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The Dallas Regional Chamber is accepting nominations for the 2020 Board Class to guide our organization as we continue to drive economic prosperity, increase access to talent, and shape public policy for our business community. The DRC Board of Directors is a group of distinguished business leaders who are committed to making our region the best place to live, work, and do business in the United States. Nominations will be accepted until August 16, 2019. If you have questions or would like to learn more about board service, please contact Managing Director of Investor and Board Relations, Katie Summerfield at ksummerfield@dallaschamber.org or (214) 746-6745.

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2019 CHAIR OF THE BOARD


CHRIS NIELSEN
Executive Vice President, Product Support / Chief Quality Officer
Toyota Motor North America

2020 CHAIR-ELECT

JOHN OLAJIDE
Founder and CEO
Axxess

2018 CHAIR OF THE BOARD

JOHN J. STEPHENS
Senior Executive Vice President /
Chief Financial Officer
AT&T

2017 CHAIR OF THE BOARD

HILDA A. GALVAN
Partner-in-Charge
Jones Day

BOARD
SECRETARY

DEREK KERR
Executive Vice President /
Chief Financial Officer
American Airlines

PRESIDENT & CEO

DALE PETROSKEY
Dallas Regional Chamber

COO / CFO

ANGELA I. FARLEY
Dallas Regional Chamber

BOARD CLASSES

Board Class 2019

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  • Michael Alost — Senior Vice President, KDC Real Estate Development & Investments
  • Arielle Andres — Serving as Young Professionals Chair, Hilton Worldwide
  • Dylan Bolden — Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
  • Rob Bowlby — Regional President, BB&T
  • Peter Brodsky — Majority Owner, Reimagine RedBird
  • Tiffany Cason — Market Executive, Capital One
  • Key Coker — Dallas CEO, BBVA Compass
  • Debbie Dennis — Senior Vice President, HR and Corporate Affairs, Oncor
  • Chris Durovich — President & CEO, Children’s Health System of Texas
  • Manny Fernandez — Dallas Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP
  • Dr. Carine M. Feyten — Chancellor & President, Texas Woman’s University
  • Steve Good — Partner, Foley Gardere
  • Wally Gruenes — Managing Partner, Dallas, Grant Thornton LLP
  • Hattie Hill — President & CEO, Women’s Food Service Forum (WFF)
  • Dr. Vistasp Karbhari — President, The University of Texas at Arlington
  • Tim Keith — President, Texas Central Partners
  • Niel Leibman — Chairman, Ownership Committee, Texas Rangers
  • James R. Lites — President, Dallas Stars
  • Cynt Marshall — CEO, Dallas Mavericks
  • Dr. Joe May — Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District
  • Lori McMahon — Government Affairs Director, Toyota Motor North America
  • Michelle Miller — Vice President, South Central Region, Verizon
  • Steven P. O’Day — President, Austin College
  • Brian Peccarelli — Chief Operating Officer, Thomson Reuters
  • Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky — President, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Peter Sefzik — Texas Market President, Comerica Bank
  • John Shackelford — Managing Partner, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
  • Lane Sorgen — General Manager – South Central District, Microsoft
  • Martin Yung — President & CEO, HUB International

Board Class 2020

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  • Patrick Aliu — President & CEO, PSA Contractors
  • William A. Ampofo II — Vice President, Business & General Aviation, Boeing Global Services
  • Darcy Anderson — Vice Chairman, Hillwood
  • Barclay Berdan, FACHE — CEO, Texas Health Resources
  • Gary D. Brock — Dallas President, Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Keith Cargill — President & CEO, Texas Capital Bank
  • Calvin Carter — President & CEO, Bottle Rocket
  • Jorge Corral — Managing Partner, Accenture
  • Thomas Crowther — President & CEO, The Crowther Group
  • Matt Darden — EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Torchmark
  • Sean Donohue — President & CEO, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
  • Beth Garvey — President & CEO, BG Staffing
  • Michael Gonzales — President & CEO, Armstrong Relocation
  • Jo Staffelbach Heinz — President & CEO, DLR Group Staffelbach
  • Scott Hudson — President, TXU Energy
  • Masahiro “Mark” Ikeno — President & CEO, NEC Corporation of America
  • Aasem Khalil — Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
  • James Knight — Senior Principal, Stantec
  • Chris Kelly — President & CEO, Ebby Halliday
  • Rafael Lizardi — Chief Financial Officer, Texas Instruments
  • Felix J. Lozano, III — Director of Audit, Whitley Penn
  • Humberto Maese — President, US Operations, Interceramic
  • Hussain Manjee — President, DHD Films
  • Brendan McGuire — Regional President & Head of Corporate Banking, PNC
  • Gilbert Molinar — Vice President Industrial Markets, Global Markets, IBM
  • Howard Mudrick — Executive Director, Winstead
  • Dan Noble — President & CEO, HKS Architects
  • David J. Park — Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, Atmos Energy
  • Amb. Jeanne Phillips — Senior Vice President, Corp. Affairs & Int’l Relations, Hunt Consolidated
  • Timothy E. Powers — Managing Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP
  • Bob Pragada — COO & President, Jacobs
  • Vince E. Puente, Sr. — President, Sales & Marketing, Southwest Office Systems, Inc.
  • Whit Roberts — Deputy Managing Partner, Locke Lord
  • Lesa Roe — Chancellor, UNT System
  • Carol Roehrig — President, bkm Total Office of Texas
  • Ray Sedey — President, Texas Region, McCarthy Building Cos.
  • Brad Selner — President South Central Region, JLL
  • Emmitt Smith — President, Emmitt Smith Enterprises
  • James Schmeltekopf — Regional President, Wells Fargo
  • Chad Sterling — President & CEO, Altair Global
  • David Walls — President & CEO, Austin Industries
  • Steven Williams — CEO, PepsiCo Foods North America
  • Kirk Wiginton — President & CEO, Dallas Region, Amegy Bank
  • Gary Wojtaszek — President & CEO, CyrusOne

Board Class 2021

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  • Jennifer Chandler — Dallas Market President, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
  • Roslyn Dawson Thompson — President & CEO, Texas Women’s Foundation
  • Paul Hain, MD — North Texas Market President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
  • Avi Kahn — President & CEO, Hilti North America
  • Wendy Lopez — Market Executive, AECOM
  • Sara Madsen Miller — Co-Owner, 1820 Productions
  • Scott Moore — Dallas Managing Partner, PwC
  • Marvin Singleton — Managing Director, Hill + Knowlton Strategies
  • Michelle Vopni — Managing Partner – Dallas Office, EY

Ex-Officio

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  • Alyce Alston — President & CEO, Dallas Entrepreneur Center
  • Kourtny Garrett — President & CEO, Downtown Dallas Inc.
  • Darren James — Chair of the Board, Dallas Black Chamber
  • Philip Jones — President & CEO, Visit Dallas
  • Ken Malcolmson — President & CEO, North Dallas Chamber
  • Susan Philips — V.P. of Corporate Relations, Dallas Asian-American Chamber
  • Fred Perpall — Chair of the Board, Dallas Citizens Council
  • Rick Ortiz — President & CEO, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber
  • Clint Thomson — Chair of the Board, North Texas GLBT Chamber
  • Kelvin Walker — CEO, Dallas Citizens Council
  • Tom Watson — Managing Partner, BKD LLP