Make Your Success A Reality
Our Success Session seminars are geared toward African-American and Hispanic students – youth who may be straddling the fence between academic complacency and meaningful engagement.
Through moderated panel discussions, students are provided the opportunity to learn from and interact with successful business and community leaders who speak with authenticity and cultural credibility while reinforcing the Compelling Why pillars of the importance and value of education, purpose, personal responsibility and active engagement.
The pillars are reinforced through panelist personal stories and strategies for surmounting obstacles. Panelists provide inspiration and motivation to youth who too often are without positive role models in their lives.
Students are challenged with a call-to-action to engage in programs that prepare them for success in college and career. Academic enrichment and youth development programs, already available on their campuses and in their communities, are featured during an Opportunity Fair – think college career fair setting – so students can easily and immediately learn more about those programs and enroll.
Seminars are held at partner university campuses and segmented by gender and ethnicity to help maximize impact on participants.
To provide schools the most flexibility, The Compelling Why now offers virtual programming options that complement our traditional in-person delivery.
To learn more, contact us here.
African American Men
| Randy Bowman | President, MW Logistics |
| Patrick Briggs | Texas State Director, AVID |
| Baine Brooks | Owner, Two Rows Restaurant Councilmember, City of Allen |
| Carl Dorvil | President/CEO, Group Excellence |
| Nakia Douglas | Exec Director – TRIO and Pre-Collegiate Programs, University of North Texas at Dallas |
| Derrick Evers | Managing Partner/CEO, Kazien Development Partners |
| Art George | Principal/The George Development Group Retired Texas Instruments executive |
| Matt Houston | Principal, MLH Enterprises |
| Coach Brian King | CEO & Founder, iGlobal Coach |
| Dale Long | Sr. Community Relations Coordinator, City of Dallas |
| Terrence G. Maiden | CEO, Russell Glen Company |
| Marcus Martin | CEO, 2M Research Services |
| Prentis Murphy | North Texas Retail Client Relationship Executive, Deloitte |
| Michael D. Pegues | Shareholder, Polsinelli |
| Fred Perpall | CEO, The Beck Group |
| Byron Sanders | President & CEO, Big Thought |
| Ronnie Spellman | COO, Mbroh Engineering, Inc. |
| Joel Vilmenay | President & General Manager at WDSU-TV, New Orleans |
| Ronnie Wilson, Jr | Lead Technology Project Manager, GKN Aerospace |
African American Women
| Tiffany M. B. Anderson | Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Commerce |
| Annika Cail | Managing Director, Deal Value |
| Tiffani Evans | Sr. Project Manager, AT&T |
| Lyria Howland | President, Howland PR |
| Torrey Littlejohn | SVP, Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Gabrielle Madison | Director, Community & Scholars Relations, Thomson Reuters |
| Angela Martin | President, Chase Merchant Services, JPMorgan Chase |
| April Martin | Corporate Affairs Manager, Kroger |
| Deanna Naugles | Senior Mgr, Strategic Program & Operations, Accenture |
| Alfreda B. Norman | SVP, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| Cheryl Richardson | Enterprise Account Mgr, Cisco Systems |
| Yinka Robinson | Vice President, Client Services, Hotwire |
| Sandra Phillips Rogers | Group VP, General Counsel, Toyota North America |
| Christa Sanford | Partner, Baker Botts LLP |
| Michelle R. Thomas | VP, Philanthropy & Community Relations, JPMorgan Chase |
| Tamara Urquhart | Recruitment Director, Teach for America |
| Nicole Washington | Director of Innovation and Growth, OCTANe |
| Frances Cudjoe Waters | National Speaker, Writer, Minister and Life Coach |
Hispanic Men
| Rafael Anchia | Texas State Representative |
| Manuel Aybar | Manager, Industrial Engineering, Qorvo |
| Jose Bowen | Former President, Goucher College Former Dean, Meadows School, SMU |
| Andy Canales | Executive Director, Greater Houston Latinos for Education |
| Jorge A. Corral | Dallas Office Managing Director, Accenture |
| Marcus Duron | Principal, Rocky Duron & Associates |
| Jorge Luis Estrada | Community Outreach Representative, Dallas Police Dept. |
| Edwin Flores | Managing Partner, Chalker Flores LLP |
| Richard Garza | Principal, Garza Program Management |
| Victor Garza | Financial Advisor, Amicus Financial Advisors |
| Adan Gonzalez | Executive Director, Puede Network! |
| Alfonso J. Herrera | Attorney at Law, Rad Law Firm |
| Pete Lerma | Principal & Founder, Richards/Lerma |
| Jaime Luna | Material Program Manager, Raytheon |
| Chris MacFarland | Executive Chairman and CTO, Masergy |
| R. Mateo Magdaleno | Chief Education Officer, IDQ Group |
| Carlos Morales | Partner, Freidman & Fieger |
| Mauricio Navarro | President, RAIZ Inc. |
| JJ Ponce | SVP of Community Development, Texas Capital Bank |
