San Antonio Movers and Shakers

Robert Marbut Jr. 10/01/2011

Tenured Professor, Northwest Vista College

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jan. 1999 – present Tenured Professor, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, Texas.

- Selected “Excellence in Teaching Award” – Professor of the Year (2010) – Founding Department Chair for Government (1999 – 2003)

- Founding Department Chair for Criminal Justice (1999 – 2003) – Undergraduate courses in government and criminal justice

- WebCT, Blackboard and Internet courses – 8 per year (2004 – present) – Chair of the NVC Vista Scholars Honors Program (2009 – present)

- Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee (2004 – present), received the

2005 Quality Enhancement Team Award for this effort

- Faculty Senate Officer – Vice President (2006 – 2007) and Parliamentarian (2004 – 2006)

- Member of AC District-wide Academic Integrity Policy Team and received a

Valued Commitment to Academic Success (VCAS) Award (2008 – 2010) – Northwest Vista coordinator of the ACCD District-wide Student Leadership

Institute (2001 – 2002)

- Co-Coordinator of NVC’s Student Leadership Program, The Ambassadors (2002 – 2004)

- Co-Chair of the Administrative (budget, facilities and staff) Self-study Accreditation Committee (1999 – 2002)

- Chair and Member of several NVC faculty search committees (Government, Criminal Justice, History and Kinesiology)

- Lead drafter of the Government Department’s Strategic Plan

- Member of ACCD District-wide Emergency Sick Leave Committee – Tenured 2005

- Ranks: Adjunct Lecturer (1999), Lecturer (1999 – 2002), Assistant Professor (2002 – 2006) and Associate Professor (2006 – present)

May 2010 – present Academic Subject Matter Expert Course Developer and Adjunct

Professor, Kaplan University – School of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.

- Graduate Level Academic Courses Developed:

+ HM501: Homeland Security Policies, Principles, Procedures and Plans + HM515: Public-Private Collaboration in Emergency Management

+ HM540: Crisis Intervention

- Graduate Level Courses Taught:

+ CJ501: Criminology

+ CJ511: Employment and Policy Law

+ CJ515: Theoretical Applications of Justice Management

+ CJ519: Ethics and Diversity in Policing

+ HM501: Homeland Security Policies, Principles, Procedures and Plans + HM502: Risk, Vulnerability and Capability Assess Methods

Sep. 1993 – present Lecturer, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

- Graduate and undergraduate courses in the academic fields of political communications, political polling, political psychology, survey research, marketing, special events, sports administration and tourism management

Aug. 2005 – Dec. 2006 Lecturer, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

- Undergraduate courses in national government, state government, political

parties and public administration

Aug. 1995 – Dec. 2005 Lecturer, University of Incarnate Word/Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas.

- Periodic graduate and undergraduate courses in special event management, sports management, marketing and government

May 2001 – Feb. 2005 Executive Director and Secretary General of the USA Pentathlon, San Antonio, Texas.

- Modern Pentathlon is one of the oldest sports in the Olympic Games consisting of Horseback Jumping, Fencing, Shooting, Swimming and Running

- Helped lead the successful international effort to keep Pentathlon in the Olympic Games

- Led the successful effort to rebuild and completely restructure USA Pentathlon after being put on the to be “decertified” list by the USOC

- Director of Sport Operations (2001 – 2004)

June 1995 – May 1999 District 8 City Councilmember and Mayor Pro-Tem, San Antonio, Texas.

