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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
Dena L. Jackson
Chief Operating Officer
Texas Women's Foundation
Dallas, TX
Kate Abraham
Trustee
Salem and Ruth Ann Abraham Foundation
Carbondale, CO
Kari Blakley
Vice President of Operations
Foundation Management
Oklahoma City, OK
Fernando Clara
Sr. Director, Strategic Engagement & Initiatives
Casey Family Programs
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
Bradford Robb
Executive Director
Carl C. & Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation
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
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
Former President
M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation
Dallas, TX
Board
Chair
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Secretary
Bonnie Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
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
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
Kathleen Gibson
President and CEO
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Michael Martinez
Senior Director - Austin Field Office
Casey Family Programs
Austin, 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
Chair
Brian Sasser
Chief Communications Officer
Episcopal Health Foundation
Houston, TX
Dawnt 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
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
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Secretary
Bonnie Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Katie H. Robbins
President & CEO
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Dallas, TX
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
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
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Bonnie Gonzalez
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
Weslaco, TX
Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Cooper Foundation
Waco, TX
Investments Subcommittee
Chair
Lenny Krasnow
Former 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
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
Senior Program Officer
The Meadows Foundation
Dallas, TX
Professional Learning Committee
Co-Chair
Gary Smith
President
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas, TX
Ben Leal
President
The Addy Foundation
Dallas, 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
CEO
Knapp Community Care Foundation, Inc.w
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.w
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
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
Vice President of Programs
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ
Bonnie Gonzalez
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
Matthew Randazzo
President and CEO
The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Resource Development Committee
Chair
Michael Bacon
Trustee
The Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Amanda Finney
Program Officer
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
Dallas, 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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