In 2023, Elizabeth earned her MBA from the SMU, Cox School of Business. Her results prove an unwavering force in strategic leadership, C-Suite engagement, and digital transformation, stands as the visionary Founder and President of the West Michigan MBA Alumni Network. With an illustrious career spanning diverse sectors, Elizabeth has become a beacon of excellence, driving unparalleled results and shaping the trajectory of organizations' growth.
Rick, a devoted follower of Jesus, is a strategic leader and accomplished businessman. Armed with a B.S. in Finance from Michigan State University, he launched his career at Ernst & Ernst, later founding Warren, Henderson & Co., P.C., a CPA firm specializing in tax and management consulting.
Throughout the 1980s, Rick excelled as a real estate developer, spearheading over 40 major projects in the Midwest. In 1994, he assumed leadership of Weldaloy Specialty Forgings, a global provider of metal forgings serving industries such as aerospace and oil and gas.
As Chairman & CEO of Warren Strategies, a private equity firm in Michigan, Rick provides strategic, management, and marketing services to middle-market companies in the Great Lakes Region.
Beyond his business ventures, Rick's true passions lie in people and the gospel. Actively involved in ministries and nonprofits supporting education nationwide, he, along with his wife Sara, nurtures a family that includes two adult daughters and one grandson. Amidst his pursuits, Rick finds joy in reading, family visits, lakeside moments by Lake Michigan, and cheering for his Michigan State Spartans.
An accomplished serial entrepreneur, boasts over three decades of expertise in high-tech sectors, including digital security, telecommunications, information technology, healthcare, retail, telematics, and aviation. Recognized for her outstanding contributions, Mary received the inaugural Dallas Business Journal’s North Texas Top 25 Women in Technology Award.
As a co-founder of VIXXI Solutions, Mary played a pivotal role in securing $27 million in funding for the mission to provide nationwide E911 services to telecom service providers. This encompassed nomadic, mobile, and static applications with IP-based, wireline voice service, voice applications for call center services. In 2009, VIXXI Solutions was acquired by Dash, which, in turn, was acquired by Bandwidth.com in 2011—a company then ranked as the 4th Fastest Growing Privately Held Company in the U.S.
Beyond her entrepreneurial endeavors, Mary actively engages in volunteer work. She currently serves as a mentor on the SMU Associate Board and contributes to the Prison Entrepreneurship Program. Mary holds an MBA from SMU’s Cox School of Business, a BS from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Post Graduate Degree Certificate in AI / Machine Learning (2024) from the McCombs School of Business from the University of Texas at Austin.
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