Kathy Schwarzbach

A native Houstonian, Kathy Schwarzbach graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Accounting. She began her career at Deloitte and then managed the financial reporting teams at several publicly-held energy companies. A decision to stay home with her young children ultimately led to a 20-year career as a business administrator for three Catholic schools in Houston, including Cristo Rey Jesuit where she worked with CareerSpring Founder, Paul Posoli. Kathy is passionate about education in general and first gen students in particular. She is excited to bring her experience in finance and HR to serve behind the scenes in support of the CareerSpring mission.

Marcus Felder

Marcus Felder is a Principal in Portfolio Operations and a member of the Portfolio Talent and Organizational Performance team. He leads several strategic hiring programs across Blackstone’s portfolio companies, including Veterans Hiring, Refugee Hiring and Blackstone Career Pathways™ which aims to broaden the high-quality talent networks from which Blackstone companies recruit, develop and advance talent to help them build more representative workforces and inclusive cultures. He also works with the participating companies on broader recruitment, inclusion and advancement efforts.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2020, Marcus worked at the Posse Foundation as a program director in the Posse New York office and as the director of the Posse Veterans Program where he managed relationships with the leadership of top-tier US colleges and universities, military installations, non-profit organizations, and industry-leading companies. He also worked at the City University of New York (CUNY) as a program coordinator in the University Office of K-16 Initiatives and as a founding staff member of the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College where he developed and managed college access, transition and success programs for New York City high school students and CUNY community college students.

Marcus holds a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University, and a Master of Science in Education from Baruch College.

Amber Kennelly

Amber Kennelly is the chief human resources officer (CHRO) for William Blair. Amber leads William Blair’s human resources team globally. She is accountable for people-centric and business-oriented human resources strategy development, programs, and processes across the firm, including their diversity and equity programs. Before joining William Blair, Amber served as CHRO for HUB International, an insurance brokerage company headquartered in Chicago, with more than 15,000 employees and 500 offices. She drove all core human resources strategies, programs, and processes.

Previously, Amber delivered impactful strategies and programs at Allstate Insurance Company for 12 years before joining HUB. In her last role at Allstate, she was the vice president of total compensation and an officer of the company. In a previous role with Allstate, Amber served as vice president of human resources for Esurance, an independently operated subsidiary located in San Francisco. She also led the executive compensation, executive development, leadership development, and executive talent acquisition functions for the company. Amber’s earlier career included eight years at two leading retained executive search firms, and positions at Deloitte & Touche as an audit professional and Jones Lang LaSalle as an assistant controller.

Amber holds an M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor of Science with honors in accountancy from the University of Illinois. She has also earned designations as a CPA and Certified Compensation Professional. Amber lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, two sons, and daughter.

Champ Warren

Champ Warren is a Managing Director and senior partner on one of the largest Private Banking teams in the Southwest region of Merrill Lynch. Champ has thirty-one years of experience specializing in wealth management, corporate finance and business succession planning. He has been recognized by The Financial Times, Forbes, and Barron’s as one of America’s top wealth management advisors. Prior to joining the Private Bank, he co-managed the firm’s Business Finance Group in Houston. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Champ worked as a banker in the Middle Market Lending Group of First City Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co).

Champ is a founding member of the Merrill Lynch National Advisor Growth Network and a national representative on the Merrill Lynch Advisory Council to Management. He has received several accolades including Barron’s Top 50 Private Wealth Advisory Teams in America. He was also recognized by the Chairman of Bank of America as a Global Diversity and Inclusion Award Winner. Champ’s community and charitable efforts have supported organizations such as KIPP Texas Public Schools, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Cristo Rey Jesuit Houston, and many more.

Champs holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Peter Tumminello

Most recently, Peter Tumminello was group president of Commercial Businesses for Southern Company Gas (formerly AGL Resources). In this role, he was responsible for all operations outside of the regulated entities, including wholesale services, retail energy, and all midstream businesses including pipeline investments and gas storage. Peter also serves on the Board of the Southern Company Gas Foundation and is a member of the company’s management council.

