Soules College of Business Corporate Advisory Council
UT Tyler University Advancement
Staff
Dr. Krist Swimberghe
Dean
Chair and Associate Professor of Marketing
Soules College of Business
Dr. Gary Bouse
Director of Development
Soules College of Business
Janice Helfers
Executive Assistant – Dean
Soules College of Business
Executive Officers
Patty Steelman, Chair (2021-2022)
Executive Vice President/Director of Marketing
Austin Bank
Tara C. Odell (Smith County), Vice-Chair
Market Executive, Commercial Banking, SVP, CTP
Regions Bank
D. Jason Cooper (Smith County), Treasurer
Vice President, Corporate Development and Real Estate
Brookshire Grocery Company
Members
Ty Beard
Attorney
Beard, Harris, Bullock, Hughes Attorneys at Law
Sharon Taylor (Gregg County)
Chief Financial Officer
Martin Resource Management
Todd Buchanan
President
Greater Texas Capital Corporation
Kevin Cashion, CPA (Smith County)
Partner
Gollob Morgan Peddy
Scott Martinez
President / CEO
Tyler Area Chamber / Economic Development Council
Amber Owen
Market President
Cadence Bank
Karlista Patterson, Past Chair (2017-2018)
Chief Financial Officer
Heartland Security Group
Kyle Stacy
Founder and President
KDS Medical Management
John Soules, Jr. (Smith County) (UT Tyler Development Board Member)
Chief Executive Officer
John Soules Foods
Stephen Taylor (Smith County)
Agency Consultant
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Lonny Uzzell (Smith County)
Chairman
Southside Bank
Kelvin Woodfin (Smith County)
Owner
Tyler Lending Group
Jay Ward
HUB International/The Ward Agency
Don Warren
Mayor
City of Tyler, TX
Tom Williams
President
Tommy Williams Drywall Co., Inc. (TWD)
Jeff Wood
Owner
Pine Springs Golf Club
Yo Orrostieta
Service Line Marketing Director
Christus Health
Amparo Mahler
CEO
Crossroads Family Care
Phyllis Thomas-Kirkwood
President
Kirkwood Consulting
Ex Officio Members
Susan Gill, CEcd, MEDP (Smith County)
President
Lindale Economic Development Corporation
Mike Henderson, (2019-2020 Chair) (Smith County)
President – Northeast Texas Division
Cadence Bank
Roy Martinez
President
PARK 4 Investments
Tom Mullins (Smith County)
President
T.G. Mullins LLC
Andy Bergfeld (Smith County)
President
Bergfeld Realty Company, LLC
Bob Bondurant
Chief Executive Officer
Martin Resource Management