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Board of Directors
These exceptional leaders work hard every day to help direct and govern the DRC in its mission to make the Dallas Region the most economically prosperous region for all people to live, work and do business.
2026 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
DARCY ANDERSON
Vice Chairman
Hillwood, a Perot Company
2027 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
JENNIFER CHANDLER
President
Bank of America Dallas
2025 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
JIM SPRINGFIELD
President
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
2024 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
CYNT MARSHALL
President & CEO
Marshalling Resources
BOARD SECRETARY
RAY SEDEY
Chairman and CEO
McCarthy Building Companies
PRESIDENT & CEO
BRAD CHEVES
Dallas Regional Chamber
Executive Committee
| 7-Eleven, Inc. Lillian Kirstein SVP, General Counsel |
Accenture LLP Michael Noel Dallas Office Managing Director |
| AECOM Lara Poloni President |
American Airlines, Inc. Nate Gatten Executive Vice President |
| AT&T Kellyn Kenny Chief Marketing & Growth Officer |
Axxess Molly Casey SVP, Chief of Staff |
| Bank of America Jennifer Chandler President Dallas, and Head of Philanthropic Solutions |
Baylor Scott & White Health Jennifer Mitzner EVP & CFO |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Jim Springfield President |
Dallas Mavericks Rick Welts CEO |
| Dallas Regional Chamber Brad Cheves President & CEO |
Deloitte LLP Eric Vroonland Partner/Principal |
| Ernst & Young LLP Marney MacKenna Partner |
Fifth Third Bank Curt C Farmer Vice Chairman |
| Frito-Lay North America Rachel Ferdinando Chief Executive Officer, US Foods Category |
Haynes Boone Taylor Wilson Managing Partner |
| Hillwood Development Company, LLC Darcy Anderson Vice Chairman of Hillwood Management |
Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Mike Wallace SVP |
| Improving Enterprises, Inc. Curtis Hite CEO |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Belen Garren Managing Director | Region Manager Middle Market Banking |
| KPMG LLP Kim Kesler Dallas Office Managing Partner |
Marshalling Resources Cynt Marshall President and CEO |
| McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Ray Sedey Chief Executive Officer |
Oncor Debbie Dennis Chief Customer Officer, SVP, Human Resources & Corporate Affairs |
| PNC Bank Brendan McGuire EVP, Regional President, North Texas |
PWC Rob Baldwin Dallas Office Managing Partner |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. Christine Witzsche Senior vice president, Communications and Investor Relations |
The Boston Consulting Group Inc. Christopher Barrett Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader of Post-Merger Integration |
| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Chris Nielsen Executive Vice President- Product Support, Chief Quality Officer |
Troutman Pepper Locke Paul Nason Partner |
| Wells Fargo Bryan Milner Managing Director & Market Executive |
Board of Directors
| 1820 Productions Sara Madsen Miller COO & Executive Producer |
After8toEducate Jorge Baldor Founder |
| Amazon Vickie Yakunin Head of Community Affairs |
American Airlines Center Andrew Silverman Chief Revenue Officer |
| Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Joseph McCoin Vice President and General Counsel |
Arcosa Inc Suzanne Myers CHRO |
| Arete Health Byron Sanders President & CEO |
Ashford Mark Nunneley Senior Managing Director |
| Austin Industries David B. Walls CEO |
Balfour Beatty Eric Krueger Executive Vice President |
| Barnes & Thornburg LLP Thomas Haskins Managing Partner |
Boingo Wireless Mike Finley Chief Executive Officer |
| Bridgepointe Technologies Charlie Bogart Managing Director |
Broadway Dallas Ken T Novice President |
| Capital One Chris Haskew Head of Commercial Banking |
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. Monica Latin Managing Partner |
| Caterpillar, Inc. Andrew Bonfield CFO |
CBRE Group, Inc. Jeremy McGown Executive Managing Director |
| CEC Facilities Daniel Williams President |
Chickasaw Nation Brian Campbell Chief Development Officer |
| Children's Health Chris Durovich President & CEO |
Citi Jarrod Bourgeois Managing Director, Commercial Banking |
| City of Dallas Kimberly Bizor Tolbert City Manager |
CMP Maryanne Piña-Frodsham President & CEO |
| CollateralEdge Joe Beard CEO |
Communities Foundation of Texas Wayne White President & CEO |
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit David Leininger |
