Mayor Wallace is serving his third term as the Mayor of Sugar Land. Prior to his election, he represented District 4 as a City Council Member. Mayor Wallace was recently sworn in by Secretary Michael Chertoff as a member of the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee. He was also appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Board of Directors for the Texas Economic Development Corporation. He serves on the Board of Directors & Executive Committee for the Fort Bend Economic Development Corporation. Mayor Wallace is Co-Chairman of the National Homeland Security Task Force and member & past Co-Chairman of the Urban Water Council for the United States Conference of Mayors. Mr. Wallace serves as a trustee member of the United States Conference of Mayors Executive Committee. Additionally, he serves on the U.S. Conference of Mayors committees for Audit & Finance, Urban Economic Policy, Membership, and Arts, Park, Entertainment & Sports. Mr. Wallace has also served as a member of the Investment Advisory Board for the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, as well as member of the Texas Municipal League Task Force on Eminent Domain/Regulation of Development.
Mayor Wallace is the Chief Executive Officer for Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP and has served on the Board of Directors and held numerous leadership positions in non-profit, public and private companies.
Mayor Wallace received his BBA in Real Estate Finance from the University of North Texas. Additionally, Mayor Wallace attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, and received a scholarship to study International Real Estate, International Finance and International Law at the University of Reading, England.
Mayor Wallace has lived in Sugar Land since 1993 with his wife, Kathy and two daughters. |
|  |  |  | Barkat Charania, a medical doctor, has earned formal Postgraduate degrees in Surgery, and Law. However, informally, he has been student of History, Philosophy, Logic, and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Charania got trained as an Orthopedic Surgeon in United Kingdom, and practiced surgery for 30 years. While practicing the profession, he simultaneously established a 200-bedded private hospital facility with all its ancillary services, like ICU, CCU, ORs, X Ray and Laboratory departments. He was CEO of this facility for 16 years.
Dr. Charania served as director and then as advisor to International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD), Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. In these capacities he attended several senior level country specific and general consultation meetings in different countries, including Belgium, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Switzerland, Tanzania, and Pakistan. Project to eradicate IDD from Northern areas of Pakistan was personally executed by him with the help of AKF volunteers.
While being Hon Secretary and Treasurer with Society of Surgeons of Pakistan, he organized three International Symposia. He taught graduate and postgraduate students at Aga Khan University, and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. He has co-edited, authored and published three books, several original research articles in Medical Journals, and has written Editorials for Surgical Journals by invitation.
While his deep rooted pursuit of Philosophy, Logic and History continues unabated, and while he remains an Entrepreneur at core, Dr. Charania presently serves on the Boards of various organizations involved in Real Estate investments and development, trading of Fuel Products and Electricity, Healthcare Delivery and Banking. He possesses a well-rounded experience of initiating, strategizing, and managing, while bringing worldly wisdom from his real life experiences to Altus HMS. | |  | | | Mr. Khan, co-founder and Managing Director of TAKtical International and its group of companies. TAKtical International has interests in Management Consulting, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate Investments, and Real Estate Development. Mr. Khan personally has over 18 years of corporate finance and public equity experience.
