UKTE Contacts

UKTE Officers

PRESIDENT - Carra Kane	carrakane@alumni.utexas.net
As President, Carra has overall responsibility for the club and all its functions and activities. On the communication side she's responsible for all the chapter-wide communications, acts as the primary liaison with the Ex-Students Association back in Austin, and handles general email enquiries. Carra got her BA in Sociology from UT in 1997. She's been in London for over 8 years. She and her husband David (BBA '90) are Life Members of the Texas Exes. They live in Wimbledon with their two children, Jadyn and Devin.
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VICE-PRESIDENT- Eric Davis	eric@friedokra.com
Vice-President Eric will be the guy running the show on the day at our events. Additionally, he sets the overall calendar of activities, and arranges volunteers to help staff our events, including volunteers for showing the Longhorn football and basketball games. So if you've any great ideas or you can help us out any time, please get in touch with him. Eric graduated from UT in 2002 with a BA in Economics and is Life Member of the Texas Exes. During his time at UT, he was a member of the Longhorn Band and Kappa Kappa Psi. Eric now works as an underwriter for Zurich Financial Services. He and his wife Morgan have lived in London for 3 years and reside in Islington.
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SECRETARY / TREASURER - Mike Gazdar	utgaz2003@yahoo.com
The treasurer handles the clubs financial transactions, maintains the bank account and keeps track of event budgeting. They also responsible for keeping our Ex-Student Association chapter documentation up to date and valid. Mike grew up in Houston and studied at UT from 1994 to 1999, receiving a BBA and MPA in Accounting. He joined Deloitte in Houston out of college and then transferred with them to their London office in 2003. Soon thereafter, he became a Life Member of the Texas Exes and been a proud member of the UKTE's ever since. In 2009, he joined Orient-Express Hotels in London as the Group Corporate Controller and became a British Citizen in 2010.
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SOCIAL DIRECTOR - KENT KILLOUGH
As Social Director, Kent coordinates all of the UKTE social and membership functions. If you have any suggestions, ideas or questions about Texas Exes events, send Kent an email! Kent grew up on Lake Travis, and studied at the McCombs School of Business from 1997-2001. He and his wife moved to the UK in 2008 for Kent to attend Oxford University’s MBA program. They now live in London, where Kent works in private equity.
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SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR - Annie Chan	anniemariec@gmail.com
. Annie runs the UKTE Scholarship program, which helps UK residents with the cost of books and supplies for their first year at Texas. She takes care of the necessary paperwork with Austin, handles the applications and promotes fund-raising. Annie grew up in Dallas Texas and graduated from UT in 2004 with a BS in Corporate Communications and a BA in Spanish Studies. After graduation, she worked in Madrid for 1 1/2 years before making the move to London. She is currently working at HSBC in Organisational Development. She has been here for 3 1/2 years now and loves meeting Texans all over the world!
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TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR - Vacant
We would very much like a volunteer to join us as Technology Director to take over running of this website. Please contact Carra if you are interested in helping us in this post.
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