Board of Directors

2025 Officers

Chair

Katy Murray

President & Chief Financial Officer,
DallasNews Corporation

Vice Chair

Ted Hamilton

Chief Executive Officer,
Hamilton Properties Corporation

Secretary

Larry Daniels

SVP of Operations,
HRI Hospitality

Treasurer

Amy Lewis Hofland

Senior Director,
Crow Museum of Asian Art

  • Alan de Castro

    Executive Vice President, Southeast Region, Regent Properties

  • Allan Zreet

    Vice President, Jacobs

  • Amelia White

    Community Engagement Regional Manager, Southwest Airlines

  • Amy Meadows

    President & CEO, Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy

  • Bill Brokaw

    Senior Vice President, Hillwood Urban

  • Bosther Kusich

    General Manager, JW Marriott Dallas Arts District

  • Brandi Crawford

    Director, Integrated Planning Services, HNTB

  • Brendan Shanahan

    Managing Director, Comerica Bank Tower | Stream Realty Partners LP

  • Cassandra Nack

    Principal, Tax Services, Grant Thornton LLP

  • Cathy Collins

    Chief Financial Officer, DallasNews Corporation

  • Cory Feldman

    Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

  • Craig York

    Owner-Operator, McDonald's (1000 Commerce St.)

  • Darcy Barnes

    Southwest Region Market Executive, Commercial Real Estate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

  • Dave Brown

    Chief Operating Officer, American Airlines Center

  • David Martin

    Director, Project Development, Headington Companies, LLC

  • Elizabeth H. Fulton

    Vice President, Dallas, CBRE

  • Eric Krueger

    Executive Vice President, Texas, Balfour Beatty Construction

  • Erin Ragsdale

    Partner, Allyn Media

  • Evan Beattie

    Senior Principal/Chairman/ CEO, GFF

  • Evan McCurdy

    Shareholder, Winstead PC

  • Gary Tress

    Partner, Glen Park Capital/Plaza of the Americas

  • Geena Piwetz

    Chief Operating Officer, RP Texas Mgt., LLC

  • George Youngblood

    Vice President, Commercial Lending, PlainsCapital Bank

  • Heather Walker

    Vice President, Client Services, Visit Dallas

  • Hector Sanchez

    CEO, Premier

  • Hunter Lee

    Dallas Partner, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments/Ross Tower

  • Hussain Manjee

    Chief Success Officer, DHD Films

  • Jamee Jolly

    President & CEO, The Real Estate Council

  • Jamie Hendrick

    Senior Vice President, ACORE Capital

  • Jared Williams

    General Manager, HALL Arts Hotel

  • Jed Morse

    Chief Curator, Nasher Sculpture Center

  • Jesse Moreno

    Council Member, District 2, City of Dallas

  • Jim Cuddihee

    Senior Vice President of Commercial, Moss & Associates

  • John Wulfert

    President, DFW Branch, Clear Channel Outdoor

  • Jon Leach

    Director of Business Development, Tangram Interiors

  • Jonathan Haywood

    Business Relationship Manager, ANDRES Construction

  • JP Roberts

    General Manager, The Statler

  • Juan Rodriguez

    Vice President, Business Unit Leader, McCownGordon Construction

  • Judith Tankel

    Vice President, Public Policy, Dallas Regional Chamber

  • Kate Clapper

    Chief Financial Officer, Labora

  • Kimberly Mendez

    Principal, BCG

  • Kit Sawers

    President, Klyde Warren Park

  • Kristian Teleki

    Senior Vice President, Development, Matthews

  • Kyla Porter

    Owner, Pink Toes Nail Bar

  • Lacey M. Ruiz

    Public Improvement District Coordinator, City of Dallas

  • Lily Weiss

    Executive Director, Dallas Arts District

  • Linda McMahon

    Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Economic Development Corporation

  • Lindsay Wilson

    President, Principal, Interiors Sector Leader, Corgan

  • Lisa Hall

    Senior General Manager, Bank of America Plaza

  • Matt Craft

    Executive Vice President, Lincoln Property Company

  • Michael Blackwell

    Senior Managing Director, Mill Creek Residential Trust

  • Milton Anderson

    President, Merriman Anderson Architects

  • Nadine Lee

    President & CEO, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

  • Nicholas "Nick" Diaz

    Executive Vice President – Commercial Banking, Amegy Bank

  • Noa Dowl

    Senior Vice President Equity Compliance, JBJ Management

  • Panjola Abel

    Director, Sales Experience, Neiman Marcus Downtown

  • Paul Ridley

    Council Member, District 14, City of Dallas

  • Philip Krause

    Vice President, Downtown Residents Council

  • Ray Washburne

    President & CEO, Charter Holdings

  • Rep. John Bryant

    Texas House Member, District 114, Texas House of Representatives

  • Reverend Amos J. Disasa

    Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

  • Richard Markham

    Principal, Goddard Investment Group

  • Richard Stockton

    President & CEO, Braemar Hotels & Resorts

  • Ryan Schutt

    Principal, Office Director for HKS Dallas, HKS, Inc.

