Texas Women's Foundation
Karen Hughes White CEO and President
The Women's Foundation of Texas has named Karen Hughes White as its new president and CEO. Before taking over one of the world's largest foundations dedicated to women, Ms. White spent the past 20 years in positions at similar nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she served as Tri-Her Delta's CEO for 10 years, more than doubling its assets under management by supporting scholarships and need-based assistance for members. I did. She also previously served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Susan G. Komen Managing Director, Sponsorships, and Sports Facilities for the Cure. Ta. To date, TWF has impacted women and girls in Texas with her nearly $80 million. Ms. White will begin her term on April 29th.
Education: University of Georgia (BA)
Dallas Area Human Habitat
Ashley O. Brundage CEO
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity has a new CEO in Ashley O. Brundage. During her 16 years before taking over her nonprofit, she served in various leadership roles at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. While at United Way, she started North Texas Cares, which resulted in $58.7 million in grants to more than 1,000 different nonprofit organizations. She secured $40 million in coronavirus relief funds from the City of Dallas to expand the Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative, which serves more than 5,000 households. And she secured more than $1 million to launch a targeted eviction prevention project in south Dallas. Mr. Brundage has served on the Dallas Housing Coalition's steering committee since 2023.
Education: University of Texas at Arlington (MSSW)
Probably a monster
Adam Rymer, chief product officer
Adam Reimer has joined independent video game company Probably Monsters as chief product officer. Rymer recently merged with Envy Gaming, where he served as CEO of OpTic Gaming for two years, led the integration of the OpTic brand into Envy, and helped build the eSports stadium in Arlington. He was instrumental in driving OpTic's $40 million Series C funding round. He also served as Vice President of Digital Platforms at Universal Studios, where he previously served as Executive Film Producer. In his new role, Reimer will likely lead Monsters' development team and generate new ideas and opportunities for the company.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (MBA), Harvard University (BA)
sleeve
Reese Johnson chief product officer
Multi-billion dollar SaaS platform Thryv has hired Rees Johnson as its new Chief Product Officer. Mr. Johnson has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the product experience space, most recently in computer security where he held the same executive role at software company Forcepoint. Previously, he served as senior vice president of product management for Symantec's enterprise division.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (MBA), University of Utah (BS)
Lynne Pinker Hearst & Schwegman
Julia A. Simon Partner
Law firm Lynne Pinker Hearst & Schwegman has named former Mary Kay chief legal officer Julia A. Simon as a partner. Simon has been with Mary Kay for over 23 years. Before she joined Mary Kay, she was a partner at Locke Lord (at the time she was known as Locke Liddell & Sapp).
Education: University of Texas at Austin (JD), Texas A&M University (BA)
Polsinelli
Courtney Tauricy shareholder
Mr. Polsinelli has added tax attorney Courtney Taurisi as a shareholder in the firm's Dallas office. Mr. Tawresey previously served as a shareholder in Munsch Hardt Kopf & Parr, where he worked for more than five years. Previously, he was an attorney at Cain Russell, Coleman Logan, and Husch Blackwell. Mr. Taurishi began his career as a litigator.
Education: University of Notre Dame (JD), University of Denver (LLM), Cornell University (BA)
stream real estate
Chris sydow, Vice President in charge of tenant representation
Chris Sido joins Stream Realty Partners where he will be responsible for office tenant representation and transaction management, as well as pursuing new clients and business in the Dallas market and nationwide. Sido has been a senior vice president at CBRE for the past 14 years and has more than 30 years of industry expertise.
Education: Southern Methodist University (BA)
Dylan Muñoz Managing Director and Partner
Dylan Munoz joined Stream in 2018 as an Associate in the Investment Management Platform. Now promoted to the role of Executive Managing Director and Partner, Mr. Muñoz will help manage Stream's investment portfolio, source new investment opportunities and execute on strategic initiatives. Before he jumped into commercial real estate, he worked for three years as a fixed income portfolio manager at PNC Bank.
