Our guest speakers will engage you first thing in the morning during breakfast with their perspectives on leadership. Following breakfast you will move on to the topic for the day that will be covered by our instructors.

Nelson William Wolff was appointed Bexar County Judge in 2001 and has since been re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. 

He is the first county judge who has also served as Mayor of San Antonio in more than 100 years.  Wolff holds a bachelor of business administration from St. Mary's University and a doctorate of jurisprudence from St. Mary's University School of Law.  Throughout his life, Wolff has excelled in both politics and business.

In 1961, Wolff, his father and two brothers formed Alamo Enterprises Building Supplies.  In 1977, they sold the eight-store chain. A year later with his brothers George and Gary, Wolff founded Sun Harvest Farms, a successful chain of natuaral food stores.  After growing the business to include nine stores, they sold the chain in 1999.

Mixed in with his successful business career, Wolff also served in the State House of Representatives from 1971 to 1973 and then in the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1975.

President, Broadway Bank

Mr. Kennedy is the President for Broadway bank and has been with Broadway since 2001.  Before that, he worked as the National Sales Manager of PrivateClient Services for Bank One Corporation.  He is a graduate of Bradley University in Illinois and holds an MBA from Illinois State University.  Kennedy serves on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Children's Shelter and is a member of Central Texas Chapter of the Young President's Organization (YPO).  He was selected as a 2003-2004 Leadership San Antonio XXIX participant.

Jim Heaney is the Comerica Bank Manager for Business Banking in San Antonio.  He has been with Comerica Bank and its predecessor since 2004.  Prior to that, he was the regional manager for SouthTrust Bank.  Jim has been in commericial banking for over thirty years and has been in San Anotnio for over 20 years.  he is active in numerous community charitable organizations.

CEO and Founder, Access Quality Therapy Services, Inc.

Dr. Melinda Rodriguez, PT, DPT, MSCS is a successful entrepreneur who owns and operates Access Quality Therapy Services, a specialty healthcare service company.  She is a proven leader and has taken on executive roles with several organizations.  She currently serves as the President of the Alamo Asian Chamber of Commerce, serves as one of the co-chairs of the Drainage Committee for San Antonio Mayor Castro's vision SA2020 Bond Committee, and is the Secretary of the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners where she was appointed by Governor Perry for her second term.  Melinda has been honored on several occasions for success and leadership.

Owner, The Denim Group

Mr. Chambers has experience in starting, running and growing businesses over the last eight years. In his latest venture as owner of The Denim Group, Sheridan reprises his role as the individual responsible for facilities, administration, finance, sales, marketing, and client services.  A vision for cost control and vendor reltions as well as a strong background in solution selling have made Sheridan successful in these roles many times in the past.

In the world of divisive community issues, Trish is a unifier.  She leads aggresive campaigns that bring people together and create measurable change. Her experience in politics, land development, retail, television, communications and public relations helps her identify the needs of the client and the community and blend them in a way that works best for everyone. She serves on numerous boards that support education, transportation and quality-of-life initiatives for San Antonio.

President and CEO, Vickrey & Associates, Inc.

Brenda Vickrey Johnson has more than 27 years of financial, project management and marketing experience in the engineering and banking industries. She has considerable experience in the utilization of public/private initiatives to achieve common goals and objectives.  She also has over 25 years of experience with Vickrey & Associates, Inc. and has been President and CEO of the leading civil engineering firm since 1993.  The firm employs over 50 professionals and was named a "Best Place to Work" in San Antonio by the San Antonio Business Journal in 2005, 2006, and 2009.