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Blake Petty
Name: Blake Petty
Title: Executive Director
Organization/Company: McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship/Texas A&M University
Bio: Blake Petty ('98) serves as Executive Director for the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M, where he helps provide services and support to current and former students looking to build and grow their ventures. A Certified Incubator Manager, Mr. Petty also co-founded TAMU's student business incubator, Startup Aggieland, as well as the Aggie Angel Network. Over his career, Blake has helped launch more than 30 new companies, while mentoring hundreds of others launching businesses.
Name: Tim Jeffcoat
Title: District Director
Organization: US Small Business Administration
Bio: Tim oversees SBA in Houston and the surrounding 32 counties. Most of Tim’s career has been private sector leadership roles in international business, marketing and business development. An MBA graduate of Auburn, Tim also has BS degrees in Marketing and Music Business. Tim was nominated as Most Valuable Player at SBA, has completed four iron-distance triathlons and the Escape from Alcatraz, teaches graduate classes in Economics and produces music in his spare time.
Tim Jeffcoat
Celia Goode-Haddock
Name: Celia Goode-Haddock
Title: Retired CEO
Organization/Company: University Title Company
Bio: Celia Goode-Haddock is a native of College Station and graduated Texas A&M 1972. After graduation she went to work in her father's law firm and title company. In 1984 she and her partners bought University Title Company. It was once a small company but once she became manager it went from last place to first with over 60% of the market share out of four companies. In addition to her work, she has been active in leadership and volunteer positions statewide and locally.
