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John is a proven technologist, entrepreneur, business leader, and federal executive. He is currently the CEO of Luke, a provider of healthcare and professional services that focuses on delivering quality care to those who protect and serve our nation. Throughout his career, John has led efforts that support well-being and safety.

His passion for national security led him to public service when he twice answered the call to join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), first under President Obama and then under President Trump. While at DHS, John served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Transportation Security Administration, where he was a key member of the team that established and implemented TSA PreCheck. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and Acting Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), where he oversaw 60,000 employees, managed a budget of nearly $15 billion, and ensured the effective operations of CBP’s mission to protect national security while promoting economic prosperity.

John has served on multiple Board of Directors for public and private companies. In addition to his corporate work, John has served as Trustee for a university and is the founder of the Blue Iris Fund, a partnership with Glasswing International, to help children and families affected by migration, poverty, and violence.

During his 45 year career, Gary Skidmore has been an entrepreneur, public company senior executive and builder of companies in the business services, data, software and retail industries. He is a board member and advisor for many successful companies in diverse industries.
Most recently Gary has been Chairman and CEO of Aberdeen (Boston, London and Madrid). Aberdeen helps global technology marketers and sellers know which accounts to target and which content will engage them so a sale happens faster. Aberdeen was acquired by J2 (NASDAQ: JCOM) in 2020. (2015 – 2020)
Gary is an adjunct professor of Marketing, at Abilene Christian University and is a guest lecturer at the business schools at the University of Texas Austin and Lubbock Christian University.
Gary and his wife, Millie have been married 45 years and live in Austin, Texas. Millie manages all things Skidmore and is an active volunteer. They have 2 adult daughters, Kathrine and Shelby.

Berenice Villarreal holds the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Established in 1952, Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative whose mission is to improve members’ economic well-being and quality of life. With assets exceeding $15 billion, RBFCU serves more than 1 million members at 62 branch locations throughout Texas.

Berenice joined RBFCU in 2006 and has held leadership roles in critical functions of the credit union, including Internal Audit, Consumer Lending, Business Services, and Payments.

Before joining RBFCU, Berenice worked in the audit arena at two San Antonio CPA firms. She holds her certification in public accountancy in Texas and Credit Union designations in Enterprise Risk Management (CUERME) and Compliance (NCCO). She was honored as the Professional of the Year by the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) in 2022, and was honored at that organization’s Congressional Caucus in Washington, D.C.

Berenice is also the Immediate Past Chair for Endeavors, a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization that has served vulnerable populations since 1969. With a focus on holistic programs and rebuilding lives with dignity, Endeavors provides aid to a number of populations, including veterans and their families, active-duty military, those impacted by natural disasters, and immigrants.

She has served as a member of this organization’s Board of Directors for the past decade.

Berenice immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her father and mother before earning a Bachelor's in Business Administration with accounting and finance concentrations from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1999.

Shirley A. Schultz is and has been a Board Member for 9 years with Endeavors. She is the Director of Human Resources for Health by Design. Her professional career includes thirty years in Operations and Human Resources in the Accounting and Healthcare industries.

She received her BA from Our Lady of the Lake University and holds certifications as a senior human resource professional and maintains memberships in the local, state and national chapters of SHRM.  She has served on various committees for SHRM and currently is the Co-Logistics Chair for the local chapter’s annual symposium.

Shirley is a native of San Antonio and is married to Gordon. They have two grown children and one grandson. Shirley loves to read, travel, and work out. She is a big SPURS fan!

Andy is the COO for ATKG, which is a tax, accounting, advisory, assurance and litigation support firm that provides services for a select client base of closely held businesses and large family groups. Andy has 27 years of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining ATKG, he served as CFO of Health by Design, and SVP CFO of Firstmark Credit Union. Andy has a BBA in Accounting from Abilene Christian University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Andy is married to Elizabeth and has a son Alex, who is a student Texas A&M College Station.

Major General Alfred K. Flowers is an author and senior strategic advisor for a San Antonio minority-owned business.  He is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget where he was responsible for $170 billion dollars of Air Force funds.   

Following high school graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of seventeen. After completing basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned as a supply warehouseman at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota, followed by a year at Da Nang AB, Vietnam (as well as five other assignments prior to 1975).  He received his A.A. degree from Thomas Edison University, B.S. Degree from Southern Illinois University, and Master’s Degrees from Ball State and The National Defense University. In 1978 after thirteen years of enlisted service, he attended Officer Training School where he was a distinguished graduate and commissioned a Second Lieutenant.  He served as a budget officer at several Air Force bases; Chief of Budget at Headquarters Air Combat Command; Director of Budget Programs at HQ USAF; and Chief Financial Officer, HQ Air Education, and Training Command at The United States Special Operations Command, J-8.  He Commanded the Holms Center at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, and The Second Air Force at Keesler AFB, Mississippi.  In 2009, he was appointed as The Deputy Assistant Secretary of budget in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.  On 1 January 2012, after forty-six years and five months of service, he retired from the United States Air Force, making him the longest-serving airman in Air Force history, the longest serving African American in defense history, and the longest serving continuous active duty member in the history of The United States Department of Defense. 