Prior to joining Southern Company Gas, Tumminello was Vice President of Energy Supply for Green Mountain Energy Company, and he worked for TPC Corp and ARCO Oil and Gas Company in capacities of energy marketing, storage and transportation, asset management, petroleum engineering, finance and planning, and project evaluation. With more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, Tumminnello joined the executive management team of Sequent in August 2003 as Vice President of Asset Management and Origination and has held several positions that have increased his roles and leadership responsibilities throughout the organization. He is also an advisory board member for Cristo Rey Jesuit Houston.

Tumminello holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Kevin Reeves

Kevin Reeves is Vice President over Natural Gas and Power Origination for BP Energy Company. He has more than twenty years of energy industry experience, having previously worked for Enron North America, Reliant Energy, and American Electric Power.

Prior to embarking on a career in the private sector, Kevin served as a PATRIOT missile battery launcher platoon leader in Germany and Saudi Arabia during the First Gulf War. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Kevin is married to Kathryne Reeves and is the father of a daughter Camille (18) and a son Kevin Wiley (16). Kevin currently resides in New Albany, Ohio and is involved with several community and charitable organizations. He currently sits on the boards of KIPP Columbus, Rev1 Ventures and The Columbus Metropolitan Library. He is also a past president of the Columbus Academy Board of Trustees.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Deborah Mouton

Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton is an internationally known writer, educator, activist, and Poet Laureate Emeritus of Houston, Texas. Formerly ranked the #2 Best Female Poet in the World, she was the founder of Houston VIP Slam – the longest running poetry slam venue in Houston, Texas. Currently, as the Executive Director of VIP Arts Houston, Deborah seeks to build more bridges that amplify the voices of artists in and around the nation.

Deborah’s work has appeared in Houston Noir by Akashic Press, Black Girl Magic by Haymarket Books, Fjords Journal, Crab Orchard Review, and on such platforms as NPR, BBC, ABC, Blavity, Upworthy, and TedX. A fellow with The Writer’s Hotel and The Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Incubator, D.E.E.P.’s collaborations with The Houston Ballet, The Houston Rockets, and the Houston Grand Opera have opened new doors for performance poetry. As a finalist for Texas State Poet Laureate, a Kennedy Center Citizen fellowship, and the prestigious Breadloaf Retreat, her work has been highlighted and studied in Canada, England, New Zealand, and Germany.

Deborah holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and African American Studies from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of St. Thomas.

Rob Metzger

Rob Metzger is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance, the Director of the Investment Banking Academy, and the Faculty Director of the Business Honors Programs at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to his roles at Gies Business, he also serves as a Senior Advisor to Mission OG, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, and is a member of the Board of Directors of South Mountain Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, and Payroc, LLC, a privately held payments processing business.

Previously, Rob was a Partner at William Blair & Company, L.L.C., where he held several leadership roles, such as the head of the Technology group and the head of the Financial Services Investment Banking Group. Prior to joining William Blair, Rob worked in the Investment Banking Division of ABN AMRO Incorporated, in the Financial Institutions Group at A.T. Kearney, Inc., and in the Audit and Audit Advisory Services at Price Waterhouse.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Aileen McCormick

Aileen McCormick is a retired healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience in commercial and Medicaid managed care. She is a recognized leader in all operational aspects of managed care and has built and led teams of professionals with a particular emphasis on professional development. Aileen is experienced in implementing complex managed care programs in new states as well as expansion of programs in existing states, having served as the CEO of Amerigroup Texas and later the CEO of Amerigroup’s Western Region until her retirement in 2015.

Aileen has served on the boards of the University of St. Thomas Cameron School of Business and the Nature Discovery Center. She is currently the board chair of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, the President of the Mary Ann Wallace Scholarship Fund and a Board member of 180 Health Care Partners based in Nashville, TN. She has spent extensive time volunteering since her retirement, particularly at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston.

Aileen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services from Montclair State University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from The University of St. Thomas.

Catherine Flax

Catherine is President of Private Markets, X Machina Capital Strategies, providing leadership coaching to executives in Financial Services, Fintech, Commodities, Professional Services and the Non-Profit sectors. Previously, she has held numerous executive leadership positions, including that of CEO at Pefin, Managing Director and Head of Commodity Derivatives, Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets Sales and Trading for the Americas at BNP Paribas, and Chief Marketing Officer of J.P. Morgan. She brings decades of experience in business and strategic growth, innovation, talent development, regulatory affairs, diversity and inclusion, and more.

