About Anthony Reed

 

BIRTHPLACE

• St. Louis, MO

CURRENT RESIDENCE

• Dallas, TX

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Over 25 years of global project management and executive-level experience.
• Managed and delivered multi-million dollar, international projects to be on time, to specifications, and under budget.

ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Made history after running a marathon on all seven continents. (Fewer than 250 people in the world had completed this feat.)

    

Continents	International Marathons	Location
North America	Cowtown Marathon	Ft. Worth, TX
Europe	Tailwinds Marathon	Copenhagen, Denmark
Australia	Gold Coast Airport Marathon	Gold Coast, Australia
Asia	Great Wall Marathon	Huangyaguan, China
Antarctica	Antarctica Marathon	King George Is., Antarctica
South America	Fin Del Mundo Marathon	Ushuaia, Argentina
Africa	Lewa SafriCom Marathon	Lewa, Kenya

• Completed over 100 marathons (26.2-miles), including winning age and weight division trophies.
  • Member of 100 Marathons Club
• Won age group trophies in biathlons (running and cycling).
• Competed in bicycle races from 50 to 100 miles.
• Completed the Texas Marathon Challenge (five marathons in four months).
• Ran a marathon a month while 50 years old, including a 50K (31.1 miles) ultra-marathon.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS

• Dallas White Rock Marathon (since 2009).
• Jubilee Theatre Board (2007 thru 2009).
• Oracle Applications Users’ Group (2003 thru 2007).

EDUCATION

• MS, Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas (TX)
• MBA, Management, Abilene Christian University
• BA, Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
• BA, Mathematics, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

Collegiate Classes Taught

• Project Management
• Business Organization & Management
• Accounting
• Information Technology, including database design

SELECTED ARTICLES BY ANTHONY

• The IT Developer's Life Cycle.
• Surviving the Mid-Career Crisis.
• IT Needs Good Writers.
• Let Staff Do Reviews Too.

SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES ABOUT ANTHONY

• Winter, 2010 - Staring Down Danger, Webster World.
• Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011 - Marathons for a Good Cause, Ebony.
• December, 2010 - 6th Annual [PMI Tamp Bay] Symposium "Drives Change", PMI Today.
• August, 2010 - PMI New Jersey Chapter - Symposium and Seminar Offer, PMI Today.
• September, 2009 - Letters to the Editor - Body Talk, Ebony.
• June 26, 2009 - Runner's Resume is Global, Oak Cliff People.
• May, 2009 - Body Talk - Ahead of the Pack, Ebony.
• February 24, 2009 - 100th Marathon Comes With A Cause, the Dallas Morning News.
• February 2, 2009 - Running Races For His Race, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram.
• February, 2009 - Anthony Reed, Black Sports - The Magazine.
• Spring, 2008 - Staying the Course: Black Marathoners Share Lessons from the Race, Black MBA Magazine.
• February, 2008 - Human Race - Equal Footing, Runner's World.
• November, 2007 - The Last Word, The Journal of Accountancy.
• August, 2007 – First Black Runner Finishes Marathon on all Seven Continents, Runner Triathlete News.
• July 17, 2007 - Tony Reed Becomes First Black Runner To Finish Seven Marathons On Seven Continents, Runners World.
• July 17, 2007 - Tony Reed: How I Became the First Black Runner to Complete Marathons on All Seven Continents, Runners World.
• May 18, 2007 – Cleveland Marathon: A Foot Soldier for Blacks’ Good Health, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH).
• May/June, 2007 – The Antarctica Marathon – The Marathon Texans Loved to Hate, Inside Texas Running.
• March 16, 2007 – Some Cold Feet, But No Weak Knees – Antarctica Marathon, The Dallas Morning News.
• First Quarter, 2007 - A Success Story – The Running Man, Texins Magazine.
• Fall, 2006 – Great Wall Delivers a Great Adventure, Travel News For Runners.
• Sep/Oct, 2005 - NBMA to Gather at Lewis & Clark Marathon , Missouri Runner and Triathlete.
• February 28, 2005 - A Brief Chat with Tony Reed, Runners World.
• January 30, 2005 - Runners Keep Sport in Step with Times, The Ft. Worth (TX) Star-Telegram.
• April 25 and 26, 2005 - Promoting Healthier Lives & Related Editorial, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• March 5, 2004 - Diabetes Hasn't Caught Up To Local Marathoner, The Dallas Morning News.
• March 3, 2004 - 50 Was Nifty for Dallas Marathoner, The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram.
• March, 2004 - featured as "Former Wyman Camper and Counselor" in Cornerstone for Kids campaign in support of Wyman and Camp Coca-Cola.
• Summer, 2003 - "Management Consultant Spends Free Time Running Marathons" Webster (University) World.
• March 28, 2003 - Marathoner Reaches Goal Before 50, The Dallas Morning News' Sports Section.