Education: Carnegie Mellon University (BSBA)
john rogers Executive Managing Director and Partner
John Rogers joined the firm in 2016 and is one of the original members of Stream's investment management team. In his new role, Mr. Rogers will continue to lead Stream's debt strategy and financing efforts by managing investments, sourcing opportunities and serving as a member of Stream's investment committee. He previously served as Managing Director of the Principal Investment Division for two years.
Education: University of Texas at Austin (MBA), Texas A&M University (BBA)
JLL
michael wheat President
JLL has appointed Michael Wheat as managing director of its North Texas retail group. Wheat has over 25 years of experience in the industry, and previously he served as Managing Director of Cypress Equities. His career path included positions at Trammell Crow Co. and MG Herring Group, where he represented clients such as OshKosh, Chico's, Citibank and Sears.
Education: University of Kansas
Jennifer Clendening President
Jennifer Clendenning has joined JLL as a Managing Director with responsibility for Regional Real Estate Management. She has over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, most recently she worked as Senior Vice President of Investor Services at Partners Real Estate. Ms. Clendenning previously worked at JLL as Vice President of Property Management for 15 years.
Education: University of Texas at Dallas (PJMI), Brown University (BA)
CBRE
scott muller Vice President Executive Officer
Scott Mueller, who has more than 25 years of real estate expertise, returns to CBRE as executive vice president after serving as a development partner for Verdad Real Estate Development for the past two years. He served as Senior Vice President for his 11 years at CBRE, Blue Bottle, Coffee, Camilla, The Container Store, Diptyque, Erin Condren, Ford Fry, Pottery Barn, Sephora, Shake Shack, West Elm, Williams Represented clients such as:sonoma
Education: University of Texas at Dallas
kelly whaley Senior Managing Director in charge of Investor Services
CBRE has appointed Kelly Whaley as senior managing director of investor services for the North Texas market. Mr. Whaley joins the real estate company from Harwood International, where he was director of leasing. He is an active member of various business organizations, including the Real Estate Council and his TCU Real Estate Center.
Education: Texas Christian University (BS)
SRS Real Estate Partners
Rose Meza, senior vice president
Rose Meza has joined SRS' DFW office as senior vice president responsible for representing retail landlords and tenants. Meza has over 10 years of real estate experience and has worked with retail tenants such as Washington Prime, Lionstone Investments, The Stainback Group, and Weber & Co. Prior to joining SRS, she worked at Segovia Partners, most recently serving as Senior Vice President.
Education: Southern Methodist University (BBA)
neighborhood credit union
Christy BrooksSenior Vice President of Marketing and Community Impact
Banking Services Neighborhood Credit Union has appointed Christy Brooks as senior vice president of marketing and community impact. Mr. Brooks previously worked for the financial services company Auto Financial Group, where he was director of sales and marketing and principal consultant for OneDegree Advertising & Marketing.
Education: University of Oklahoma (Master's, Bachelor's)
dallas white rock marathon
jason Schuchard, president
The Board of Directors of the Dallas White Rock Marathon, the parent organization of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival, has promoted Jason Schuchard to Chairman. Starting in 2015, he served as Director of Marketing for six years and then became Senior Director of Marketing and Partnerships. Prior to joining the Marathon organization, Schuchard was part of the Dallas Mavericks Sponsorship Activation Team and the Dallas Cowboys Sales and Promotions Group.
Education: Texas Tech University (BS)
Lexel USA
Sean Hawkins President of the Central Gulf Region
Lexel USA, a subsidiary of Lexel Group, has appointed Sean Hawkins as its new president for the Central Gulf region. Hawkins has worked in the distribution industry for 30 years, starting in 2004 with wholesale company WESCO Distribution for about 20 years. He most recently served as Vice President of Commercial Excellence for WESCO.
Education: University of Arkansas (BA)
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