A leader in Financial Services, Catherine is currently on the Advisory Board of Jai Kisan (India), Darisami (Mauritius), Parameter Insights (Canada), and the Living Centerline Institute (US). A long-time champion of diversity, Catherine has also served on the J.P. Morgan Investment Banking Inclusive Leadership Council as well as on the J.P. Morgan Chase Diversity Council. Catherine has also worked with several non-profit organizations. She is currently on the board of Cristo Rey Brooklyn, as well as on the Wall Street Advisory council for the Texas A&M business school.

Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from Texas A&M University, and a Master’s in Economics from Brown University.

John England

John England is a senior partner in Deloitte’s oil and gas division, leading relationships with some of the organization’s largest clients. He previously served as the U.S. Oil & Gas leader for Deloitte LLP across all businesses, including consulting, risk and financial advisory, audit, and tax services. Prior to taking over his industry leadership role, John led the energy trading and risk management practice for Deloitte where he helped organizations solve challenges related to business model, risk management, and performance measurement.

John is a frequent author and speaker for energy industry topics and has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, BNN, and Bloomberg Radio. John has also appeared before groups such as the American Petroleum Institute, American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute, and Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Energy Conference, among others. He currently serves on the National Petroleum Council as well as on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Texas chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Houston Chapter of the World Affairs Council.

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin University and is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.

Bill Cartwright

Bill Cartwright is a former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and Head Coach of the NBA Chicago Bulls. As a California native, Bill attended and played college basketball at the University of San Francisco. Eventually, Bill would go on to play 16 seasons with the NBA’s New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics, ultimately winning 3 NBA championships. Later, Bill became an NBA coach for various teams and won 2 more NBA championships. Bill is a passionate leader and always looks for ways to support nonprofit organizations, player development, coaching, sales, and entrepreneurship. Since April 2016, Bill has been working at his alma mater as their Director of University Initiatives.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master’s degree focused in Organizational Development and Human Resources, both from the University of San Francisco.

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Senior Partner, Deloitte

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Catherine Flax

President of Private Markets, X Machina Capital Strategies

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Marcus Felder

Managing Director & Head of Career Pathways, Blackstone

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Amber Kennelly

Chief Human Resources Officer, William Blair

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Aileen McCormick

Retired Healthcare Executive

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Rob Metzger

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois Gies College of Business

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Paul Posoli

Founder and President, CareerSpring

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Kevin Reeves

Vice President, BP Energy Company

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Champ Warren

Managing Director, Merrill Lynch

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Senior Managing Director, SOLIC Capital

ShaJra Austin

National Director of Job Placement, CareerSpring

David Brown

Americas CEO, Hays

Angela Dash

President, The Pace Institute, LLC

Barbara Deskey

Managing Director, CRA | Admired Leadership

Megan Duffy

Partner, Ernst and Young

Kerri Faber

Partner, Echelon

Alicia Guyton

Cluster Branch Leader II, Vice President, Truist

Daniel Holland

EVP & Senior Managing Director, Georgia Corporate Banking/Restaurant Banking

Emily Kotzan

Career Counselor, Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School

David Metcalf

Leadership and Strategy Consultant, Spencer Stuart

Danila Palmieri

Founder & CEO, Connect Solutions LLC

David Slovensky

SVP, General Counsel, Southern Company Gas

Dan Smith

President, First Community Mortgage

Dori White

Head of Marketing, Financial Services, Colibri Group

Lloyd Wilky

Career Coach and Business Strategist

Todd Boudreau

Partner, Arnold and Porter

Rob Feingold

Lecturer, UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management

Alessandra Gordon-Hall

HR Director, Human Resources Business Partner, Lantheus

Eric Graber-Lopez

Board of Directors, BlueWave

Mike LaBelle

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Boston Properties

Charlotte May

Engagement Manager, Global CEO and Board Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Leslie Mikus

VP, Talent Leader, MERGE

Frederick Murray

CEO, KORSCH America Inc.