Dallas Citizens Council Kelvin Walker Chief Executive Officer |
| Dallas Citizens Council John Gates CEO, Markets: Chair, Dallas Citizens Council |
Dallas College Justin Lonon Chancellor |
| Dallas Independent School District Stephanie Elizalde Superintendent of Schools |
DFW International Airport Chris McLaughlin CEO |
| DHD Films Hussain Manjee President & Chief Success Officer |
DLA Piper LLP Danny Tobey Partner, Global Chair of AI & Data Analytics |
| DOC Cares Inc. Chris Gannett CEO & Founder |
Downtown Dallas, Inc. Jennifer Scripps President & CEO |
| Fidelity Investments Scott Orr Senior Vice President, Head of Regional Public Affairs |
For Oak Cliff Taylor Toynes Executive Director |
| Forvis Mazars Tom Watson CEO |
Frost Bank Rod Washington Dallas Regional President |
| Fujitsu Intelligence Nicholas Lee CEO, Fujitsu Intelligence |
Globe Life Jennifer Haworth Chief Marketing Officer |
| Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC Aasem G Khalil Partner, Co-Head of Latin America, Head of Southern Region |
Grant Thornton Nichole Jordan Regional Managing Principal |
| Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc. Hattie Hill President & CEO |
HKS Inc. Sam Mudro CFO |
| Holland & Knight LLP Scott Wallace Executive Partner |
HUB International Insurance Texas Martin Yung President and CEO |
| Huntington Bank Clint Bryant Managing Director and Texas Market President |
INSPYR Solutions Scott Robinson President- Central U.S. |
| Jacobs Bob Pragada CEO |
JBJ Management Willis E Johnson CEO |
| Jefferies LLC Lawrence Chu Vice Chairman |
JLL Torrey Littlejohn Senior Managing Director |
| Kiewit Building Group Anayeli Martinez Real SVP, Area Manager |
Law Offices of Erika N Salter, P.C. Erika N Salter Founder, CEO | Principal Attorney |
| LH Capital Nicole Small Chief Executive Officer |
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP Bridget Moreno Lopez Dallas Office Managing Partner |
| Lockton Dunning Benefits Steve Idoux CEO & Partner |
McKesson Corporation Niki Shah SVP, Health Impact & Innovation |
| Methodist Health System Jim Scoggin CEO |
Montfort Capital Partners, LLC Amish Gupta Managing Partner |
| Moss & Associates Jim Cuddihee Senior Vice President |
Movate Sunil Mittal CEO |
| Noblq Eric Peters Chief Revenue Officer |
Options Clearing Corporation Mike Hansen Chief Clearing and Settlement Services Officer and Dallas Site Leader |
| Parkland Health Foundation Michael A. Horne President and Chief Executive Officer |
PGA of America Vanessa Vogler Chief Administrative Officer |
| Premier Truck Group Ron Long President and CEO |
Regions Bank Tyrus Sanders EVP - Dallas Market Executive and Commercial Banking Leader |
| RSM US LLP Chris Pierce Dallas Office Managing Partner |
RTX Jennifer Brummund Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Russell Reynolds Associates Inc. Nick Henderson Managing Director |
Schneider Electric Cathy Susie VP Human Resources |
| Scotiabank G.A. Pivik Managing Director |
Susser Bank Carl Cravens President and Chief Banking Officer |
| T.D. Jakes Foundation Kelley Cornish President and CEO |
Texas Capital Jay Clingman Managing Director & Head of Commercial Banking |
| Texas Health Resources Laura Irvine SEVP, Chief Experience Officer |
Texas Mutual Insurance Company Bill Jackson VP Dallas Regional Operations |
| Texas Woman's University Carine M. Feyten Chancellor and President |
The Commit Partnership Todd Williams Chairman and CEO |
| The Shops at RedBird Peter Brodsky Majority Owner and Developer |
The Storehouse Candace Winslow CEO |
| Thomson Reuters Senay Redda Vice President, Solution Consulting |
Truist Bank DeVon Lang President, North Texas Region |
| Turner Construction Company Nick Barker VP GM North Texas |
TXSE Group Inc. Jim Chairman, Founder and CEO |
| UMB Bank N. A. Todd Burns President UMB Bank - Dallas |
Unica Enterprises LLC Nancy Galvan CEO |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center Marc A. Nivet Executive Vice President, Institutional Advancement |
Vistra Corp Scott Hudson President |
| Whitley Penn Matthew Reiter Partner |
Winstead PC Howard Mudrick Executive Director |
| Worlds Dave S Copps CEO |
Zirtue Dennis Cail II Co-Founder & CEO |
Ex Officio
| City of Dallas Kimberly Bizor Tolbert City Manager |
Dallas Citizens Council John Gates CEO, Markets: Chair, Dallas Citizens Council |
| Dallas Citizens Council Kelvin Walker Chief Executive Officer |
Dallas Independent School District Stephanie Elizalde Superintendent of Schools |
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