Anthony Patricio currently serves as President and co-founder of Vertex Systems, an IT & Technology recruiting & consulting firm with operations in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, TX. Anthony is considered a subject matter expert on Talent Acquisition and Talent Management strategies having developed recruiting and retention strategies for many Fortune 500 companies. Prior to co-founding Vertex Systems, Anthony spent 9 years with Aerotek (a global top 5 provider of staffing & recruitment) serving in various roles most recently as a Director of National Sales. 

In her current position as Assistant Director / Business Development Services with the City of Dallas,  Ms. Gallegos is directly responsible for increasing and encouraging the participation of the business community to sell their goods and services to the City of Dallas.

Ms. Gallegos is actively involved in the community through various Chambers of Commerce, industry and advocacy groups.  She is the Chair of the North Central Regional Certification Agency and a board member of the Women's Business Council - Southwest.  Ms. Gallegos was honored by Women's Enterprise USA in its First Ladies of Supplier Diversity issue and recognized for her impact on diverse suppliers and the communities they serve.

Francella Giatrakis, born in Albuquerque, NM, is ½ Isleta Pueblo and ½ Navajo.  She is a registered tribal member of Isleta Pueblo where she lived until the age of 5 before moving to Denton, TX. 

Francella graduated summa cum laude with a BSBA degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama in 1993.  Her schooling was self-funded while working at Texas Instruments - DSEG, McDonnell Douglas and Martin Marietta.  After graduation, she spent 17 years in finance with diverse companies such as MBNA Information Services, Alcatel USA, Bayer Consumer Care and Pepsi Bottling Group.  With PepsiCo, she gained further knowledge in the Customer Supply Chain & Logistics Group and led the PepsiCo Space Management Team.  Furthermore, she served as 2009 RISE President, PepsiCo’s Native American employee resource group, where she led 500+ members in helping raise awareness of Native Americans.  In this role, she has received recognition from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce-TX for 2009 Corporation of the Year as well as a nomination for Walmart’s (PepsiCo’s largest customer) external MLK Jr Visionary Award. 

Francella brings overall financial depth and business acumen to Tribal Solutions Inc. where she serves as CEO.

Jacob is the president of TMBP-Click, a structural engineering consulting firm with a 50 year history in Dallas-Fort Worth. As president, Mr. Click is involved with all aspects of the commercial building design process as a project manager and engineer, and helps the company develop new clients and opportunities. He is also actively participating in several real estate organizations that seek both industry and charitable pursuits. Some of the organizations he is currently a member of are The Real Estate Council (TREC), Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the USGBC (United States Green Building Council).

As a member of the DFWNACC board,  he has goals of increasing the real estate industry's participation and membership presence in the chamber. The end result being to provide more opportunities for chamber members, as well as take advantage of the real estate industry's technical abilities to advance the well being of American Indian communities and businesses.  

Mr. Click grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and moved to Texas in 2001 after 5 years in Oklahoma City.  He is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Dien Stout Clark of Dien, Inc. has over 20 years experience in the chemical industry and is a leader with insight, vision and a drive to succeed. In 1996 with a small investment, she formed Dien, Inc. which is a Native American Woman owned business. In a relatively short time she has grown this company from a one-person staff into a thriving, multi-departmental operation. Dien has been nominated as Supplier of the Year two times with DFW Minority Business Council.

As a member of the Delaware Tribe and the Cherokee Nation, Dien has been actively involved as a founding member of the DFW Native American Chamber of Commerce based in Dallas, Texas where she served until recently as Chairwoman of the organization. She continues as a board member and will work diligently to help Native American companies to be recognized and utilized in businesses.

Dien's success can be attributed to her honest, straight-forward approach to people and business, and her competitive nature continues to drive Dien, Inc. toward finding even better supply situations for her customers.

Bree Groves currently serves as the president and owner of Native Green LLC, a Dallas based construction and industrial supply company. Prior to founding Native Green LLC in November 2007, Bree worked for two small companies in Dallas, in which she worked closely with the owners allowing her to gain an extensive understanding of the day to day operations associated with managing a small business. Prior to moving to Dallas in 2004, she attended Texas Tech University where she earned a Bachelors Of Arts degree in Public Relations. Bree is a Native of Wichita Falls, Texas and an active member in various charitable organizations in the DFW area. Her charitable work includes serving as a committee member for the annual Starlight Gala committee benefiting the American Cancer Society, a Young Friend to the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, and the Slipper Club which is  Dallas’s oldest women’s social club. In addition to her charitable work, Bree is an advocate to Hospice of Wichita Falls, as well as a Century Club member of the Texas Tech Alumni Association, and is a member of the Choctaw Tribe. In her spare time, Bree enjoys Texas Tech football, pilates, & spending time with her friends and family.

Chenoa Barhydt is a brand strategist and marketing veteran at RBMM, a division of The Richards Group in Dallas, Texas. Her vision is to create memorable brands, identities and marketing campaigns that are based on customer insight, are customer-focused, and deliver measurable results.

Prior to joining RBMM, she worked at TXU Energy and was responsible for building brand awareness in Texas’s newly deregulated energy industry via large-scale brand advertising to all customer segments and launching new marketing channels.  She started her advertising career at Ogilvy and Mather in Dallas and moved with the company to New York City, where she helped build brands for top-tier investment banking and financial services companies.

Chenoa is an enrolled member of the Kiowa tribe in Oklahoma and is honored to participate in the economic development of Native businesses as a member of the DFW Native American Chamber of Commerce. Her personal passion is to give back to the Native American community by reaching youth with personal development programs and to help all Native Americans live a life they love.

Chenoa is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor’s degree in Letters. She is also a graduate of Landmark Education’s Curriculum for Living and is currently serving as a coach for Landmark’s Self Expression and Leadership Program.

Kristi is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.