Jeremy Perron

Senior Vice President, Teneo

Rosemary Powers

President, Cristo Rey Boston High School

Elizabeth Rae

Former SVP, Global Human Resources, Waters Corporation

Michael Ryan

Head of Claims, Pinnacol Assurance

Ginette Saimprevil

Executive Director, Bottom Line Massachusetts

Michael Tamasi

President & CEO, AccuRounds

Jamie Tong-Chow

Audit Shareholder, Tonneson + CO

Brian Torrisi

Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Consultant Relations, Manulife Investment Management

Naveed Bandukwala

Consultant, Egon Zehnder

Barbara Best

Founding Partner and Principal, Capital Strategies Investment Group

Chris Broughton

Executive Director, Wentcher Scholars

Guy Caprio

Staff Therapist, Loyola University, Chicago

Daniel Chavez

Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Geoff Dybas

Executive Managing Director, Duff and Phelps Investment Management

Jackie Ferguson

Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Kerry Griffin

Chief Talent Officer, IZEA

Cheri Hubbard

President, CDH Consulting Group

Laura Johnston

Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Twinn Persimmon LLC

David Kirshenbaum

Managing Director, Virtas Partners & Chairman, TIGER 21 Chicago Group 4

Steve Latreille

VP of Finance, Ingredion

Sheila Matuscak

Co-Founder and CEO, Coeo Space

Ian McBride

Former Director of Central Career Services, Year Up

Bradford Page

Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, Baird

Sherri Stewart

Chief Talent Officer, Keystone Capital

Sharada Sullivan

Managing Director & Global Alliance Director, CBRE

Tony Thrower

Director, National Account Management, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Connie Adair

Dallas Board Chair, Managing Partner, Focus Search Partners

Randall Bishop

CEO, Surgical Information Systems

Ollie Chandhok

Market President & Publisher, Dallas Business Journal

Omar Choucair

CFO, Trintech

Curt Crofford

Managing Director, Pennington Creek Capital

Kirk Harrell

Chief Talent Officer, The CapStreet Group

Brandi Johnson

Regional VP Medicaid Plan Marketing - Western Region, Anthem, Inc.

Judi Kruger

Director, GTM Talent Acquisition, Okta

Paul Lucero

Assistant Vice President - Executive Talent Acquisition, AT&T

Shara McClure

Founder, Shara McClure, LLC & Healthcare Consultant

Mike McGill

Managing Partner, Carve Capital Partners

Alicia McGlinchey

Board Member, Leadership ISD

Gunnar Rawlings

Business Developer, DPR Construction

Shenée Rayford

Vice President, Lockton

Gretchen Richter

National Director of Corporate Sponsorships, CareerSpring

Tom Spivey

Managing Director, Deloitte Corporate Finance

Derrick Stephens

Founder & Chief Sales Officer, CBH Consulting

Austin Westervelt-Lutz

AVP for Development, University of Dallas

Jennifer Wilson

Partner and Global Co-Head, Heidrick & Struggles

Emily Armstrong

VP Talent Management

JoAnn Chavez

VP and CLO, DTE Energy

Silvina Diaz

Senior Principal, Slalom

Scott Gibaratz

Managing Director, HCI Equity Partners

Mike Khoury

Regional Program Manager, Detroit, CareerSpring

Joaquin Nuno-Whelan

Vehicle Program Director, Ford Motor

Larry Ott

CHRO, Cooper Standard

Kathie Patterson

CHRO, Ally Financial

Gabe Rodriguez-Barriga

VP, Strategy Vice President of Strategy and Environmental Analysis, Barton Malow

Catherine Susko

Director, Henry Ford Health System

Jerome Austin

Founder, RY2 Solutions, Inc.

Nigeria Bloczynski

Founder and CEO, Prism Risk

Jill Chapman

Director, Early Talent Programs/Human Capital Development, Insperity

Julie Diehl

Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Leo Espinoza

Global CEO, Board, Industrial, Energy & Energy Transition, and Private Equity, Spencer Stuart

