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Committees
Committees
Annual Conference Committee
Chair
Kristin Todd
President and CEO
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Fort Collins, CO
Ted Kowalski
Senior Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Will Merrick
Director of Outreach
Will Merrick
Oklahoma City, OK
Kerrie Bentfield
Program Officer
Daniels Fund
Denver, CO
Dena L. Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Texas Women's Foundation
Dallas, TX
Zoe Krusic
Senior Program Officer
Anschutz Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Terrance McWilliams
Senior Vice President of Military Affairs and Director of the Wildland Fire Fund
El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Salem and Ruth Ann Abraham Foundation
Carbondale, CO
Larry Keigwin
Trustee
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Oklahoma City, OK
Vice-Chair
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Collinus Newsome
Senior Program Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Audit and Finance Committee
Chair
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Steven Talbot
Tax Senior Manager
Moss Adams Foundation
Albuquerque, Nm
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
Heather Hocker
Grants Administrator
The CH Foundation
Lubbock, TX
Rob B. Kelly
President/Director
William E. Scott Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
Lenny Krasnow
President
M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation
Dallas, TX
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Crystal Smith
Director of Accounting
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Dallas, TX
Board
Chair
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Secretary
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Tracey Stewart
Senior Program Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Anschutz Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Katie Alford
President/CEO
Community Foundation of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Kelley Barnes
Vice President, Community Engagement
Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
Domingo Barrios
Board Chair | Vice President, Community Development Officer & Referral Advisor with Cadence Bank
Rockwell Fund, Inc.
Houston, TX
Stacey Easterling
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Karin Gerstenhaber
Associate Director
Tocker Foundation
Austin, TX
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Elizabeth A Grinnell
Vice President
Enchanted Life Foundation - ELF
Las Cruces, NM
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Teresa Rose
Executive Director
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Communications Committee
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
Carbondale, CO
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Keri Jones
Communications Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO
Brittany Lebling
Director of Communications
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Nicole Paquette
Director of Marketing and Communications
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX
Meghan Parry
Communications Director
The Meadows Foundation
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
CJ Stevenson
Communications Specialist
The Rees-Jones Foundation
Dallas, TX
Bernice Alba Torregrossa
Regional Grants Director
The Moody Foundation
Galveston, TX
DEI Taskforce
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
Stacey Easterling
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Karin Gerstenhaber
Associate Director
Tocker Foundation
Austin, TX
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Executive Committee
Chair
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Secretary
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Stacey Easterling
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Governance Committee
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Yvonne Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Investments Subcommittee
Chair
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
Membership Committee
Co-Chair
Karmen Hendrix Bryant
Chair, Board of Directors
The Bryant Family Foundation
Midland, 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
Professional Learning Committee
Co-Chair
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Co-Chair
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Rhonda Williams
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX
Jenny Howe Peel
Grants Manager
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation
Waco, TX
Kelley Barnes
Vice President, Community Engagement
Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
Karin Gerstenhaber
Associate Director
Tocker Foundation
Austin, TX
Ben Leal
President
The Addy Foundation
Dallas, TX
Eleisha D. Nelson-Reed
Executive Director
The Powell Foundation
Houston, 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
Will Merrick
Director of Outreach
Will Merrick
Oklahoma City, OK
Amanda Morrall
Executive Director
Coretz Family Foundation
Tracy Meeuwsen
Program Director
Avedis Foundation
Shawnee, OK
Spencer Bell
Secretary/Treasurer
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.
Weslaco, TX
Stacey Easterling
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Charles Glover
Vice President of Grants
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Elizabeth A Grinnell
Vice President
Enchanted Life Foundation - ELF
Las Cruces, NM
William E. Miller
Director
South Plains Foundation
Lubbock, TX
Kyle L. Penney
President & CEO
East Texas Communities Foundation
Tyler, TX
Melanie Ramirez
Program Director
The Stanzel Family Foundation
Schulenburg, TX
Teresa Rose
Executive Director
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
William Smith
Chief Executive Officer
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Corte Madera, CA
Resource Development Committee
Co-Chair
Devinne Kelly
Senior Associate
FEG Investment Advisors
Cincinnati, OH
Mike Bacon
Trustee
The Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Amanda Finney
Program Officer
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Dallas, TX
Meghna Goswami
Senior Program Officer
Houston Endowment Inc.
Houston, TX
Patrick Lee
Managing Regional Director
Natixis
Boston, MA
Anthony Llano
Vice President of Development and Strategy
Social Venture Partners Dallas
Frisco, TX
Ryan McCauley
Regional Director
Northern Trust
Houston, TX
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