- Served two terms as City Councilperson of the largest council district in

San Antonio (and one of the largest in Texas) both in geographic size and population

- Chair of the Greater San Antonio Crime Commission

- Co-architect of Vision 2001, San Antonio Police Department’s nationally

acclaimed 5 year strategic plan

- Chief Council sponsor of numerous police and public safety initiatives like the cracking down on violent youth gangs and Sexually Oriented Businesses as well as programs to improve school campus safety

- Council Member of the Police and Fire Pension Fund (a $1 Billion plus fund)

- Chair of the Inter-governmental Committee

- Council leader of consolidating City and County services (e.g. using the County’s tax office to collect the City’s taxes, thus eliminating the duplication of services between the two offices)

- Chief proponent of performance reviews and audits of City services (e.g. art agencies)

- Chief proponent of numerous non-smoking, public health Council initiatives and ordinances

- Leader in the development of the Leon Creek Greenway (the first “greenbelt park” in San Antonio)

- Council leader in the attraction and operation of mega-sporting events like the 1998 Men’s Final Four

- Lead sponsor of the zoning ordinance change to allow for the development of the SAMM Transitional Living and Learning Center (TLLC) for homeless families on Blanco Road

- Member of City Council’s Ethics Revision Task Force

- Committees: Transportation (Chair), Annexation, City/County, Municipal Court, Water Policy and Noise Abatement.

- Elected May 1995 with 57% of the vote

- Re-elected May 1997 with 81% of the vote (largest Council victory margin in 1997) . . . did not run again due to term limits

- Served two terms as Mayor Pro-Tem

Nov. 1995 – Apr. 1998 Partner, KGBrickman, Inc. – Marketing and Public Relations Firm, San Antonio, Texas.

- Business manager in charge of all business and accounting functions

- Specialized in handling accounts that dealt with strategic planning, crisis

management, Hispanic marketing and government relations

- Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year

(1997)

Jan. 1994 – June 1995 Founding President, SAOne (the San Antonio Spurs’ Sports

Marketing Subsidiary), San Antonio, Texas.

- SAOne was a “turn-key” wholly own sports promotion subsidiary of the San Antonio Spurs

- FY94-95 SAOne netted $400,000 on a handful of games in the same year the Spurs netted $500,000 on a full season of games

- SAOne promoted and ran NFL football games, NHL hockey games, college basketball games and NCAA college football games

- As a turn key firm, SAOne produced all aspects of the events in the Alamodome – advertising, promotions, public relations, general marketing, ticket sales, sponsorship sales, corporate sales, security, building operations, staffing, administration, coordination with league offices, team interface, television network interface and game day operations

Feb. 1991 – Dec. 1993 President, U.S. Olympic Festival-’93, San Antonio, Texas.

- The most successful Olympic Festival ever hosted

- Hosted 37 summer and indoor winter Olympic sports at 21 venues in the San Antonio metro-area, including the first sports event in the Alamodome

- The Festival was so financially successful that a $500,000 youth endowment foundation was created with part of the profit from the Festival (yet most Festivals lost money or barely broke even)

- Set numerous records in ticket sales, number of participants, number of sport sessions and sport operations

- One of the most important records was the number of volunteers – over 21,000 volunteers, this volunteer corps has served as the base for other Sports Foundation events like the Alamobowl, 1998 Men’s Final Four and 1995 Senior Olympics

Sep. 1989 – Aug. 1990 White House Fellow for President George Bush, assigned to the National Service Office in the White House, Executive Office of President George Bush, Washington, D.C.

- Appointed by President Bush as 1 of 14 White House Fellows in the 1989-90 White House Fellow’s Class

- Served in the Executive Office of the President (only 2 Fellows served on the

President’s executive staff, the rest served Cabinet Secretaries)

- Was President Bush’s first Daily Point of Light Director and coordinated the Administration’s national and community service efforts across all Federal cabinet departments and agencies

- After White House Fellowship year was complete, continued as a non-paid consultant to the Bush Administration for the remaining 3 years of the Administration, including being involved in the transition to the Clinton Administration after the 1992 election

Mar. 1988 – Aug. 1989 President, 1989 AAU Junior Olympic Games Committee, San Antonio, Texas.

- San Antonio hosted the most successful ever Junior Olympic Games

- San Antonio set records in net profit, gross sales, merchandise, attendance, ticket sales, sponsorships, sports operations and volunteers

Dec. 1985 – Jan. 1991 Founding President, San Antonio Sports Foundation, San Antonio, Texas.

- Served as the non-paid staff President from 1985 to 1989 and as the paid President from 1990 to 1991

- During tenure as President, every event hosted by the Sports Foundation was in the black

- As the top staff person successfully led bids for the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival, the 1998 Men’s Final Four and several other sports events like the Alamobowl

Oct. 1984 – Mar. 1988 Chief of Staff to Mayor Henry Cisneros, San Antonio, Texas.

- Served in the role of Chief of Staff for Special Projects and Politics – coordinated all Alamodome activities, led the successful bond effort that established and funded the police sub-stations and the new Police Academy, logistically aided with special dignitary visits like the Pope and Prince Charles, led the efforts to design and secure funding for the nationally acclaimed Palo Alto Pool, helped with the attraction of

Sea World, etc.

- Coordinated major infrastructure ($100+ million) projects for the Mayor

- Campaign Manager for the Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Henry Cisneros from December 1986 to April 1987

- Assistant to Mayor Henry Cisneros for Special Projects and Politics from May 1985 to November 1986

- Director of Campaign Operations for the Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Henry Cisneros from October 1984 to April 1985

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Aug. 1999 – May 2005 Ph. D., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, Department of Government Program. Sub-field areas of study: International Relations (with an emphasis in international terrorism and Wahhabism), Political Behavior and American Political Institutions/Processes.

Aug. 1999 – Dec. 2003 Master of Arts, Government, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

Sep. 1989 – Aug. 1990 White House Fellow, Washington, D.C. USA’s most prestigious education program for leadership and public service, including daily lectures as well as foreign affairs and military trips.

Sep. 1983 – June 1984 CORO Post Graduate Fellow of Public and Urban Affairs, The CORO Foundation, Los Angeles, California.

June 1983 – May 1985 Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California.

Sep. 1978 – May 1983 Bachelor of Arts, Full Triple Major: Economics, Political Science

and Psychology (Honors Graduate), Claremont McKenna/Men’s College, Claremont, California.

Sep. 1974 – May 1978 Alamo Heights High School, San Antonio, Texas. ep. 1972 – June 1974 San Antonio Academy, San Antonio, Texas.

OTHER EDUCATION:

Dec. 2005 – Dec. 2006 Emergency Management Institute (EMI) – Department of Homeland Security.

Apr. 2000 – May 2000 Department of Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conference with a focus on Special Operations (JCOC-63), the Secretary of Defense’s premier civic leadership program.

Dec. 1996 – present Renaissance Foundation Weekends, Proctor for 1997 to 2000

Weekends, Hilton Head, South Carolina.

June 1991 National Security Forum, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base,

Montgomery, Alabama.

Aug. 1990 – Dec. 1991 Completed Aviation Program, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas.

EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE, RELIEF AND HOMELESS ACTIVITIES:

July 2010 – present SME Consultant on Homeless Issues, St. Petersburg and Pinellas

County Florida.

- Developer of a comprehensive master strategic action plan to address the growing homeless issues in Pinellas County for a consortium of government agencies representing several county agencies and 22 cities.

Dec. 2006 – July 2010 Founding President and CEO, the Haven for Hope Campus, San Antonio, Texas.