PUBLISHED/BOOKS ARTICLES BY ANTHONY

• Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success, published 2011.
• Finding the I in TEAM: Better Team Building Through Individual Building, published 2009.
• Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures on all Seven Continents, published 2007.
• The Achievement Equation: Your Formula for Success, published 2008.
• RunnersWorld.com (First Person Blog), "Tony Reed: How I Became the First Black Runner To Complete Marathons On All Seven Continents", July 17, 2007.
• The S.M.A.R.T. Degree, published in 1989. It has received excellent reviews in various national and collegiate newspapers and magazines, including The Dallas Morning News.
• Career Focus, "Improving Status Reports."
• The North Dallas Community News, "Managing Your Career" columnist in 1989.

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

• Journal of Accountancy.
• Dallas Morning News (Travel & Sports Sections).
• Inside Texas Running.
• Black Sports - The Magazine

 

 

Prior Engagements

Texins Activity Center at Texas Instruments & Raytheon

Alcatel-Lucent

Pepsico

Dallas Market Center

TX Dept of Transportation

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TV, Radio & Internet

CBS TV KTVT (Dallas)

WMET (Washington, DC)

WVXU (Cincinnati)

KFAI-FM (Minneapolis / St. Paul)

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Professional Organizations

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

SHRM Atlanta Symposium

SHRM Dallas Chapter

Oracle Applications Users Group's Collaborate Conferences

Society for Information Management (SIM) Events

SIM Research Triangle Park Chapter

SIM New Jersey Chapter

Project Management Institute (PMI) Events

PMI Latin American Congress (Brazil)

PMI North American Congress (2008, 2010)

PMI Northern Alberta Symposium

PMI Rochester Symposium

PMI South Carolina Midlands Symposium

PMI New Jersey Symposium

PMI Oklahoma City Symposium

PMI Nashville Symposium

PMI Alabama Symposium

PMI Tampa Symposium

PMI Central Arkansas Symposium

PMI North Carolina Symposium

PMI Delaware Valley Symposium

PMI Minneapolis Symposium

PMI Dallas Chapter

PMI Dayton/Miami Valley Chapter

PMI Central Virginia Chapter

PMI Atlanta Chapter

PMI North Alabama Chapter

PMI Central Florida Chapter

PMI Pittsburgh Chapter

PMI Austin Chapter

PMI Houston Chapter

PMI Space Coast Chapter

PMI Southwest Ohio Chapter

PMI Ocean State Chapter

PMI Charleston Chapter

PMI Southwest Ohio Chapter

PMI Central Virginia Chapter

PMI Sioux Empire Chapter

PMI Chattanooga Chapter

 

Software Quality Assurance Conference

NABA

BDPA

Dallas Oracle Users Group

National Technical Association

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Government, Education & Not For Profit

Wyman Foundation (MO)

TX. Dept. of Transportation

El Cameno College (CA)

Fisk University (TN)

Lamar Institute of Technology (TX)

Eastfield College (TX)

Webster University (MO)

Morehouse College (GA)

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church (TX)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (TX)