PostHeaderIconAudit and Finance Committee

This Committee shall develop and recommend to the Board those financial principles, plans, and courses of action that provide for mission accomplishment and organizational financial well-being.  Consistent with this responsibility, it shall review the annual budget and submit it to the Board for its approval.  In addition, the committee shall make recommendations with regard to the level and terms of indebtedness, cash management, investment policy, risk management and related internal controls, financial monitoring and reports, employee benefit plans, signatory authority for expenditures, regulatory compliance, and other policies for inclusion in the BPM that the committee determines are advisable for effective financial management.


Larry Maguire - Chairman

  • Larry is SVP & CFO for Petro Grande, LLC, an oil and gas company in Dallas, TX. He has approximately 30 years oil and gas experience, mostly with two large oil and gas corporations and held positions as Director of Financial Services, Assistant Controller, Director of Internal Audit, VP of Land Administration, and CFO.  Larry has volunteered in numerous community leadership positions to include past Board Member, Treasurer, and Grant Request Chairman on the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church Foundation, youth confirmation leader, Treasurer of Jesuit’s Baseball Booster Club, Director of the Company’s United Way Campaign, Chair of Homeowners’ Association, and also volunteered at Stewpot, Meals-on–Wheels, and the Soup Mobile. His knowledge of special needs in the community has grown through insight from his wife, Donna, who teaches special needs and has a special education degree.  Larry has an Industrial Engineering and Management degree and MBA from Oklahoma State University.  He is a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and has a certification in control self assessment (CCSA).  As a Board and Audit and Finance Committee member, his background and experience assist with the mission and vision at My Possibilities in the areas of finance, accounting and audit assurance, and corporate governance best practices.

 


David Puma

  • David Puma is the Origination Officer and Product Partner responsible for originating direct tax and non-tax equipment financings for the North Texas and Oklahoma regions of Wells Fargo Bank based in Dallas, Texas. David is aligned with the Relationship Managers comprising the General Banking Group and Wealth Management that are responsible for developing bank relationships with middle market, corporate and high-net-worth individuals in their regions, primarily north Texas and Oklahoma. Since 1978, David has held various commercial banking, credit management and regional office management positions in the banking industry, with the last 13 years as an origination officer in the large-corporate and middle-market segments of the equipment finance industry. David received a BA degree in Pre-Legal Studies from California State University Los Angeles and a M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola Marymount University. 

 


Jim & Sherry McNeil

  • Jim is a Senior Vice President and Sherry is an Associate Vice President with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Combined they have 40 years experience in the financial industry. Their clients include individuals, businesses, foundations and endowments. The McNeil's provide insight through their experience to the Board of Directors and Audit & Finance Committee into the planning and growth of My Possibilities. As their son Evan approached aging out of the public school system, they were faced with the challenge of how to continue his learning, independence and social experience. They found My Possibilities and quickly embraced the vision and mission. Evan is currently enrolled as a HIPster at My Possibilities. 

Steve Jacobsen

  • Steve and his wife Jenna have been married for 37 years. They are parents of two children. They reside in Frisco, Texas. One of their kids is a Hipster at My Possibilities.Steve has retired from full time work. He has spent his entire career in the healthcare field. His first several years were as a Pharmacist Director at various hospitals. The last 25 years he has served as the Chief Executive Officer at hospitals in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. These hospitals were both large and small. As CEO , he conducted the business affairs of the hospital on behalf of their governing boards. His experience covered each of governmental, for-profit and/or non-profit entities. Steve also has served on Boards and Committees of several hospital associations. He was a Past Chairman of the Board of Southwest Services to the Handicapped (New Mexico). He also served as officers of Chambers of Commerce and Rotary Clubs.



Board of Directors Representatives 

- Charmaine Solomon, Larry Maguire and Jeff Laceky

 

 

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Contact Info
 
Physical Address: 
1301 Custer Road
Suite #616
Plano, TX 75075
Ph: 469-241-9100
Fax: 469-241-9020
Fed ID: # 26-1509133
 

 
My Possibilities is a non-profit, charity - 501(c)(3), for adults with disabilities (Autism, Down Syndrome, Aspergers, Prader-Willi, Head Injuries, etc.). My Possibilities is the FIRST full day, full year program in Collin County for Texans, who have "aged out" of secondary education, where they can build independence and pre-vocational skills in a safe and nurturing environment 
 

 

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