John Lovorn, President and CEO

Daniel Logan, Chief Operating Officer

Marilyn Eaton-Thomas, Project Manager

Ashley Waterfield, Vice President of Recruitment

Judy Hudson, Vice President, Texas Division


Judy Hudson, Vice President, Texas Division

Judy Hudson joined The PACE Group in 2007 to assist with economic development searches and executive performance evaluations in Texas.

Prior to joining the PACE Group, Judy was Director of Marketing with the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation, where she managed the DEDC marketing budget, developed and managed the DEDC marketing plan, and responded to projects seeking buildings and sites in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Before working for the DEDC, Judy had a long career with TXU Electric Delivery in Dallas, Texas, serving in several professional and management positions. Most recently and prior to accepting early retirement from TXU, she served 10 years as a Sr. Economic Development Project Manager in the Company's Corporate Economic Development organization. In that role, she actively marketed the TXU service area, which covered 1/3 of the State of Texas, and aided site consultants and individual companies by assembling and analyzing information on prospective communities and facilitating all aspects of site visits. While working in this capacity, she earned the CEcD certification from the International Economic Development Council.

Previously at TXU, she served as Manager of EEO & Employee Relations. While in that role, she developed, implemented and managed the Company's Affirmative Action program, advised management in dealing with employee disciplinary issues, participated as a facilitator and presenter in Company in-house supervisory training programs, and participated in the college recruitment program.

Judy is a graduate of Louisiana State University, the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma, and completed the Graduate Marketing Certificate Program at the SMU Cox School of Business. She and her husband Larry are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Garland, where she has served as Moderator of the Diaconate.