- The largest and most comprehensive Transformational Campus in the USA – The Campus has 17 buildings on 37 acres with almost 1/2 million square feet

under roof housing 78 non-profit and governmental agencies serving

2,500 homeless individuals everyday

- Total initial construction cost $117 million

- Led the national “best practices” study of homeless transformation

- Led the Development of all aspects of the Campus: the program concept

book, concept development, design development, project management,

construction, value engineering, systems development, development of

operating policies, procedures and protocols, staff hiring and opening – Led development and funding of the Public Safety Triage and Detox Units

- Also held the titles of Executive Director and Director of Supportive Housing – Advised numerous communities and agencies throughout the USA about the

best practices transformation model developed at Haven for Hope

Sep. 2005 – May 2006 Disaster Relief Efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Cat-5 and Cat-5):

- Levi Strauss Special Needs Shelter Director for 950 special needs guests with a peak population of 430 (Baptist Child & Family Services and FEMA/Shaw), according to FEMA officials this was the largest known special needs shelter ever in USA

- Levi Strauss Shelter Director for 3,200 guests with a peak population of 1,850 (City of San Antonio)

- Lackland Baptist Church Special Needs Shelter Director for 300 special needs

guests with a peak population of 120 (Baptist Child & Family Services) – KellyUSA-Building 171 Special Needs Shelter Director (FEMA/Shaw)

- Director of Overall Shelter Operations (FEMA/Shaw)

- Author/Editor of the Smart Book Manual and the Close Out Report for FEMA/Shaw

- Of all the volunteers and staff who started work at the San Antonio shelters in the first 24 hours, was the last person to leave KellyUSA

Dec. 2005 – Dec. 2006 Emergency Management Institute (EMI) – Department of

Homeland Security Courses:

- Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-00100)

- Basic Incident Command System, I-200, for Federal Disaster Workers (IS-00200.FW)

- National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction (IS-00700) – National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction (IS-00800)

- Emergency Program Manager, an Orientation to the Position (IS-00001) – Radiological Emergency Management (IS-00003)

June 1995 – May 1999 Lead Public Safety Officer on San Antonio City Council:

- Chair of the Greater San Antonio Crime Commission – Management team for the 1998 floods

Sep. 1989 – Oct. 1989 White House Rapid Response Team for Hurricane Hugo (Cat-4):

- Hugo was the most financially destructive hurricane to ever hit the USA

Nov. 1985 Special Needs Care for Tallahassee’s General Hospital Extended

Care Facility During Hurricane Kate (Cat-2).

Oct. 1984 – Mar. 1988 Disaster and emergency response efforts for the Mayor of San Antonio, including:

- San Antonio’s worst recorded snow storm (1985)

- Bexar County’s worst recorded train derailment (1986)

- Several toxic chemical spills and major fires

May 1978 – Aug. 1981 Bexar County Red Cross Emergency Disaster Relief Teams:

- Field relief and recovery services after Amelia in 1978, including post flood assessment services in the greater Kerrville area

- Shelter management during and after Allen in 1980 (Cat-3), including becoming the youngest Shelter Manager ever for the Red Cross

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Psychology of Claremont McKenna College (2002).

Selected as one of twelve Outstanding Dyslexics and featured in the A Calender of Outstanding Dyslexics in 2001 by the International Dyslexia Association.

Selected the Outstanding Young San Antonian/Distinguished Service Award for 1993 by the San Antonio Jaycee’s.

White House Fellow, President George Bush appointee (1989 – 1990). Profiles of Leadership Award (April 1989).

Selected as one of “SA’s Eighty-Eight Most Interesting People”, SAN ANTONIO MAGAZINE (January 1988).

Selected as one of the “Live Wires” of Texas, TEXAS BUSINESS (February 1986). Rhodes Scholar, Texas Finalist (1983).

Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award, San Antonio, Texas (1974).

ACADEMIC HONORS:

Western Psychology Association, Research Scholarship Award (1983).

Alpha Phi Sigma, Graduate Criminal Justice Honor Society (1983).

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society, “Human Factors Research Award” (1981).

National Honor Society (1978).

Colonels Cup, The Outstanding Graduate San Antonio Academy (1974).

ACADEMIC PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Ph.D. Dissertation, “Historical Hispanic Partisan Alignments, Hispanic Outreach Styles, and the Theory of Hispanic Surge-and-Decline Effects on Hispanic Peripheral Voters.”

