Michael R. Huebner M.B.A., J.D., President

Michael Huebner grew up in Irving. He attended Johnston Elementary, Travis Junior High, and MacArthur High School. After serving on active duty in the Air Force, Michael attended Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Michael worked at Enserch Exploration as a geologist until 1985. He then began working at Trinity Casting Service, Inc. as the general manager. While working there, Michael also earned a Master of Business Administration in Business Management from the University of Dallas, and he took accounting and tax classes from the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Arlington. From1996 until 2007, Michael taught classes in physics, chemistry, and geology at Nimitz High School in Irving. From 2007 through 2010, Michael attended Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and earned a Juris Doctor degree while working at Kocian Law Firm and Johnston Legal Group.

Currently, Michael is the Attorney/Owner at The Law Office of Michael R. Huebner, PLLC. He is the Vice President of Trinity Casting Service, Inc., and Michael is also on the Board of Directors of the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law Alumni Association. Michael is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Tarrant County Bar Association, the Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, and the Irving Sunrise Rotary Club.

An active member of the Greater Irving Republican Club for a number of years, Michael has served on various committees, drafted amendments to the GIRC Constitution and Bylaws, and served as club Treasure in 2006 and 2007.

Michael is married to Linda Huebner. They are parents to two sons, Alex and Greg, a daughter, Elizabeth, and one grandson, Bradyn. Michael is the son of Wilbert and Frances Huebner, who are also members of the Greater Irving Republican Club. In addition to spending time with family, Michael enjoys fly fishing and Michael is a Master class shooter and frequently competes in Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette competition.

Matt Rinaldi, Vice President/Programs

Matt Rinaldi, the son of an Italian immigrant and a school teacher, was born and raised in Connecticut. After graduating high school in 1993, he attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he graduated, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics. He continued his studies at Boston University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2001. Matt is currently an attorney with the law firm of Miller, Egan, Molter & Nelson, LLP and has litigated numerous complex commercial, securities, antitrust, intellectual property and insurance coverage lawsuits in state and federal court involving amounts in controversy as high $4.5 billion. As a recognition of his professional achievements, Matt was selected as a Texas Monthly Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2006 and 2007. Matt has also appeared on FoxNews Radio affiliate stations throughout the country as a constitutional law expert and has provided legal commentary for FoxNews.com.

Matt is extremely active in the community. Among other charitable work, Matt represented under-privileged families in the "Adoption Saturday" project, a program developed to speed the adoption of abused and neglected children in Dallas County. As a member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Dallas in 2004, Matt chaired the Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee, which selected candidates for a Rotary scholarship to study abroad. Matt also was a two time judge for the Rotary High School Speech Competition and the National High School Mock Trial Tournament and is a member of the Leadership Irving/Las Colinas class of 2010. Matt attends
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas.

Matt has been extremely active in Republican politics for approximately 20 years. While at James Madison University, he made national news for his efforts to have the Pledge of Allegience recited before student government meetings. Most recently, he served as co-chairman of the Media Committee for the April 2009 Dallas Tea Party and was the 2010 Republican nominee for Judge of the 191st District Court.

Kensley Stewart, Vice President/Communications

Kensley Stewart is a 19 year resident of Irving and is married to
Brenda and has one daughter. Kensley attended El Centro College where he studied paralegal studies. He is a Texas Realtor(R) currently inactive.

Kensley is a member of Friends of Irving Theater (FOIT) as adviser to
the Director. Kensley recently founded the Irving Historic Municipal Corporation (501(c)(3) to preserve and renovate the "Old Central" fire station. In 2011 he was a candidate for City Council Place 3.

Kensley launced and still maintains social media outlets for "Irving
Republicans" with the goals of recruiting members for ALL clubs,
helping to facillitate communication between the clubs and increasing
the "Republican brand" on the Irving landscape.

Kensley is a fan of the Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot and Matisyahu.
He has a deep passion for BBQ, hot peppers and Republican politics
and has worked on many municipal and Republican campaigns.

Kensley is a Precinct Chair (4622) and was a delegate to the 2010
State Convention, and was recently awarded "2011 Volunteer of the
Year" by the Republican Party of Texas for Senatorial District 9.

