day, she is inspired by community stories.

 

Tony C. Budet
President and Chief Executive Officer - University Federal Credit Union (UFCU)

Tony has served since 2000 as President and Chief Executive Officer of University Federal Credit Union (UFCU), Austin, Texas, a $1.5 billion, not-for-profit, financial cooperative serving 150,000 members. Tony is a seasoned executive, strategist, and innovator who, during his 28-year tenure with UFCU has held several executive-level roles, including Chief Financial Officer, and has successfully guided the organization through a variety of regulatory, economic, and competitive conditions.

Tony holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and is active as a director or committee member with the Texas Credit Union League, Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and other trade, higher education, and community organizations. UFCU employs approximately 425 people and operates 15 proprietary facilities in Austin and Galveston, TX.

 

Clayton Bullock
Realtor® - Moreland Properties

Clayton has been a Realtor® at Moreland Properties for 9 years, and has been a top 10 producer in West Austin's #1 brokerage since 2009. Clayton enjoys working with buyers and sellers alike, and his intimate Native-Austinite knowledge of neighborhoods and the broader community creates a unique skillset.

Clayton has volunteered his time and energy to the YMBL Austin Sunshine Camps, and serves on their Capital Campaign committee. In addition to the Greenlights Board, he enjoys affiliations with Leadership Austin, City of West Lake Hills Wastewater Commission, HAAM, and his children's school.

When not selling homes or volunteering, Clayton loves to spend time with his wife Cora, daughter Georgia and son Graham. Clayton loves live music; running, biking and anything outdoors; and all the quirky characters that make Austin such a great place to live!

 

Vincent C. Cali
Former Deputy to the Global CEO - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Vince Cali was a management consultant for over 35 years serving clients in both the public and private sectors. He has performed, managed, and directed over 300 engagements domestically and abroad in a variety of industries assisting clients with business strategies, operational excellence, organizational design, dispute resolution and recovery from business interruptions. Vince has also sponsored expert testimony in state, federal, and administrative jurisdictions and was formerly a member of the panel of arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.

For 32 years, up until his recent retirement, Vince has been a professional and partner in the global professional services firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. At Deloitte Vince had a number of duties and responsibilities including Deloitte Consulting Managing Director, National Managing Director of Management Solutions Consulting, member of the Deloitte & Touche USA Board of Directors, member of the firm's management and executive committees. In addition, Vince has chaired and served on a number of nominating committees for the Firm assisting to establish governance policies, protocols, and leadership structures for boards of directors of Deloitte & Touche as well as for Deloitte firms in Central Europe and India. His last responsibility with the Firm was Deputy to the Global CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Since his retirement Vince has offered his time, expertise and business perspectives to organizations he has supported and has a close relationship; he is the chair of the Concord University Business Advisory Council and is a member of the finance committee of Faith Academy Marble Falls Texas.

 

Scott A. Carr
Broker and Developer - Carr Development Inc.

Scott was born and raised in Austin, Texas and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation, Scott was hired by one of the premier commercial real estate firms in the country, then known as Cushman Realty Corporation, which later merged with Cushman & Wakefield, Inc; focusing primarily on tenant representation in Texas and throughout the country. While in Houston, Scott represented many prominent companies and successfully negotiated leases on their behalf for nearly one million square feet of space.

Scott frequently worked for and with his father, Kenneth D. Carr, while at The University of Texas and decided to move his family back to Austin and work with Carr Development Inc. as a broker and developer.

Actively involved in the community, Scott is a past or current member of: the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA); RECA’s Leadership Development Council (LDC); Young Men’s Business League (YMBL); Seton Forum; Big Brothers Big Sisters; the Austin Breakfast Group; International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). As an avid outdoorsman, Scott is also a member of Austin Woods and Waters Club, Coastal Conservation Association, and Ducks Unlimited. Scott and his wife Kim have two young children, Jack and Caroline.

 

Dominica Council
Sales and Sales Management - Hewlett-Packard

Dominica has spent the last 24 years in various sales and sales management roles with Hewlett-Packard working with clients in Public Sector and global Corporate/Enterprise companies, receiving recognition and awards such as Achiever’s Club, Gold Quest and President’s Club. While managing the Central U.S. for State/Local and Education, she launched a leadership development program for HP women sales executives to foster personal and professional development for top performing employees in Public Sector.

