Executive Advisory Board

Executive Advisory Board

Composed almost exclusively of Rusche College of Business alumni, the executive advisory board provides perspective and expertise on everything from course offerings and degree plans to fundraising and facility upgrades.

Norman Schippers
Norman Schippers, chair
President and founder, Alodia Sports Academy
Sam Loughry
Sam Loughry, vice chair
Partner, Assurance & Nt'l Audit Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cory Beasley
Cory Beasley
Executive Vice President, Citizens 1st Bank
Jim Berry
Jim Berry
Retired partner, Deloitte
Joe Booth
Joe Booth
Senior VP Commercial Lending, Prosperity Bank
Wendy Buchanan
Wendy Buchanan
Managing Director, Buchanan Wealth Mgmt of Trinity Capital Mgmt
Mark Earley
Mark Earley
Chief Executive Officer, Hines Securities, Inc.
Mitch Fralick
Mitch Fralick
(Retired) Co-President, Wood Group PSN
Lisa Anderson Goode
Lisa Anderson Goode
(Retired) Sr Dir. Social Business, Southwest Airlines
Tom Heslep
Tom Heslep
Area President, Independent Bank Group
Janet Jones
Dr. Janet Jones
Associate Professor, Rusche College of Business
Dr. Raymond Jones
Dr. Raymond Jones
Associate Professor, Rusche College of Business
Eric Miller
Eric Miller
President, Increase Financial
Mark Parham
Mike Parham
(Retired) CEO, Pepco Sales and Marketing
Kirk Phillips
Kirk Phillips
President/CEO, Wintrust Commercial Finance
Fred Poston
Fred Poston
Media Production and Operations Executive
Gregory Price
Gregory Price
Chief Financial Officer, Decisio Health, Inc.
Jeffrey Rhame
Jeffrey Rhame
Managing Director and Senior Wealth Mgr, Rhame and Gorrell Wealth Mgmt
Lou Ann Richardson
Lou Ann Richardson
(Retired) Executive VP and Region Head U.S. Sales, Wells Fargo Global Financial Institutions
Curtis Sparks
Curtis Sparks
Financial Consultant
Steve Stagner
Steve Stagner
Managing Partner, Fireside Holdings
Britt Sudduth
Britt Sudduth
Partner & COO, Sudduth Search LLC
Dee Williams
Dee Williams
Owner/CEO, Texas General Storage Systems, Inc.

Members Emeritus

  • Vince Adams Agent, State Farm Insurance
  • Gene Brumbelow Owner/Franchiser, Gene Brumbelow Enterprises
  • Rick Baty President/CEO, Baty and Associates, LLC
  • Michael Bieler Vice President, Capgemini
  • Chris Crawford President, Longnecker and Associates
  • David Dacus CEO, Troy Construction
  • Bob Dyer President/CEO, BTH Bank
  • Mike Duhon Sales Manager, Warrior Energy Services
  • Michael Easley Founding Parter, Easley, Endres, Parkhill and Bracendorff
  • Chet Erwin CEO, Diverse Energy Systems
  • Joe Max Green Regional Chairman, Bancorpsouth Insurance Services
  • Steve Gregory Owner, Gregory Interests, LLC
  • Bill McGaughey Business Investor
  • Mike Meyer Owner, Estuary Applications and Founder/Owner, RedRiver Systems, LLC
  • Ken Murphy President/CEO, Comoto Holdings
  • Barry Nelson President, Interra Partners, LLC
  • Robert Nelson District Sales Manager of Crane Composites
  • Bob Peddy Partner, Gollob, Morga, Peddy, and Co., P.C.
  • Ken Schaefer Chairman, Schaefer Stevedoring and Gulf Facilities
  • Scott Schmidly COO, Medical City Hospital
  • Stacie Shirley VP/Finance/Treasurer, The Neiman Marcus Group
  • Sam Smith Executive Director/CEO, Medical Ministry International
  • Larry Sorsby CFO/Executive VP, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
  • Shaugn Stanley Project Coordinator, Stifel Financial Corp.
  • Julie Sullins Owner/Broker, Julie Sullins Real Estate
  • John Tyler VP, Hullburd/Tyler Group - Merrill Lynch
  • Scott Watson Financial Consultant (investments and estate planning)