There is a great misconception about running a business for profit, with no soul, as many fear and running Celebration as a business to insure its financial stability to make sure it doesn't lose its identity and the vision on which it was based. The difference is in those that are running it and to whom they are responsible. At Disney, Michael Eisner was responsible to the shareholders and did go through incredible growth. Some of it was great, some of it was not. Here at home anyone on the CROA board is responsible to the owners, so the goal is different. My thought though is the way to satisfy both is through good business practices, which are fair and will be successful.
It isn't good business practices that made Enron crater, it was the leaders, the greed, manipulation, and not good business. On the other side, look at the Mary Kay Cosmetics company, it is the epitome of good business AND it emphasizes family and good will.
Celebration was developed as an idea and I hear about many of them that have not been brought to life. They can only be brought to life through people in the right places and the funding to allow them to get it done.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
CROA Candidate Background
Community Service
Served on board of directors, treasurer, publications editor, chairman for industry organizations whose secondary purpose was to provide scholarship funds for qualified and in need college students. The organizations were the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Drilling Engineers, Greater Gulf Coast Oilmen’s Invitational. This service period covered 1988-1992, 1994-2002, and 2004-2006.
Additional program participation included the National Kidney Foundation in Lafayette, Louisiana, Disney Enviromentality Clean-Up Program in Chicago, and University of Louisiana Sports Fund Raisers in Houston, Texas.
Qualifications & Background
My wife Joyce, a CRNFA Surgical Specialist, and I moved to Celebration in May of 2006 and it is our permanent, full time home. We have one daughter who is married and resides in East Village. We have found Celebration to be the place we want to be and want to be part of the process to keep it that way.
I am the Global Marketing Manager for Sun Drilling Products, Corporation, a petroleum industry products manufacturing firm with facilities literally around the world. I bring to CROA a strong business background, creativity, and budgetary responsibility with a common sense approach to problem resolution. I offer extensive experience in environmentally critical clean up and remediation with impacts on sensitive areas. Prior to entering the E&P industry in the late 70’s I served some seven years in law enforcement, special training at the FBI Academy and spent nearly three years as the detective in charge of the Fugitive Division in Lakewood, Colorado.
Everyone has an agenda, mine is simple. Solve the problems as simply and as economically as possible and prevent problems through a common sense approach to any action before it is taken to minimize unintended consequences.
Served on board of directors, treasurer, publications editor, chairman for industry organizations whose secondary purpose was to provide scholarship funds for qualified and in need college students. The organizations were the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Drilling Engineers, Greater Gulf Coast Oilmen’s Invitational. This service period covered 1988-1992, 1994-2002, and 2004-2006.
Additional program participation included the National Kidney Foundation in Lafayette, Louisiana, Disney Enviromentality Clean-Up Program in Chicago, and University of Louisiana Sports Fund Raisers in Houston, Texas.
Qualifications & Background
My wife Joyce, a CRNFA Surgical Specialist, and I moved to Celebration in May of 2006 and it is our permanent, full time home. We have one daughter who is married and resides in East Village. We have found Celebration to be the place we want to be and want to be part of the process to keep it that way.
I am the Global Marketing Manager for Sun Drilling Products, Corporation, a petroleum industry products manufacturing firm with facilities literally around the world. I bring to CROA a strong business background, creativity, and budgetary responsibility with a common sense approach to problem resolution. I offer extensive experience in environmentally critical clean up and remediation with impacts on sensitive areas. Prior to entering the E&P industry in the late 70’s I served some seven years in law enforcement, special training at the FBI Academy and spent nearly three years as the detective in charge of the Fugitive Division in Lakewood, Colorado.
Everyone has an agenda, mine is simple. Solve the problems as simply and as economically as possible and prevent problems through a common sense approach to any action before it is taken to minimize unintended consequences.
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