College of Business Advisory Council
Advisory Council Officers
Brenna Wadleigh (’95 BBA Finance)
N3 Real Estate
President
Brenna Wadleigh: CEO & President | N3 Real Estate | N3 Real Estate
Pete Walsh
CEO
Velocity Intelligence Group
Vice President
Pete Walsh: CEO | Velocity Intelligence Group
Advisory Council
Jamie Adams
Principal & Founder
Jamie Adams Real Estate
Jamie Adams: Principal & Founder | Jamie Adams Real Estate
Nafees Alam
Entrepreneur
DRG Concepts
Nafees Alam: Entrepreneur, DRG Concepts
Carl Cravens ('01 MBA/BSAD)
Executive Vice President
Affiliated Bank
Carl Cravens : Executive Vice President | Affiliated Bank
Uma L. Datla ('05 MPA)
Executive Advisor, Treasury
Concho
Uma L. Datla ('05 MPA): Executive Advisor, Treasury | Concho
Frank Dyer, III
Chief Operations Officer
T.D. Jakes Ministries
Frank Dyer, III: Chief Operations Officer | T.D. Jakes Ministries
Mike Gerro
Sr. V.P. Market Sales Manager
Frost Bank
Mike Gerro: Sr. V.P. Market Sales Manager | Frost Bank
Brian E. Happel ('83 BBA Management)
CEO
BBVA Compass Bank
Brian E. Happel : CEO | BBVA Compass Bank
Michael Jacobson
President & CEO
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Michael Jacobson: President & CEO | Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Larry Kemp ('80 BBA Management)
COO
Kemp & Sons General Services, Inc.
Larry Kemp ('80 BBA Management): COO | Kemp & Sons General Services, Inc.
Carolyn Mentesana ('80 BBA 1984)
Executive Director
Arlington Tomorrow Foundation
Carolyn Mentesana : Executive Director | Arlington Tomorrow Foundation
Maria Murray ('92 BSN Nursing , '06 MS/HCAD )
Consultant
Texas Medical Consulting, LLC.
Maria Murray: Consultant | Texas Medical Consulting, LLC.
Lloyd Nelson, III
Lockton Dunning
Vice President
Lloyd Nelson, III: Vice President | Lockton Dunning
Randal J. Rose
Managing Director, Private Wealth Management
Randal J. Rose: Managing Director, Private Wealth Management
Email: molly@caetpmc.com
About Molly: Molly Sandlin is a 2014 UTA MBA Cohort grad and the President and founder of CAET Project Management Consultants. She and her husband started the project management firm in 2016. Molly and her team of Project Manager’s support capital facility/construction projects for clients like American Airlines, Oncor, and Cognizant. The team is currently partnered on three design contracts at DFW, including the design for Terminal C and the Terminal C parking garages. Molly and two other consultants worked closely with American Airlines and the other 30+ carriers at DFW to renegotiate the 10-year lease that was signed into effect in 2023. Molly expanded her services and started CAET Construction in late 2021. Since that time, the CAET Construction team has built 3 new McDonald’s restaurants and have completed countless remodels for McDonald’s, Rita’s Italian Ice, and Enterprise Car Rental.
Email: jsellers@sellmark.net
About James: Sellmark Corporation President, James Sellers, understands the meaning of taking risks. Combining sales tactics and strategic marketing into a “sell-marketing” business strategy, he forged Sellmark into the thriving company it is today. James has successfully established several outdoor industry brands, recently acquired another brand, Kopfjager, and continues to produce award-winning products for consumers worldwide.
Robert Strong ('78 BBA Finance)
Retired
Exec. V.P. – Commercial Banking Mutual of Omaha Bank
Robert Strong: Retired | Exec. V.P. – Commercial Banking Mutual of Omaha Bank
Jerry Thomas ('63 BBA/BSAD)
President & CEO
Decision Analyst, Inc.
Jerry Thomas: President & CEO | Decision Analyst, Inc.
Vicky Teherani ('79 BBA, '81 MBA)
President and Director
VT Capital, Inc.
Vicky Teherani: President and Director | VT Capital, Inc.
Shawn Lucht
CEO Apple Roofing
Shawn Lucht: CEO | Apple Roofing
Jake Bailey
CEO Split Rock Resources
Jake Bailey: CEO | Split Rock Resources