His military recognitions include two Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (plus seventeen other decorations).  He previously served on the board of directors for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Air Force Aid Society, and the Air Force Services Agency, and is currently serving on six boards as Vice Chairman and director.  Major General (R) Flowers was inducted into the Air Education and Training Command “Order of The Sword” on April 6, 2012, making him the 224th Air Force inductee since 1967. He was also inducted into “The Order of The Long Leaf Pine” by the Governor of North Carolina in August 2016. Additionally, he was recognized by the Air Force Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award September 2018. He is married to Ida M. Flowers and they have one son, Colonel Alfred K. Flowers, Jr. 

Doris Beaulieu is Vice-President of Business Development at Valero Corporation Inc. He graduated from Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, and joined the company 35 years ago. He moved to the U.S. In 1996 with his wife of 40 years and two daughters. Doris occupied various functions within the company, and he is now developing the logistics in Mexico. He has joined the Board of Directors of Family Endeavors in 2015 and raised close to $100,000 in 2016 by competing at the Dancing With The Stars annual fundraising event.

For more than three decades Chris Talley led communication programs and delivered results from the front row, culminating in his role as a FORTUNE 100 chief communications officer.

Through the years he led teams at USAA and Lockheed Martin and dozens of others while at one of the world’s most prestigious public relations agencies, FleishmanHillard. Most recently, Chris was chief communications officer for USAA. Today, he leads Talley Communication Strategies, volunteers in the community and devotes time speaking at colleges across the country, supporting students seeking careers in communications.

Chris earned a journalism degree from Baylor University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is a trustee for the Institute for Public Relations and a member of Page. He proudly serves on the Endeavors board and the Alamo Area Council - Boy Scouts of America board, along with the Baylor Journalism, PR & New Media advisory board. Previous board service includes KRLN-TV (PBS) and Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children. Chris and wife Laura have been married for more than 30 years and are proud parents of three adult children.

General Counsel, Vice President of Legal Services at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union

Amy has experience with all aspects of business and commercial litigation including: managing files from pre-suit demands through trial or arbitration in a variety of matters. She has specific experience in intellectual property litigation, financial services litigation, insurance defense and energy litigation. Prior to joining RBFCU, Amy was an Associate Attorney in the San Antonio office of Dykema Gossett, PLLC, then known as Dykema Cox Smith.

A native Texan, Amy earned her JD from the University of Texas School of Law in 2010.

As a Housing Specialist for Endeavors, Mark Pitre secures housing for Veterans in communities across Texas, including Waco, El Paso, Killeen, Temple and the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Utilizing extensive knowledge of America’s complex housing systems, Mark helps clients navigate the processes to find stability and rediscover dignity through his work with a variety of government and local philanthropic and community resources.

Mark has worked as a housing specialist for more than a decade. His career has been shaped by his own struggles with the instability of homelessness. He battled addiction for two decades – and homelessness for more than 10 years – before landing at Haven for Hope, a nonprofit for people in Bexar County, Texas, who are experiencing homelessness.

After graduating from the program in 2011, he became the very firstformerclient to work on the Haven for Hope campus – paving a trail for others who have successfully transitioned into support roles at the center.

After more than seven years at Haven for Hope, Mark joined Endeavors in 2018 to bring his expertise to focus more on supporting Veterans. He was inspired by the loss of his brother, a Navy veteran, who committed suicide. At Endeavors, Mark is enrolled in a Zero Suicide Training program to help clients and anyone else in need.

Mark’s work at Endeavors – as both an employee and a member of the board – is inspired by his recognition that the stability of a home can be the first step to help vulnerable populations get back on their feet. He offers his clients a full range of support: locating and securing housing, assisting with documents and appointments, and – always – following up to build relationships. His goal is to one day establish and run a Permanent Supportive Housing apartment complex for veterans, using his story and experiences to help support others.

Chris Crawford is a successful business professional, entrepreneurial executive and investor with over a decade of experience of partnering with growth company leadership teams. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at JET IT, LLC, a rapidly growing, founder-led company providing fractional business jet ownership and private air charter.

As a West Point graduate and decorated Veteran, Crawford’s connection to Endeavors’ mission is clear. Crawford’s history of philanthropic service includes serving on the board of Crossroads Community Services, an organization with a mission to nourish the local community’s low-income families and individuals by providing nutritious food and supportive education.

Now, as an Endeavors board member, he is excited to serve his fellow former service members.

Crawford received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He resides in the North Dallas area with his wife, Travene, and their two children. Crawford began his term on the Endeavors board effective in July, 2022.

Jon Allman is the Chief Executive Officer of Endeavors, a national service organization of nearly 2,000 employees. Based in San Antonio, Texas, Endeavors provides community-based housing services, Veteran family mental health and wellness clinics, emergency disaster response, and humanitarian support for migrant families and unaccompanied children across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Endeavors has assisted vulnerable people in crisis since 1969, most recently serving over 80,000 clients in 2021.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Allman attended the University of Arkansas, where he completed the Air Force ROTC program and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, Allman earned an MA in Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri and served a successful 20-year career in the Air Force, where he flew combat missions while leading the only dedicated aeromedical evacuation squadron in Europe as Director of Operations. In October 2000, Allman piloted the MacKay Trophy award-winning mission to Aden Yemen, rescuing critically wounded survivors from the terrorist attack on the USS Cole.
Allman is a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars Associations and a recipient of the San Antonio Business Journal Veteran in Business Award. He serves on the board of directors of Endeavors and the Family Endeavors Foundation. He also serves on the executive board of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and is Chairman of Urban Alliance, a San Antonio-based housing initiative for people with disabilities. Previously, he served as an elder at Oak Hills Church for ten years. He and his wife Tara have two grown children.