Dominica has served on various Boards and volunteer organizations, including serving as Chair for two terms for the Vendor Advisory Group of TASSCC, founding member of the Texas Technology Association, Industry Advisory Board member of Government Technology Conference, Co-President of Royal Theatre Society for McCallum Arts Center and Lay Director for Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP). Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia her family moved to the United States when she was two years old to live in a free world. Having escaped a communist country, she was raised with a deep gratitude and respect for freedom and hard work. Dominica and her husband, Todd have two teenage sons and are parishioners at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Austin.

 

John Grimes - Past Chair
Past President - Austin Ribbon & Computer (ARC)

John became Vice President of ARC in 2003 and was promoted to President in early 2007. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from McMurry University, John has guided companies ranging from new start ups to corporations with annual revenues over $750M. ARC is the largest reseller of Dell computers to state and local government agencies in Texas. From 2003 to 2006 ARC experienced a 261% jump in revenue and was recognized as the fifth fastest-growing company in Central Texas (Austin Business Journal, September 2005) and the largest woman-owned business in Central Texas (Austin Business Journal, August 2006 & 2007).

John currently sits on several boards including those of major IT manufactures, the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications, and was a founding member of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) HUB Advisory Board.

 

Cole Harmonson
Co-Founder, President & CEO, Far West Capital

Cole Harmonson is co- founder, president and CEO of Far West Capital (FWC), an independent asset based lending and factoring company based in Central Texas, since 2007, FWC provides working capital to growing companies by purchasing or lending on Accounts Receivable and Inventory. FWC serves companies based in Texas with needs of less than $5mm.

Prior to FWC, Cole served as founder and senior vice president of State Bank’s Working Capital Finance Group (WCFG), the asset based lending and factoring division of State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas United Bancshares, Inc., a publicly held Texas commercial banking company headquartered in La Grange, Texas. Cole joined State Bank in 1996 to start the WCFG, his primary responsibilities included full P&L oversight, managing new business development, credit and operations oversight, and ensuring execution of all strategic objectives.

Prior to joining State Bank in 1996, Cole was vice president at The National Bank of Texas in Fort Worth, Texas and has been employed in community banking and commercial finance his entire career. Cole holds a BBA in Finance from Texas Tech University where he graduated in 1993.

Cole resides in Central Texas and is active in the community. He is a current board member of the Commercial Finance Association, current board member of the American Factoring Association, past chairman of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Access to Capital committee, board member of Entrepreneur’s Organization, member of the Independent Banker’s Association of Texas, member of the Texas Banker’s Association, member of International Factoring Association, and member of the Association for Corporate Growth.

 

Courtney Read Hoffman
Owner - CRH Capitol Communications

Courtney is owner of CRH Capitol Communications, a Texas governmental relations firm that represents non-profit associations, corporations and individuals in the political, legislative and regulatory realms. Affiliated for many years with the PR firm, Read-Poland Associates, she moved into the legislative arena under Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff then opened her firm providing strategic counsel for navigating the world of state government.

Active in a number of preservation efforts, Courtney is a member of Preservation Texas, Friends of the Governor's Mansion, Texas Downtown Association, and is past president of The Heritage Society of Austin. A former public school teacher and dyslexia therapist, she has served the education community on bond and textbook committees for the Austin Independent School District. She is a past board member for University Christian Church and the Texas Bible Chair and is currently on the Texas Book Festival Auction Committee and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Austin.

Courtney graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in English and an Elementary Education Certification. She and her husband, Austin business consultant Clark Hoffman, have three children, Faye, Katherine and Read.

 

David J. Kenyon
Vice President of Worldwide Channel Marketing - AMD

David Kenyon is Vice President of Worldwide Channel Marketing at AMD. In this role, he is responsible for working with sales, product marketing and the product groups to deliver integrated and global Consumer, Commercial and Graphics demand generation campaigns. Previously, David served as Vice President of WW Storage Marketing and Business Operations at Sun Microsystems where he was responsible for growing revenue and profitability across all of Sun’s storage products and services. He joined Sun through the integration of StorageTek and prior to that he held a number of leadership positions in storage, telecommunications and strategy consultancy.

David has a masters’ degree in business administration from Harvard University, and bachelor’s degrees in both finance and in economics from Loyola Marymount University.

