Staff and Board

Stemmons Corridor Business Association is led by an amazing staff and board, ready to assist you as you seek to succeed in the Dallas metroplex.

Leadership

Philip Lang

Chairman | Lang Real Estate Services | 972-744-6401

Philip attended Texas Tech University where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor in Business Administration in Finance. His previous roles as an Analyst in the Corporate Real Estate Department at Bank of America and the Syndicated Capital Markets Group with Bank of America Securities instigated his entry into the real estate arena. Philip is a licensed realtor who serves as the President of Lang Real Estate Services and Lang Interests, he is President of Texas Land Care, and also owns and operates the Purtis Creek Farms plant nursery in East Texas. Philip currently serves on the board of the Stemmons Corridor Business Association; he has also served on the Advisory Board for the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business.

Stephanie Gustafson

Vice Chairwoman| Paladin Partners | 972-354-8089

Stephanie is a Vice President with experience in representing owners, users, and tenants of industrial, flex, office and retail properties across the DFW Metroplex. She specializes in both Tenant and Landlord Representation with a major focus in leasing, acquisitions and dispositions. Steph will tell you she loves leasing transactions, she’s been affectionately referred to as “The Leasing Machine” by past colleagues. Stephanie received her bachelor’s degree from Southwestern. She has spent the last five years at a Commercial Real Estate firm in Dallas where she became their in-house Landlord Broker, representing around 60 buildings. In Stephanie’s first year as a Broker she had 54 lease transactions and at year two decided to stop counting and just keep producing – that mindset has served her well. Stephanie has an awesome husband and two rescue dogs. When she is not working at the office, she is working on a remodel project at her house, traveling, riding her bike on the trail or not so successfully trying to learn how to play tennis.

Michael Schneider

Treasurer | A-1 Locksmith, Security & Safes | 214-236-9005

Michael Schneider is the Chief Executive Officer of Joe East Enterprises Inc., a privately held company in the security services and retail industry. In 1949, Joe East Sr. began locksmith service in Dallas, Texas. In 1985 Joe East Jr. incorporated the business and formalized A-1 Locksmith, Safe and Security. Today, Joe East Enterprises consists of several companies that provide security, safe, locksmith, automation and monitoring products and services. Michael is a Member and Board Member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) - North Texas Chapter, Renaissance Executive Forum DFW, Phi Gamma Delta and sits on the board of Directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Outside of work, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and young daughters; music and sports are passions as well.

Gabriela Gilmore

Executive Director

Gabriela joined the Stemmons Corridor Business Association (SCBA) in January of 2009 and currently serves as the organization's Executive Director. Her responsibilities include membership outreach to both current and potential new members, coordination of monthly events such as public safety meetings, Board of Director's meetings and other membership meetings, as well as planning the SCBA Annual meeting held in the fall. She is also charged with managing the SCBA website and creating a monthly Corridor Connection, SCBA's e-newsletter. Gabriela was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and grew up in Baton Rouge, LA where she attended Louisiana State University and earned a bachelor's degree in Management. Since moving to Dallas in 2004, she has held positions at CAPSTAR Commercial Real Estate Services, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and Wendy Krispin Caterer.