Mr. Khan started in the Financial Industry as a Stockbroker in January of 1987. Specializing in providing investment advice to high net-worth individuals, Mr. Khan built a respectable clientele, many of which continue to do business with him even today. In December of 1996, Mr. Khan left the brokerage business to become the Managing Director of Manhattan West, Inc. (“MWI”). MWI is a corporate and financial consulting firm specializing in helping young growth companies with their financial and corporate needs. The typical MWI client is either a private company being groomed to go public within 12 months of MWI’s involvement or a public company that needs to be financially or corporately restructured. From 1996 to 2001, MWI assisted over seven companies in going public. In January of 1998, Mr. Khan purchased Manhattan West, Inc. and became its sole officer and shareholder. In 2005, Manhattan West was acquired by TAKtical International and re-branded as TAKtical Advisory Group Inc. At Manhattan West, Mr. Khan helped structure Mirage Holdings (now NetSol, Intl. - NTWK) and played a key role in putting together the Board of Directors and hiring the officers. He also raised the initial financing for the Company and helped the Company identify an investment banker to take them public. Mr. Khan also played a key role in negotiating the acquisition of Network Solutions (PVT), Ltd. and NetSol UK, PLC. As a result of his efforts with NTWK, Mr. Khan is the first person to successfully take any IT Company public from Pakistan. At its peak, NTWK went from a $3 million valuation to a high of over $300 million. As a result of this accomplishment, Mr. Khan received significant recognition and several articles have appeared on his endeavors in the press. In late 1999, Mr. Khan founded Los Angeles based EssTec, Inc. as a technology solutions provider focusing on creating products and solutions for wireless devices such as handheld computers, cell phones and Palm Pilots. In 2001, as the technology industry went through a global collapse, EssTec re-focused its efforts on Medical Collaboration Software and off-shore product development using facilities based in Lahore, Pakistan. In April of 2003, EssTec was acquired for over $20,000,000 in stock by Alpha Virtual, Inc., a U.S. listed public company. Mr. Khan has sat on numerous advisory boards of both Public and Private companies internationally and is considered an authority in the structuring of public equity financings. In addition to currently being the sole shareholder in Manhattan West, Inc., Mr. Khan was instrumental in the creation of Manhattan Capital Partners, LLC. (“MCP”), a corporate strategy and advisory firm based in Los Angeles, California; as well as being an initial investor in London based Beaufort International, an FSA regulated corporate finance firm. | |  | | Mr. Anwar-i-Qadeer is engaged in the private practice of law in Houston. He received his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Punjab University Law College, Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degree from the University of Virginia Law School, and Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree from the University of Houston Law Center. After attending law school, in 1982 he joined the law firm of Dickerson, Hamel, Early & Pennock. In 1989, he joined the law firm of Walsh, Squires & Tompkins. In 1991, he established his own law firm. Mr. Qadeer’s law practice is focused on business, commercial and real estate law, with substantial emphasis on corporate and business transactional matters. Mr. Qadeer has published a book on the legal aspects of the Kashmir problem, and his articles have also been published in the Houston Journal of International Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He has also served for a two year term as a member of the Ethics Committee of the City of Houston. | |  | |  | | | Taseer Badar is the president and chief executive officer of ZT Group of Companies (ZT Group). ZT Group comprises of multi-disciplinary subsidiaries that provide comprehensive financial services and investment solutions, for both the individual entrepreneur as well as global corporations. Their broad range of customized services has enabled them to cater to their clients’ needs under one firm.
In recent years, Mr. Badar co-founded Altus Healthcare Management Services (Altus), which provides support to medical facilities in the areas of administration, marketing, human resources and cash management. Altus’ “Empowering Physicians” model facilitates a network of vested doctors who hope to reach advanced levels of patient treatment. In conjunction with ZT Group, Altus has developed several medical centers in southeast Texas, focusing on imaging, ambulatory surgeries and sleep studies. Prior to starting ZT Group nearly 10 years ago, Mr. Badar worked with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, where he provided financial services to high net worth investors throughout the United States. Mr. Badar has received several recognitions and awards for his accomplishments in his professional career as well as community services, such as Pakistan Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Who’s Who of Houston Award. Mr. Badar has a Bachelor of Business in Entrepreneurship and Finance from Texas A&M University. | |  | | Kraig W. Killough is a seasoned corporate finance professional. With over 12 years of personal and corporate financial advisory experience, he has adroitly crafted and directed teams that are effectively able to analyze individual and corporate objectives of growth and the generation of sustainable revenues. His forte resides in his unique ability to aggressively innovate original strategies for asset protection and for retirement wealth management.
In addition, he brings a refreshing perspective to asset allocation, business expansion and development, and blending traditional approaches with new corporate ideologies. His "outside the box" methodology lends itself well to the company's ability to customize solutions that are case specific. Kraig’s unwavering commitment to integrity and honesty and his constant attunement to forward-thinking, assure clients that all of their financial needs, past, present and future, will be appropriately addressed. | |  | | Wajid A. Mirza is a founder and the Managing Partner at Arthur Lawrence Worldwide LLC, a global management and technology consulting firm based in Alta Loma, California. Arthur Lawrence Worldwide provides strategic, management, and information technology services to Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Mirza’s portfolio of services includes advising companies on Merger & Acquisitions, New Venture Launch, Finance Transformation and Business Applications Implementations. Mr. Mirza’s clients include a number of Fortune 500 companies where he has served in various advisory roles. His clients include AT&T, American Honda Motors, CNN, Caterpillar, Countrywide, Commonwealth Edison, FedEx, M&M Mars, Philadelphia Electric Company, Public Services Utility & Gas, Williams Energy, Vodafone, SBC, Sprint PCS, Turner Corporation, Verizon, and Waste Management. Projects managed by Mr. Mirza have received several awards and accolades from industry watch groups, including an award for “Best Practices for Finance Implementations” for the Waste Management Finance Transformation project. Mr. Mirza started his career in consulting at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he was a part of an elite practice, PACE – Process Architects Center of Excellence. Mr. Mirza later joined Answerthink Inc., a leading business and technology consulting firm. At Answerthink, Mr. Mirza served in the roles of Director at Finance Transformation Practice and Director at Finance Business Applications Practice. Mr. Mirza also founded Storage Devices Incorporated, a manufacturing company of technology subsystems. Mr. Mirza holds a graduate degree of Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from California State University. | | | |  | | Zahid Gaj graduated from Rhodes University of South Africa in 1998 with a BA in Psychology and Sociology. He then went on to receive a Post Graduate Diploma in Enterprise Management from Rhodes University in 2000. Zahid’s colorful management experience has brought a diverse set of essential skills to the Altus team since 2004. His dedication to quality, customer service and the company’s success has generated outstanding marketing results which have been instrumental to the vitality and success of Altus Health Management Services. Zahid prides himself on being a results oriented, self starter and has made himself a critical member of the management team. | | | |  | | Sourabh Sanduja received two B.B.A.’s, one in Business Administration and the other in Computer Information Systems, in 2001 from Houston Baptist University. He received his first Masters Degree in Health Administration from HBU in 2003 and later received another Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston in 2004. With an extensive history in the medical industry, Sourabh has fine tuned the daily operations and fundamental strategies of Altus Houston to reflect the company’s dedication to customer service. He has been a dynamic force in the overall growth and success of Altus Houston since he joined the team in 2005 as Administrator. Under Sourabh’s compelling leadership, Altus Houston will continue to grow and provide superior services to all its customers. | | | |  | | Kevin Herrington is a Beaumont area native. As a graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, and 16 years within healthcare in Beaumont, he is uniquely qualified to manage the Beaumont Altus HMS center, with a focus on delivering superior services that consistently meet the needs of his community. Kevin comes to Altus HMS, after 16 years with Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospitals in Beaumont and Orange, where he was the Administrative Director. In his position, Kevin was accountable for the overall operations of the Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute and System Laboratory Services. He was responsible for both the administrative and technical operations, utilizing effective planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling mechanisms to ensure efficient and effective patient care services were provided, while enhancing attainment of individual personnel and hospital objectives. Kevin’s responsibilities as Administrator of Altus HMS will be similar. He will manage overall operations of the three entities planned for the Beaumont center – OPREX Ambulatory Surgery Center, Clarus Imaging Center, and Zerenity Sleep Center. His goal for the center is to bring state-of-the-art healthcare services, with an improved level of convenience and efficiency, serving communities in the Golden Triangle area. Kevin holds a BS degree in Medical Technology and an MBA from Lamar University. He also holds the status of Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. | |  | |  | | Dr. Pasha is a Board Certified Ear, Nose, and Throat - Head and Neck Surgeon with extensive training and research experience. He is a sole author of a highly rated comprehensive review book on his specialty.