| Arturo Sanchez, III | Deputy Director, External Relations, NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Rawly Sanchez | Former, Assistant Superintendent, Tyler ISD |
| Alejandro Sanchez Sobrino | Former, GM Telemundo, Orlando, ZGS Communications |
| Miguel Solis | Deputy Director, Coalition for a New Dallas |
| Joe Posada | Director, Student and Partner Engagement, University of North Texas at Dallas |
| Jeronimo Valdez | Managing Partner, Valdez | Washington |
| Isaul Verdin | Counselor, Verdin Law |
| Luis Zambrano | Partner, Miller, Eagan, Molter & Nelson, LLP |
Hispanic Women
| Diana F. Aguirre | Director of Development and Alumni Relations, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Lily Anderson | Manager, Sales Development, Mercuri International |
| Michelle Bobadilla | Senior Associate VP for Outreach Services, UT Arlington |
| Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Cedillo-Pereira | Director, Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs, City of Dallas |
| Patricia Rodriguez Christian | President, CRC Group |
| Marisha Davis | Manager, Corporate Events|Technology, Keurig Dr Pepper |
| Hilda C. Galvan | Partner-in-Charge Dallas, Jones Day |
| Florencia Velasco Fortner | President & CEO, The Concilio |
| Cassandra Gandara | Lawyer, Gandara & Gonzalez |
| Gloria Lopez | CEO, Trinity River Mission |
| Ashley Paredez | Reporter, KDFW Fox4 News |
| Alice Rodriguez | Managing Director, Head of Community and Business Development, JPMorgan Chase |
| Gail Salcido | VP, General Counsel, Fluor Corporation |
| Natalie Solis | Anchor / Reporter, KDFW Fox 4 |
| Nina Vaca | Chairman & CEO, Pinnacle Group |
| Abigail Williams | President & Founder, United to learn |
| Ashley Zárate | Financial Representative, TD Ameritrade |
| Ivonne Zambrano | VP, Residential Sales, Wingert Real Estate |
Recent Panelists
Director of Development, University of Texas at Dallas
State and Local Technology Partner, Informatica
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Commerce
Senior Associate VP/Assistant Provost The University of Texas at Arlington
Managing Director, Deal Value
Dallas Office Managing Director - Accenture
CFO, FCW Strategic Consulting
National Speaker and Educational/Parenting Expert
Chief of Equity & Inclusion, City of Dallas
Manager, Corporate Events|Technology, Keurig Dr Pepper
Chief Executive Officer & President - GEX Management, Inc.
Exec Director – TRIO and Pre-Collegiate Programs, University of North Texas at Dallas
Chief Executive Officer - Kaizen Development Partners
Partner-in-Charge Dallas Office - Jones Day
Certified Financial PlannerAmicus Financial
Advisors, LLC
External Engagement Partner – The George Development Group
Retired Senior Vice President & Manager – Texas Instruments
Attorney at Law, Rad Law Firm
Principal – MLH Enterprises
President, Howland PR
CEO/Founder, iGlobalCoach
Executive Director, Orange County Educational Arts Academy
Managing Director, JLL
Director, Josephine Torres Cultural & Comm Ctr
Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Raytheon
Director, Community & Scholars Relations, Thomson Reuters
CEO, Russell Glen Company
Chief Educational Officer – IDQ Group
Corporate Affairs Manager, Kroger
Client Relationship Executive, Deloitte
Senior Management & Improvement I Strategic Operations Programs - Accenture
Nightside News Reporter at ABC15 Arizona
Chief Legal Officer, Toyota North America
Director, CFT for Business at Communities Foundation of Texas
Assistant Director, UT Youth Engagement Center – Dallas
Vice President, Client Services, Hotwire
Head of Community & Business Development, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase
Managing Director, Business Development & Latino Leadership Initiative, SMU Cox School of Business
Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington
President & CEO – Big Thought
Partner, Baker Botts
Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives, The Commit Partnership
COO, Mbroh Engineering, Inc.
Chairman and CEO, Pinnacle Group
Founder and Managing Partner, Valdez | Washington LLP
President & General Manager at KCBS/KCAL – CBSLA
CEO/Founder, Micro Biz Coach
Executive Director, United to Learn
Head of Technology Ecosystems & Partnerships, GKN Aerospace
Vice President, Residential Sales, Wingert Real Estate
Financial Representative, TD Ameritrade
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The Impact of Compelling Success Sessions
- Increase each student’s level of engagement. Research shows students who are behaviorally, emotionally and cognitively engaged in school are more likely to achieve positive academic outcomes.
- Expose students to accomplished role models with whom they relate to culturally. Students served seldom see themselves reflected in the myriad of careers and occupations to which they might aspire.
- Connect students to the resources needed to achieve their college and career goals.
In Their Own Words
Listen to these speakers share words of wisdom on education and achieving success. View all videos.
