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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

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
• 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, Libby Watson
• Exchanges & Outreach Chair, Rachel Malone, Merrill Lynch
• Youth & Education, Rachel Jenkins, Olsson
• At-Large, David Campbell, Huitt-Zollars
• At-Large, Andrew Johnsen, Columbia Strategic Consulting Group LLC
• At-Large, Rebecca Montgomery, MontgomeryGR
• At-Large, Nyja Roby, eXp Realty
• At-Large, Richard Roby III, Texas Amron, Inc.
• Budapest Chair, JD Dargai, Charles Schwab
• Guiyang Chair, Krista Forsgren, Trinity Valley School
• Nagaoka Chair, Kimberly Kowalski, Fort Worth Academy
• Nîmes Chair, Mary Helen Hill, Fort Worth ISD
• Reggio Emilia Chair, Sian Borne
• Toluca Chair, Teresa Ayala, Texas Health Resources
• Trier Chairs, Katie & Hayne Shumate, Mouser Electronics, Inc.

Board of Directors

• David Allen, PhD, Texas Christian University
• Andrea Ballard, Sanders Travel Centre
• Jason Brown, Doss, Knight & Associates
• Florence Bruner, Firehouse Auto Sales
• Liz Carrillo, DrPH, Carrillo Funeral Homes
• Michael Cuda, K&L Gates, LLP
• Jeanelle Davis, BNSF Railway Company
• Jeff Dyer, Crescent Realty
• Robert Edwards, Bell
• Robert Fitzgerald, Law Office of Robert James Fitzgerald, P.C.
• Vishal Gandhi, Hillwood
• Billy Glunz, American Airlines
• Ronny Korb, Pinnacle Bank
• Olivia Power, BNSF Railway Company
• Martin Rubinstein, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Haley Taylor Schlitz
• Chris Shipman, GM Financial
• Andy Taft, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
• Frank Tilley
• Jan Titsworth, Decalibron Consulting, LLC
• Susan Turner, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
• Mitch Whitten, Visit Fort Worth
• Scioscia Williams
• Kristin Vinson Wright, Tarrant County College

Advisory Board

• Eva Bonilla, VAMOS DFW Tours
• Carlo Capua, City of Fort Worth
• Richard Casarez, ONCOR
• Paul Geisel, PhD
• Rae Hyatt
• Larry Lauer, Texas Christian University
• Richard D. Minker
• Mark Nurdin, Bank of Texas
• Michael Roemer, PhD, Trinity Valley School
• Walter Stucker, Wells Fargo Advisors

Ex-Officio Members

• Dimanche Brewer, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
• Commissioner Roy C. Brooks, Tarrant County
• 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
• Jerry Moore, Fort Worth ISD
• Casey Oliver, Texas A&M University
• Leah Peterson, Fort Worth Youth International
• Chris Strayer, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
• Robert Sturns, City of Fort Worth
• Valerie Washington, City of Fort Worth