North Texas Angel Network

Ichan Stall has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software, operations, sales, and business intelligence/analytics, working with both established and pre-IPO companies on growth and business development. He co-founded Crunch Data and CrunchBot AI (both acquired by QlikTech) and earlier founded Accolade Advisors, following roles at Brio Technology, Hyperion Solutions, Oracle Corporation, and QlikTech. He serves on the board of the North Texas Angel Network and works as an angel investor, advisor, and mentor to startups; he holds a B.S. from Georgia Southern University.

Paige Dawson is an entrepreneur and angel investor who founded and leads MPD Ventures Company, a marketing, branding, and publicity firm serving entrepreneurs and small business owners. She previously co-founded ithought.com, served as marketing director at Arthur Andersen, and worked as an account executive at Spaeth Communications. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Southern Methodist University.

Trey Bowles is cofounder and managing partner at 1845 Ventures, a venture studio that cofounds companies with founders by providing capital, strategy, and operational support. He previously served as managing director of Techstars Anywhere and Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth, and currently manages the SMU Impact Lab while teaching at Cox School of Business. Bowles has founded or cofounded multiple organizations including The Bowles Investment Group, the Park Cities Angel Network, InnoCity Partners, the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, and the Dallas Innovation Alliance, and serves on the boards of the Center for American Entrepreneurship and the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Chris Wilkes is the founder and CEO of EnginSoft, an engineering software and consulting company he started in 2018 whose clients include Toyota, Dana, NASA, and the US Army. Over the past 20 years he has founded, bought, and sold multiple companies and held leadership roles at Sterling Software, SANZ, and AT&T. He serves as Chair of the North Texas Angel Network and works as an active angel investor and mentor. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing management from Texas Tech University and an MBA from Texas A&M University.

Contessa Hoskin is a business and technology executive with more than 23 years of experience spanning strategy and execution, portfolio management, operations, and mergers and acquisitions across industries including aerospace, SaaS, retail, oil and gas, and healthcare. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from McNeese State University and an Executive MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Mike Wilkes is the Executive Director of the North Texas Angel Network, where he works with founders and angel investors to source, evaluate, and fund seed-stage companies. Before NTAN, he worked with Plug and Play Tech Center in McKinney connecting large corporations with emerging technologies, and previously managed an early-stage innovation fund focused on regional technology companies. He founded a manufacturing company in college, served as a squad leader in the Marine Corps, and mentors at tech accelerators in the D/FW area.

Randy Johanneck is a retired banking executive with over 37 years in financial, audit, and risk management, having worked at Bank of America, Bank One, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica Bank, and Wells Fargo. His early career focused on internal audit in capital markets, asset and investment management, and finance and treasury, while later he directed risk management and served as chief operating officer for asset management, private banking, brokerage, and trust businesses. He is a business and computer science graduate of The University of Washington.

Ryan Vong is a founder, CEO, and executive advisor with over 20 years of experience helping B2B technology and services companies scale revenue through operational discipline. He is the founder and CEO of Helix CXM, where he works with executive teams on go-to-market alignment and revenue operations, and he previously built and led Digital Pi, a marketing automation and operations consultancy that was acquired by Merkle (Dentsu). He advises CEOs, investors, and leadership teams on operational rigor and cross-functional alignment in high-growth settings.

Savio Chacko has more than 25 years of technology services experience and founded and leads Unchained Strategy, a technology strategy and roadmapping firm authorized to resell products from OEMs such as Cisco, Fortinet, Lenovo, and Verkada. He previously held technology leadership roles at Accenture, Deloitte, and CDW, and served as VP, Head of Professional Services at General Datatech before its sale to a private equity group. He now makes Seed and Series A investments in teams working in technology, healthcare, and financial services, and mentors through The DEC Network.

Tim Shroyer has more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, advising corporations on foreign exchange strategy and capital markets. He most recently was Managing Director of Foreign Exchange Corporate Sales at PNC and previously spent nearly 20 years at BMO Capital Markets. He holds a Certified Treasury Professional designation and has held FINRA Series 7, 63, and SIE licenses, and has been an angel investor for over a decade, frequently leading due diligence for NTAN member investments.

Torrey Barnhouse is co-founder of LeadWell Advisory Partners and serves as a strategic advisor and growth strategist. He has experience in business development, strategic planning, product management, and capital management, with a focus on analytics-driven operational and financial decision-making. Barnhouse was named to the 2018 class of Top 50 SMB CEOs.

Andreas Kühnke is General Counsel at Project A Ventures, a venture capital company. He is a fully qualified German lawyer with more than 15 years of experience across law firms, corporate settings, and associations, and holds both an LL.M. and an MBA.