“¿Un Nuevo Dia? Republican Outreach to the Latino Community in the 2000 Campaign” in Muted Voices: Latinos and the 2000 Elections.

M.A. Thesis, “Multi-year Analysis of Hispanic Turnout in San Antonio Mayoral Elections: A Case Study of Hispanic Empowerment, and Surge and Decline Effects.”

M.A. Thesis, “Community Attitudes Toward the Police: A study of Hispanic East Los Angeles.” B.A. Thesis, “The Use of Beta-Phenomenon to Increase Motorcycle Conspicuity.”

Invited Paper at Ninth International Ergophthalmological Symposium at San Francisco (October 1992), “The Use of Beta Phenomenon to Increase Motorcycle Conspicuity.” The paper was co-authored with Dr. Harvey Wichman.

SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATIONS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES:

Active lecturer on “Dyslexia and Learning Disorder” topics to teachers, academic administrators, parents of children with learning disorders and adult Dyslexics (1985 – present).

Panel Speaker at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s Concrete Solutions to End Homeless Conference – Fostering Partnerships with the Community (April 2011).

Panel Speaker at the annual meeting of the Corporation for National & Community Service – Program Development through Leveraging Data (September 2010

Plenary Panel Speaker at the 32 Annual Texas Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference -

COMPETITIVE SPORT ACTIVITIES:

United States Olympic Training Squad, Modern Pentathlon (1972 – 1982).

U.S. Olympic Committee’s National Sports Festival – later renamed the U.S. Olympic Festival (1978, 1979 and 1981), Team Bronze Medalist (1979).

College All-American in Swimming (1981).

Captain of Claremont Men’s College Swim Team at NCAA National Championships, Second Place (1983).

Four Sport College Letterman: Cross Country, Track, Swimming and Water Polo (1978 – 1983). NCAA National Swimming Championships (1981 and 1983).

Four Time College All-Conference (SCIAC) Swimming (1979, 1981 – 1983).

Two Time High School All-American in Water Polo (1976 – 1977) and High School All-American in Swimming (1978).

Four Time High School All-State in Water Polo (1974 – 1977) and State of Texas High School Most Valuable Player (1977).

Alamo Heights High School Hall of Fame (1992).

Texas Water Polo All-Star Team, National Championships at Stanford University (1982). United States Master Swimming (1984 – 1989).

FAITH BASED ACTIVITIES:

Oak Hills Church:

- Prayer Partner (1999 – present)

- Coordinated Disaster Relief Efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005 – 2006) – Sunday School Teacher for the two-year-olds (2000 – 2001)

- Communion server (1998 – 2000)

- Sister Church Committee Chair (1998 – 2000)

Madison Square Presbyterian Church:

- Sunday School Teacher (1988 – 1992) – Stewardship Chair (1991)

- Budget and Finance Chair (1991 – 1992) – Ruling Elder (1991 – 1993)

- Endowment Board (1991 – 1993)

- Usher Captain (1991 – 1995)

La Verne Heights Presbyterian Church, a youth director (1981 – 1984).

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES:

United States Olympic Committee:

- Chair of the National Governing Bodies Council – NGB Council (2000 – 2005) – USOC Officers Group (2000 – 2004)

- Executive Committee (2000 – 2004)

- Board of Directors (1992 – 2005)

- Head of USOC Delegation for 2003 Pan American Games (14 of 17 days)

- Gave in person testimony to several committees of the United States Congress and to the

Senate’s Independent Commission regarding reforms and amendments to Title 36 of

the United States Code, the Public Law governing the USOC (2003)

- Executive Committee Liaison to the Governmental Relations Committee (2001 – 2004) – United States Paralympic Advisory Council (2002 – 2004)

- Critical Work Groups: Accreditation and Credentialing at Olympic Games (2000 – 2001); Resource Allocation (2001); Executive Committee Restructuring – “the Chicago Group” (2001); Sports Act Review Committee; Officers’ Work Group (2003 – 2004); Compensation Review Working Group (2003 – 2004)

