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Meet The Team

Doric Earle: ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Meadows – Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
Co-Director

After 30 years managing large technology consultancies, Dr. Doric Earle reinvented himself to help communities, social enterprises and entrepreneurs achieve collaborative, engaging and sustainable solutions. A Ph.D. in Public Affairs focused on Urban Planning drives an emphasis on economic development, communication and community engagement as a catalyst to unlock potential in underserved communities, help communities, social enterprises and entrepreneurs achieve collaborative, engaging and sustainable solutions. Social impact drives his work including joining the boards or consulting for NPs such as: Frazier Revitalization, Bridge Lacrosse, Green Careers Dallas and Miles of Freedom. His consultancy Forward Planning LLC is developing support for local entrepreneurs. Earle is also a co-founder of Restorative Farms Hatcher Station Garden and Training Farm project.  These efforts will drive collaboration between the community, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and like-minded partners. Earle currently is working both in economic development and place-building, focusing on entrepreneurship, through the creation of an incubator for entrepreneurs in the Fair Park Area of Dallas. He strives to help students and clients:  individuals, corporations, and municipalities maximize their innate capabilities, grow their capacity and exceed their assumed potential. Earle has a B.S. Management: Syracuse University, MBA UConn, and Ph.D. Public Affairs UTD. At ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, he teaches various courses depending on the semester; Social Innovation/NP Leadership, Applied Comm Theory, Financial Comm, and Group/Team Communication Leadership.

Jim Hart: ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Meadows – Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
Co-Director

A pioneering educator and entrepreneur, Hart’s book (Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd, 2018.), is used by educators worldwide. Often recognized for pedagogical innovation, Hart has won five national pedagogical innovation awards over the past six years. Examples include the USASBE Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation (2022), USASBE Special Recognition in Entrepreneurship Education Innovation Award, the Sharon T. Alpi Award for Innovative Arts Entrepreneurship Pedagogy, and one of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s highest teaching honors, the Provost Teaching Recognition Award (2018). A serial entrepreneur, Hart is the founder of the world's first accredited conservatory for arts entrepreneurship, The International Theatre Academy Norway (TITAN) in Oslo Norway. He co-founded the (SAEE) and other organizations. Hart's artistic work has been seen in America, Russia, Norway, Taiwan, Iran, Denmark and Turkey. Outside of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Hart has taught at Yale University (graduate and undergraduate), New York University, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Tufts University, Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan, the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the U.S. State Department, the Dallas World Affairs Council and others. He is a multi-time keynote speaker, a TEDx speaker, regularly consults other university programs, and has written popular articles for Americans for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group and others. Hart holds an M.F.A. in acting from the Yale School of Drama and graduated from ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ with a B.F.A. in theatre.

Trey Bowles
Fund Manager

Trey Bowles is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Bowles Investment Group (BIG) and Founder of the Park Cities Angel Network, where he invests in seed- and Series A-stage companies as well as acquires or invests in established businesses generating $1–$5M in EBITDA that are poised for strategic growth, modernization and sales expansion.

A proven entrepreneur, investor, and ecosystem builder, Bowles recently co-founded and launched 1845 Venture Studio, partnering with high conviction founders to co-create companies—bringing capital, strategic insight, and world-class teams to launch quickly and scale smart. Bowles also serves as the Fund Manager for the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Impact Lab at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Methodist University.

Previously, Bowles served as Managing Director for both Techstars Anywhere and Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth, part of the global Techstars investment platform. He is also Co-Founder and President of InnoCity Partners LLC, a boutique consultancy helping cities, corporations, and innovators design impactful solutions that make communities the best places to live, work and play.

In addition to his investment work, Trey has co-founded and led several nationally recognized initiatives, including The Dallas Entrepreneur ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ (The DEC Network) – Co-Founder and Executive Chairman; North Texas Angel Network – Co-Chair; Dallas Innovation Alliance – Co-Founder, spearheading the city’s first Smart Cities initiative; and Mayor’s Star Council – Co-Founder and Chairman, launched with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to engage diverse young leaders in civic impact.

Bowles also launched the entrepreneurship department at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Meadows School of the Arts, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor. Nationally, he helped relaunch the Startup America Partnership into the Startup Champions Network, a national coalition of professional ecosystem builders. His public policy work includes appointments to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and to the Board of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for American Entrepreneurship, a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization working with policymakers nationwide to foster new business creation and growth.

A serial entrepreneur with multiple exits and focused on ventures spanning for-profit and non-profit sectors, Bowles lives in Dallas, TX, with his wife and their three children.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board will be comprised of community members with expertise, insight and a passion to make positive change in our world. We are currently working through our nomination process. Stay tuned.

We are working to invite over a dozen candidates presently.