Finance Insurance and Real Estate Advisory Board

The Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate at the University of Memphis is supported by a board of professional business partners who provide advice about our department's curriculum developments, degree and non-degree programs, student career opportunities, and other strategic initiatives.  Our advisory board members are listed below, and their biographies can be found here.

• Toni Barnes, Advisory Board Chair
  First Vice President
  Commercial Relationship Manager
  SunTrust Bank
  Memphis, TN

• Michael D. Allen, Sr.
  Executive Vice President
  Municipal Products Manager
  FTN Financial Capital Markets
  Memphis, TN

• Mark E. Cary, CPA, CGMA
  Senior Vice President
  FTN Financial Capital Assets Corporation
  Memphis, TN

• Kevin D. Kimery
  President/CEO
  Kimery Wealth Management
  Memphis, TN

• Jerome M. Lindsey
  Senior, Accounting and Finance Major
  University of Memphis, May 2020

• Shawn E. Massey, MBA, CCIM, CLS, CRX, ALC
  Partner
  The Shopping Center Group, LLC
  Memphis, TN

• Michael (Mac) McGinnis
  Managing Director & Southeast Sales Manager
  B. Riley FBR

• Phil Sisneros
  Assistant Treasurer
  International Paper
  Memphis, TN

• Jeffrey K. Smith, CFA
  Staff Director, Investor Relations
  FedEx Corporation
  Memphis, TN

• Tyler Stafford, CFA
  CEO & Co-Founder
  Panacea Financial
  Little Rock, AR

• Scott Trammell
  Exec Vice President & Financial Advisor
  Strategic Financial Partners
  Memphis, TN

• Stephen K. Valadie, CFA
  Senior Vice President
  e-Trading / Digital
  FTN Financial Capital Markets
  Memphis, TN