- United States Olympic Foundation Board of Directors (1997 – 2000)

- Lead Co-founder of the Dreams for Youth Program, the prelude and prototype program to the Community Olympic Development Program (1991 – 1993)

- NYC-2012 Olympic Bid International Sport Representative Committee (2004 – 2005)

San Antonio Sports Foundation:

- Co-founder and Founding President (1985)

- President (1985 – 1989, 1990 – 1991)

- Vice Chair (1987 and 1993 – 1994)

- Executive Committee (1985 – 1989, 1993 – 1995)

- Board of Directors (1985 – 1989, 1990 – 1995, 1999 – present) – Brooks City Base Soccer Complex Task Force (2005)

1998 NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball and 1997 NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Basketball Local Organizing Committee:

- Chief Operating Officer (1993 – 1995)

- Executive Committee Member (1993 – 1998)

San Antonio Spurs:

- President of the San Antonio Spurs SAOne Sports Promotion Subsidiary (1994 – 1995) – Senior Advisor for the (AT&T) Arena Campaign (1994 – 1999)

- Critical player in the hiring for Gregg Popovich as Assistant Coach (1988) and then as General Manager (1994)

United States Modern Pentathlon Association:

- Chair and President (1994 – 1997)

- Vice President (1992 – 1994)

- Delegation Leader at the 1996 Olympic Games and As delegation member to USA Team – Executive Committee and Board of Directors (1992 – 2000)

- Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee (1992 – 1994)

- Member of the Pan American Pentathlon Technical Committee (2002 – 2005) – Lead USMPA Negotiator for USMPA Trust Settlement (1994 – 1995)

Builders Square Alamo Bowl:

- Executive Committee (1994 – 1995) – Board of Directors (1991 – 1995)

Created and Engineered the Financing package for the Alamodome, coordinated the Alamodome Petition drive (at that time was Texas’ largest petition drive in history of its type) and coordinated the $194 million referendum election (1984 – 1989).

Weekly guest on WOAI’s Jay Howard Sports Talk Show (1987 – 1988). 1995 Senior Olympic Games, Advisor (1993 – 1995).

TeamSA Endowment, Founding Member and Vice President (1993 – 1995).

Houston Rockets, ball-boy for the Rockets’ when they played 2 seasons of “regional home games” in San Antonio at the HemisFair Arena. Later was the head ball-boy for the San Antonio Thunder soccer team, including staffing for Pelé when he played in San Antonio.

EDUCATIONAL BOARDS:

Lutheran High School of San Antonio, Board of Directors (2008 – present). San Antonio Academy, Board of Directors (1992 – 1996).

The Winston School for Dyslexics, Board of Directors and Board of Advisors (1986 – 1989, 1991 – present).

Schreiner College, Board Trustee (1994 – 1996) and Board of Advisors (1996 – 1998). The Austin Branch of the Orton Dyslexia Society, Board of Directors (1988 – 1989). Member of Learning Disabilities Association of Texas (1989 – present).

GOVERNMENT SERVICE:

Chair and Board Member of the OneStar National Service Commission Board (OSNSC) which is the lead State of Texas agency that promotes volunteerism in Texas and oversees the administration of all AmeriCorps programs in Texas, appointed by the Governor (2009 – present).

Board Member of the OneStar Foundation Board (OSF) which works to improve the lives of Texans vis-a-vis volunteerism and community service, appointed by the Governor (2009 – present).

Inaugural Chair and Board Member, San Antonio Crime Control and Prevention District, San Antonio, Texas. Mission is to help make San Antonio the safest large city in the United States (2005 – 2010).

Founding Fundraiser for the Gov. George W. Bush Presidential Election (1999 – 2001).

Assisted President George H.W. Bush’s transition departure with the Office of National Service in the White House (1992 – 1993) and was un-paid consultant to White House (1990 – 1992).

