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Tonya Veasey President and CEO of OCG Tonya Veasey is an entrepreneur, community leader and successful businesswoman.  As the President and CEO of OCG|PR, a Fort Worth-based public affairs agency she founded in 2005, Veasey provides public affairs consulting to top corporations, nonprofit organizations and local elected officials. Veasey is well-known and respected for her advocacyRead more

Anna K. Brewer, CVA Partner – Consulting ServicesDirector of Professional DevelopmentTexas Christian University As a Partner in the Consulting division, Anna leverages strong analytical and financial analysis skills in the areas of physician compensation, transaction support, valuations, due diligence, joint venture development, and strategic business plans. Her list of clients is comprised of physician practices,Read more

Karla Stack Executive DirectorYWPN Institute Karla is the Executive Director for the YWPN Institute. She began her time at the Young Women’s Preparatory Network as Chief Program Officer, bringing her education and non-profit background to the Network. Previously, she served as Chief Program Officer at Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas where she oversaw the program delivery for more thanRead more

  Anna M. Alvarado General Counsel FirstCash, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS)  Anna Alvarado is the global General Counsel and a member of the executive team of FirstCash, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS)—a component of the S&P 600 and the Russell 2000 Index. Anna is a business-oriented, operationally focused legal executive who is bilingual (fluent in Spanish) and bicultural. She hasRead more

Carolyn Phillips CEO and Chief AlchemistAlchemy Pops Carolyn Phillips went from selling warm fuzzies to peddling frozen treats when she left her nonprofit fundraising job to found her first entrepreneurial venture in 2015 as the CEO & Chief Alchemist of Alchemy Pops, a gourmet frozen pop company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Specializing in handcraftedRead more

MaryAnn Means Director of Stakeholder SuccessCollective Growth Designs As Director of Stakeholder Success at Collective Growth Designs, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene uses a whole-person approach to help leaders and their teams identify and thoughtfully pursue their optimal performance and highest purpose. Using the entire spectrum of engagement including one on one coaching, team dialogue, and group learningRead more

Tammy Gilbert Executive VP and CIOCorporate Technology Group Tammy Gilbert is Executive Vice President and CIO of Corporate Technology Group, where she is responsible for providing technology to Fidelity’s corporate functions, ensuring strong digitally enabled capabilities that protects Fidelity’s brand and support the many Fidelity employees in making a difference for our customers every day.Read more

Libby Cantrill Managing Director, Head of Public PolicyPIMCO Ms. Cantrill is a managing director and the head of public policy for PIMCO. In this capacity, she helps to coordinate the firm’s response to public policy issues and analyzes policy and political risk for the firm’s Investment Committee. She is also a member of the firm’sRead more

Cindy Hames President of Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail Cindy serves as President of Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail, covering 109 counties starting in Fort Worth and heading west. She enjoys inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy through JA’s school-based curriculum teaching financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.Read more

Sonya M. Stoklosa, MS, PCC President Executive Athlete Sonya is an executive coach who has worked with business professionals in such companies and organizations as Microsoft, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Amazon, Starbucks, Google, Expedia, Boeing, 3M, Adobe, Adidas, Lululemon, The Four Seasons, St. Jude Medical, Port of Seattle, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, D.A. Davidson & Co., HarrisRead more