The Dean’s Advisory Council assists the dean, faculty and staff in raising the academic profile of UTSA’s Carlos Alvarez College of Business to become one of the nation’s best business schools.

The Advisory Council will achieve its mission through a membership of diverse individuals whose stature and community leadership bring recognition to the college, and who:

  • Advise and volunteer assistance to the Dean, faculty and staff on curricula and programs, career planning and placement of students, alumni engagement, external affairs and other important issues;
  • Offer insights to the Dean, faculty, and staff on how the college can enhance the impact and reputation of its programs locally, regionally, nationally and internationally;
  • Engage in, assist, and support the college’s fundraising efforts; and
  • Provide an avenue of direct liaison between the college and the business community for activities such as consulting, involving faculty members in practical business problems, arranging guest lecturers, and offering students exposure to business issues.

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Advisory Council Member

  • Ann Bohl Deacon, ’84, Deacon Recruiting & Deacon Professional Services
  • Matt Dennis, Victory Capital
  • Walter D. Downing Jr., MBA ’86, Southwest Research Institute
  • Trey Embrey, Embrey
  • Yvonne Fernandez, ’85, Security Service Federal Credit Union
  • Ronald W. Fielding, Common Sense Strategy, LLC
  • Stewart G. Goodson, ’84, Chair, retired, EY
  • Kenneth Hoffman, ’85, Kenneth Hoffman Management Consulting
  • Dana Holden, THRU Project
  • Dana Hunt, PwC
  • Ann Janson, ’97, Phillips 66
  • Ryan Kelley, '03, MBA '05, Par Pacific Holdings
  • Nancy Kudla, MBA ’87, Kudla Foundation
  • Mark Metcalfe, Susser Bank
  • Benjamin Montanez, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Hector Morales, Aceroteca Metals
  • George S. Muller, MBA ’76, retired, C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
  • Oladapo Olaleye, MBA ’09, Nordson Corporation
  • Nancy Ozuna, ’93, MPA ’95, Forvis Mazars, LLP
  • Patricia Ponton, Marathon
  • Chris Rackley, '07, MBA '14, Child Development Schools
  • Chris Rosas, ’00, MBA ’02, Bumble
  • E. Rene Salas, ’86, Wellmond
  • Jerry Salinas, ’80, Frost
  • Martin Salinas, ’94, Phase 4 Energy Partners
  • Marcelo P. Sanchez, retired, AHMSA International
  • Michael Setser, ’97, Spurs Sports and Entertainment
  • Jordan Walder, ’84,  Wells Fargo Bank
  • Rob Wicall, '94, Vuepoint Agency

Ex Officio Members

  • Brian Baize, Co-Chair REFD Founders Council, Chicago Title
  • Taylor Eighmy, UTSA President
  • Jonathon Halbesleben, Dean
  • Laurie Griffith, Co-Chair REFD Founders Council, Independent Financial
  • Mark Manglicmot, Chair Cyber & Analytics Board of Advisors, Arctic Wolf
  • Derek Schriver, Chair Accounting Advisory Board, Schriver, Carmona, P.L.L.C.