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Honorary Chair
Mayor Mattie Parker

Executive Committee

Chairman of the Board Greg Jackson Greg Jackson Law	Chair Elect Cindy Johnson Organizational Leadership Consultant
Secretary Staussa Ervin, EdD Mindpeace	Treasurer Michaela Cromar
Past Chairman Becky Renfro Borbolla Mrs. Renfro’s	Development Shanna Granger Prost Production
Long Range Planning Jan Titsworth Decalibron Consulting, LLC	Exchanges & Outreach Rachel Malone Merrill Lynch
Youth & Education Rachel Bradford AECOM	Bandung, Indonesia Scioscia Flowers
Budapest, Hungary JD Dargai Charles Schwab	Guiyang, China Andrea Ballard Sanders Travel Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini SaJade Miller Rocketship Public Schools	Nagaoka, Japan Kimberly Kowalski Fort Worth Academy
Nimes, France Marie Schein, PhD Texas Christian University	Reggio Emilia, Italy Sian Borne
Toluca, Mexico Wilma Lopez	Trier, Germany Katie Shumate
Trier, Germany Hayne Shumate Mouser Electronics	At-Large Jason Brown Doss, Knight & Associates
At-Large Nyja Roby Real Estate Investor	At-Large Richard Roby III Texas Amron, Inc.
At-Large Mitch Whitten Visit Fort Worth

 

Board of Directors

• David Allen, PhD, Texas Christian University
• John Avila, Byrne Construction
• Florence Bruner, Firehouse Auto Sales
• David Campbell, Huitt-Zollars
• Melissa Chrisman, Trinity Metro
• Michael Cuda, K&L Gates, LLC
• Jeff Dyer, Crescent Realty
• Robert Edwards, Bell
• Krista Forsgren
• William Girón, Artes de la Rosa
• Billy Glunz, American Airlines
• Ronny Korb, Pinnacle Bank
• Rebecca Montgomery, MontgomeryGR
• Wanda Murphy
• Martin Rubinstein, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Kimberly Russell, EdD, UNT Health Science Center
• Haley Taylor Schlitz
• Chris Shipman, GM Financial
• Kirby Smith
• Kathy Spicer
• Susan Turner, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Directors Emeriti

• Hilde Horchler
• Michael Hyatt, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
• Mary Palko, PALMEA
• Frank Tilley

Chairs Cabinet

• Brian Barnard, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
• Kenneth Barr, Barr Consulting
• Michael Bennett, Bennett Benner Partners
• Barclay Berdan, Texas Health Resources
• Becky Renfro Borbolla, Mrs. Renfro’s
• Johnny Campbell, City Center
• Michael S. Hyatt, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
• Bob Jameson, Visit Fort Worth
• Jeff King, Northern Trust
• Veronica Chavez Law, Brackett & Ellis
• Brad Mahon, Murphy Mahon Keffler & Farrier
• Bob Mitchell, WhitneySmith Company
• Mary Palko, PALMEA
• Ann Rice
• Jane Schlansker, InterStar Public Relations

Advisory Board

• Eva Bonilla, VAMOS DFW Tours
• Vishal Gandhi, Hillwood
• Paul Geisel, PhD
• Rae Hyatt
• Andrew Johnsen, Columbia Strategic Consulting Group
• Larry Lauer, Texas Christian University
• Richard D. Minker, Colliers International
• Mark Nurdin, Bank of Texas
• Michael Roemer, PhD, Trinity Valley School
• Walter Stucker, Wells Fargo Advisors
• Andy Taft, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.

Ex-Officio Members

• Commissioner Roy C. Brooks, Tarrant County
• Michelle Green-Ford, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
• David Gu, US-China Chamber of Commerce
• Julia King, Youth Advisor
• Anette Soto Landeros, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Marie Mendoza, PhD, Fort Worth ISD
• Casey Oliver, Texas A&M University
• Delia Sanchez-Juarez, Fort Worth Youth International
• Robert Sturns, City of Fort Worth
• Valerie Washington, City of Fort Worth