Board of Trustees

Click below for ZACH Board Service inquiries or referrals:

Executive Committee

Jessica Weaver
Chair
CEO | Weaver Philanthropic Strategies

Lisa Kaufman
Chair Elect
Partner | Davis Kaufman PLLC

Nelda A. Treviño
Immediate Past Chair
Director | Texas Lottery Commission

Ashley Thomas
Treasurer
Partner | Ashley Thomas & Associates, PC

Marion McMillan
Secretary | Marketing Committee Chair
Head of Vertical, Global Business Group | Meta

Dan Watson
Development Committee Chair
Chief Commercial Officer | Aero Capital Solutions

Eric Natinsky 
Governance Committee Chair
CEO | Quick Technologies Inc.

Bettye Nowlin
Membership Committee Chair
Community Advocate

Nancy Kuo
Education Committee Chair
Community Advocate

Trey Duck
General Counsel
Partner | Nix Patterson LLP

Will Coombes
At Large Member
Managing Director – Head of Design | J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Karen Kennard
At Large Member
Co-Managing Shareholder | Greenberg Traurig

Marc Seriff
At Large Member
Founder | The Serriff Foundation

Trustees

Joshua Alexander
CEO & Founder
Turbo Industries

Samantha Baez
Executive VP & Chief Experience Engagement Officer
CapMetro

Dr. Robert Buchanan
Neurosurgeon
Ascension Seton

Larry Connelly
Community Advocate

Mindy Ellmer
Principa;
Mindy Ellmer Consulting

Beth Falcone
Executive Director
Ward Oaks Foundation

Jay Fox
President – BSWH Austin Area
Baylor Scott & White

Gabe Gallas
Founding Member
Gallas Law PLLC

Rose Ann Garza
Chief Human Resources Officer
Kerbey Lane Cafe

Donn Gauger
Vice President
Falcon Insurance Agency, Inc.

Kari Gibson
Manager of State & Governmental Affairs
ConocoPhilips

John Hernandez
Commercial Real Estate Broker
John Hernandez Real Estate

Marisela Herrera
Community Advocate

Kathy Hutto
Community Advocate

Walter Kalmans
Co-Founder
Lontra Ventures, LLC

Carolyn Karabinos
Director of Client Relations
Rogers O’Brien

Lori Knowlton
Community Advocate

Nancy Kuo
Community Advocate

Carmen Luevanos
Community Relations Manager
Texas Gas Services

Mia McCord
Vice President of Governmental Affairs
Texas Chemistry Council

Laura Merritt
Partner
Boulette Golden & Marin LLP

Caroline Craven Messer
Director – External & Legislative Affairs
AT&T

Marnie Near
Film & Theatre Producer
Common Ground Film

Harriet O’Neill
Principal
The Law Office of Harriet O’Neill, P.C.

Jillian Pariseau
Senior Manager
Apple

Jan Pickle
Community Advocate

Nico Ramsey
Account Supervisor
ECPR Texas

Lisa Richardson
Community Advocate

Adam Schramek
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

Reid Schwartz
Director of Communications
Vital Farms

Andrea Sheridan
Deputy to the President for Governmental Affairs and Initiatives
University of Texas Austin

Dan Stasiewski
Communications Director
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Carl Stuart
Independent Registered Investment Advisor
Carl Stuart Investment Advisor Inc.

Leslie Lockett Sweet
Director – Public Affairs

Derek Villemez
Director of Development
Prologis

Justin Westmoreland
Regional President
Prosperity Bank

Dr. Aisha White
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Quintessence Plastic Surgery

Julie Williams
State Governmental Affairs Manager
Chevron