June 28, 2010

Tom & Stacy Mitchell


Featured here are Tom and Stacy Mitchell and their three (soon to be four) daughters, Meredith, Madeleine and Mary Elizabeth. Tom is the CFO at Fort Worth Country Day School and is active in the community through Leadership Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Chapter of the TSCPA.

June 14, 2010

Major General Frank J. & Vicky Padilla


Major General Frank J. Padilla and his wife, Vicky, are pictured here along with their dog, Chandler. General Padilla is the Commander, Headquarters, 10th Air Force, located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Gen Padilla is most noted for leading the effort of establishing Balad Air Base, Iraq and developing the new Iraq Air Force. He is also credited with driving the establishment of the Afghan National Army Air Corps. As the Commander of 10th Air Force, General Padilla is responsible for all the fighter, bomber, space, special operations, rescue, remotely piloted aircraft, and undergraduate pilot training for the Air Force Reserve Command. More than 13,000 personnel are assigned to 10th Air Force at units located throughout the United States. General Padilla and Vicky are the parents of two grown children, daughter Katy Padilla, an Air Force C-5 pilot stationed at Travis AFB, Calif., and son Frank N. Padilla, who also makes his home in California. In the general’s civilian career, he is a Captain with American Airlines.

June 07, 2010

Jody Hassemer


Jody Hassemer is pictured with her two children, Chelsey (15) and Jake (12), as they enjoy a beautiful Texas afternoon at the park. Jody is a Partner and CFO of Integra Realty Resources, DFW. She is active in CREW, enjoys playing tennis, and volunteers with the public housing authority in her spare time. Chelsey is an avid soccer player. She is a member of the Texas Football Club select team and also is a member of the varsity team at Liberty High School. Jake is a highlighted clarinet player in the award winning Scoggins Middle School band. As a family, the three enjoy spending time with their three active dogs.

June 01, 2010

Mark Caffey


Pictured here are Mark Caffey and his daughter. Mark was raised in Arlington and attended Lamar High School and graduated from Austin College, in Austin, Texas. In 1999 Mark founded the Caffey Group, located in Fort Worth, which specializes in the development of oil and natural gas in urban settings. Mark started the "Just say NO to drugs” program for Speer Elementary School in Arlington, Texas. He supports local charities such as the North Texas Cancer Society, Cooks Children's Hospital, Birdville Education Foundation and the Arlington Museum of Art. Mark is a past chairman of the Mid-Cities March of Dimes, Walk America and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Vernon Wells Perfect 10 Foundation and the Board of Directors for the Arlington Boys & Girls Club. As a child, Mark attended the Boys & Girls Club of Arlington for after-school and summer activities. The Boys & Girls Club is a Non-Profit organization that provides programs and services to help youth achieve their full potential. “This is where I learned respect and how to be a team player. The club was everything to me,” says Mark. Embraced by a need to give back, Mark and his family continue to contribute to the community.