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1980s

Arlene Rodriguez, BBA ’87, wrote about how business professionals can fall into the trap of mistaking opinion for fact in H Trends. She is senior vice president of learning for the organization Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. 

Randy Poole, BBA ’88, has joined YZE Claim Solutions, a claims management business, as executive vice president of operations. He was previously with Liberty Mutual Insurance for more than 18 years. 

Scott Darling, MBA ’89, has joined the Montgomery County Food Bank’s board of directors. He recently retired from Exxon Mobil Corp. after a 35-year career in energy finance. 

1990s

Tim Timmerman, MBA ’90, was appointed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81. Timmerman is associated with Timmerman Capital LLC and has a background in real estate investment and development. 

Michael Auseré, BBA/MPA ’92, has been appointed vice president of financial planning and analysis by FirstEnergy Corp. He previously was vice president of business development at Eversource Energy. 

James F. Arens II, MBA ’93,
has launched Allegiant Wealth Advisors. Before starting the business, he worked at Trust Company of Oklahoma for 26 years and had served as chairman, president, and CEO. 

Neal Kieschnik, BBA ’93, has joined the Austin office of Edge Realty Partners as a principal. He was previously first vice president with CBRE. 

Bradley Satenberg, BBA ’93, has been promoted to vice chair and chief financial officer at Bank of Hawaii. He had been the senior executive vice president and a deputy to the previous CFO. 

Charles Dominick, MBA ’94, has joined the consulting firm Korn Ferry as a senior client partner in San Francisco. He has 25 years of experience in health care. 

Estrellita Doolin, J.D./MBA ’95, was named CEO of Meals on Wheels Waco. She has previously served as legal counsel for Ascension Health and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. 

Benjamin Ayers, Ph.D. ’96, has been named the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia. He has been the dean of the university’s Terry College of Business since 2014. 

Alejandro Pena, MBA ’96, has been appointed CEO of Sport Group, an artificial turf company. He was previously CEO of Keter Group. 

Glenn Wright, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’92, MBA ’96, was selected to join the board of directors of
Hydrostor, a long-duration energy storage developer. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including several executive positions with Shell. 

Gary Young, BBA ’97, has been appointed to be the judge of the 62nd District Court by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81. Young is the county and district attorney for Lamar County. He was previously an assistant district attorney in Harris and Collin counties. 

Marquez Bela, BBA ’98, has joined DalFort Capital Partners as a senior fund adviser. He previously worked at Rosewood Private Investments and Capital Southwest Corp. 

Stuart Bodden, MBA ’98, was elected to the Energy Workforce & Technology Council for a three-year term. He is the president and CEO of Ranger Energy Services. 

Michelle Gansle, B.A./BBA ’98, was No. 1 on the list of the Top 25 Women Chief Data and Analytics Officers of 2025, which were selected by the Women We Admire professional organization. She works for McDonald’s Corp.

Jason Lentz, BBA ’98, has joined Conor Commercial Real Estate as senior vice president – multifamily. He was most recently managing director/partner at Vista Residential Partners and senior director of development for the southwest region at LIV Development. 

Greg Piper, MBA ’98, has joined the board of directors of World Kinect Corp. Since 2020, he has been an independent adviser to executive management, company boards, and investment fund managers. 

Jason Ryan, BBA ’98, J.D. ’01, was appointed to the Texas Diabetes Council by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81. Ryan is the executive vice president of CenterPoint Energy. 

Keith Sultemeier, BBA ’90, MBA ’98, was named one of the Top 100 Bankers of 2025 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. He is the president and CEO of Kinecta Federal Credit Union. 

Alison Vasquez, BBA/MPA ’98, has joined Orion Group Holdings Inc. as the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. She was previously the senior vice president and chief accounting officer at KBR Inc. 

Carla Vernón, MBA ’98, was ranked No. 1 on Women We
Admire’s list of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Minneapolis for 2025. She is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of The Honest Company. 

2000s

Diaco Aviki, MBA ’03, has been appointed president and CEO of Woodway Energy Infrastructure LLC. He was previously the CEO of BayoTech. 

Ami Desai, BBA ’03, was named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness and Fitness for 2025 by Women We Admire. She is the CFO of Craftable, a hospitality management platform. 

