Category: Guests (Page 8 of 11)

Matthew Winton

April 22, 2012 / GTD Group

Matthew L. Winton
Vaughn, Winton & Clark law firm
Air Date April 22nd, 2012

Matthew L. Winton is a founding partner of the Vaughn, Winton & Clark law firm. He primarily limits his legal practice to Real Estate with a focus on community association law issues, representing developers, builders, condominium and homeowner associations, and real property owners. He is admitted to all Oklahoma courts and is a member of the bar in Oklahoma and Texas.

Education
Matthew graduated Oklahoma Christian University with a bachelors degree in Literature. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, earning his degree with distinction. Matthew is a trained mediator.

Professional Memberships
Since 2000, Matthew has been a member of the American and Oklahoma Bar Associations. Since appointed by Mayor Naifeh in 2002, Matthew has served on the City of Edmond Development Standards Committee. Since 2006, he has been a member of the Texas Bar Association. He is an honorary member of the Oklahoma Commercial and Residential Home Inspectors.

Professional Accomplishments
Matthew is a frequent lecturer to attorneys and real estate professionals on community association and private roadway issues. He is the author of the “Oklahoma Community Association Handbook,” now in its second edition. Matthew hosts the law blog located at www.okhoa.blogs.com, and serves as general counsel to numerous community associations in Oklahoma. Matthew serves as a director of the Unit Ownership Estate of 3233 East Memorial.

J.D. Davis

April 15, 2012 / GTD Group

J.D. Davis
Author of Unconquered: The Saga of Cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mike Gilley
Air Date April 15th, 2012

J. D. Davis has been a fan of the music of Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley much of his life. He spent several years researching the lives of these men for this book.

Davis was raised in Quitman, Texas, a quiet community in the piney woods of East Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree (with highest honors) in economics from the University of Texas and later received a master’s degree from SMU. A successful businessman and entrepreneur, he achieved the rare distinction of partnership in his twenties at a major actuarial consulting firm, where he continues to manage a large practice. He has three daughters and lives near Dallas.

Richard P. Rush

April 8, 2012 / GTD Group

Richard P. Rush
Chairman, Rush Strategies
Air Date April 8th, 2012

Dick Rush is Chairman of Rush Strategies, an association management and advocacy organization that helps business people and trade organizations speak out with impact on policy issues crucial to their bottom lines.

He is Senior Vice President of Ingenuity of JustGOODNews.BIZ – America’s leading GOOD economic news service. JustGoodNews.BIZ summarizes leading headlines from across the nation about growing companies, new jobs, emerging markets, American ingenuity and innovation at work — And delivers it via email to thousands of subscribers daily. As SVP, Dick interviews entrepreneurs and business thought leaders about their ideas, successes, challenges and life lessons.

Dick and his wife, Kris, are co-administrators of the Council of State Chambers, the national professional association of State Chamber presidents. They organize COSC’s national conferences and mentor State Chamber executives.

He is Vice Chairman of the Center for America, helping to educate, motivate and empower Americans to expand workplace skills, entrepreneurship, prosperity and freedom.
Dick served as President and CEO of The State Chamber of Oklahoma for 23 years until his retirement in 2010. Under his leadership, The State Chamber became a national leader in passing many pro-jobs laws including tort reform, workers comp reform, a Right-to-Work Constitutional Amendment, plus many other successful business campaigns.

Prior to joining The State Chamber of Oklahoma in 1986, Dick served for nearly six years as Regional Manager for the United States Chamber of Commerce’s Southwestern Office in Dallas. For four years he worked at the California State Chamber developing a Legislative Action Program for Small Business and as Executive Vice President of CACCE. He began his chamber career at the San Francisco Chamber and later took the helm of the San Rafael Chamber. His 40-year Chamber career spanned seven states and many foreign economies.

Dick has served as chairman or board member of a wide range of business and civic organizations including: Chairman of the Council of State Chambers (COSC), the Oklahoma Business Roundtable, Oklahoma Business Circle for Arts Education, Salvation Army Advisory Board, Governor’s International Team, Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center (now i2E) and Oklahoma 21st Century Research Foundation.

His 20 year work with China has established two Sister State Chambers in the Provinces of Gansu and Liaoning.

Mike McAdoo

April 1, 2012 / GTD Group

Mike McAdoo
Guitarist
Air Date April 1st, 2012

Mike played lead guitar for the Osmond family for six years and won ‘Best Lead Guitarist’ at the Branson Music Awards three times. He has also played and recorded with Mel Tillis, The Moffatts, Rex Allen Jr, Shoji Tabuchi, and Boxcar Willie.

