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Committees
Committees
Annual Conference Committee
Chair
Louisa McCune
Executive Director
Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
Vice-Chair
Kristin Todd
President and CEO
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Fort Collins, CO
Ashley Allison
Executive Director
Waco Foundation
Waco, TX
Kelley Barnes
Vice President, Community Engagement
Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Megan Etz
Program Manager
Reissa Foundation
Austin, TX
Meghna Goswami
Senior Program Officer
Houston Endowment Inc.
Houston, TX
Yee-Lin Lai
Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation
Fayetteville, AR
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Will Merrick
Director
The Merrick Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Collinus Newsome
Senior Program Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Heather Palacios
Executive Director
Coretz Family Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Teresa Rose Rose
Executive Director
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Tom Vasquez
Program Officer
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Seattle, WA
Tracy Yellen
CEO
Paso del Norte Community Foundation and Paso del Norte Health Foundation
El Paso, TX
Audit and Finance Committee
Chair
Julie Lerudis
Director of Finance and Operations
Boettcher Foundation
Denver, CO
Domingo Barrios
Board Chair | Vice President, Community Development Officer & Referral Advisor with Cadence Bank
Rockwell Fund, Inc.
Houston, TX
Robert J. Cruikshank
Vice President/Treasurer/Trustee
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Houston, TX
Molly Dupnick
Chief Financial Officer
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Raymond B. Kelly
President/Director
William E. Scott Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
Lenny Krasnow
President
M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation
Dallas, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Crystal Smith
Controller
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Dallas, TX
Communications Committee
Co-Chair
Taryn Fort
Senior Director of Communications and External Influence
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Co-Chair
Brian Sasser
Chief Communications Officer
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Dawn Noel Townsend
Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Salem and Ruth Ann Abraham Foundation
Aspen, CO
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Brittany Lebling
Director of Communications
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Nicole Paquette
Director of Marketing and Communications
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX
David Reed
Senior Program Officer & Communications Manager
JF Maddox Foundation
Hobbs, NM
Margaret Santjer
Director-Communications/Communication Services
Casey Family Programs
Seattle, WA
Kimberly Schmitt
Communications Manager
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
Austin, TX
Bernice Alba Torregrossa
Regional Grants Director
The Moody Foundation
Galveston, TX
Executive Committee
Chair
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Matthew Carpenter
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Katie Alford
President/CEO
Community Foundation of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Julie Lerudis
Director of Finance and Operations
Boettcher Foundation
Denver, CO
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Governance Committee
Chair
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Matthew Carpenter
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Membership Committee
Co-Chair
Karmen Hendrix Bryant
Chair, Board of Directors
The Bryant Family Foundation
Midland, TX
Co-Chair
Dena L. Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Texas Women's Foundation
Dallas, TX
Courtney Acarregui
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Dallas, TX
Kelly Donohue Garlock
Philanthropic Client Manager
Bank of America
Dallas, TX
Tony Fleo
CEO
Social Venture Partners Dallas
Dallas, TX
Michael K. McCoy
Senior Program Officer
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Professional Learning Committee
Chair
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Kelley Barnes
Vice President, Community Engagement
Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
Froswa' Booker-Drew
VP - Community Affairs/Strategic Alliances
State Fair of Texas
Dallas, TX
Matthew Carpenter
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
Karin Gerstenhaber
Associate Director
Tocker Foundation
Austin, TX
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Public Policy Committee
Co-Chair
Christine Calpin
Managing Director - Public Policy
Casey Family Programs
Washington, DC
Co-Chair
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Spencer Bell
Secretary/Treasurer
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Austin Dickson
Executive Director
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Kerrville, TX
Stacey Easterling
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Deborah Fitzpatrick
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Christine Gendron
Vice President
KPG Family Foundation
Austin, TX
Elizabeth A Grinnell
Vice President
Enchanted Life Foundation - ELF
Las Cruces, NM
Louisa McCune
Executive Director
Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
William E. Miller
Director
South Plains Foundation
Lubbock, TX
Heather Palacios
Executive Director
Coretz Family Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Melanie Ramirez
Program Director
The Stanzel Family Foundation
Schulenburg, TX
Jin Tsuchiya
Public Policy Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Resource Development Committee
Co-Chair
Devinne Kelly
Senior Associate
FEG Investment Advisors
Cincinnati, OH
Co-Chair
Christopher M. Shaw
Executive Director
The George and Fay Young Foundation, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Michael Bacon
Trustee
The Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Sarah Beeks Humphrey
Director of Charitable Giving, Collin County
Communities Foundation of Texas
Frisco, TX
Amanda Finney
Program Officer
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Dallas, TX
Patrick Lee
Managing Regional Director
Natixis
Boston, MA
Ryan McCauley
Regional Director
Northern Trust
Houston, TX
Michael L. Meadows
Vice President
Foundation Management
Dallas, TX
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