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Committees
Committees
Annual Conference Committee
Co-Chair
Mike Nellis
CEO
Austin Community Foundation
Austin, TX
Co-Chair
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Kari Blakley
Vice President of Operations
Foundation Management
Oklahoma City, OK
Dena L. Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Texas Women's Foundation
Dallas, TX
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Salem and Ruth Ann Abraham Foundation
Carbondale, CO
Fernando Clara
Sr. Director, Strategic Engagement & Initiatives
Casey Family Programs
Seattle, WA
Austin Dickson
Chief Executive Officer
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Kerrville, TX
Emily Greer
Central Texas Regional Grants Manager
The Moody Foundation
Austin, TX
Brad Robb
Executive Director
Carl C. & Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation
Austin, TX
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Tracy Yellen
CEO
Paso del Norte Community Foundation and Paso del Norte Health Foundation
El Paso, 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
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Heather Hocker
Grants Administrator
The CH Foundation
Lubbock, TX
Raymond B. Kelly
President/Director
William E. Scott Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Anschutz Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Communications Committee
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
Retired President and CEO
Dallas, TX
Brittany Lebling
Director of Communications
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Sara Meyers
Communications Specialist
The Rees-Jones Foundation
Dallas, TX
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
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
Secretary
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
Stacey Easterling
Executive Director
National Institute for African American Health
Phoenix, AZ
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Anschutz Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Governance Committee
Chair
Abel Wurmnest
Executive Director
Anschutz Family Foundation
Denver, CO
Jo Z. Carcedo
Vice President for Grants
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Investments Subcommittee
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
Co-Chair
Christopher Goett
President & CEO
Santa Fe Community Foundation
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
Justin Gould
Vice President for Development
Texas Methodist Foundation
Austin, TX
Mike K. McCoy
Vice President of Climate Impact
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Professional Learning Committee
Chair
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Ben Leal
President
The Addy Foundation
Dallas, TX
Jerry Kenney
Program Officer - Education and Economic Opportunity
T.L.L. Temple Foundation
Lufkin, TX
Eleisha D. Nelson-Reed
Executive Director
The Powell Foundation
Houston, TX
Jenny Howe Peel
Grants Manager
The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation
Waco, TX
Suzy Pukys
VP of Strategic Philanthropy
Georgetown Health Foundation
Georgetown, TX
Shelley Sweatt
President and CEO
The Priddy Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX
Public Policy Committee
Co-Chair
Christine Calpin
Managing Director - Public Policy
Casey Family Programs
Washington, DC
Co-Chair
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Tracy Meeuwsen
Program Director
Avedis Foundation
Shawnee, OK
Spencer Bell
Secretary/Treasurer
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Tamara Franco
Program Officer
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Charles Glover
Vice President of Grants
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Elizabeth A Grinnell
Vice President
Enchanted Life Foundation - ELF
Las Cruces, NM
Ronald C. Lewis
President & CEO
Rockwell Fund, Inc.
Houston, 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
Racial Equity and Inclusion 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
Executive Director
National Institute for African American Health
Phoenix, AZ
Bonnie Gonzalez
Retired CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, TX
Resource Development Committee
Chair
Michael Bacon
Trustee
The Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
San Antonio, TX
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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