Leadership

David s. huntley
Chairman of the board, 2024

Board of Directors

Charlie Amato

San Antonio

Director Emeritus

SWBC
Chairman

Latisha Andrews

Houston

The BETA Foundation
Founder & Superintendent


K.R. AVERHOFF

AMARILLO

Blue Sky Farms
COO / Partner

Todd F. Barth

Houston

Member-at-Large

Bowers Properties
President

Mary Bass

Houston

Vice President, Director Membership

Spencer Stuart
Consultant

Eric Bing

Houston

Director Emeritus

The College of Health Care Professions
CEO, Partner, Board Member

Bruce Blakemore

San Antonio 


Primavera Resources
President

Amanda Brock

Houston

Past Chair, 2022
President / Chair-Elect, 2025

Aris Water Solutions
Chief Executive Officer

Mary Rose Brown

San Antonio

Director Emeritus

NuStar
Executive Vice President,
Administration

Robby Brown

San ANtonio


DOCUmation
Vice President

Leland R. Burk

Dallas


Burk Interests
President

MICHELE CAMP

San Antonio

Custos Family Office San Antonio
Partner

Janet Campbell

San Antonio


Dominion Aesthetic
Technologies
Founder and Executive
Chairman of the Board

Amy Chronis

Houston


Deloitte
Managing Partner

Jim w. Collins

McAllen

Director Emeritus

Vantage Bank Texas &
Rioco Partners
Chairman

Will Collins

San Antonio


Terracor Real Estate
Founder and CEO

Jordan W. Cowman

Dallas

Director Emeritus

GreenbergTraurig
Shareholder

Ken Cummings

KEVIN CUMMING

Houston


Juniper Capital
Partner

Jim A. Cummins, Jr.

Houston


Director Emeritus

Eltron Corporation
President

Martina Lemond Dixon

HoustoN

Vice President, Community Engagement

Manteca Holdings
Chief Executive Officer

kirk edwards

odessa


Latigo Petroleum, LLC
President & CEO

Tres Evans

Dallas


Alvarez & Marsal
Senior Director

Carolyn Faulk

houston


A&C Plastics
CEO

Tilman J. Fertitta

Houston

Director Emeritus

Landry’s
Chairman, President & CEO

Douglas L. Foshee

Houston


Sallyport Investments
Founder and Owner

Pat Frost

San Antonio


Frost Bank
President

Brian W. Garrison

San Antonio

Vice President, Finance & Audit

Covenant Multifamily Offices
Former Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Compliance Officer

W. Carl Glaw, Jr.

Houston


GLO CPAs
Founder, Managing Partner

Michael Gorton

Dallas


14X Serial Entrepreneur
Founder
Best-selling Author

jonathan grammer

amarillo

Grammer Land & Exploration Corp. & Grammer Law Group,
Founder,

Vicky Gunning

Dallas


Locke Lord
Co-Chair Finance, Banking
& Real Estate
Managing Partner-Dallas Office

LaRRY M. Hanrahan, MD, MBA

Houston

Vice President. Alumni Association

Page Southerland Page, Inc.
Principal, Director of Strategic Advisory

JUSTIN HARLIN

FORT WORTH

Smile Fort Worth
Owner & Partner

Harriet Marmon Helmle

San Antonio

Director Emeritus

Covenant
Director of Client Relations

Christine Hollinden

Houston


Hollinden | marketers + strategists
Founding Principal

David S. Huntley

Dallas

Chairman of the Board, 2024

AT&T
Retired – Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer

laura martinez ilgun

san antonio

The Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director

Clay D. Jett

San Antonio

Vice President
Awards

Spirit of Texas Bank
Regional Chairman – Central Texas

Mark M. Johnson

San Antonio

Director Emeritus

Juris Medicus
President

Jon P. Karp

Dallas

Past Chair, 2020/2021
Vice President, Awards

Whitley Penn
Tax and Consulting Partner

John G. Keeton

San Antonio

Past Chair, 2023

CAPTRUST
Senior Vice Presdient

ricky maldonado

SAN ANTONIO

Texas Capital
Managing Director, San Antonio Market President

Ross D. Margraves, Jr.

Houston

Director Emeritus

Winstead
Shareholder

D. Leigh Martin

Houston

Martin Collum Real Estate
Broker Partner

Shannon K. McClendon

Austin

Vice President
Diversity & Inclusion

Demand Control 2
President & Co-Founder

D. Kirk McDonald

SAN ANTONIO

Vice President, Administration

Zachry Exploration, LLC
President & Chief Operating Officer

Reba Cardenas McNair

Brownsville

Director Emeritus

Cardenas Development Company
President

Diane S. Mcnulty, PhD

Dallas

Vice President, Scholar & Veteran Awards

UT-Dallas Naveen Jindal
School of Management
Associate Dean

Evan Melrose, MD, MBA

Austin

Spindletop Capital
Founding Managing Director

LaRhesa moon

SAN ANTONIO

Member-at-Large

Articulate Strategic Communication
Founder, Lead Strategist, CEO

J. Scott Moore

Dallas


PwC
Greater Texas Managing Partner

BLAIR ODEN

DALLAS

Texas Capital

Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate
Head, Dallas Market Leadership Team

Daniel Parsley

Houston


GPG Ventures – Houston
Managing Partner

Norman L. Paul, Jr.