Anthony Flynn

Chief Executive Officer, WorkFaith

Hugh Forque

General Manager, Slalom

Dennis Hatchett

CEO, Vessel Group

Ellie Kalatzi

Project Director, Houston Methodist Hospital

Neil Kallmeyer

Managing Partner, CapStreet

Barry Kelly

Former EVP and Manager of Texas Commercial Banking, Cadence Bank

Lee Lahourcade

Former Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Lauren Landry

MBA Candidate, The University of Chicago

Stephen Lewis

Principal, AB Bernstein

Aylen Mayton

Human Resources Business Partner, AWG/Coastal Welding Supply

Daisy Morales

Principal Consultant, AAMA

Marvin Pierre

Executive Director, Eight Million Stories

Greg Piper

CEO, Red Mountain Ventures LLC

Brandon Powell

CFO, Peak 10 Energy

Rayne Rouce

Physician, Texas Children’s Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine

Dilanka Seimon

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, EnLink Midstream

Katherine Taylor

Program Manager, ExxonMobil Foundation

Rachel Wamp

Finance Manager, CBRE/Enterprise Global Services

Alston White

Vice President, JP Morgan

Jessica Basso

Scientist, Insmed

Tina Bhatia

Head of Business Development, Datalogz.io

Fleur Callender

Global DEI Manager for Ecosystems for Community Engagement, National Grid

Natasha Charles

Founder, CEO, and Chief Intuitive Strategist, Intuitive Coaching with Natasha Charles

Steven Cohen

Award-Winning Producer and Media Executive

Anastasia Crosswhite

Consultant, Spencer Stuart

Trish Dever

Managing Director, JPMorgan Human Resources

Yaseen Gholizadeh

Associate, Structured Finance, Goldman Sachs

Israel Irenshtain

Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker & New York University Certified Professional Coach

Paul Kelly

Head of Alternatives Business, DWS

Cecilia Leung

Founding Partner, The Entrepreneur CFO

Chris Neidow

Managing Partner, Americas, Principal Search

Idara Otu

Director, Credit Suisse

Rob Rusk

Co-Founder & Partner, Orion Energy Partners

Dayna Shamlin

Executive Director, MSCI Inc.

Rebecca Stockley

Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Dawne Troupe

Advocacy Director, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations

Naveen Bhateja

EVP, CHRO, Medidata Solutions

Sonya Brown

General Partner, Co-Head of Growth Equity, Norwest Venture Partners

Adam Charlson

Managing Partner/Practice Co-Leader, Focus Search Partners

Renata Dionello

Former CHRO/Chief People Officer

Andrew Dodson

Managing Partner, Parthenon Capital

Josh Gold

Private Equity Operating Partner, H&F

Tom Hayes

Investment Professional, With A Pencil, LLC

Jessica Kosmowski

National Managing Principal, TMT, Deloitte

Doug MacKenzie

Partner, A.T. Kearney

Gorick Ng

Author and Career & First Gen, Low-Income Student Advisor, UC Berkeley

Monica Plaza

Operating Partner, CapitalG

Robert Stark

CEO Performance Partner and Advisor, Spencer Stuart

Rick Walker

Investor

Shannon Wheatley

Founder and CEO, Lane 9 Consulting

Ayishat Adeniran

Executive Director of Empowerful and Law Student, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Angela Barsallo

Assistant Vice President, Citi

Trina Bean

Electrical Engineer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Jorge Cantu

Global Rates Analyst, JP Morgan

Jason Chu

Investment Banking Analyst, DBO Partners

Edgar Crispin

Associate, EY-Parthenon

Isaiah Culpepper

Intensive Care Registered Nurse, Harris Health System

Lamaya Davis

University of Miami student

Amy Garcia

Financial Analyst, University of Houston

Janneicia Harrison

Loyola University student

Toby Irenshtain

Law Clerk, Linklaters Americas

Juan Juarez

Senior Business Development Analyst, Cooper Machinery Services

Manuel Lopez

Sales Manager, ROSEN

Derrick Ngo

Finance Leadership Program Associate, Comcast NBCUniversal

Peter Obi

Senior Sales Manager, Gartner

Chrislord Pierre

Analyst, JPMorgan Private Bank

Michael Roncevich

Engineer, Eleox

Vasilios Rosenzweig

Owner, Aware and Lumiere Studios

Rebeca Salas

Operations Manager, CareerSpring

Mihir Shroff

Private Equity Associate, H.I.G. Capital

Haoxi Wang

High Yield Analyst, Barings

Sylvester Washington

Product Support Specialist, Medline