The challenges and opportunities currently facing North Texas from the State of the Region
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.
2025 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
JIM SPRINGFIELD
President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
2026 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
DARCY ANDERSON
Vice Chairman
Hillwood
2024 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
CYNT MARSHALL
President & CEO
Marshalling Resources
2023 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
RAFAEL R. LIZARDI
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Finance and Operations
Texas Instruments, Inc.
BOARD SECRETARY
JENNIFER CHANDLER
Managing Director; President, Bank of America Dallas; Head of Philanthropic Solutions
Bank of America
PRESIDENT & CEO
DALE PETROSKEY
Dallas Regional Chamber
Executive Committee
| 7-Eleven, Inc. Marissa Jarratt Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer |
7-Eleven, Inc. Marissa Jarratt Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer |
| Accenture LLP Michael Noel Dallas Office Managing Director |
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 Dallas Market President |
Baylor Scott & White Health Jennifer Mitzner EVP & CFO |
| Crow Holdings Michael Levy CEO |
Dallas Mavericks Rick Welts CEO |
| Frito-Lay North America Christy Jacoby CFO |
Haynes Boone Taylor Wilson Managing Partner |
| Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Mike Wallace SVP |
Jacobs Bob Pragada CEO |
| KPMG LLP Kim Kesler Dallas Office Managing Partner |
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 |
| The Boston Consulting Group Inc. Christopher Barrett Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader of Post-Merger Integration |
Troutman Pepper Locke Elizabeth Mack Dallas Office Managing Partner |
| Wells Fargo Bryan Milner Managing Director & Market Executive |
Board of Directors
| Balfour Beatty Eric Krueger Executive Vice President |
BGSF Professional Services Stuart Sides Executive Vice President, Strategic Solutions |
| Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. Monica Latin Managing Partner |
CBRE Group, Inc. Jeremy McGown |
| Children's Health Chris Durovich President & CEO |
Citi Jarrod Bourgeois Managing Director, Commercial Banking |
| City of Dallas Kimberly Bizor Tolbert City Manager |
Communities Foundation of Texas Wayne White President & CEO |
| Dallas Citizens Council Kelvin Walker Chief Executive Officer |
Dallas Citizens Council John Gates Chair, Dallas Citizens Council |
| Dallas Independent School District Stephanie Elizalde Superintendent of Schools |
DFW International Airport Chris McLaughlin CEO |
| DLA Piper LLP Danny Tobey Partner, Global Chair of AI & Data Analytics |
Flowserve Corporation Susan Hudson Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer |
| 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 |
HKS Inc. Sam Mudro CFO |
| Improving Enterprises, Inc. Curtis Hite CEO |
Jefferies LLC Lawrence Chu Vice Chairman |
| Media Culture Christena Garduno CEO |
Montfort Capital Partners, LLC Amish Gupta Managing Partner |
| Movate Sunil Mittal CEO |
PGA of America Derek Sprague CEO |
| Southwest Airlines Mark Shaw EVP, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer |
Target Justin Burns Senior Vice President - Stores |
| Texas Capital Jay Clingman Managing Director & Head of Commercial Banking |
Texas Mutual Insurance Company Bill Jackson VP Dallas Regional Operations |
| The Huntington National Bank Clint Bryant Managing Director and Texas Market President |
TXU Energy Scott Hudson President |
| Winstead PC Howard Mudrick Executive Director |
Worlds Dave S Copps CEO |
| Zirtue Dennis Cail Co-Founder & CEO |
Ex Officio
| City of Dallas Kimberly Bizor Tolbert City Manager |
Dallas Citizens Council John Gates Chair, Dallas Citizens Council |
| Dallas Independent School District Stephanie Elizalde Superintendent of Schools |
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