  • Sam Tucker

    Area Director, Sales and Marketing, The Adolphus Hotel

  • Scott Bredehoft

    Director of Business Development, KPost Company

  • Scott Rohrman

    President, 42 Real Estate

  • Shawn Todd

    Founder | Managing Partner, Todd Interests

  • Skip Simpson

    VP of Asset Management, Billingsley Company

  • Steve Whitcraft

    Preconstruction Manager, Turner Construction Company

  • Steven Upchurch

    Co-Managing Director, Principal, Gensler

  • Wendy Bridges

    Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Comerica Bank

  • Zenetta Drew

    Executive Director, Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Board of Governors

  • BCG

    Kimberly Mendez, Principal

  • Billingsley Company

    Skip Simpson, VP of Asset Management

  • Braemar Hotels & Resorts

    Richard Stockton, President & CEO

  • CBRE

    Elizabeth H. Fulton, Vice President, Dallas

  • Charter Holdings

    Ray Washburne, President & CEO

  • City of Dallas

    Jesse Moreno, Council Member, District 2

  • City of Dallas

    Paul Ridley, Council Member, District 14

  • City of Dallas

    Lacey M. Ruiz, Public Improvement District Coordinator

  • Clear Channel Outdoor

    John Wulfert, President, DFW Branch

  • Comerica Bank

    Wendy Bridges, Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility

  • Comerica Bank Tower | Stream Realty Partners LP

    Brendan Shanahan, Managing Director

  • Corgan

    Lindsay Wilson, President, Principal, Interiors Sector Leader

  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

    Nadine Lee, President & CEO

  • Dallas Arts District

    Lily Weiss, Executive Director

  • Dallas Black Dance Theatre

    Zenetta Drew, Executive Director

  • Dallas Economic Development Corporation

    Linda McMahon, Chief Executive Officer

  • Dallas Regional Chamber

    Judith Tankel, Vice President, Public Policy

  • DallasNews Corporation

    Cathy Collins, Chief Financial Officer

  • ACORE Capital

    Jamie Hendrick, Senior Vice President

  • DHD Films

    Hussain Manjee, Chief Success Officer

  • Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy

    Amy Meadows, President & CEO

  • Downtown Residents Council

    Philip Krause, Vice President

  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch

    Darcy Barnes, Southwest Region Market Executive, Commercial Real Estate Banking

  • The Adolphus Hotel

    Sam Tucker, Area Director, Sales and Marketing

  • First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

    Reverend Amos J. Disasa, Senior Pastor

  • Gensler

    Steven Upchurch, Co-Managing Director, Principal

  • GFF

    Evan Beattie, Senior Principal/Chairman/ CEO

  • Glen Park Capital/Plaza of the Americas

    Gary Tress, Partner

  • Goddard Investment Group

    Richard Markham, Principal

  • Grant Thornton LLP

    Cassandra Nack, Principal, Tax Services

  • HALL Arts Hotel

    Jared Williams, General Manager

  • Haynes and Boone, LLP

    Cory Feldman, Partner

  • Headington Companies, LLC

    David Martin, Director, Project Development

  • Hillwood Urban

    Bill Brokaw, Senior Vice President

  • HKS, Inc.

    Ryan Schutt, Principal, Office Director for HKS Dallas

  • HNTB

    Brandi Crawford, Director, Integrated Planning Services

  • American Airlines Center

    Dave Brown, Chief Operating Officer

  • HPI Real Estate Services & Investments/Ross Tower

    Hunter Lee, Dallas Partner

  • Jacobs

    Allan Zreet, Vice President

  • JBJ Management

    Noa Dowl, Senior Vice President Equity Compliance

  • JW Marriott Dallas Arts District

    Bosther Kusich, General Manager

  • Klyde Warren Park

    Kit Sawers, President

  • KPost Company

    Scott Bredehoft, Director of Business Development

  • Labora

    Kate Clapper, Chief Financial Officer

  • Allyn Media

    Erin Ragsdale, Partner

  • Lincoln Property Company

    Matt Craft, Executive Vice President

  • Balfour Beatty Construction

    Eric Krueger, Executive Vice President, Texas

  • Matthews

    Kristian Teleki, Senior Vice President, Development

  • McCownGordon Construction

    Juan Rodriguez, Vice President, Business Unit Leader

  • McDonald's (1000 Commerce St.)

    Craig York, Owner-Operator

  • Bank of America Plaza

    Lisa Hall, Senior General Manager

  • Merriman Anderson Architects

    Milton Anderson, President

  • Mill Creek Residential Trust

    Michael Blackwell, Senior Managing Director

  • Moss & Associates

    Jim Cuddihee, Senior Vice President of Commercial

  • Nasher Sculpture Center

    Jed Morse, Chief Curator

  • Neiman Marcus Downtown

    Panjola Abel, Director, Sales Experience

  • Amegy Bank

    Nicholas "Nick" Diaz, Executive Vice President – Commercial Banking

  • Pink Toes Nail Bar

    Kyla Porter, Owner

  • PlainsCapital Bank

    George Youngblood, Vice President, Commercial Lending

  • Premier

    Hector Sanchez, CEO

  • 42 Real Estate

    Scott Rohrman, President

  • Regent Properties

    Alan de Castro, Executive Vice President, Southeast Region

  • ANDRES Construction

    Jonathan Haywood, Business Relationship Manager

  • RP Texas Mgt., LLC

    Geena Piwetz, Chief Operating Officer

  • Southwest Airlines

    Amelia White, Community Engagement Regional Manager

  • Tangram Interiors

    Jon Leach, Director of Business Development

  • Texas House of Representatives

    Rep. John Bryant, Texas House Member, District 114

  • The Real Estate Council

    Jamee Jolly, President & CEO

  • The Statler

    JP Roberts, General Manager

  • Todd Interests

    Shawn Todd, Founder | Managing Partner

  • Turner Construction Company

    Steve Whitcraft, Preconstruction Manager

  • Visit Dallas

    Heather Walker, Vice President, Client Services

  • Winstead PC

    Evan McCurdy, Shareholder