Leadership

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• Board Chair: Barbara M. Williams, Of Counsel, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
• Vice Board Chair: Grant Helmer, Senior Vice President in Dealer Services, GM Financial
• Immediate Past Board Chair: Steve B. Bobb, Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BNSF Railway Company
• Committee Chair, Compensation and Benefits Committee: Marnese Barksdale Elder, CEO and Founder, Mecca Management Solutions, LLC
• Committee Chair, Audit and Finance Committee Treasurer and Compliance Officer: Cory Dowell, Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor, Baumgarten Dowell Jones Wealth Management at UBS
• Committee Chair, Governance Committee: Jennifer Wichmann, Deputy City Manager, City of Arlington, Arlington City Manager’s Office 
• Committee Chair, Investment Committee: Grant Helmer, Senior Vice President in Dealer Services, GM Financial 
• Committee Chair, Strategic Planning Committee: To Be Determined
• Committee Chair, Development Committee: Lauren Team, Senior Vice President, Security State Bank & Trust
• Committee Chair, Community Investment Committee: Dr. Mia Hall, Executive Director, Talent Management, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth City Councilmember – District 6
• Non-Voting Member: Adam D. Powell, President and CEO, United Way of Tarrant County
• Non-Voting Member: Beverly Boyd, Corporate Secretary, United Way of Tarrant County

Directors

• Anne Albrecht, Associate Professor, Texas Christian University
• Rosa Maria Berdeja, Attorney at Law, The Law Office of Rosa Maria Berdeja
• Elizabeth R. Brands, Ed.D., President and CEO, The Morris Foundation
• Caleb Clark, Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Services
• Kerry “Kacey” Cornelius Jr., Executive Vice President, Frost Bank Tarrant Region
• John Dandurand, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Bell
• Jeanelle Davis, Senior Principal, Rainwater Charitable Foundation
• DJ Harrell, Director of Development Services, City of Fort Worth
• Bal Joshi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Hancock Whitney
• Reverend Parish E. Lowery, Pastor, Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
• Chris McLaughlin, Executive Vice President of Operations, DFW Airport
• Chuck Noteboom, Attorney at Law, Noteboom Law Firm
• Richard T. Roby, III, President, RSH Concessions, LLC
• Brian Rudd, SVP, Commercial Banking Market Leader, Fort Worth Market, PNC
• Jordan R. Stimpson, Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
• Carly Tatum, Senior Director, ESG Impact & Engagement, Dell Technologies
• Kenneth Washington, Engineer II, Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex Division
• Jeff Whitfield, Partner, Kelly Hart

• Scott Wrenn, Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

   

Board Members and Voting Ex-Officios

• Tarrant County Central Labor Council: Tevita Uhatafe, President
• Committee Chair, Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council: Tito Rodriguez, Retired from State of Texas/Community Volunteer
• Committee Chair, United Way Arlington Steering Committee: Arely Cure, Director of Business Operations, IMS Consulting and Expert Services
• Committee Chair, NE Steering Committee: Jon McKenzie, Community Volunteer
• Committee Chair, Women United: Jordan R. Stimpson, Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP