Sherrie McAvoy,
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
(214) 840-1999
smcavoy@deloitte.com

President
Ms. McAvoy has over 28 years of experience with Deloitte and is based in Dallas and serves as the Lead Client Service Partner on Collective Brands Inc. and the Advisory Partner on JC Penney and Academy Sports & Outdoors. Ms. McAvoy is currently the Mid-America Region’s Retail Sector Leader. In this role she assists our client service teams by bringing Deloitte’s best multifunctional resources to our retail clients and is responsible for overseeing overall quality of service delivery and growth of the retail practice. Ms. McAvoy has led the development of retail thoughtware focused on top line growth in her role as US Retail Sector Leader from 2006 to 2007. Ms. McAvoy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University.

Sherrie has served on the board of REA since 2002.

David Evans
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
(817) 877-2254
david.m.evans@us.pwc.com

First Vice President
Co-Vice President – Administration
David is an assurance partner in the Consumer and Industrial Products group in Fort Worth, Texas and serves as the lead engagement partner for RadioShack Corporation and The Bombay Company, Inc. He has spent the past 14 years in the United States, principally in the New York office serving clients in the retail and consumer products industries. He relocated to Texas in the Spring of 2002, transferring from San Jose, California, where he spent almost two years serving public and private companies in the internet and software industry. David originally began his career in the London office and has over 18 years of public accounting experience. He has recently been involved in advising his public clients’ preparation and compliance with the relevant financial reporting provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. David received a BSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Texas.

David has served on the board of REA since 2004.

Sandra Mason
JC Penney Company, Inc.
(972) 431-8610
ssmason@jcpenney.com

Vice President - Treasurer
Sandra Mason is the Manager of Financial Development and Systems Support for JCPenney. Sandra has over 30 years experience in the Retail industry with 25 of those years at JCPenney. She has held numerous positions at JCPenney including Assistant Manager for their Shared Services Center in Salt Lake City and Regional Budget Manager in Chicago supporting stores in the northeast region. In 2002 she was the recipient of the Chairman’s Award of Excellence. Sandra is an active volunteer and member of the Women’s Leadership Council for the United Way.

Sandra has served on the board of REA since 2005.

Bill Chinn
Game Stop
(817) 412-1044
wchinn@smu.edu

Vice President – Membership
Bill Chinn graduated the University of Iowa in 1989 and started with Grapevine based video game retailer GameStop the very next day. Bill had numerous promotions in both the Field and Corporate Organizations before becoming Senior Vice-President of Stores in 2000. In that capacity, Mr. Chinn was responsible for all 4,000 of GameStop’s US stores and 22,000 of its employees. He has been instrumental in leading the numerous acquisitions conducted by GameStop over the last six years. Bill is currently pursuing his MBA at SMU and is actively consulting on GameStop’s acquisition strategy.

Bill has served on the board of REA since 2007.

Scott Miracle
Ernst & Young LLP
(817) 348-6283
scott.miracle@ey.com

Vice President – Communications
Scott is a partner in the Retail Consumer Products practice of Ernst & Young LLP. He has over fourteen years of experience providing assurance services to Fortune 1000 companies in the retail and consumer products industries. He has extensive experience with acquisitions, debt and equity offerings and corporate governance matters. Scott received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Texas Christian University.

Scott has served on the board of REA since 2003.

Rowland Funk
The JCPenney Company
(972-) 431-2241
rfunk@jcpenney.com

Co-Vice President – Events
Co-Vice President – Administration
Rowland Funk is Director of Finance – JCPenney Department Stores and Logistics. During a 37 year career with JCPenney he has held a number of positions progressing from a Staff Auditor to his current role. Rowland received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Tennessee.

Rowland has served on the board of REA since 2000.

Stacy Sturgeon
KPMG LLP
214-840-4060
smsturgeon@kpmg.com

Co-Vice President - Events
Stacy is an audit partner for KPMG LLP and her primary emphasis has been in the retail and consumer business industries. Stacy has 17 years of experience in providing audit and related services to public and private clients. Stacy received her BBA degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University and is a licensed CPA in Texas.

Stacy is our newest member to the Board.

Al Meyers
Retail Forward
(214) 227-1343
ameyers@retailforward.com

Member-At-Large
Al is Senior Vice President, Business Development for Retail Forward, Inc. Al runs the Dallas office of Retail Forward where he is responsible for client relationships in the West, Midwest, South and Central Regions of the U.S. He works with clients to match Retail Forward’s Intelligence System Programs, consulting and research to their business needs. Al also serves as a member of Retail Forward’s Executive and Management Committees.

Al has served on the board of REA since 2004.

Dr. Ed Fox
SMU's Cox School of Business
(214) 768-3943
efox@mail.cox.smu.edu

Member-At-Large
Al has served on the board of REA since 2004.

Steven P. Dennis
SageBerry Consulting, LLC
(972) 898-0195
Steve@sageberryconsulting.com


Member-At-Large
Steve is President of SageBerry Consulting, LLC, a boutique consulting firm that advises retail, consumer and luxury brands on customer-centric growth strategy. He is also executive-in-residence at SMU’s Cox School of Business. Prior to founding his own firm, Steven was Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development & Marketing for the Neiman Marcus Group.

Prior to joining Neiman Marcus in 2004, Steve was with Sears Holdings in a number of senior leadership roles, including Vice President, Corporate Strategy, head of the Lands’ End acquisition integration team and Vice President, Multi-channel Integration. Earlier in his career, he was with the NutraSweet Company and was a management consultant with Booz & Co.

Steve received his B.A. in economics from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He resides in Highland Park with his wife and their two daughters.

Steve has served on the board of REA since 2006

Tim VanSaders

JC Penney Company, Inc.

(972) 431-1820

tvansade@jcpenney.com

Member-At-Large

maggie_lucas@neimanmacus.com

Maggie holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA.

John Ehrie

7-Eleven, Inc.

Member-At-Large

John W. Ehrie is Vice President and Controller for 7-Eleven, Inc. John joined 7-Eleven earlier this year. Before joining 7-Eleven, John was Vice President and Assistant Controller at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Vice President and Controller of Wal-Mart International. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, John held a number of executive positions including Vice President and Controller of Acuity Brands, Inc., Chief Financial Officer of Zep, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Recall Corporation. Earlier in his career, John was a partner at KPMG, LLP.

John is a CPA and an attorney and holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the University of Mississippi.