Alamo Business Club’s Board of Directors is dedicated to the growth and success of this business networking group. The Board of Directors meets monthly to plan the strategy of the group and is governed by and abides by the Bylaws of the organization. The Board does the work necessary to keep the value of the group high for all its members.
Leadership is the Capacity to Translate Vision Into Reality
Our 2024 Board of Directors
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Bert McGavock
President
Bert McGavock and his wife, Janie, are the driving forces behind Bloomin’ Blinds of NW San Antonio. With their commitment to courteous and professional customer service, they oversee everything from replacing shutter slats to installing motorized shades.
Offering a plethora of options for blinds, shades, shutters, solar screens, and more in NW San Antonio, their seasoned team of professionals stand ready to address your inquiries and needs. As proud members of the Alamo Business Club, you can trust them to fulfill your window-covering dreams. Recently, the Bloomin’ Blinds team launched San Antonio Pergolas and Cabanas to transform your home or business with beautifully designed custom pergolas and cabanas.
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Brittany Lastition
Vice President
Brittany Lastition is the owner and Managing Attorney of Lastition Law, PLLC. Her legal practice focuses primarily on estate planning and advocacy for disabled veterans, representing them in appeals against the Veterans Administration. She loves to help families avoid the cost and conflict that can arise from poor legal planning, as she experienced in her own family, and knows the true impact to families when corners are cut, or things are not clearly and carefully planned before it’s too late.
Brittany is the Vice President of the Alamo Business Club. An enthusiastic and active member of the club, Brittany finds fulfillment in the collaborative spirit that unites like-minded business professionals, especially her fellow Club members. She values the intentional pursuit of greatness within the group and actively contributes to ensuring the success of each member through meaningful collaboration and support.
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Tina Williams
Secretary
Tina has been in the real estate industry since 1977. She obtained her Real Estate Sales license in 2000, and with additional education, experience and requirements became a licensed Real Estate Broker in 2008, when she started Compass Real Estate Group, LLC. She works with Buyers and Sellers to keep her involved in both sides of the market. She is a member of the San Antonio Board of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors and Alamo Business Club network group. She works a referral business and appreciates each of her clients and take very seriously the confidence and trust they place in her. Her goal for every transaction is for it to be as smooth and enjoyable as possible. She wants to earn your business, your repeat business, and the business of friends and family that you may refer to her.
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Tom Short
Treasurer
The principal, Tom Short, is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). Tom is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Finance. We are members of the local National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) and the Society of Financial Professionals (FSP). Tom is also a member of The Alamo Business Club (ABC) which is a business-to-business referral group. He has been a member of the San Antonio Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) since 1992 and developed that association’s group health plan for all their membership in the past. He specializes in providing employee benefits such as group health insurance, dental, vision, group term life insurance, long term disability, and short term disability coverage to employer groups with up to 100 employees.
Tom has been a resident of San Antonio for over 53 years and resides there with his spouse and has two adult sons. When he is not attending to the needs of his busy practice and family, he spends his time hunting, playing golf and snow skiing.
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Juli Coen
Membership
The only thing that matters in a mortgage transaction are your goals as a borrower. Juli Coen wants to make sure she understands your long and short-term financial goals so she can provide options to help you attain them. Juli takes pride in finding the right home loan to fit each borrower whether it is a VA, FHA, Conventional or Jumbo purchase or refinance. She also enjoys doing Construction loans as well as Renovation loans. If you are buying a primary residence or wanting to invest, talk to Juli!
Juli has been in the mortgage business for nearly 30 years as a loan officer, underwriter and closer and in addition to helping clients choose the right loan, she is adamant about helping borrowers identify potential problems early in the process and resolving them, so everyone has a smooth closing.
Juli’s passion for military families, animal rescue and herbal medicine has led to wonderful lasting friendships with clients and agents. Her team includes a cadre of furry work spouses, a processor who never seems to sleep, an experienced underwriter and a closer who is laser-focused on closing quickly! Juli loves the fact that her past clients become friends who trust her with their financial home goals.