Responsible for coordination of all activities associated with the annual conference when it is in Dallas. Scheduled to return to Dallas in 2021. Requires committee member assistance for a wide variety of needs. Chair Tony Banks Grant Thornton Co-Chair Daniel Vermeire CFA Member Scott Beckmen Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Member Mark Champion Bank of America Business Capital Member Brad Cummings Calvetti Ferguson Member Gemma Descoteaux Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Member Mike Ehlert BMO Harris Bank Member Melinda Fricke PacWest Business Finance Member Paul Gautier Cary Street Partners, LLC Member Matt Klauser BKD, LLP Member Stephanie McNelis Bridgepoint Consulting Member Ross Mesquita 9Gauge Partners Member Mike Morrow m2hr Executive Search Member Jeffrey Noland DartPoints, LLC Member John Romney RF Investment Partners Member S. Scott Simmons Gibraltar Business Capital Member Roddrelle Sykes 3rd Millennium