Leadership

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• Board Chair: Steve B. Bobb, Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BNSF Railway Company
• Vice Board Chair: Barbara M. Williams, Managing Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
• 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, Managing 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: Dr. Mia Hall, Executive Director, Talent Management  Fort Worth Independent School District
• 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

• 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
• 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
• Kecia Mays, Sales Tax Consultant, Retired Auditor/Supervisor Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Jeffrey A. Paul, Managing Director, Deloitte Services
• Dr. Angélica M. Ramsey, District's Ambassador for Public Relations, Fort Worth ISD
• Kellie Richter, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Client Experience Officer, First Command Financial Services, Inc.
• Richard T. Roby, III, President, RSH Concessions, LLC
• Brian Rudd, SVP, Commercial Banking Market Leader Fort Worth Market, PNC
• Gloria Starling, Managing Partner, The Capital Grille Fort Worth
• 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
• John Dandurand, Executive Vice President, Bell
• Chris McLaughlin, Executive Vice President of Operations, DFW Airport

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: Arely Cure, Director of Business Operations, IMS Consulting and Expert Services
• Committee Chair, NE Steering Committee: Jon McKenzie, Community Volunteer
• Committee Chair, Women United: Lauren Team, Senior Vice President of Marketing Security State Bank and Trust