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Board of Directors
Honorary Chair, Mayor Betsy Price
Chairman of the Board, Becky Renfro Borbolla
City Council Liaisons
- Bandung, Jungus Jordan
- Budapest, Ann Zadeh
- Guiyang, Carlos Flores
- Mbabane, Kelly Allen Gray
- Nagaoka, Cary Moon
- Nîmes, Brian Byrd
- Reggio Emilia, Gyna Bivens
- Toluca, Betsy Price
- Trier, Dennis Shingleton
Directors Emeriti
- Hilde Horchler
- Michael Hyatt, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- Mary Palko, PALMEA
- Tim Sear
Chairs Cabinet
- Brian Barnard, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
- Kenneth Barr, Barr Consulting
- Michael Bennett, Bennett Benner Partners
- Barclay Berdan, Texas Health Resources
- Johnny Campbell, City Center
- Michael S. Hyatt, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- Bob Jameson, Visit Fort Worth
- Jeff King, Northern Trust
- Brad Mahon, Murphy Mahon Keffler & Farrier
- Bob Mitchell, WhitneySmith Company
- Phil Moroneso, Weaver and Tidwell
- Mary Palko, PALMEA
- Ann Rice
- Jane Schlansker, InterStar Public Relations
Executive Committee
- Chairman, Becky Renfro Borbolla, Mrs. Renfro’s
- Chair Elect, Greg Jackson, Greg Jackson Law
- Secretary, Jason Brown, Doss, Knight & Associates
- Treasurer, Frank Tilley
- Past Chairman/Nominating, Veronica Chavez Law, Brackett & Ellis
- Development Chair, David Campbell, Huitt-Zollars
- Government Relations, Michael Crain, Williams Northern Crain LLC
- Long Range Planning Chair, Cindy Johnson
- Marketing Chair, OPEN
- Exchanges & Outreach Chair, Libby Watson
- Youth & Education, Jan Titsworth, Decalibron Consulting, LLC
- At-Large, Tamara Albury, Young Women’s Leadership Academy
- At-Large, Michaela Cromar, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Bandung Chair, Staussa Ervin, EdD, Mindpeace
- Budapest Chair, Chris Shipman, GM Financial
- Guiyang Chair, Susan Turner, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
- Mbabane Chair, Brandy Schwarz, EdD, DPT, UNT Health Science Center
- Nagaoka Chair, Andrea Ballard, Sanders Travel Centre
- Nîmes Chair, Rachel Malone, Merrill Lynch
- Reggio Emilia Chair, Richard Roby III, Texas Amron, Inc. & Nyja Roby, eXp Realty
- Toluca Chair, Florence Bruner, Firehouse Auto Sales
- Trier Chair, Shanna Cate Granger, Tarrant Regional Water District
Board of Directors
- David Allen, PhD, Texas Christian University
- Liz Carrillo, DrPH, Carrillo Funeral Homes
- JJ Cawelti, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Jeanelle Davis, BNSF Railway Company
- Jeff Davis, Republic Title of Texas
- Jeff Dyer, Crescent Realty
- Kelley Eubanks, KEE Concrete & Construction, Inc.
- Robert Fitzgerald, Law Office of Robert James Fitzgerald, P.C.
- Vishal Gandhi, Hillwood
- Paul Geisel, PhD
- Sheryl Harris, EdD, Tarrant County College
- Jay P. Horn, University of Texas at Arlington
- Michael Jacobsson, PhD
- Julie Johncox, JP Solutions
- Andrew Johnsen, Columbia Strategic Consulting Group LLC
- Tom Law, Jr., VCL Commercial Real Estate
- Richard Lowe, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
- Bonnie Melhart, Texas Christian University
- Pat Miller, Texas Christian University
- LA Moncrief, L Marketing Collective
- Olivia Power, BNSF Railway Company
- Walter Stucker, Wells Fargo Advisors
- Andy Taft, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
- Melissa Thompson, Alcon
- Kristin Vinson Wright, Tarrant County College
- Mitch Whitten, Visit Fort Worth
Advisory Board
- Lillie Biggins
- Bill Boecker, Fine Line
- Eva Bonilla, VAMOS DFW Tours
- L.O. Brightbill III
- Carlo Capua, Z’s Café
- Richard Casarez, ONCOR
- Albon Head, Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
- Doug Harman, Harman Consulting
- Rae Hyatt
- Greg Irwin, BBVA Compass Bank
- Larry Lauer, Texas Christian University
- James Meintjes
- Richard D. Minker
- Mark Nurdin, Bank of Texas
- Lu Pham, Dowell Pham Harrison, LLP
- Michael Roemer, PhD, Trinity Valley School
- Jay Sandelin, Sandelin Realty
- Greg Upp
Ex-Officio Members
- Chelsea Adler, City of Fort Worth
- Dimanche Brewer, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
- Commissioner Roy C. Brooks, Tarrant County
- David Gu, US-China Chamber of Commerce
- Rachel Jenkins, Youth Advisor
- Jerry Jordan, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
- Anette Soto Landeros, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Will Lourcey, Youth Board President
- Oscar Macaraeg, Tarrant County Asian American Chamber of Commerce
- Jerry Moore, Fort Worth ISD
- Cloris Rangel, Fort Worth ISD
- Chris Strayer, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
- Robert Sturns, City of Fort Worth
- Valerie Washington, City of Fort Worth