Board of Trustees

The independent, all-volunteer board of trustees is drawn from citizens who are deeply involved in the community. The trustees establish and govern all foundation policy with respect to operations, investments, and grants and they approve all grants made by the foundation.

Frank Hegi Board Chair Principal Wingate Partners	Frank A. Risch Board Vice Chair Civic Leader	James E. Bass President Ojai Goliad, LLC	Becky Bright Civic Leader	Brent Christopher President & CEO Communities  Foundation of Texas
Jeanne Cox Civic Leader	Judith Gibbs Civic Leader	Kenneth Hersh Co-Founder & CEO NGP Energy Capital Management	Jack Kinnebrew Strausburger &  Price, LLP	Bobby B. Lyle President & CEO Lyco Holdings, Inc.
John McStay John McStay and  Associates	Harold Montgomery Chairman & CEO Calpian, Inc.	Carlos González  Peña President & Founder Peña Search  Consulting, LLC	Hon. Florence Shapiro Former Texas State Senator	Karen Shuford Civic Leader
	Ex-Officio	Ex-Officio	Legal Counsel
Terdema L.  Ussery II President & CEO Dallas Mavericks	Ruth Sharp Altshuler Chairman's Circle Civic Leader	Joseph M.  "Jody" Grant Chairman Emeritus BankCap Partners	Vester T.  Hughes, Jr. Senior Tax Counsel K&L Gates LLP