Valor
Hanna Howard, left, and Ashley Beebe
Valor, a Fort Worth-based specialty asset management company with expertise in mineral management and accounting-based software solutions, has announced the hiring of two executives with a local university connection.
Hanna Howard – a former associate head coach for the TCU women's basketball team – will serve as the company's chief of staff. And Ashley Beebe – previously the associate director of major gifts for the TCU Frog Club – has been hired to serve in the organization's newly created position of chief growth officer. Both Howard and Beebe competed in college athletics at the Division I level.
Their appointments are effective immediately.
“We are thrilled to add these two powerhouse executives to the team," said Valor CEO Joseph DeWoody in a statement. “They've previously held high-performing donor outreach and coaching positions at TCU and are familiar with mentoring others, motivating teams, and enhancing performance on an individual level. We're anxious to have them begin in these roles, where they can both channel their competitive nature and apply it to Valor's workforce and our growing roster of clients.”
A lifelong coach, Howard will help direct project management, communications, and strategic planning for the company's future. The professional and specialty asset management services provided by Valor not only apply to individuals but also extends to include institutional clients — including churches, universities, colleges, banks, corporations, foundations, family offices, and endowments.
Before joining Valor, Howard served as an associate head women's basketball coach at TCU and Fresno State, in addition to her time on the coaching staffs of Utah State and UC San Diego. She earned a BA in business communications from the University of Portland and a master's degree from Concordia University in Irvine, Calif.
Beebe will oversee Valor's business development efforts as a departmental head, directing both staff and resources in building up the company's growing list of clientele.
Prior to joining the company, Beebe was an associate director of major gifts for the TCU Frog Club, an athletic booster organization that raises funds and awards scholarships for the university's athletic department.
She also created two entrepreneurial ventures of her own and previously represented NFL-level talent as an agent with Willis & Woy Sports Group. She earned a bachelor's degree from TCU and a law degree from Texas Tech Law School, where she served as the president of the school's Sports Law Society.
Valor provides business process outsourcing, proprietary software solutions, and accounting and management services for mineral rights owners and other private wealth clients. With its mineral.tech® software platform and mineral management services, Valor now oversees a combined 10.2 million gross acres and 560,000 net royalty acres of mineral and property rights on behalf of more than 100,000 interests across 32 U.S. states.