Our Guests for the November 6th/7th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Dr. Joe May, Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District

Mike Barnett, CEO, Benchmark Bank

Join us every Friday afternoon at 3:00 and Saturday at 2:00 on 770 KAAM (KAAMRadio.com)

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Dr. Joe May, Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District

Selected as the seventh chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District, Dr. Joe May assumed his duties at DCCCD in late February 2014.

DCCCD is one of the largest community college systems in the state of Texas, with seven colleges that have served more than three million people since the system was founded in 1965.

Throughout his career, Dr. May has expanded opportunities for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree by starting at a community college. At the same time, he brings a strong commitment to improve the Dallas economy by helping to growmiddle-class jobs.

DCCCD.edu

Phone: (214) 378-1824

Mike Barnett, CEO, Benchmark Bank

Mike Barnett has been CEO of Benchmark Bank for over 25 years and was first elected to the Board of Benchmark Bank in 1978.

Established in 1964 in a small east Texas town, Quinlan State Bank was the long-time dream of retired oilman Bruce Clardy who served as Chairman of the Board until Mike took over from his grandfather in 1983. In 1987, Barnett bought a failed bank in the Dallas-area and renamed the institution Benchmark Bank. In 2002, he sold all the branches and consolidated everything into the new location at the Shops at Legacy in Plano.

Now with six locations Benchmark Bank is in Plano, Uptown, the Park Cities, the Woodlands and two locations in Austin and the bank’s assets top $400 million.

BenchmarkBank.com

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Phone: (972) 673-4000

Dr. Joe May, Host, Steve A Klein, Mike Barnett

Our Guests for the October 30th/31st edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Cory Countryman, CEO, Walnut Hill Medical Center

Gayle Nave, Executive Director & Luis Veras, Board Chair, Mi Esculita

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Cory Countryman, CEO, Walnut Hill Medical Center

Healthcare executive Cory Countryman is the Chief Executive Officer of the newly opened Walnut Hill Medical Center in Dallas.

Walnut Hill Medical Center is a 100-bed, acute-care hospital for adults who seek uncompromising patient care from renowned physicians and a compassionate staff. Walnut Hill Medical Center pledges to create superior outcomes and an unsurpassed patient experience.

Cory began his career as a Registration Clerk at Zale Lipshy University Hospital in Dallas after a tour in the US Navy. Over the next two decades Cory worked in various healthcare management positions progressing into roles as Chief Executive Officer at Cleveland Regional Medical Center and Weatherford Regional Medical Center.

WalnutHillMC.com

Phone: (972) 863-6000

Gayle Nave, Executive Director & Luis Veras, Board Chair, Mi Esculita

Galyle Nave joined Mi Escuelita as Director of Administration in 1999 and was promoted to the position of Executive Director in 2006. Luis Veras serves as Board Chair for Mi Escuelita and is a Pizza Hut Franchisee operating stores in the North Dallas area.

Mi Escuelita Preschool is a Dallas non-profit that provides a unique service to low-income families with children considered to be “at-risk.”

Mi Escuelita began providing early childhood education to low income at-risk children in 1978 serving children ages 2½ to 5 years. Today Mi Escuelita has 560 children in 26 classrooms at six locations throughout Dallas.

MiEscuelita.org

Phone: (214) 526-0220

Cory Countryman, Gayle Nave, Luis Veras

Host, Steve A Klein