McDonald earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University. She joined the AAFES team at Scott Air Force Base in 1982, and has held a variety of positions in marketing, advertising, sales promotion, catalog/e-commerce and corporate communications throughout her career.

McDonald has been fortunate to serve AAFES in two separate overseas tours, for a total of 7 years. Prior to McDonald’s most recent HQ assignment, she served in the AAFES Europe footprint where she told the AAFES story of serving troops in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

In her diversity role, McDonald serves on the Advisory Council for the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Southwest, Chairs the Communication Leadership of the Dallas Ft Worth Supplier Development Professionals Group and is a diversity professional member of the National Retail Federation (NRF) Diversity Council and the NMSDC Working Group. In addition she serves on the Local Federal Campaign Committee (LFCC) and chairs the campaign’s marketing initiative.

McDonald is committed to Recruiting OPPORTUNITY in People, Products and Partnerships.  [ CONTACT J. McDONALD ]

Carlyn Houston serves as Workforce Diversity Manager at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. In her position, Houston provides leadership, guidance and direction to the Workforce Affinity Groups, establishes the Diversity Curriculum for worldwide implementation, and promotes the recruitment and development of an inclusive workforce.

Houston began her career with AAFES in 1975 in the Sales Directorate and was later promoted to Human Resources. Her professional experience includes performance management, leadership, management, education, curriculum design and program development, career consulting, wellness education, mentoring, instructor, keynote conference speaker and workshop leader, and Diversity training.

Prior to her recent assignment, Houston was a Designer Instructor at AAFES Corporate University, where she successfully designed and implemented the Leadership and Management Curriculum, Onsite Education Programs, and the Wellness Education Program for the global workforce.

She has authored numerous training programs to include, The Performance Management Game…Coaching to Win; The Goal Setting Workshop; Basic Business Presentations; FOCUS, Career and Education Planning Workbook for AAFES Associates; and the AAFES Wellness Education Program Workbook. She is contributing author to Improving Employee Performance through Appraisal and Coaching, by Donald L. Kirkpatrick and a contributor to Organizing for Success, by Kenneth Zeigler.

Houston is a member of the American Society of Training and Development and has received the ASTD Human Performance Improvement Certification. Carlyn is actively involved in her church and community outreach and is a licensed minister.

Houston is committed to Recruiting OPPORTUNITY in People, Products and Partnerships.   [ CONTACT C. HOUSTON ]

Deborah Horton serves as Supplier Diversity Manager at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). Ms. Horton initially worked for AAFES as a summer-hire student in Munich, Germany. She returned to AAFES in 2000 after thirteen years of employment in the managed healthcare environment.

Ms. Horton received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Northwood University of Michigan. Ms. Horton was born in Dallas, Texas and spent her primary educational years in Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated from high school in Munich, Germany.

Throughout her AAFES career, Ms. Horton has worked in Supply Chain Management positions. Ms. Horton has spent the past five years as a Business Analyst for Contingency Operations and Sales. She also served at the Waco Distribution Center as the Shipping Manager for Cross-Dock and Transship areas. She has held administrative positions with the Senior VP of Sales and the Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Horton has experience outside of AAFES in the medical environment and community service activities.

Throughout Ms. Horton’s career, she has served employer groups and the community. She was a Loaned Executive for the United Way, American Red Cross Coordinator, and member of the Managed Healthcare Association of DFW. She was also a Prison Ministry Counselor at Gatesville Women’s Prison.

Ms. Horton is responsible for increasing corporate spending with minority, women, and veteran owned companies working with AAFES as well as increasing community outreach. Current affiliations include local Chambers of Commerce, DFW MBC Supplier Professionals Committee, Women’s Business Council Southwest and NMSDC.

Ms. Horton is committed to Recruiting OPPORTUNITY in People, Products and Partnerships. [ CONTACT D. HORTON ]