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Board of Directors

Honorary Chair, Mayor Mattie Parker

Chairman of the Board, Greg Jackson

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

Executive Committee

• Chairman, Greg Jackson, Greg Jackson Law
• Chair Elect, Cindy Johnson, Organizational Leadership Consultant
• Secretary, Staussa Ervin, EdD, Mindpeace
• Treasurer, Michaela Cromar, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Past Chairman/Nominating, Becky Renfro Borbolla, Mrs. Renfro’s
• Development Chair, Shanna Granger, Prost Production
• Long Range Planning Chair, Jan Titsworth, Decalibron Consulting, LLC
• Marketing, Robert Edwards, Bell
• Exchanges & Outreach Chair, Rachel Malone, Merrill Lynch
• Youth & Education, Rachel Bradford, Olsson
• At-Large, Jason Brown, Doss, Knight & Associates
• At-Large, Nyja Roby, eXp Realty
• At-Large, Richard Roby III, Texas Amron, Inc.
• At-Large, Mitch Whitten, Visit Fort Worth
• Bandung Chair, Scioscia Flowers Williams
• Budapest Chair, JD Dargai, Charles Schwab
• Guiyang Chair, Andrea Ballard, Sander Travel Centre
• Mbabane Chair, SaJade Miller, Rocketship Public Schools
• Nagaoka Chair, Kimberly Kowalski, Fort Worth Academy
• Nîmes Chair, Marie Schein, PhD, Texas Christian University
• Reggio Emilia Chair, Sian Borne
• Toluca Chair, Wilma Lopez
• Trier Chairs, Katie & Hayne Shumate, Mouser Electronics, Inc.

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
• 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

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
• Jay Horn, University of Texas at Arlington
• 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