Leadership
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Board Chair: Hadley Woerner, President, Frost Bank (Tarrant Region)
- Vice Board Chair and Board Liaison for Second Century Campaign: Stevan (Steve) B. Bobb, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BNSF Railway Company
- Immediate Past Board Chair: Melinda M. Johnston, Managing Director and Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
- Past Annual Campaign Committee Chair: Brian Coltharp, P.E., President and CEO, Freese and Nichols
- Committee Chair, Compensation and Benefits Committee: Marnese Barksdale Elder, CEO and Founder Mecca Management Solutions, LLC
- Committee Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee: Jennifer Wichmann, Deputy City Manager, City of Arlington, Arlington City Manager’s Office
- Committee Chair, Audit and Finance Committee Treasurer and Compliance Officer: H. Richard Payne, Partner EY Assurance Services
- Committee Chair, Governance Committee: Barbara M. Williams, Capital Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
- Committee Chair, Investment Committee: Cory Dowell, Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor, Baumgarten Dowell Jones Wealth Management at UBS
- Committee Chair, Strategic Planning Committee: Dr. Abbie Shipp, Professor of Management and Leadership Department, TCU Neeley School of Business, TCU
- Committee Chair, Community Investment Committee: Mia Hall, Ed.D., Executive Director of Equity and Excellence, Fort Worth Independent School District
- Non-Voting Member: Leah M. King, President and CEO, United Way of Tarrant County
- Non-Voting Member: Beverly Boyd, Corporate Secretary, United Way of Tarrant County
Directors
- Dr. Keon Anderson, General Dentist, Acclaim Physician Group
- Rosa Maria Berdeja, Attorney at Law, The Law Office of Rosa Maria Berdeja
- Kervin Campbell, P.E., Regional Executive Principal, Dunaway
- Carlo Capua, Chief of Strategy and Innovation, City of Fort Worth
- Sean Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, DFW International Airport
- Marcia Etie, Manager of Special Projects, Mosaic Strategy Partners
- D.J. Harrell, Director of Development Services, City of Fort Worth
- Grant Helmer, Senior Vice President in Dealer Services, GM Financial
- Bal Joshi, Senior Vice President Commercial Banking, Hancock Whitney
- Courtney Lewis, Executive Vice President, Cadence Bank
- Pat Linares, Former Interim Superintendent, Fort Worth and Crowley ISDs and Education Consultant
- Kecia Mays, Arlington ISD Trustee
- Dr. Angélica M. Ramsey, Superintendent of Fort Worth ISD
- Kellie Richter, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Client Experience Officer, First Command Financial Services, Inc.
- Brian Rudd, SVP, Commercial Banking Market Leader Fort Worth Market, PNC
- Tom Stallings, Firm Strategist, Mosaic Strategy Partners
- Gloria Starling, Managing Partner, The Capital Grille Fort Worth
- Michael Thacker, EVP, Commercial Business, Bell Helicopter
- Roderick Venture, President and Founder, Allied Energy Solutions
- Kenneth Washington, Engineer II, Atmos Energy Corporation Mid-Tex Division
- Jeff Whitfield, Partner, Kelly Hart
- Corey Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
Board Members and Voting Ex-Officios
- Tarrant County Central Labor Council: Brian Golden, President, Council AFL-CIO
- Committee Chair, Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council: Tito Rodriguez, Retired Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem, City of North Richland Hills
- Committee Chair, United Way Arlington Steering Committee: Kathleen Bryant
- Committee Chair, NE Steering Committee: Jon McKenzie, Community Volunteer
- Committee Chair, Women United: Ebony Jones, M. Ed., Executive Partner, E-Squared