FREELANCE
STARTUP
INVESTOR
SMALL BUSINESS
AGENCY
10 YEARS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT
We got the chance to catch up with some of our employees, entrepreneurs, and partners.
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WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?
Our journey started in 2013, and we have not stopped investing in the entrepreneurial community within the Dallas-Fort Worth community.
OUR TEAM
- The DEC Network Team
- Fiduciary Board
- Associate Board
THE DEC NETWORK TEAM
Bill Chinn
CEO
Tarsha Hearns
Senior Director of Ecosystems
Kendall Kennedy
Director of Events & Operations
Doug Pearce
Manager of Business Development
Gabriela Morales
Project Coordinator
Henry Ly
Program Coordinator
Kara Lehnert
Project Coordinator
Caroline McKnight
Community Coordinator – Fort Worth
Camryn Byrd
Partnership Coordinator
Ashley Diaz
Mentorship Coordinator
Tori Hadachek
Event Coordinator
Kree Evans
Events & Programming Venue Coordinator
Keeya Allen
Community Coordinator – Dallas
Fiduciary Board
Tim Hill
Chairman of the Board, The DEC Network; Owner, Tim Hill Photography
Bill Chinn
CEO of The DEC Network
Brian McGrath
President, Courts & Justice at Tyler Technologies
Candra Sweat
Founder, Everyday Executive
Carlos White
Attorney at DLA Piper
Chase Murphey
Tax Partner at Baker Tilly
Chris Wilkes
President and CEO – Enginsoft USA, Chairman of the Board – North
Chris Gold
Dallas Market President at BNY Mellon Wealth Management
David Cherrie
Cofounder and CEO at Arcade
David Wetherington
Executive Vice President at Colliers International
Derric Hicks
SVP, Group Manager-Business Banking
Duane Dankesreiter
Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation, Dallas Regional
Ichan Stall
Entrepreneur, Mentor, North Texas Angel Network Board Member, Owner of Stretch Zone franchises
Jeff Harvey
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Jeff Luppinacci
Vice President of Human Resources, Chief Talent Officer
Joan Richardson
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, COO at JRMR Consulting & Services, LLC
TC Alexander
SVP Community Development Relationship Manager at BOK Financial
Jorre Corral
Senior Managing Director, Accenture Dallas
Juan Solis
Community Development Manager at Truist
Keith Dean
Vice President Relationship Manager at Texas Capital Bank
Kristy Alballero
Co-Founder & COO at IOOGO Inc.
Lubbock Smith
Director of Community Development & Vista Outreach at Vista Bank
Melissa Bradford
VP Community Development Officer at Veritex Community Bank
Narasimha Raju N.
Head of ESN Infrastructure and Platform, Motorola Solutions
Neha Kunte
CEO & President, MNK Infotech Inc.
Hayden Meredith
Vice President – Technology and Disruptive Commerce at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
R’kes Starling
President & CEO, Reveles Clinical Services
Rachel Capps
SVP, Capital One
Randy Johanneck
Former Risk/Control Executive at Comerica Bank
Rhett Taylor
Advertising Director of D Magazine
Stacey Gee
National Manager Strategic Innovaton, Toyota Financial Services
Summer Wright
AVP, Design and Innovation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
Tammy Richards
CEO, VolunteerNow
Terrence Shine
VP of Business Development at Wells Fargo
Trey Bowles
Chair of Strategy, Executive Committee, Managing Director of Techstars, Founder of The DEC Network
Tristen Wilson
Community Development Officer, Dallas Regional Community Development, Frost Bank
Xavier Egan
President, Mergers & Acquisition at Capital Asset Advisors
Associate Board
Alden Warr
VP and Managing Member, Lavender & Co
Andrea Thompson
Licensed Barber – Bonafide Barbershop
Bala Selvam
Chief Technology Officer – Spectro Cloud
Becca James
Co-Founder & COO – Done Desk Inc.
Bobby Miller
Senior Business Management – Tech Talent Program ADF, AT&T
Bora Laci
Consultant, Through Ensemble
Wayne Worthington
Chief Of Staff, HiOperator
Carson Gibbons
Director, Managed Solutions | Technology & Creative
Christine Myer
VP of Sales & Marketing at NoiseAware
Christian Barber
Treasury Management Officer, First United Bank
David Kolski
Senior Director Product & Strategy, BILT Incorporated
David Cherrie
Cofounder and CEO, Arcade
Francis Ufamodu
Owner and Video Strategist, Way To Work LLC
James Lewis
Senior Strategy Consultant, Monitor Deloitte
James Sackey
Marketing Consultant
Jasmine Ohen
Programs & Community Architect – DigitalUndivided
Jason Hendricks
Founder – Forgot or Knot
Jonah Silverthorn
Director of Sales – Semaphore Mobile
Jordan DSilva
CEO – Web City Properties
Josiah Ball
Business Coach, ActionCOACH USA
Jimmy Ouyang
Head of Product and Operations – KINTO – Toyota
KJ Royal
Co-Founder & General Partner – Startup Studio
Michelle Ochoa
Founder & CEO, Build-O-Button
Neha Husein
Founder, Just Drive
Scott McAninley
President – SaaS Pros