Martin Truex Jr., President

Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota, joined NASCAR’s top-tier Sprint Cup Series as a full time competitor in 2006 after winning back-to-back season titles in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.Truex has been one of NASCAR’s blue chip Cup drivers, qualifying for the post-season Chase playoffs four times (including 2016). He advanced to the final four championship round during the 2015 Chase.The 36-year-old driver holds multiple records including the closest 2nd place finish to the leader during the 2016 Daytona 500 and scored one of NASCAR’s most dominating victories in May 2016 when he led 392 of 400 laps and a record 588 miles in the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.A native of Mayetta, New Jersey and an avid Philadelphia sports fan, Truex grew up around stock car racing. His father, Martin Truex Sr., raced in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series in the 1990s.Truex Jr. and his girlfriend Sherry Pollex created the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation in 2007. The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for childhood and ovarian cancer.

John Hondros, Treasurer

Sports and Entertainment Banking Division for SunTrust Banks, Inc.

John P. Hondros, a native of Winston-Salem, NC, and graduate of Elon University, is armed with the intimate knowledge of understanding the complex financial challenges of the professional athlete, making him the ideal candidate to open Charlotte, North Carolina’s Sports and Entertainment Banking Division for SunTrust Banks, Inc. in 2004.Immersed in the culture of motorsports. John serves as a reliable financial guide, providing his clients with a wide range of solutions to achieve financial success. His relationship oriented attitude, along with his commitment to “speak the language” of his clients, has proven successful as he manages an everyday banking position as well as the portfolios of 500+ Sports & Entertainment private wealth management clients.

John’s mission to serve his clients does not stop at the financial level.  He also serves on the board of several organizations.  Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation, The Greg Biffle Foundation, Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation, Host Committee for the Waltrip Brothers’ Charity Championship, a board member of the North Carolina Motorsports Association, Richard Petty’s Family Office Group and he also served as co-chair for Sound & Speed in 2007.

At 41, John brings over 18 years of superior service and the experience of managing the financial goals of an assortment of athletes and entertainers including NFL players, NBA players, professional golfers, NASCAR drivers, owners and crew chiefs, as well as musicians.  Above all else, John understands the desire for confidentiality while helping his clients enjoy their wealth throughout their lifetime.

John is married to Brooke and they have two children John Peter 12 and Jacob 10. They live in Cornelius, NC.

Stoke Caldwell

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, PA

Stokely’s vast legal experience includes representation of professional race car drivers, teams, sponsors, sanctioning bodies and other industry entities; representation of entertainment entities in television, film and live entertainment; representation of sponsors in major arrangements with MLB teams, NFL teams, NBA teams, and NASCAR and NASCAR teams; and representation of a theme park company in its licensing and entertainment activities. Stokely has worked with Martin Truex, Jr. for a number of years as legal counsel, as well as many other drivers, teams, sponsors, agents and foundations.  Stokely also has an extensive background with general corporate matters, financing arrangements and mergers and acquisitions.

EDUCATION

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1986, Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif; John W. Davis Award for the Highest Academic Average (1st  in his class); Note and Comment Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1985-86
  • Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 1978

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2004; Sports & Entertainment Law Section, Chairman, 2003; Personnel Committee; Development Committee, Chairman, 2017
  • Sports Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2004-17
  • The Racing Attorney Conference (TRAC), Co-Founder

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Martin Truex, Jr. Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Dale Jr. Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Kevin Harvick Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Dale Jarrett Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund Annual Awards of Excellence, Charlotte Dinner Committee, 2008-14
  • Charlotte Preschool Partnership, Chairman 2004
  • Lakewood Preschool Cooperative, Board of Directors, 2000-06, Chairman, 2003
  • Foundation Fighting Blindness, Committee Member
  • Queens University, Board of Visitors, 2014-17

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

  • The Racing Attorney ConferenceTRAC Star Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in motorsports law, 2014
  • Woodward/White, Inc., The Best Lawyers in America, banking and finance, entertainment – motion pictures and television, sports law, 2003-17
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, entertainment & sports, 2006-17
  • Managing Intellectual Property, IP Star, 2013-17
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, banking & finance, 2006-12
  • Charlotte Observer, NASCAR’s Top 20 Most Influential Individuals, 2007
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

 

Dr. Matthew McDonald

Dr. Matthew McDonald is a fellowship trained GYN Oncologist and currently serves as the Physician Oncology lead for the Greater Charlotte market at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1997, completed his residency in 2001, fellowship in 2008, and has been in practice with Novant Health for 9+years.  In 2017 he was recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” and “Top Doctor” in Gynecologic Oncology and in 2016 he received “Best Doctor” under Top Physicians, selected by their peers.

Senior Vice President with the District Policy Group at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Washington, D.C.

Jeremy has nearly 20 years of experience in government relations, health care policy, and in representing and advancing legislative interests of non-profit, advocacy and health organizations. His clients include patient advocacy organizations and health professional organizations in the cancer space, including ovarian cancer. He provides these clients with strategic counsel on a variety of policy and advocacy issues including: advancing authorization legislation, securing federal appropriations support for programmatic funding increases, working with federal agencies on the implementation of legislation or proposed rules, conducting Capitol Hill advocacy and training events and implementing grassroots/grasstops campaigns.

Prior to joining the firm, Jeremy was the director of public policy for the national Tourette Syndrome Association, where he directed and managed the organization’s Washington, D.C., office. In addition, Jeremy worked as a legislative associate with Kinghorn & Associates, LLC, a government consulting firm in Washington, D.C., where he served as an advocate/client counselor on behalf of various defense contractors and trade associations. Prior to that, Jeremy worked as a legislative correspondent and staff assistant for Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), focusing primarily on health issues related to managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, and appropriations.
Jeremy received his bachelor’s degree in history from Malone College and graduated magna cum laude from Johns Hopkins University with a master’s degree in government. Jeremy was also the recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences’ 2010 Harold Seidman Thesis Award for an outstanding thesis in the topic of policy and administration.

Jeremy and his wife, Ashley, reside in Arlington, VA, with their two daughters, Lauren and Claire.