San antonio


SWBC PEO
CEO

David Peacock

Dallas

Member-at-Large

Messick, Peacock & Associates
Managing Partner

Charles Philpott

Houston

Past Chair, 2018
Ex-Officio

AON
Global Natural Resources Leader, Enterprise Client Group

Mark Plunkett

Dallas


Hilltop Holdings
Executive Vice President

Hilltop Opportunity Partners
Chief Investment Officer

Cory Ramsey

Amarillo


Amarillo National Bank
Senior Vice President of Lending and National Accounts Manager

M. Brad Rejebian

Dallas

Director Emeritus

Washington Federal
Division Manager, Commercial and Industrial

Katie C. Reynolds

San AnTonio


Silver Eagle Beverages
Director of Corporate Affairs

Caswell O. Robinson, Jr.

Dallas

Director Emeritus

PlainsCapital Bank
President – Hillcrest

David Rodriguez

Austin

Member-at-Large

Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP
Founding Partner

Jay Rogers

Houston

Director Emeritus

International Bank of Commerce
– Houston
President & CEO

Rose Rougeau

Houston

Member-at-Large

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Executive Director

jeff rummel

San Antonio

EY
Managing Partner, San Antonio

Kevin Ryan

Dallas


Merit Energy Company
SVP/CFO

Jason L. Signor

Dallas

Member-at-Large

Big Sky Funds, LLC
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Bill Swanstrom

Houston


Locke Lord
Partner

Henry J.N. Taub, II

Houston

Director Emeritus

KitchCo Capital Corporation
President

Jessica Whitacre Thorne

Dallas

Vice President, New Initiatives

Estes Thorne & Carr
Member, Managing Partner

McHenry T. Tichenor, Jr.

Dallas

Director Emeritus


Tichenor Ventures
President

guillermo trevino

laredo


Southern Distributing
President

gavin R. villareal

austin


Baker Botts
Partner, Litigation Department Chair

Peggy Walker

San Antonio


Director Emeritus

Bank of America
Managing Director, Private Client Manager

Tim Wallace

Dallas

Director Emeritus

Trinity Industries
President & CEO

Welcome Wilson, Jr.

Houston


Welcome Group
President & CEO

Anne witherspoon

dallas


Messick Peacock & Associates
COO & CXO

JAY YARID

DALLAS


AETNA
Vice President, Sales
– National Accounts

Jim Young

Dallas

Director Emeritus


Executive Coach, Master Pollinator

Bill ZartLer

Houston


Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
Founder, Chairman and CEO

Solaris Midstream
Founder and CEO

DR. Gary Beall

San marcos

Nabaco®
CEO & Co-Inventor

meghan cano

san antonio

CH Partners
President and CEO

MITCHELL CANTWELL

DALLAS

2024 President, TBHF Alumni Association

Holt Lunsford Commercial
Market Associate

DAVID CARPENTER

SAN ANTONIO

New York Pizza Pub

lauren cornell

san antonio

Outgoing President, TBHF Alumni Association

Novothelium
CEO & Co-founder

Barton Cromeens

Tyler

BC Media
CEO, Founder

GLENN DECKER

ROCKWALL

TEKMAK Development
Vice President

mohammad elashi

dallas

Synaptic Management, Synaptic Solar, & Synaptic Pediatric Therapies
Founder & President

hazem elshorbagy

houston

iFloors TX
Owner & President

tamira fleming

Dallas

STEM Connextion Academy, LLC
Founder, CEO, & Educational Consultant

BRANDON KARAM

SAN ANTONIO

Alumni Advisory Board / San Antonio City Chair

Pristine Cleansing Sprays
Founder & Owner

sonia kirkpatrick

dallas

PediaPlex
Founder & CEO

michael kmetz

dallas

Alumni Advisory Board

DH Capital
Partner & Co-Founder

Amenemopé McKinney

dallas

Big Sky Funds
Portfolio Manager

DARRELL MORRIS

HOUSTON

GS Equity Partners, LLC
Managing Member

Daniel peavy

SAN ANTONIO

Alumni Advisory Board

SAR Global Signs
CEO

HENRY SAUER, III

SAN ANTONIO

Headwaters HR Consulting

chad watkins

Dallas

Regions Bank
Vice Principal

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