Stuart Scandridge, Founder & CEO

Educated in business and ornamental horticulture at Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mr. Scandridge spent 25 years in the commercial landscape industry in Houston, TX. He was President and COO of EarthTone Development, Inc., a commercial landscape development company, for 6 years. Stuart then founded The Scandridge Group, (TSG), a commercial horticultural landscape consulting group, specializing in industrial psychology and value engineering services nationwide. Sixteen years later he decided to follow his dream of helping high school students achieve success – academically, scholastically and athletically.

In 2000, he created Topjock.Net, Inc., a company that provides high school athletes the tools to manage college sports scholarship opportunities and their athletic future. In just a few years, he decided to expand the company focus to offer all students self-marketing tools. After much research, he was able to raise the capital to expand his business and create a complete web-based system. Today, the new company, CollegiateZone Enterprises, LP, offers college development tools for everyone.

In addition to his role as Founder, CEO and General Partner of CollegiateZone Enterprises, LP, Stuart volunteers as the Cy-Fair High School Summer Director and Head Coach of the 7 on 7 football team. The team has qualified for the Texas State Championships for 8 consecutive years. As a father of three boys and three girls, ranging in ages from 27 to 17, Stuart’s experience with high school activities, matched with his understanding of requirements leading to college preparations and the competitiveness of college and scholarship opportunities, has well educated Stuart to develop and deliver a service unmatched.

Rashena Lindsay, Chief Marketing Director

Rashena Lindsay has more than 10 years experience developing communications and marketing strategies including corporate and employee communications, external communications, and crisis communications, for companies like Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS and Hallmark Cards, Inc.

In her most recent corporate position, Manager of Corporate Communication for Houston Cellular and Cingular Wireless, Rashena was responsible for creating the company’s strategic communications plan and overseeing the implementation. Communication tactics included twice-weekly employee emails, monthly newsletter, interactive video at employees’ desktops, employee meetings, community relations events and establishing a crisis communications plan.

She was pivotal in the announcement and subsequent communications of the market launch of Cingular Wireless. She developed design strategies, executive speeches and produced videos to help employees transition from Houston Cellular to Cingular Wireless.

Currently, she consults on marketing and communications projects for healthcare, real estate, security, and sports organizations including Memorial Herman Healthcare System, Access2Athletes and Axiom Productions. Rashena holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Media, and a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and Corporate Communications

Chuck Watson (Limited Partner & Chairman)

Educated in business and economics at Oklahoma State University, Chuck spent 13 years with Conoco and 17 years as Chairman and CEO of NGC Corp, which became Dynegy Inc.

John Ogren (Limited Partner)

Mr. Ogren has 37 years of experience as CEO, senior management and operating levels. His experience ranges from major NYSE companies, mid-cap Nasdaq to start-up high-tech companies. He has a wide range experience in international projects in the Europe and South America and lived and worked in the US, UK and Canada. His current business activities include directing, mentoring and investing. He also has a high level of interest and involvement in innovations in public education.

Mr. Ogren is a director of Core Laboratories and the John Wood Group PLC. He is an advisory director of Intrepid Energy, a London based oil company and non-executive Chairman of WellDynamics, a joint venture of Halliburton and Shell.

Larry Dubose (Limited Partner)

Larry G. Dubose, age 56, graduated from Lamar University in 1973 with a degree in Accounting and was employed by Price Waterhouse for a period of three years.  Although not active at present, Mr. Dubose is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.  In 1977 Mr. Dubose joined LaGuarta, Gavrel and Kirk, a full-service real estate brokerage company. The company negotiated transactions in all areas of real estate including commercial, industrial, office building and syndication.  The company also employed a real estate management department and several residential sales offices.  He served as Chief Financial officer and Vice-President for six years.

Dubose Model Home Company was founded by Mr. Dubose in May 1985 for the purposes of structuring model home purchases in sale/leaseback transactions with builders on a national basis.  The model homes are acquired and managed on behalf of various limited partnerships.  Since the company’s formation it has grown significantly and currently manages properties in numerous market areas nationwide.  The company’s clients are national, regional and local builders.  In addition, the returns achieved by the investors have resulted in a significant growth of the partnership investments. Through Mr. Dubose’s efforts the entities have purchased approximately $300 Million in model homes and have a very profitable track record.  The structure has also provided an excellent opportunity for lenders to participate in a transaction that has a long term documented history of success.  Mr. Dubose has established numerous credit lines with various institutions, including major syndicated lines that involve several banks.        

Since 1985 the company has raised its own capital for the limited partnerships it has formed to buy these model homes.  The source of that capital has primarily been individuals who are growth oriented investors.  In 1998 the company began forming partnerships where the capital has been raised by Broker/Dealer companies and their investors, who are primarily interested in cash flow.  In the twenty years of operation the company has conducted its business in a manner which developed an excellent reputation for performance and integrity among builders, lenders and investors.  In addition, during the real estate down turn in the late 1980s, the company was one of the largest residential management companies managing properties for institutions such as the Federal National Home Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage (Freddie Mac).

In 2004 Mr. Dubose sold Dubose Model Home Company to local Houston Investors.  At the time of the sale the new owners named Mr. Dubose President of the General Partner and President of the new operating company, Dubose Model Homes USA.  Mr. Dubose has an employment and consulting agreement with the new owners.  He has been appointed to a position on the Board of Directors for NetREIT, a new offering scheduled to raise $150 Million in the next year.  Recently he has accepted a position on the Board of Directors for HomeVestors of America, Inc., a company that provides franchising opportunities for residential real estate investors on a national basis.  Larry and his wife, Karen, have been married for 28 years and have four children.   

Kevin D. Jones, CTO