Larry Milner, CAE, President, Global Strategy Consultants An expert in organizational management, policy advocacy, democratization, and strategic planning A long-time chamber of commerce, association, and business executive before starting Global Strategy Consultants in 1995, Milner was President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Chamber of Commerce (1989-1994).  He served as President of the Texas Economic Development Council.  He also served as Vice President of Communication and Public Affairs for Southwestern Public Service Company, an electric utility.  He has a BA from the University of Texas (1967) and an MA from Texas State University (1995). For full resume, e-mail lmilner@moment.net

Suzanne Milner, Vice President Administration, Global Strategy Consultants An expert in volunteerism, Suzanne Milner was Assistant Volunteer Coordinator for the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum from 1994 to 1998. She has worked on political campaigns for state representative, congressional and presidential candidates.  She has volunteered in woman's clubs, church, and community non-profit boards. She has a BS in Education from West Texas A&M University (1969). For full resume, e-mail suzannegmilner@yahoo.com.

Robert A. Floyd, CAE, Senior Associate, Global Strategy Consultants An expert in association management, Floyd has served as the President/CEO of the Texas Society of Association Executives, a 1200 member professional membership society. He also led a major trade association and has extensive strategic planning & meeting facilitation experience. He specializes in the areas of organizational performance, effective governance, leadership and team development and public advocacy. He is accredited as a Certified Association Executive (CAE). He has a BA from Southwest Texas State University (1968) and an MA from the University of Arizona (1972). For full resume, e-mail rfloyd6@austin.rr.com

Art Roberts, CCE, Senior Associate, Global Strategy Consultants An expert in organizational management, Roberts has served twelve years as the Senior Vice President for Chamber Relations of the Texas Chamber of Commerce, which became the present Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce.   He is the author of Managing the Volunteer Organization,a book that has received national publication and is designed for the staffs of volunteer organizations. The book is distributed to local chambers, to associations, and volunteer organizations by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For full resume, e-mail aroberts@tabcc.org

Carol I. Kallendorf, Ph.D., Delta Associates - www.delta_associates.com An expert in communications, Dr. Kallendorf has worked as a senior outside consultant to organizations in the public and private sectors in the fields of research, organizational design, and training.  Her research work has included customer satisfaction, organizational culture assessments, employee satisfaction and retention, and organizational communication.  Her organizational design work ranges from executive team development to bringing entire manufacturing organizations into alignment for a transition from a hierarchical to a team-based culture. For full resume, e-mail ckallendorf@delta-associates.com

K. Jack Speer,  Delta Associates - www.delta_associates.com An expert in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Speer has worked with over 4,000 small and large companies as an independent consultant and  economic development executive. He founded and directed the University of Houston SBA Business Development Center.  Speer specializes in work with executive teams, management training, and research. He is highly skilled at bringing factionalized management and executive teams together with a compelling sense of shared fate and in teaching hard-hitting management concepts. For full resume, e-mail jspeer@delta-associates.com

Jerry Tapley, Senior Associate, Global Strategy Consultants An expert in communications, public affairs, and marketing, Tapley serves as Group Marketing Communications Manager for 3M where he hires and directs a creative staff of seventy five communication specialists to produce sales collateral material, e-business sites, public relations activities, tradeshows, advertising materials and merchandise. He has a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Tapley received the 3M Managers Award for Best Practices in Human Relations for 2000. On a recent assignment in Jordan, Tapley worked with eleven business associations on developing communication plans and held three seminars on the "Fundamentals of Public Relations. Worked with the AMIR Jordan Project holding PR Training Seminars. For full resume, e-mail sjtapley@austin.rr.com

Robert Simpson, Attorney at Law, Counsel to Global Strategy Consultants A specialist in administrative law and a 10 year veteran of the Texas House of Representatives, Simpson was elected to office in 1974. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Adminstrative Law. His concentration has been in representing trade associations, insurance companies, and utilities. Appearing before water and public utility commissions, real estate and insurance boards, Simpson is former chairman of the State Bar of Texas Administrative and Public Law Section and a Fellow of the Bar's Foundation. For full resume, e-mail rdsim@iname.com

Khaled I. Masri, Senior Associate for Middle Eastern Affairs, Global Strategy Consultants A specialist in Middle East economic development, Masri is a strong project manager for technical programs, has been involved in organizational development and institutional reform, has expertise in trade facilitation including standardization, conformity assessment, rules of origin, non-tariff trade barriers, risk assessment, and customs procedures and controls. Masri has a high level of contacts with governments and private sector groups in Bahrain. Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yeman. For full resume, e-mail khaledmasri@yahoo.com.

Jon Hilsabeck, FACHE, CAE, Senior Vice President, Texas Hospital Association An expert in healthcare and hospital administration, Hilsabeck has served in a number of leadership roles in hospitals, governance and association management. Hilsabeck specializes in hospital turnaround, leadership development, resource management, health policy and networking. He has worked as a hospital chief executive officer, operations manager and human resource director. He holds an MBA degree and is a board certified healthcare executive and certified association executive in the U.S. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two universities teaching ethics, strategic management, finance and healthcare administration. For full resume, e-mail jonhil@texas.net

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