Director since 2002. Mr. Beatty has served as President of George Beatty Associates, a consulting firm for small to medium sized businesses, since June 2002. Prior to his retirement from the Greater Houston Partnership in 2002, he was President of the Chamber of Commerce Division from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Beatty also serves as a director for First Commonwealth Mortgage Trust, Holly Mortgage Trust and Africap, LLC. Mr. Beatty served as senior vice president of the Greater Houston Partnership s Member Services Division prior to assuming the role of Chamber Division President. Mr. Beatty joined the Partnership in 1990 from the position of Dean of Development at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas.