Tanya Hughes
Tanya Hughes is an executive in the financial sector and a retired elite U.S. high jumper.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hughes is a three-time American junior national indoor champion: 1989, 1990 and 1991, and a two-time national outdoor champion (1992 and 1993).
She was a 1992 US Olympic team member in Barcelona, Spain. In 1993 she won gold at the World University Games in Buffalo, New York.
Tanya was a four-time NCAA high jump champion at the University of Arizona. She was named the 1994 NCAA Woman of the Year based on her scholarship, leadership, and athletic accomplishments over her collegiate career.
Hughes is currently the Interim CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). Before this role, she held various consulting leadership roles, was managing director with FIS™, a global leader in financial services technology, and spent 10 years as an IBM Client Executive.
Hughes earned a bachelor of science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Marketing, Communications, Sociology) from the University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Hughes has two children, Jocelyn and Jalon.
Curtis Walker
Curtis Walker is TurnkeyZRG’s Vice President in charge of recruitment across revenue positions, focusing exclusively on corporate partnerships positions (sales, strategy, and service). A sales practitioner, Curtis has hands-on experience selling and servicing partnerships roles, sell-side & buy-side. He is broadly networked and wired with property sales executives, as well as agency & brand marketing executives.
Before joining TurnkeyZRG, Curtis sold and activated marketing partnerships at the United Soccer League (USL) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) where he focused on commercial outreach, strategy & new business development, creating innovative and first-of-its-kind partnerships. Prior to MiLB, Curtis spent time on the “buy side” with Coca-Cola Beverages of Florida (CCBF) building and selling marketing platforms which drove incremental product and operational income for the bottler. He also served on the ticket sales side with the Vinik Sport’s Group/Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL) as well as Learfield at the University of South Florida.
In 2020, Curtis Co-founded the Black Sport Business Academy (www.thebsba.com) – a 501 (c)(2) non-profit organization which exists to enhance the learning experience and career outcomes for students at HBCUs who are interested in pursuing a career in sports, and he also serves on the executive leadership board for the Tampa Chapter of Black Sports Professionals (BSP).
A proud alum of HBCU Virginia State University (VSU), he graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education with a concentration in Sport Management. He also earned his M.B.A. & Master of Sport Business Management from the DeVos Sport Business Management program at the University of Central Florida (UCF). During his time, he served under Dr. Richard Lapchick as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for TIDES: The Institute of Diversity and Ethics and Sports – assessing ethnic and gender hiring practices across sports.
