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Gary Buffington '92 is a Director in the Global Business Process Management Sales Team at BEA. Gary came to BEA as part of the acquisition of Fuego, where he was the Director of Professional Services and formerly a Practice Manager.
Prior to Fuego, Gary led implementation teams at Kana Communications and began his career in Ernst & Young's Management Consulting practice.
Gary holds a B.S. of Electrical Engineering and a M.S. of Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University. Gary resides in Coppell with his wife Shanon and son Jack.
At Texas A&M, Gary was involved with numerous Student Government activities, serving as Judicial Board Chair and member of the Executive Committee. He also served as a Fish Camp co-chair, counselor and received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award.
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Nellson Burns '97 is the Vice President of Information Technology at Holly Corporation. Prior to joining Holly Corp, Nellson worked for nine years as a management and technology consultant for Ernst & Young and then, Capgemini. Nellson's area of focus was working with technology to improve business processes for Oil and Gas companies such as BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell Chemical, and Union Carbide.
Nellson received a B.S. from Texas A&M University in 1998. He resides in Dallas with his wife Melissa '02 and their dog, Carlee.
At Texas A&M, Nellson was very active in campus student organizations. He was a Student Senator, president of the Honors Dorm, and a Terry Scholar. His senior year, he was the president of the MSC, the nation's largest student union in terms of number of volunteers and budget.
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Jason Herrick '97 is President of Pantera Energy Company, an independent oil and gas exploration company. Prior to Pantera, Jason helped start a small niche consulting firm in Amsterdam, The Netherlands called e2i. Jason began his career working for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in Dallas, Texas.
Jason is currently serving as president on the executive board of the Texas Panhandle Regional Economic Development Corporation, president on the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Association and Chairman of the local Society of Petroleum Engineers. Additionally, he works with the Business Council committee of the Chamber of Commerce, supports the Children's Miracle Network, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is the golf tournament chairman for the Aggie Golf Scramble. Jason is also an active member of Hillside Christian Church.
Jason graduated in 1997 from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Jason resides in Amarillo with his wife Shannon '97, daughter Landry and son Ian.
At Texas A&M, Jason was involved in Student Engineers Council, Student Senate, Fish Aides, Fish Camp, MSC Wiley Lecture Series, received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award and was designated a Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.
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Gara Hill '02 is a stay-at-home mom to her son, Travis '32, and a photographer and designer at Gara Hill Photography (garahill.com). Prior to her current adventure, she was an Associate at Thompson & Knight LLP in Fort Worth where she practiced real estate and banking law.
Gara has been involved in the Tarrant County Bar Association, Fort Worth A&M Club, United Way of Tarrant County Young Leaders Society, and the American Cancer Society's Cowtown Ball.
Gara received a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006 where she was a member of Law Review and Board of Barristers. Gara graduated Order of the Coif from Law School and earned induction into the Order of Barristers. Gara graduated in 2002 from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Agribusiness and a minor in Speech Communications. She resides in Arlington with her husband, Brandon '03, and her son.
At Texas A&M, Gara was involved in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council, LINK, and Aggie REPS. She received a Senior Merit Award and was designated a Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.
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Rick Jordan '03 is an attorney at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. His practice involves all areas of general corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, corporate governance, and public and private offerings of debt and equity.
Rick received a B.S. of Political Science at Texas A&M and a J.D. and M.T.S. from Southern Methodist University.
At Texas A&M, Rick served as chairman of L.I.N.K., a student leadership committee, and held numerous leadership positions with his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. Rick also served as a Fish Camp Counselor.
Rick and his wife, Bethany, currently reside in Dallas, Texas.
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Rachel Toppert '08 is a senior associate with the strategy consulting firm Bain & Company. While currently residing in Dallas, Texas, she has spent time in New York pursuing different finance and entrepreneurial opportunities and in San Francisco working with boutique hotels.
Rachel was PPA Group XV, graduating with an Bachelors degree in Accounting and a Masters of Science in Financial Management from Texas A&M University.
While at Texas A&M, Rachel received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award for her involvement in both student government and the business school. Besides serving as Director of FishAides, Business Fellows, and a member of SGA Executive Council, she founded and co-directed both the Gilbert Leadership Conference, a freshmen leadership conference, and Horizons, professional development program for high performing students interested in careers in consulting and finance.
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