Mike is a Peavey Guitar product endorser and has been profiled in the ‘Peavey Monitor’ but more importantly, he is a full time professional guitar teacher, producer, and song writer.

His years of experience have given him an understanding of what a guitarist goes through and he’s developed a system of teaching that is fool proof for everyone.

“Mike McAdoo is a very smooth player who specializes in well connected runs” – Guitar Player Magazine

“Michael McAdoo is without question the best guitar player that I have had the pleasure of working with” – Wayne Osmond

Mike has been featured in Taylor Guitars’ newsletter Wood and Steel.

Mike the Songwriter, has a tune called West Texas Swang Thang on Gary P. Nunn’s CD entitled ‘Something for the Trail’ and The First Christmas Gift tune was released by GPN.

Dr. Woodrow Clark

March 18, 2012 / GTD Group

Dr. Woodrow Clark
Qualitative Economist
Air Date March 18th & 25th, 2012

Dr. Clark, a long-time advocate for the environment and renewable energy, is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, public speaker and advisor specializing in sustainable communities. Dr. Clark was one of the contributing scientists to the work of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UNIPCC) which as an organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2007.

In 2004, he founded, and now manages, Clark Strategic Partners (CSP), an environmental and renewable energy consulting firm using his political-economic expertise in order to guide, advice and implements public and private clients worldwide – specifically on sustainable smart green communities of all kinds ranging from colleges and universities to shopping malls, office buildings and film studios.

Dr. Clarks’ five books and 50+ peer-reviewed articles reflect that concern for global sustainable communities. His last book is Global Energy Innovations (Praeger Press, November 2011) that concerns the “green industrial revolution” (GIR). He explains his work as being the solutions to climate change through public policy, science and technologies, economics and finance. Clark also teaches graduate courses in these areas throughout the USA and internationally. Currently, Clark is Academic Specialist, UCLA Provost Office and Cross-Disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology.

Prior to launching CSP, Dr. Clark was Senior Advisor on Renewable Energy, Emerging Technologies, and Finance to California Governor Gray Davis from 2000-2003. Before that from 1999-2000, he was a Visiting Professor of Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship at Aalborg University, Denmark, where he was a Fulbright Fellow in 1994. Dr. Clark was the Manager of Strategic Planning for Technology Transfer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for the University of California and U.S. Department of Energy, during the 1990s. In 1980, he founded a mass media company in San Francisco, CA, Clark Communications, specializing in the production and distribution of documentary and educational films focused on â€œsocial issuesâ€ such as â€œsexual harassmentâ€, â€œhealth issuesâ€ and older workers along with other topics including books from dramatic current events.

Dr. Clark earned three mastersâ€™ degrees from different universities in Illinois and his Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley. He lives with his wife, and their 4 year-old son in Southern California.

Board and Associations

Boards & Associations

Nularis, Los Angeles, CA
American Lung Association of California, Oakland, CA
Solar Program for City of Santa Monica
Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology (FAST), Cape Elizabeth, ME
National Building Museum, Washington, DC.
Research Associate, Minetta Institute, San Jose State University, California
Altergy Corporation, Folsom, CA
Green Advisor, Producers Guild of America
Green Advisor, California Workforce Investment Board
Vice Chair, Citizens Oversight Committee, Beverly Hills School Bond, $334 million (2008-present)Major Recent Affiliations
Senior Fellow, Milken Institute, Santa Monica, CA
Alumni Board Member, University of California, Berkeley
Association of Strategic Planners, LA Chapter
Hybrid Electric Transportation Program, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
Advisory Board Member, Net Impact, San Francisco, CA
Co-Director, “Six Country Reports on Environmentally Sound Technologies from Developed to Developing CountriesÂ”, Framework Convention for Climate Change, UN,
California Defense Conversion Council / Base Closure Commission, Sacramento, CA

Academic Journals

Associate Editor. Utility Policy Journal. Elsevier Press, London, UK.
Associate Editor. Energy Policy Journal. Elsevier Press, Paris, FR

Recent Honors & Awards

Nobel Peace Prize, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Oslo, Norway, (Dec 2007)

