Founders’ Circle

We are very proud of our Founders’ Circle.

These individuals have passionately, intellectually, and financially endorsed our efforts and The UP Experience™ All have helped in the development and direction of the inaugural event, the slate of speakers, as well as the theme and focus of The UP Experience™.

BARBARA AKSAMIT, Business Development, 3RA Business & Web Solutions

JOHN ALLMAN, Headmaster, St. John’s School

RICHARD BARANIUK, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rice University

MARY BASS, Partner/Consultant, SpencerStuart

RICK BAYS, Partner, Locke Liddell & Sapp

SHANNON BLAKE, Co-Founder, FirstMemories Texas

FREDERICKA BRECHT, Group Chair, Vistage

STEVE BRODY, Vistage Chair, Brody & Associates

C. SIDNEY BURRUS, PH.D, former Dean of Engineering & Senior Strategist of Connexions, Rice University

ANDY BURSTEN, Founder & President, Coastal Telephone Company

VICKI RABIN BURSTEN, M.D., Dermatology

LAURA CAPPER, CEO & Founder, CAP Resources

CJ COOLIDGE, Advisory Board, Administaff

BRIAN CRUVER, Co-Founder & CEO, Giveline

LISA GOCHMAN, Account Manager, Modern Luxury Magazine

FRANKLIN J. HARBERG, JR., Partner, Mills, Higbie, Harberg & Huvard, LLP

KAREN R. HARBERG, Realtor, Martha Turner Properties

JEFF HARDER, Managing Shareholder,The Woodlands, Winstead PC

JERRY HOBBY, CEO & President, Anything Internet

CLARE SULLIVAN JACKSON, President & CEO, Sullivan Group

LEE KAPLAN, Realtor Associate, Greenwood King Properties

RHONA KONIG, Artistic Photographer

RONALD W. KONIG, DDS, FAGD, Center for Cosmetic & Comprehensive Dentistry & TMJ Disorders

SHARI KOZIOL, Executive Director, Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc.

DEBBIE LAPIN, JD

STEPHEN LAPIN, M.D., F.A.C.S., Houston Metro Urology

BRYAN LEIBMAN, President, Frosch Travel

RICHARD LEIBMAN, Chairman, Frosch Travel

NORMAN LEWIS, Chief Financial Officer, Tootsies

KELLY LUEDDE

COLT LUEDDE, Managing Director, Gulf Star Group

KEN MATHIS, M.D., Chairman, Dept. of Orthopedics, The Methodist Hospital

KELLY MCCANN, CEO, AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.

CHARLES A. NEWCOMER, President, Internet Access Point Corporation

JACQUELINE R. NORTHCUT, President & CEO, BioHouston

KEITH OKANO, President, Bridgeway

JIM PHILLIPS, Principal, Compass Consulting & Benefits, Inc.

JON POLLOCK, President, Trio Electric, Ltd

CAROLINE POPPER, M.D., President, Popper and Company, Blueprints for BioScience

DEAN PUTTERMAN, Owner, Crimson Management

BARBARA WINTHROP ROSE, MA, OTR, CVE, CHT, FAOTA, Aaron & Rose Hand Therapy & Ergonomics

MARC SCHINDLER, Partner, Pivot Point Advisors, LLC

ANGELA SCHRODER, U.S.E & O Brokers

LORI SIEGEL, Vice President, Citi Smith Barney

SARA SPEER SELBER, Principal, The PM Team

CYNTHIA SHERIDAN, Managing Partner, Paladin Consulting Group

LINDA STARR, Certified Master Coach, Starr CTC

JAY STEINFELD, CEO & Founder, Blinds.com

TOMMY THOMPSON, President, BioTex Finance Ltd.

STEFANI TWYFORD, Executive Director, Legacy Multimedia, LLC

DONNA & TONY VALLONE, Restaurateurs, Tony’s

MASSEY VILLARREAL, President, Precision Task Group

CHRIS WELSH, President & Founder, Mastery of Learning

ELLYN WULFE, Director of Business Development, DMJM Rottet

ED WULFE, President, Wulfe & Co.

LORRAINE WULFE

BRUCE ZIMMERMAN, CEO, President of UTIMCO

NANCY ZIMMERMAN

Ernie & Sheryl Rapp, Co-Founders

As of March 2008

We are honored and humbled by each and everyone’s support. To find out more about being part of our Founders’ Circle, contact sheryl@theUPexperience.com

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