 

Jim Montgomery
Managing Partner - DLA Piper

As the managing partner of the DLA Piper Austin office, Jim works with high growth technology companies (Internet, software, microchip and life science) in their formation, funding, growth and exit. Jim has extensive experience in venture fund structures and formations (including Murphree Ventures Partners Fund V, Southeast Interactive Technology Fund IV, and Virgo Capital Fund I, L.P.) and has represented venture funds (including Austin Ventures, Centerpoint Ventures, Trellis Partners, Triton Ventures, Murphree Ventures and Southeast Interactive, among others) in fund investments, completing well over 200 venture financings as either fund counsel or company counsel.

Jim has served as a board member of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, Breakthrough Austin, Ronald McDonald House and Foundation for the Homeless.

 

Neal Nolan
President - GOVantage, LLC

Neal is President of GOVantage, LLC, an organization that helps its clients develop customer care solutions for state and local government markets. His focus is in the area of Health and Human Services, IT products and services, and business process outsourcing.

Mr. Nolan is a former Executive from IBM where he heldleadership positions as a Partner in IBM Global Services’ consulting and outsourcing practices. Mr. Nolan has lead global customer care initiatives for IBM’s clients and has implemented enterprise customer relationship management systems while consistently growing IBM’s professional services business. With his leadership, IBM developed it’s $3 billion customer care outsourcing service. Prior to IBM, he worked as a senior manager and software developer for Andersen Consulting, currently named Accenture.

He is a committed to community service and currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Mobile Loaves and Fishes, an outreach ministry to the homeless operating in 5 US cities with over 11,000 volunteers. Mr. Nolan resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and two teenage daughters. He and his family are parishioners of St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

 

Jenna Oltersdorf
Principal - Snackbox

Jenna has managed and executed programs for sole proprietorships up to major international corporations and her agency experience ranges from a small firm in St. Louis to working at the Chicago headquarters of the largest independently owned PR firm in the world. And, before the age of 30, she launched Snackbox with her husband and business partner, Eric Oltersdorf.

Recognized for excellence in public relations, Jenna has received a number of industry awards including Communicators, Summits, Anvils, Platinum PR Awards, Tellys, U.S. International Film Festival Award and a nomination for an Emmy... but it's not all about a fancy piece of stone and glass, is it?

Now based in Austin, Texas, Jenna's client experience in public relations and social media includes Chinet, Bernina, Batter Blaster, NASCAR, Kraft, Hardee's, North Carolina Division of Tourism, and Heatcraft Refrigeration Products. She sits on the board for HeartGift and is a volunteer for Leadership Austin's Emerge program, Better Bites of Austin, as well as the vice president of the Austin chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Jenna is a member of the Texas Travel Industry Association, a graduate of the 2010 Leadership Austin Emerge class, a 2011 Austin Under 40 nominee and guest lectures on public relations and social media.

When she's not making PR magic for her clients, Jenna drag races Corvettes, experiments in the kitchen, collects Mid Century Modern furniture and plays video games. You can find her on Twitter under @JennaSnacks and @NomNomist.

 

Kristen Wicke
Partner - Maxwell, Locke & Ritter

Kristen received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Professional Accounting from the Professional Program in Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. After graduation, Kristen worked as an auditor for the Houston office of Ernst & Young. After participating in the audit of a nonprofit organization for the first time, she had found her calling. She found the concept of being motivated by something different than profit compelling and wanted to help these organizations perform at the highest level possible.

Before joining Maxwell, Locke & Ritter, Kristen worked for Hood & Strong, a California public accounting firm, and Montemayor & Associates, an Austin public accounting firm, serving nonprofit clients. Kristen joined Maxwell Locke & Ritter in 2005 and became a Partner of the firm in January 2009. She has continued achieving her professional goal of serving nonprofits by leading Maxwell Locke & Ritter's nonprofit niche. The vision of the nonprofit niche is to be the principal resource for nonprofit professional services in Central Texas. Maxwell Locke & Ritter's nonprofit niche team achieves this through providing high quality services, actively participating in the community, and serving as trusted business advisors to their clients. Kristen has also served as a volunteer advisor on the boards and committees of nonprofits including Preservation Austin, GirlStart and Mothers' Milk Bank