AMA DFW
Board of Directors

Maria Gomez Albrecht is an accomplished global marketer with 30+ years of experience in diverse industries. Her specialties include strategic planning, project management, brand and digital marketing, and multicultural marketing. Thanks to her multilanguage skills, she has launched campaigns worldwide in five languages. She is also four-time award-winning business professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Her latest academic textbook is Principles of Marketing, which features a chapter dedicated to multicultural consumers. She holds two doctorates and multiple professional certifications in Marketing, Project Management, and Leadership. For community service, Maria also serves at other nonprofit organizations. She is passionate about learning, traveling, schnauzers, the Dallas Cowboys, and anything marketing.

Jerome is a seasoned Creative Director with over 20 years of experience working with top companies such as Tribal DDB, TMi, JCPenney, Xerox Business Services, American Airlines, and Atos IT Services. As a strategic marketer, he has crafted innovative strategies and executed large-scale, multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns that drive brand visibility and consumer engagement. His passion is aligning creative vision with business objectives to produce impactful results. Inspired by the ever-evolving creative landscape and emerging technologies, Jerome also shared his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Dallas College School of Creative Arts Entertainment and Design. Jerome is a graduate of New York City College of Technology In his spare time, he enjoys painting and drawing in his home studio.

Angela is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, marketing, and design. Her career began at NASA, where she developed trajectories for Shuttle Missions with 100% accuracy in Ascent Flight Design and Dynamics, before consulting for Fortune 500 companies to optimize e-commerce, marketing, and analytics strategies. In 2003, she founded Just The Heart, LLC, an award-winning firm known for delivering brand strategies and measurable results with 99% of clients coming by referral. As President of AMA DFW (2020–2022), she became the organization’s first Black President, led a major transformation, and launched a Community Engagement Initiative supporting small to medium businesses and small non-profits in the DFW area impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of her many contributions, Angela was named a finalist for the AMA National Volunteer Award in 2022. Angela enjoys speaking on diverse topics, offering lessons learned and practical strategies for achieving goals. She is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Texas at Dallas, and holds degrees in Mathematics (B.S., M.S.), an Executive MBA, and a BFA in Graphic Design.

With more than 25 years of financial and management experience, Louis assists in the oversight of the financial operations of Moroch Partners. Louis’s responsibilities include management of the Financial Services team.

Brandon Hollands is a seasoned marketing executive with over 4 years of experience bridging traditional and digital marketing strategies to drive brand growth and customer engagement. With a strong foundation in brand management, print media, and market research, he has successfully adapted to the evolving digital landscape—bringing a data-driven and creative approach to social media strategy, content marketing, and high-impact advertising campaigns. Throughout his career, Brandon has led cross-functional teams to launch integrated marketing initiatives that increased visibility, captured new markets, and delivered measurable ROI. He has worked with both established brands and emerging ventures, helping them build compelling narratives across channels—from television and print to Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Currently serving on the board of AMA DFW, Brandon provides strategic guidance on brand positioning, digital transformation, and omnichannel marketing. His insights help shape growth strategies that align with evolving consumer behavior and technology trends.

Tenille is an award-winning marketing communications professional with over 18 years of experience in communications, marketing, journalism, and operations. She is a Marketing Communications Business Partner expert. She excels at working closely with senior leadership and global business units to develop and execute integrated marketing and communications strategic plans to advance companies.

Courtney Davidson is a strategy-driven marketing leader with a passion for using data, technology, and storytelling to elevate the customer experience. With expertise spanning marketing operations, analytics, and consumer behavior, she has supported transformation initiatives in both nonprofit and financial services organizations. Her love for research, problem-solving, and creating systems that empower people has shaped her ability to enhance campaigns, optimize workflows, and strengthen community engagement.

Joe Reske has spent nearly two decades building food and beverage powerhouse brands across CPG (PepsiCo), retail (7-Eleven), and restaurants (Fogo de Chão). Originally trained as an internal auditor, he brings a data-driven lens to marketing, translating insights into lasting brand affinity and novel ways for high-growth brands of all sizes to connect with consumers. His work has been recognized for being disruptive and effective at driving customer retention, and he’s been invited to speak on multiple marketing panels across the country, including at CES. He is passionate about marketing and celebrating the great creative work that drives conversation. Joe holds both a BBA and an MBA in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Social Media Marketing at the University of Texas at Dallas. He lives just north of Dallas with his wife and two children, and in his free time enjoys traveling and learning the art of backyard BBQ.

Peggy Foley is a storyteller at heart who believes the best marketing makes people feel something, see something differently and take action. Peggy leads marketing and communications for the Texas Society of CPAs, guiding brand strategy, membership marketing, content, digital communications and audience engagement. A multi-award-winning television, film, video and live-event producer, Peggy has also coached prominent Fortune 500 executives, organizational leaders and public figures to clarify their messages and connect authentically with audiences. That experience continues to shape her approach to marketing: understand the audience, find the emotional truth and tell a story people will remember. Her career spans the advertising industry, corporate America, national nonprofit organizations and entrepreneurship, including founding and leading her own agency. Over the past decade, Peggy has focused primarily on membership associations, developing a personalized approach to understanding what makes someone choose to join, participate and belong. As AMA DFW’s Director of Membership, Peggy is focused on creating a more intentional member experience and strengthening the value of belonging to the DFW marketing community. Away from work, Peggy is happiest behind a camera at a live concert or on two wheels as an endurance cyclist and ride leader for the Plano Bicycle Association.

EVP, Marketing

Asha Shamdasani serves as Director of Digital Customer Growth at AT&T, where she leads initiatives focused on customer acquisition, digital transformation, and revenue growth. With more than 17 years of experience spanning wireless, IoT, public sector, and enterprise technology, she has built a reputation for driving strategic growth through operational excellence, commercialization, and cross-functional leadership. Throughout her career, Asha has led large-scale growth initiatives that expanded multimillion-dollar portfolios, accelerated customer acquisition, and transformed go-to-market execution. Her accomplishments include scaling a business portfolio from $15 million to $100 million, delivering more than 50,000 incremental customer additions across enterprise segments, and developing sales strategy methodologies adopted by teams nationwide. She has also led the design and launch of innovative targeting programs and growth strategies that strengthened customer engagement and market penetration. Known for her structured, collaborative, and results-oriented leadership style, Asha is passionate about building high-performing teams and creating scalable systems that deliver sustainable business impact. She currently focuses on advancing digital customer experiences and driving growth through data-driven strategy, commercialization, and organizational alignment. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Asha is committed to leadership development, mentorship, and building strong networks that support the advancement of women in business and technology.