Brien Perkins, Vice President/Membership

I was born in Southern California August 21, 1957. My Parents moved to Texas to start a business and we have lived in Dallas County since. I went to school in Irving since 2nd grade and graduated from MacArthur High School in 1975. I voted in my first Presidential election in 1976 for the second worst President in United States history. In 1978, I voted for the first Republican governor since reconstruction. And in 1980 and 1984 I had the honor to elect and re-elect the greatest President in the 20th century Ronald Reagan.

I have worked polls, phone banks, walked streets, placed signs in people’s yards and other jobs to help elect Republicans to any office.

I am a life member of the NRA.

I am a member of First Baptist Church of Irving.

I have a Bachelors degree in Secondary Education from the University of North Texas and a Masters in Secondary Education from UNT also.

I worked with my father after high school in a restaurant service business for 12 years. In 1993 I started working full time with the Irving ISD. I worked 14 years at Bowie Middle School and the last 4 years Barbara Carwell Career Preparatory Center.

I believe that America is at a tipping point in her history and if the current occupant of the White House is re-elected, it will tip our country over the precipice with other failed socialist states.

Don Van Slyke, VP of Legislative Issues/Events

Don Van Slyke is a native of Dallas (Oak Cliff) and is†married to Mary Sue Van Slyke (Irving) with one daughter. He graduated from W.H. Adamson H.S. in Oak Cliff, the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A in Math and from the University of Texas at Arlington with a M.A. in Computer Science.

Don serves on Greater Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, Henry Holmes Breakfast forum communications, the Irving City Senior Services Advisory Committee, and ran for Irving City Council at-large Place 8 in 2009.

He is a member of several groups at Irving Bible Church. Don is a Vietnam Vet who served in United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the Field Artillery group. He is retired from IBM where he was in county-government branch systems support, health-industry marketing/development, and business partner Americas sales.

Don is a fan of the Beatles, Kirk Franklin, and Kari Jobe music. He is currently doing Math TAKS tutoring, education/political statistics and computer consulting. Don has been an Irving education activist for over 20 years. For fun, he likes to work on Republican politics, do Math tutoring, and go on evangelism trips to Russia.

Don has been a state delegate or alternate to the Republican Party of Texas Convention many times from 1988 to 2010 and was first alternate from this district to the Republican National Convention of 1996 in San Diego. Don has worked on many local Republican campaigns, is a former Precinct Chair for 4631, and is past Legislative Chair and VP of programs for the Greater Irving Republican Club.

Mary Alice Brown, Secretary

Bio to come.

William E. Brown, Treasurer

A Dallas native, with roots in Irving, my father graduated from Irving High. A graduated from Adamson High School, I graduated from Arlington State College (University of Texas) in 1966 with a degree in accounting and a minor in economics and received the Certified Public Accountant designation in 1971.

I am married to State Representative Linda Harper-Brown. We have three sons, Craig, Timothy and Terry, three daughters-in-law, Julie, Cheree’ and Linda and three granddaughters, Bethany, Cassie and Haleigh and a grandson: Harrison.

After serving as Vice President and Comptroller of a multiple branch, publicly held savings and loan, I joined a Dallas public accounting partnership in 1975. My goal was to become a sole practitioner which I did in 1978. I have practiced accounting in the DFW Metroplex since then.

I am currently Treasurer of the Greater Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and serve as its Finance Committee Chair and Audit Committee liaison from the Finance Committee and The Greater Irving Republican Club and a board member of The Irving Family Advocacy Center and Greater Irving Republican Club. I served as Vice President of the Duncanville School Board, an Irving City Council appointee to the Irving Arts Board serving in several leadership positions including Chairman, Industrial Development Board Member, Bank Advisory Board Member, Treasurer of the Irving Symphony, ICTG, the Irving Heritage Society, Entertainment Series, Irving Symphony and the Mammogram Foundation and on several other non-profit boards. I also sit on two Dallas County Community College’s accounting advisory committees, the Bear Creek Freedman’s Cemetery Association and The Bear Creek Historical Association. I am a recipient of the Irving High Spirited Citizen Award. 

I am a member of the American Institute of CPA’s, the Texas Society of CPA’s, the Dallas Chapter of CPA’s and the Affordable Housing Association of CPA’s.

For fun: it’s the grandkids!