Committees

Committees

Annual Conference Committee

Co-Chair
Mike Nellis
CEO
Austin, TX
Co-Chair
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
Wichita Falls, TX
Kari Blakley
Vice President of Operations
Oklahoma City, OK
Dena L. Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Dallas, TX
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Carbondale, CO
Fernando Clara
Sr. Director, Strategic Engagement & Initiatives
Seattle, WA
Austin Dickson
Chief Executive Officer
Kerrville, TX
Emily Greer
Central Texas Regional Grants Manager
Austin, TX
Brad Robb
Executive Director
Austin, TX
Gary Smith
President
Dallas, TX
Tracy Yellen
CEO
El Paso, TX

Audit and Finance Committee

Chair
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Dallas, TX
Steven Talbot
Tax Senior Manager
Albuquerque, Nm
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Waco, TX
Heather Hocker
Grants Administrator
Lubbock, TX
Raymond B. Kelly
President/Director
Fort Worth, TX
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Denver, CO

Communications Committee

Chair
Brian Sasser
Chief Communications Officer
Houston, TX
Dawn Noel Townsend
Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
Dallas, TX
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Carbondale, CO
Kathleen Gibson
Retired President and CEO
Dallas, TX
Brittany Lebling
Director of Communications
Sara Meyers
Communications Specialist
Dallas, TX
Nicole Paquette
Director of Marketing and Communications
Dallas, TX
Meghan Parry
Communications Director
Dallas, TX
David Reed
Senior Program Officer & Communications Manager
Hobbs, NM
Margaret Santjer
Director-Communications/Communication Services
Seattle, WA
Kimberly Schmitt
Communications Manager
Austin, TX
Bernice Alba Torregrossa
Regional Grants Director
Galveston, TX

Executive Committee

Chair
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Houston, TX
Secretary
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Weslaco, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Dallas, TX
Stacey Easterling
Executive Director
Phoenix, AZ
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Austin, TX
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Denver, CO

Governance Committee

Chair
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Denver, CO
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Houston, TX
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Waco, TX

Investments Subcommittee

Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Dallas, TX
Gary Smith
President
Dallas, TX

Membership Committee

Co-Chair
Karmen Hendrix Bryant
Chair, Board of Directors
Midland, TX
Co-Chair
Christopher Goett
President & CEO
Courtney Acarregui
Vice President
Dallas, TX
Kelly Donohue Garlock
Philanthropic Client Manager
Dallas, TX
Tony Fleo
CEO
Dallas, TX
Justin Gould
Vice President for Development
Austin, TX
Mike K. McCoy
Vice President of Climate Impact
Dallas, TX

Professional Learning Committee

Chair
Gary Smith
President
Dallas, TX
Ben Leal
President
Dallas, TX
Jerry Kenney
Program Officer - Education and Economic Opportunity
Lufkin, TX
Eleisha D. Nelson-Reed
Executive Director
Houston, TX
Jenny Howe Peel
Grants Manager
Waco, TX
Suzy Pukys
VP of Strategic Philanthropy
Georgetown, TX
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
Wichita Falls, TX

Public Policy Committee

Co-Chair
Christine Calpin
Managing Director - Public Policy
Washington, DC
Co-Chair
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Weslaco, TX
Tracy Meeuwsen
Program Director
Shawnee, OK
Spencer Bell
Secretary/Treasurer
Weslaco, TX
Tamara Franco
Program Officer
Dallas, TX
Charles Glover
Vice President of Grants
Dallas, TX
Elizabeth A Grinnell
Vice President
Las Cruces, NM
Ronald C. Lewis
President & CEO
Houston, TX
Kyle L. Penney
President & CEO
Tyler, TX
Melanie Ramirez
Program Director
Schulenburg, TX
Teresa Rose
Executive Director
Oklahoma City, OK
William Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Corte Madera, CA

Racial Equity and Inclusion Taskforce

Kelley Barnes
Vice President, Community Engagement
Oklahoma City, OK
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Houston, TX
Stacey Easterling
Executive Director
Phoenix, AZ
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Waco, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Austin, TX

Resource Development Committee

Chair
Michael Bacon
Trustee
San Antonio, TX
Anthony Llano
Vice President of Development and Strategy
Frisco, TX
Ryan McCauley
Regional Director
Houston, TX
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