Intern for Congressman Tom Loeffler’s (Texas) Congressional and Campaign staffs (1978 – 1980).

Alamodome Design Advisory Committee (1989) and Bexar County Appointee to the Dome Advisory Committee (1993 – 1994).

Technical Review (Environmental Restoration Program Oversight) Committee Member Lackland AFB (1994 – 1995).

San Antonio-Air Force Community Council (1994 – 1999).

Attendee of the Kelly AFB Civic Leader Tour of Tyndall AFB, Cape Canaveral Air Station and Patrick AFB (1995).

Attendee of the Lackland AFB Civic Leader Tour of Luke AFB, Cheyenne Mountain AFB, Peterson AFB and Falcon AFB (1992).

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial City/County Commission Member (1986 – 1988).

Internship at El Monte Police Department’s Planning Research Unit, Studying Rate of Criminal Incidence (1981 – 1982).

Republican Mayors and Local Officials Committee (1995 – 1999).

OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

Active lecturer on “Dyslexia and Learning Disorder” topics to teachers, academic administrators, parents of children with learning disorders and adult Dyslexics (1985 – present).

Lead volunteer on the Southern Plains Regional Tissue Services Task Force, of the American Red Cross, San Antonio Region (1994 – 1995).

Vance Jackson Neighborhood Recycling Center volunteer (1992 – 1993).

Bexar County Red Cross Emergency Disaster Relief Teams, 1978 and 1980 Texas hurricanes, Shelter Manager during Hurricane Allen (1980).

OTHER ACTIVITIES, CERTIFICATES AND INTERESTS: Scuba Diver Open Water Certificate (1998).

Student Piloted a Helicopter (1996).

Student Piloted a Dirigible (1993).

Private Pilot License (1991).

Parachute Jumped (1989).

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

2000 – 2005:

- Chair of the National Governing Bodies Council – NGB Council (2000 – 2005) – Officers Group (2000 – 2004)

- Executive Committee (2000 – 2004)

- Board of Directors (2000 – 2005)

- Member of the National Governing Bodies Council (2000 – 2005)

- Gave in person testimony to several committees of the United States Congress and to the Senate’s Independent Commission regarding reforms and amendments to Title 36 of the United States Code, the Public Law governing the USOC (2003)

- Official Torch Runner of the Athens Olympic Games Flame, 1 of 350′ish runners in the USA (2004)

- Executive Committee Liaison to the Governmental Relations Committee (2001 – 2004) – United States Paralympic Advisory Council (2002 – 2004)

- Member of the Olympic Games Accreditation and Credentialing Work Group (2000 – 2001)

- Member of the Resource Allocation (2001)

- Member of the Compensation Review Working Group (2003 – 2004)

- Member of the Transition Team (2004 – 2005)

- Member of the Gender Equity Review Group (2002 – 2003)

- Lead NGBC representative to the Executive Committee Restructuring Workgroup – “the Chicago Group” (2001)

- Member of the Sports Act Review Committee (2001 – 2004)

- With the Chair of the AAC, Approver of Outside Athlete Legal Fees (2000 – 2005) – Official USOC Delegate to the 2003 WADA Conference

- Head of USOC Delegation for 2003 Pan American Games (14 of 17 days)

- NYC-2012 Olympic Bid International Sport Representative Committee (2004 – 2005)

1996 – 2000:

- Board of Directors (1996 – 2000)

- Member of the National Governing Bodies Council (1996 – 2000)

- Vice-chair of the U.S. Olympic Training Centers and Environmental Committee (1997 – 2000)

- Chair of the NGB By-Law Review and Change Task Force (2000)

- Chair of the Special Task Force on Value-In-Kind (VIK) and Central Funding (1998 -

2000)

- Chair of the U.S. Olympic Training Center’s Master Plan and Capital Construction Task

Force (1999 – 2000)

