Speaker Date Topic
Monica Paul, ED, Dallas Sports Commission Feb 21, 2025 12:00 PM
2026 World Cup Sneak Peek!
2026 World Cup Sneak Peek!

As the Executive Director for the Dallas Sports Commission, Monica Paul plays an essential role in implementing bid strategies and marketing programs that enhance Dallas' acquisition of sports competitions and events, including solicitation of Olympic, professional, collegiate and amateur sports. Paul also works closely with professional leagues, the NCAA, Olympic National Governing Bodies and amateur sports federations, promoting Dallas as a premier destination for events, conventions and meetings.

Prior to joining Visit Dallas in 2008, Paul was the Associate Director of Events at USA Volleyball, where she oversaw the international events for the USA Women's and Men's National Teams and served as Director of Competition for the 2007 National Senior Games in Louisville, Kentucky. Before that, Paul served as Director of International and Domestic Events for USA Taekwondo, and Director of Events, Marketing and Sponsorships for the Junior Volleyball Association of Austin.

Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in Sports Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. She currently serves on the SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors, Cotton Bowl Classic Board of Directors, the Jason Witten's SCORE Foundation Board of Directors, Women in Sports & Events (WISE) DFW Chapter Advisory Board, and the University of North Texas Sports Entertainment Management Industry Advisory Board. She was selected as the DCEO Non-profit and Corporate Citizenship Award Winner in Leadership Excellence in 2023, DCEO's Dallas 500 in 2022, Women in Business honoree by Dallas Business Journal in 2020, and in 2015 she was honored as one of Connect Sports' Top IX Women in the Sport Tourism Industry.

Paul teaches Contemporary Issues in Sport Management at Southern Methodist University and is also a licensed real estate agent and realtor with Rogers Healy & Associates Real Estate.

Dr. Jennifer Cowley, President Feb 28, 2025 12:00 PM
UTA West
UTA West
Jennifer Cowley is the first female president of The University of Texas at Arlington and the 10th overall. She is also a professor of public affairs and planning in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs.
Dr. Cowley is an advocate for public higher education and passionate about UTA's role in developing the Dallas-Fort Worth economy, society, and culture by preparing the next generation of talent. 
Cowley has dedicated her career to public service through leadership roles at national research universities, where she championed student success, engaged communities, created strategic collaborations, and advanced innovation.
Before joining UT Arlington in 2022, she served as the provost and vice president for academic affairs for five years at the University of North Texas and 16 years at Ohio State University in a variety of capacities, including vice provost for capital planning and regional campuses, associate dean of the College of Engineering, head of city and regional planning, and a professor. 
Prior to entering academia, Cowley worked in city government in Amarillo and College Station. She earned a Ph.D. in urban and regional science, master’s degree in urban planning, and bachelor’s degree in political science from Texas A&M University and master’s degrees in interdisciplinary studies and public administration from UNT. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administrators. 
An Arlington native, Cowley and her husband, Jon, have a son Nathan who is in college.
Jason Soileau Mar 07, 2025 12:00 PM
TCU Campus Master Plan

Jason Soileau, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning, Design, and Construction at Texas Christian University provides leadership and collaboration across the campus community for the strategic growth and stewardship of the TCU physical campus in ways that contribute to a vibrant student experience, strong “sense of place”, strengthened institutional brand, and enhanced financial resiliency.

Paul Greenwell, President Mar 14, 2025 12:00 PM
Davey O' Brien Foundation
Four Way Test Speech Competition Mar 21, 2025 12:00 PM
Four Way Test Speech Competition
Michael Tothe, Tournament Director Mar 28, 2025 12:00 PM
Charles Schwab Challenge
Charles Schwab Challenge

The Charles Schwab Challenge is a premier event on the PGA TOUR in Fort Worth, Texas. We help generate more than $19 million annually for local Tarrant County charities along with an economic impact of about $40 million annually. Considered a "MUST" attend event, Colonial is amongst very select group of marquee PGA TOUR events.

Dr. Elva LeBlanc, Chancellor Apr 04, 2025 12:00 PM
Tarrant County College District
Rich Andreski, President & CEO Apr 11, 2025 12:00 PM
Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro

About the CEO

Andreski is motivated by a mission of public service and believes transit plays a critical role by providing access to employment, education and other opportunities, spurring economic development, and supporting a cleaner and greener future. He keeps the customer experience at the heart of every investment decision.

He is active in the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), where he was co-founder and co-chair of the APTA Emerging Leaders Program, an immersive year-long leadership development program for emerging leaders in the public transportation industry. Andreski also serves on APTA’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Committee and APTA’s Awards Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Lafayette College and a Master of City & Regional Planning degree from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University. He also completed the Jurisdictional Crisis Incident Management Program from Texas A&M Engineering Extension and is a graduate of the APTA Leadership Program, Class of 2009.

About Trinity Metro

Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system that provides public transportation to meet the mobility needs in Tarrant County. The agency offers connections throughout the North Central Texas region, providing passenger trips on buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

 

No Program Apr 18, 2025
Good Friday
The Richard L. Knight Apr 25, 2025 12:00 PM
Rotary Minority Business Awards
Jerry Austry May 09, 2025 12:00 PM
The Rise and Fall of the Hogan Brand
Alan Thompson, CEO May 16, 2025 12:00 PM
La Pulga Spirits
La Pulga Spirits

La Pulga

Our brand was born at an open-air flea market known as La Pulga in our community. Diverse in offering and rich in culture, La Pulga has served as a gathering place and a gateway to the Northside of Fort Worth since the 1940s. Beloved for generations, it is one of the oldest flea markets in the United States and the perfect place for our brand to call home

No Program - Memorial Day May 23, 2025
Memorial Day Observation
The ROAST!! Jun 27, 2025 12:00 PM
The 2024-2025 Year In Review