William Ding, MBA ’03, has joined Deceuninck North America
as vice president of finance. He recently served as the financial and operations controller for an Ohio-based manufacturer of sustainable plastic and metal products. 

David Druley, BBA ’88, MBA ’03, delivered the spring BBA commencement address at the McCombs School of Business. He is the CEO of Cambridge Associates.  

Emily Harbison, BBA ’03, has joined Fisher Phillips as the law firm’s regional managing partner in Houston. She was at Reed Smith for nearly four years and at Baker McKenzie for 14 years before that. 

Jack Cartwright, MBA ’07, has been named permanent CFO of Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc. He had been the interim.
Cartwright was previously CFO at two other technology companies. 

Timothy Raines, MSTC ‘07, has published a guide to bringing innovations to market called “The Handbook for Commercializing Alien Technology: Translate Advanced Tech Into Real-World Market Success.” Raines is a technology startup consultant.

Julien Bosche, BBA ’08, has been appointed to the advisory board for Panther Metals, an exploration company focused on mineral projects in Canada. He was previously with Trident Royalties. 

Ronesha Holmes, BBA ’08, has been named interim CEO and president of Coastal Community Federal Credit Union. She had been executive vice president at the business. 

Corey Horsch, MBA ’08, has joined HTeaO, an iced tea franchise, as chief financial officer. Horsch had been the CFO of Salad and Go and has worked for Sonic Drive-In and Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. 

Nathan Blom, MBA ’09, has been appointed vice president of the Chemours Company’s liquid cooling portfolio. He had previously been co-CEO and chief commercial officer at Iceotope Technologies. 

2010s

Jaclyn Goodell, MBA ’10, was named one of the Influential Women in Energy for 2025 by Oil and Gas Investor. She is a corporate strategic planner with ConocoPhillips, where she was previously the director of acquisitions and divestitures. 

Rajan Luthra, MBA ’10, has been appointed chief commercial officer at Integrated Water Services Inc. He was previously the chief commercial officer of MOGAS Industries. 

Henry Newton, MPA ’10, has joined Bank OZK of Little Rock, Arkansas, as director of fund finance in the corporate and institutional banking group in Houston. He previously worked at Truist Securities in Houston. 

Jesse Myers, MPA ’11, has joined The Smarter Web Company as a bitcoin strategy consultant. He has been working with the cryptocurrency since 2017. Before then, Myers was a management consultant at Bain & Company. 

Aneil Kochar, BBA/MPA ’12, has been promoted to vice president and treasurer at APA Corp., an oil and gas exploration and production company. He has also worked as assistant treasurer and director of finance at the business.

Milam Miller, BBA ’12, has written and published his first book, “The Charisma Craft: A Modern Leadership Guide to Enhance Your ‘Rizz’ Factor.” He is the founder and CEO of Be Confident & Kind.

Ashley Aron, MBA ’13, was named one of the Top 50 Women Chief Marketing Officers of 2025 by Women We Admire. She is CMO of Supergoop! The company makes sunscreen products. 

Kirya Francis, MSTC ’13, was named one of the Top 50 Women Chief Diversity Officers of 2025 by Women We Admire. She is the chief inclusion and sustainability officer for Flywheel, a cloud-based digital commerce platform. 

Tarun Kanthety, BBA ’14, has been promoted to principal at Platte River Equity. He joined the firm as an associate in 2016 and returned in 2021 as vice president after earning an MBA. 

Anuj Tiwari, MBA ’15, has been named director of operations at Kimbrough Legal PLLC. He has over 16 years of experience in operations, strategic growth, and team leadership. 

Mike Pruyn, MBA ’16, has been appointed to the board of directors of privately held Republic
Financial. He works in the Asset-Backed Securities Banking group at BMO Capital Markets. 

Scottie Scheffler, BBA ’18, has won his third and fourth major golf championships: the 2025 PGA Championship in May and the 2025 Open Championship
in July. 

Estella Hale, MSTC ’19, has been named vice president of commercial strategy for the hospitality division of Zucchetti North America. She was previously the chief commercial officer at HotelIQ. 

2020s

Stephanie Badr, MBA ’24, has been appointed CEO of Electric Power Engineers. Badr, one of the company’s original 10 employees, had been the chief operating officer.