
Tom Cooper (Founder)
Consultant | Retired Executive
Tom is a retired executive with over 30 years experience in the technology industry. Tom held senior worldwide roles at SAP, Oracle, i2 Technologies and Data General. In addition, Tom held leadership roles to help EXE Technologies, Proofpoint, JBoss, and Hortonworks complete successful public offerings. Tom and his wife Nancy were called to found NHNTX due to their commitment to at-risk youth.
Craig Rogers
Commercial Director | Channel Prime Alliance

Doug Scott
Senior Vice President & GM, South | SAP
Doug Scott is a software industry executive with a 20+ year track record of success in start-ups, mid-cap and large organizations. Experienced in both global and regional roles, Doug focuses on helping customer executives navigate digital transformation journeys to achieve sustainable, profitable growth by leveraging technology innovations in big data, IoT, in-memory computing and cloud delivery models.

Ron Chase
CEO | Retired Executive
Ron has 35+ years of experience as a business executive and entrepreneur. He spent 16 years as CEO and owner of Frog Street, an educational publishing business focused on early childhood education. He understands and is passionate about the importance of the work we do at New Horizons as we develop the educational and social-emotional skills of the at-risk youth.

Trent Ricker
CEO | Pursuant
Trent is the executive leader of Pursuant Group, a fundraising company that provides technology-enabled marketing and fundraising solutions, analytics and insights, and SaaS products to the non-profit market.

Howard Sewell
Howard is a technology executive and investor, who enters the next chapter of his career focused on helping other people succeed. Howard believes he can assist individuals or companies through mentorship, strategic investments, and educational opportunities as they pursue life’s long game.
Meet our
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

With over 20 years of experience, Ms. Bordner is an executive with a proven track record of leading diverse program and management teams and implementing unique and innovative business development campaigns. Most recently she created the #5000jobs2020 advocacy campaign supported by the City of Dallas, Dallas County and the Governor’s office. This campaign was designed to provide middle skill job training for 5000 workers in 2020 leading to living wage jobs.