Certification of Appreciation, WINMEC, UCLA (November 2009)
Dolores Huerta Labor Institute, Pierce College, Los Angeles, CA (April 2009)
Sagan National Colloquium Award and Speaker, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware (November 2008)
Beverly Hills Green Team, Beverly Hills, CA (July 2008)
ATHGO, UCLA (February, 2008)
Certificate from Los Angeles City Council, Co-Winner of Nobel Peace Prize (February, 2008)
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Certificate, Co-Winner of Nobel Peace Prize (February, 2008)
Todah Rabah, Hasdassah Southern California, Speaker, Â“Israel: the tiny green giantÂ”, Los Angeles, CA (January 2008)

Jeannie C. Riley

March 11, 2012 / GTD Group

Jeannie C. Riley
Singer/Recording Artist
Air Date March 11, 2012

An American country music and gospel singer, Jeannie C. Riley is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit “Harper Valley PTA” (written by Tom T. Hall), which missed (by one week) becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time. In subsequent years, she had moderate chart success with country music, but never again duplicated the success of “Harper Valley PTA”. She became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970s.

Riley’s great success brought a number of offers from Hollywood, and she appeared with Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Bette Davis, Tom Jones, Ed Sullivan and others on various television programs.

Riley left Plantation Records for MGM Records in 1972, recording several albums, but only two of her singles from the period, “Good Morning Country Rain” and “Give Myself A Party,” cracked the top 30. Later stints at Mercury Records and Warner Bros. Records produced only a couple of charted singles, but Riley remained highly in demand as a concert artist well into the 1980s.
In the 1970s, she became a Born Again Christian and began recording gospel music. As result of her conversion, she distanced herself from the song for a time, due to its content. However, it was never removed from her live set and she still performs it. In 1980, she published her autobiography, From Harper Valley to the Mountain Top, which told her story of stardom in pop music to moving more into gospel music. The following year, she released a new gospel album with the same title.

John deSteiguer

March 4, 2012 / GTD Group

John deSteiguer
President, Oklahoma Christian University
Air Date March 4, 2012

John is Oklahoma Christian’s new President and has been with OC since January 2003. He earned his B.A. in Economics, Summa Cum Laude, from Northeastern State University in 1984, and a Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude, from Pepperdine University in 1989. Prior to coming to OC, John practiced law from 1989-1993 with the Dallas law firm, Haynes and Boone, and served as Northeastern State University’s Director of Development from 1993-2002. John is married to Darla and they have two children, Joe and Abby. They attend the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond.

Jose Beceiro

February 19, 2012 / GTD Group

Jose Beceiro
Director of Clean Energy, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Air Date February 19th, 2012

Jose Beceiro is the Director of Clean Energy at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce in Austin, TX.

Beceiro’s responsibilities include:

-Recruiting clean technology companies to the Austin metro region
-Lobbying for cleantech public policies at the local, state, and federal levels
-Serving as the regional spokesperson on Austin cleantech initiatives
-Serving as the coordinator of the Austin Chamber Clean Energy Council

Beceiro works directly with the City of Austin, Austin Energy, UT Austin Clean Energy Incubator, Austin Chamber Clean Energy Council, State of Texas, and Austin cleantech industry stakeholders in a collaborative effort to build Austin’s clean energy ecosystem into the “Clean Energy Capital of the World.”

Beceiro also serves as a founding board member of the Pecan Street Project, Inc.organization. The Pecan Street Project is the nation’s most advanced smart grid initiative. As the organization’s Treasurer, Beceiro coordinates with PSP board members representing the City of Austin, Austin Energy, Environmental Defense Fund, and UT Austin on executing the PSP mission of designing a new energy delivery system and utility business model in Austin, TX.

Prior to joining the Austin Chamber, Beceiro worked as an economic development consultant for Austin-based AngelouEconomics where he developed comprehensive economic development strategies for regions and communities, as well as site selection services for private sector clients. Beceiro is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin in economics with concentrations in mathematics, aerospace engineering, and finance.

Ed Ireland, Ph. D.

February 12, 2012 / GTD Group

Ed Ireland, Ph. D.
Exec. Director, Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
Air Date February 12th, 2012

When a consortium of leading Barnett Shale production companies founded the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council in 2007, it selected Ed Ireland as executive director. Ireland and the BSEEC are dedicated to promoting energy education and best practices as they relate to oil and gas leasing, drilling, production, transportation and marketing in the Barnett Shale.

Ireland’s executive management experience, operational expertise and 20-year oil and gas career made him the ideal candidate to oversee the activities of the BSEEC, and implement educational and outreach programs in the 24-county area that makes up the Barnett Shale. An industry expert, he also acts as spokesperson for the Barnett Shale, as well as a community and media representative on behalf of BSEEC members. He serves on the Board of Directors of the TCU Energy Institute and was a co-founder of the Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium.

