Board of Directors

Chris Willhite
Justin Jones
Kent Smith
Marilyn Falkenhagen
Teri Payne Jones
Craig Fischer
Matt Boswell

Chris Willhite
Chris Willhite is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated with honors from Baylor University in 1991 with a BBA in Accounting. He started his career in public accounting in Houston where he did tax work for Arthur Andersen and audit work for Ernst and Young. He was placed by Robert Half Finance and Accounting in the 1990s to be the controller for a division of a public company where he was responsible for the financial reporting of three operating companies. Chris joined Robert Half in 2000 as a Recruiting Manager where he specializes in full time accounting and finance searches.

Justin Jones
Justin Jones is a member of the founding family of The Neurological Health Foundation. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and has a Masters in Business Administration from Rice University. Justin began his career as a Strategy Consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is now the President of Espree Animal Products, a privately held manufacturer and distributor of premium organic animal health care products.

Kenneth W. Smith
Kenneth W. Smith is a Managing Director with Hayman Capital Management in Dallas, Texas. Prior to joining Hayman Capital Management Mr. Smith spent over five years with Smith Group Asset Management, an institutional asset manager focusing on traditional and alternative investment strategies, based in Dallas, Texas. At Smith Group, he was a Partner, Director of Marketing and responsible for investor relations. Prior to joining Smith Group, Mr. Smith was the Director of Marketing for Ranger Capital Group, an alternative investment advisor located in Dallas, Texas, from 2002 until 2004. While at Ranger Mr. Smith was responsible for the marketing efforts of the firm in addition to investor relations. From 1999 until 2002, he was a Principal and the Director of Marketing for John McStay Investment Counsel (JMIC), an institutional asset manager. From 1993 until 1999, he was a Vice President for Smith Barney and focused on institutional and corporate clients. Mr. Smith was a member of the 401(k) Advisory Board and the Blue Chip Council. Mr. Smith earned a BBA in Finance from Dallas Baptist University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, graduating with Honors (Beta Gamma Sigma).

Marilyn Falkenhagen
Marilyn Falkenhagen is a Director in the Private Company Services practice and leads the PCS practice in Deloitte's Dallas office. Ms. Falkenhagen has over twenty years of experience delivering tax and financial services to her high profile clientele. She has extensive experience with high net-worth individuals, business executives and closely-held business owners. She began her career in Deloitte's Houston office. In September of 2008, she moved to Hyderabad, India to begin a two year expatriate assignment as the leader of the PCS group in Hyderabad as well as Mid-America's Business Tax Services group. She repatriated to the US in August of 2010 and relocated to Dallas. Ms. Falkenhagen is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner® and Personal Financial Specialist. She graduated with honors from the University of Houston with a BBA, Concentration in Accounting.

Teri Payne Jones
Teri Payne Jones, a member of the founding family of the Foundation, studied business and psychology at Texas Tech University before starting Espree Animal Products in 1989 with a desire to combine her passion for animals with her business experience in manufacturing natural, Aloe Vera based products.

Craig Fischer
Mr. Craig Fischer is a Partner with KPMG LLP. He joined KPMG in 1995, and specializes in audit and risk advisory services for companies in the industrial, electronics, software, and healthcare industries. Mr. Fischer also serves as a national and international instructor at KPMG, having taught accounting and auditing classes for KPMG in several countries throughout Europe and Asia. Mr. Fischer holds a B.S. and M.S. in Accounting from The University of North Texas.

Matt Boswell
Matt Boswell graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1994 with a degree in Marketing. Mr. Boswell has founded a number of successful franchise based companies, including Pet Butler. He is a sought after expert in the realm of marketing and franchise development for closely held, entrepreneurial based companies. Prior to getting into entrepreneurial ventures, he worked in various marketing and sales roles with several large companies in the Dallas Ft. Worth area.