Board of Directors

Jennifer Schubert-Akin is Chairman and CEO of The Steamboat Institute, an organization she co-founded in 2008. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma…

Jennifer’s husband, Rick, is the Vice Chairman and a co-founder of The Steamboat Institute. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Letters Degree with Highest Honors…

Kris Bensler and her husband, Bill, have been loyal supporters and active participants in Steamboat Institute events since its inception in 2009.  They have made…

Christopher Cummings is an industry expert and champion, was a founding member and chair of the Association of Directory Marketing as well as the first…

Roger Dorf is a retired Telecommunications and Computing Executive who is now a private investor. Roger graduated from Missouri University of…

A retired executive, Bill was with Citibank/Citigroup for the last thirty years of his professional career.   Most recently, he was Chairman and CEO of Diners…

Charles S. McNeil has broad experience in the coal, oil and gas, mining and power industries.  He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Mining…

Ms. Aurelia Skipwith is a leader in the field of environment, natural resources, and wildlife. As a businesswoman, biologist, and lawyer, she is a strong…

Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government for Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C. Matthew Spalding is Vice President…

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market…

Bridgett Wagner is a well-known leader in the conservative movement. She is the vice president for external relations at The Heritage Foundation, a leading conservative…

Most people know Gary Hofmeister from Hofmeister Personal Jewelers which he founded 36 years ago and remains the C.E.O. Prior to entering the jewelry industry,…

Chenza is Vice President and a member of the board of Prism Advisors of Texas, Inc, and Secretary of Prism Advisors, Inc, management advisory and…

Ron is a Managing Director and Member of Prism Advisers, L.L.C. and Prism Advisors of Texas L.L.C. management advisory and consulting organizations focusing on emerging growth businesses…

Jean Pierre Sagouspe is the third generation of a French Basque immigrant family. Originally, the family was in the sheep business but gradually moved into…