To receive certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology, Dr. Pasha completed an undergraduate degree, four years of medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, with an internship at Wayne State School of Medicine, Department of Surgery. He finished his residency at Wayne State School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Pasha has been published in many medical journals. He has completed research in many institutions including The Cleveland Clinic, Texas Medical Center, Detroit Medical Center, and Ohio State University. His most famous achievement was the publication of a review book on his Ear, Nose, and Throat-Head and Neck Surgery. | |  | | Dr. Badar completed her premedical training at Texas A&M after which she obtained her medical doctorate at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1993. She stayed on and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine in 1996 and her fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical care medicine in 1999. It was during her fellowship that she was mentored by a nationally renowned sleep physician. Soon thereafter her interest in sleep medicine became an important addition to her clinical repertoire. After completion of her post medical training, she went on to become an assistant professor and the sleep director at UTMB which included a satellite sleep clinic in Clear Lake.
In 2002, to work closer to her home in Houston, she went into private practice in the southwest area. She has served on numerous committees at Southwest Memorial Hospital, including the credentials committee and the critical care committee. She also spent time in the world of tele-medicine as part of the electronic ICU team which looks over nearly all of the Memorial system’s icu’s.
She was nominated physician of the year and has been voted ICU physician of the month at Memorial Southwest Hospital. In 2006 she was voted one of the top pulmonolgists in Houston as featured in Houston Magazine’s “Top Docs” issue. Dr. Badar is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. Her office is located in Professional building 3 at 7500 Beechnut St., suite 250; she is available by appointment. | |  | | Shahin Shirzadi, M.D., is a board certified neurologist. He completed his neurology residency at UT Houston in 1999. In 1998 he was the recipient of the prestigious Frank Yatsu award for clinical excellence, one of the few junior residents to receive this award. He also served as chief resident during final year of residency
Since completing a fellowship in neurophysiology in 2000, he has been privately practicing at his own clinic.
He is a member of American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society and Texas Neurological Society. | |  | | | Dr. Dwayne Williams, a graduate from University of Texas at Houston received his Bachelors of Science in 1983. He also received his Doctor of Medicine in 1987 from the University of Houston. Dr. Williams completed his Medical Residency at Memorial Southwest Hospital. In 1987, he received the Norma Culmer Award for Most Outstanding Medical Resident. Since 1990 he has been a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice. He received the Who’s Who Award for Outstanding Medical Doctors. Again in 1990, he accomplished more great things; Dr Williams became the Associate Professor in the Department of family Practice at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. In 2000, he became the chairman of the Renaissance Physician Organization. Some of the organizations that he is apart of are AMA, AAFP, NMA, and TMA. Dr. Williams is privileged at many hospitals that include Memorial Herman Southwest, Memorial Herman Fort Bend, Methodist Sugar Land, and HCA West Houston. His private practice is located in Sugar land, Texas. | |  | | Dr. Jacobson is a board certified podiatric surgeon. He is board certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery and Foot surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. Dr. Jacobson is also a board member of the Harris County Podiatric Surgical Residency Program. Dr. Jacobson completed his undergraduate studies at Western Michigan University. He received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in 1997 from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago. After completing a one-year primary podiatric medical residency at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, he then completed a two-year foot and ankle surgical residency at the Harris County Podiatric Surgical Residency Program. Dr. Jacobson lectures nationally and is also the media representative in Houston for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. |  | | Dr. Samer Tawakkol serves as the Corporate Director of Orthopedics. His role is to manage and promote high quality patient care for orthopedic and sports medicine services offered by OPREX Ambulatory Surgery Centers. This includes procedures such as arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow, fracture and tendon repairs, and hand surgeries, including carpal tunnel release.
Dr. Tawakkol has been an Orthopedic Surgeon since 1997. He attended medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and went on to complete his Internship and Residency with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also completed a Fellowship in Arthritis and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Southern California, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. | |
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