Ireland started his career in the energy industry as an energy economist at United Gas Pipeline in Houston. He founded Energy Planning Associates and GasMark, Inc, a natural gas supplier and pipeline company, and later became president of GeoSource, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration company. Ireland also served as Alderman of the City of Southside Place, Texas, for three terms.

Prior to his corporate work, Ireland served as assistant professor and head of the Economics Department at Clemson University in South Carolina. Ireland holds a B.S. in economics from Midwestern State University, a Ph.D. in economics and statistics from Texas Tech University and did post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago.

Maj.Gen. Rita Aragon

February 5, 2012 / GTD Group

Major General LaRita A. Aragon
Air National Guard
Air Date Februar 5th, 2012

Major General LaRita A. Aragon is the Air National Guard assistant to the deputy chief of staff of Staff Manpower and Personnel. She serves as the senior Air National Guard officer responsible for comprehensive plans and policies covering all life cycles of military and civilian personnel management, which includes military and civilian end strength management, education and training, and compensation and resource allocation. General Aragon serves on the Air Force Personnel Board of Directors for personnel integration matters.

Major General Aragon enlisted in the Oklahoma Air National Guard on September 9, 1979 as an Airman Basic in the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She received her commission through the Academy of Military Science at Knoxville, Tennessee in October 1981. She returned to the 219th EIS as an administrative officer. In February 1989 General Aragon became the first female commander in the Oklahoma Air National Guard when she assumed command of the 137th Services Flight at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base. She became the first female to hold the rank of Brigadier General in Oklahoma National Guard and the first female commander of the Oklahoma Air National Guard in March 2003.

EDUCATION:

1970 Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, Central State College, Edmond, OK
1979 Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling, Central State College, Edmond, OK
1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1995 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1998 Air War College, by correspondence
2000 Reserve Officer National Defense Security Course
2003 Russian General Officer Security Course
2003 Professional Military Comptroller Course
2003 Senior Leader Depot Course

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. September 1979 – October 1981, draftsman apprentice, 219th EIS, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
2. October 1981 – March 1983, administrative officer, 219th EIS, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
3. March 1983 – June 1985, wing education and training officer, 137th Tactical Airlift Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
4. June 1985 – February 1989, wing executive officer, 137th Tactical Airlift Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
5. February 1989 – January 1993, commander, 137th Services Flight, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
6. January 1993 – September 1994, commander, 137th Mission Support Squadron, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
7. September 1994 – May 1995, commander, 137th Logistics Squadron, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
8. May 1995 – January 1997, commander, 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
9. January 1997 – August 1998, commander, 137th Support Group, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK
10. August 1998 – March 2003, executive support staff officer, Headquarters Oklahoma Air National Guard, Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma City, OK
11. March 2003 – September 2005, commander and assistant adjutant general, Headquarters Oklahoma Air National Guard, Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma City, OK
12. September 2003 – September 2005, (Dual-Hat Assignment) Air National Guard assistant to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. September 2005 – September 2006, Air National Guard assistant to the commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, TX
14. September 2006 – Present, Air National Guard assistant to the deputy chief of staff Manpower and Personnel, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with 4 devices
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with 1 device
Air Force Training Ribbon with 1 device

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS:

Board of Directors Red Cross Chapter of Central Oklahoma
National Guard Association of Oklahoma – Member /Board of Directors
National Guard Association of the United States – Member
Academy of Military Science Alumni Association – Secretary /Board of Directors
Integrated Planning Process Group for the Air National Guard – Regional Representative
National Guard Scholarship Foundation of Oklahoma – Vice Pres/ Board of Directors
Women In Military Service for America – Regional Representative/ Charter Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Woman of the Year for Government (Edmond, Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Hospitality Club “Women in the News”
Oklahoma Woman Veteran of the Year
Red Lands Counsel Girl Scouts Woman of the Year
Oklahoma City Principal of the Year
OKC Chamber of Commerce Excellent Educator of the Year
President Oklahoma City Principal Association

EFFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

2d Lt 08 Jan 1982
1st Lt 17 Dec 1984
Capt 16 Jan 1987
Maj 13 May 1991
Lt Col 11 Jun 1995
Col 30 Jul 1999
Brig Gen 01 Mar 2003
Maj Gen 18 Nov 2005