Board

2026 Board of Directors


Shan Zaidi, Chair

Principal, Venture Fuel Partners

 

Jenny King

Jenny King Strategies

 

Jessica Watts, Ph.D., Co-chair

Chief Partnerships Officer, The Dallas Foundation


Ashley McConkey

Director of Government Relations, Texas Instruments                                                          


Margaret Hughes, Treasurer & Immediate Past Chair

Sutherland King Impact Solutions


Dev Rastogi

Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas


Lisa Sherrod

Assistant Vice President, AT&T

 

Cristal Retana Lule

Manager - Community & Government Relations, Children's Health


Tracy Fulton

Executive Vice President, Tolleson Wealth Management


Marvin Singleton

Executive Vice President, Burson Global


Mike Grace

Director, Forney Economic Development Corporation, City of Forney


Peter Urrutia

Peter Urrutia Government & Public Affairs Consulting

 

Todd Howard

Director North Texas, Kirksey Architecture


Jason Meyer

President, Cooksey Communications


Gabriella Pate

Director, University of Texas at Dallas


Stacie Adams

CEO, Business Council for the Arts 

 

Matt Garcia

Cornerstone Government Affairs

 

Adam McGill

Crow Holdings

 

 

 

Lifetime Honorary Directors (Ex-Officio)

 
Ruben Esquivel
Margaret Keliher
Ken Malcolmson