Age: 39

Business: Betty Hardwick Center 

Job title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Why are you working in this industry? I love working for an organization that is addressing our community’s needs in a meaningful way. I’m proud of the work we accomplish as well as our collaborative projects we have with several organizations in the area.

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What are three daily habits that have helped you to become successful? 

1. Start the day with a win – make up the bed.

2. I treat being home for dinner as the most important meeting on my calendar.

3. Express gratitude. This allows me to be a positive person.

 

Who is the person who most influenced you in business? My Dad, Rick Mabry. I got to work for him one summer, and I came away admiring him even more. He displayed a lot of integrity, had a great work/life balance, was personable, and loved to have a good time. The man didn’t have a junk drawer – he had a joke drawer!  His approach to life really has molded me.

 

What is the best advice you have ever received? I love the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. A line I think about often is, “Making a choice that is 1% better or 1% worse is insignificant in the moment. But over the span of moments that make up a lifetime, these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be.” Every choice we make is placing a vote for who you really are.

 

What was your first summer job? Server at The Olive Garden. I think everyone should work a job in the service industry at some point in their life. I think we’d all be just a little nicer to one another.

 

Where will we find you enjoying your hard-earned time off? If I’m not on a soccer pitch, then you can find me in my backyard cooking for family and friends.

 

Describe yourself in one word. Steady

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Community Involvement:

• Pioneer Drive Baptist Church – Member

• Abilene Chamber of Commerce – Leadership Abilene Graduate (2019)

• Abilene Young Professionals – Member

• Citizens Police Academy – Graduate (2012)

• United Way of Abilene – Loaned Executive (2008)

• Big Country Soccer Association – Volunteer

• Sting Soccer Club – Volunteer

• Special Olympics of Texas – Unified Partner

• Texas Council Risk Management Fund – Advisory Board Member (2018 to Present)

 

Family:

Rachel – Wife

Claire (9) – Daughter

Hannah (6) – Daughter

Isabelle (3) – Daughter