Our Guests for the June 5th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Mabrie Jackson, President & CEO – North Texas Commission

Darrell Smith, Founder, Oakbrook Builders

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

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Mabrie Jackson, President & CEO – North Texas Commission

Mabrie Jackson joined the North Texas Commission as its President and CEO in July 2010 and is the 40-year-old organization’s first female leader.

Her background in the public sector includes serving on the Plano City Council in 2008 and 2009. After stepping down from the Plano City Council in 2009, Mabrie ran for the Texas Legislature as the Republican primary and run-off election candidate for the Texas House District 66 seat. She briefly served as interim president and CEO of the Plano Chamber of Commerce.

Mabrie worked at Microsoft Corporation for 13 years incubating award-winning, revenue-producing relationships with international, national and local technology companies. Prior to Microsoft, Mabrie spent 10 years in financial services marketing for EDS.

NTC-DFW.org

Phone: (972) 621-0400

Darrell Smith, Founder, Oakbrook Builders

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Darrell Smith is the founder of Oakbrook Builders, a general contractor specializing in the construction and renovation of senior housing communities.

Oakbrook Builders’ leadership team has delivered over 50 free standing senior housing projects across 19 states including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, and Medical Specialty clinics. In addition, the team has completed dozens of renovations of occupied skilled nursing facilities.

Darrell has been managing senior housing design and construction for 18 years. As a principal of Oakbrook Builders, he utilizes his 34 years of experience in planning and construction management to guide his clients, and he is a true development partner.

OakbrookBuilders.com

Phone: (512) 422-4238

Host, Steve A Klein, Mabrie Jackson, Darrell Smith

Our Guests for the May 29th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show:

Key Coker, Dallas CEO – BBVA Compass Bank

Matt Childs, President & Rick Traylor Immediate Past Chairman, American Concrete Pipe Association

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Key Coker, Dallas CEO – BBVA Compass Bank

Key Coker was promoted to Dallas CEO of BBVA Compass earlier this year. He formerly served as Dallas City President and has worked with BBVA for more than 12 years and has a total of 35 years of banking experience.

BBVA, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the fourth largest bank in Texas. BBVA Compass is a leading U.S. banking franchise with operations throughout the Sunbelt region and it ranks as the 15th largest U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share.

Key is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.

BBVACompass.com

Phone: (800) COMPASS (800-266-7277)

Matt Childs, President & Rick Traylor Immediate Past Chairman, American Concrete Pipe Association

The American Concrete Pipe Association is the spokesperson for the concrete pipe industry. ACPA members contribute to the improvement of our environment by producing quality concrete pipe, engineered to provide a lasting and economical solution to drainage and pollution problems.

Matt Childs has served as the President for the American Concrete Pipe Association for nine years where he works with national standards writing, marketing, training, engineering, lobbying, quality control and the design of concrete pipe. He’s a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas whose family has worked in the concrete pipe industry for over 80 years.

Rick Traylor is Immediate Past Chairman of the American Concrete Pipe Association and Rinker Materials Vice President for Technical Services. He has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M and has been with Rinker Materials for 25 years.

Concrete-Pipe.org

Phone: (972) 506-7216

Matt Childs, Rick Traylor, Key Coker

Host, Steve A Klein