- Member of Athlete Definition AAC-NGB Reconciliation Group and lead NGB “Drafting Member” (1998)

- United States Olympic Foundation Board of Directors (1997 – 2000)

- Olympic Foundation Investment Committee (2000 – 2000)

1992 – 1996:

- Board of Directors (1992 – 1996)

- Member of the National Governing Bodies Council (1992 – 1996) – Member Taekwondo Judicial Review Committee (1995)

- Olympic Youth Development Center Workgroup (1993 – 1994) – U.S. Olympic Congress Task Force (1994)

Pre-1992:

- Founder of the Dreams for Youth Program, the prelude and prototype program to the Community Olympic Development Program (1991 – 1993)

BUSINESS & NON-PROFIT CONSULTING:

2001 Strategic Consultant for the James 1:27 Foundation.

1999 – 2000 Fund-raising consultant for City Year.

1999 Allstar Systems.

1995 CFL Texans.

1995 National Senior Olympic Games Merchandise Vender.

1989 – 2006 Special projects for Valero Energy Corporation Chairman Bill Greehey. 1989 – date Marbut Consulting

POLITICAL CONSULTING:

1999 Senior Advisor and Consultant for the Saddles & Spurs campaign for a new

(AT&T) arena in San Antonio.

1997 Senior Advisor and consultant to Mayor Howard Peak.

1995 Consultant to Bill West (for the Canadian Football League’s San Antonio

Texans).

1993 – 1994 Project Coordinator, University of Indiana Community of Light, Neighborhood Problem Solving Modeling Project for C. Gregg Petersmeyer (this project was an outgrowth from President Bush’s volunteerism initiatives).

1992 Consultant to Cyndi Taylor Krier for County Judge.

1991 Consultant to Water Now! (Pro-Applewhite Reservoir).

1990 – 1993 Consultant to the Office of National Service in the White House, including transition team activities.

1989 Consultant to Mayor Lila Cockrell.

1988 Consultant to Attorney General Dan Morales.

1988 Consultant to Councilman Nelson Wolff.

1987 – 1989 Consultant to the Alamodome Project: “Citizens For The Dome” and “Citizens for San Antonio’s Future.”

1987 – 1988 Coordinator of the Alamodome Petition drive (at that time was Texas’ largest petition drive in history of its type). Coordinator of $194 million referendum election.

1987 Coordinator of the $23 million Police Academy and Fire Bond Issue.

1987 Coordinator of the $140 million Streets and Drainage Bond Issue.

1986 – 1988 Advisor to Congressman Frank Tejeda.

1986 Coordinator of “Taxpayers Against The Cap” (Anti-Tax Cap).

1985 – 1987 Consultant to Councilman Weir Labatt.

1985 Campaign Manager of “Yes on Our Children’s Health Committee” (Pro-Water

Fluoridation).

1985 Co-coordinator of $100.3 million Bond Campaign (Streets, Drainage, Police, Fire

and Library).

1980 – 1982 Intern to the Rose Institute of Public Affairs, Redistricting Issues.

1980 Intern for Congressman Tom Loeffler’s Re-election Campaign.

1976 Volunteer for President Ford’s Presidential Campaign.

1972 Volunteer for Sen. John Tower’s Re-election Campaign.

1972 YVP’s (Young Voters for the President) Delegate at the National Republican

Convention in Miami.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Member of Rotary Club of San Antonio (1993 – 1994).

Advisory Board Member for the San Antonio Walk for Life Benefit for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (1993).

ThinkRadio Member, fund-raising group for KSTX-FM (89.1) — National Public Radio. Council member for the San Antonio Area 20, Special Olympics (1992 – 1995).

The San Antonio Democratic Forum, Board of Directors (1985 – 1988).

Senior Advisor and “Deputy Campaign Manger” to U.S. Olympic Committee President Bill Hybl (1996).

Title: Robert Marbut Jr.
Date: 2011-10-08

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