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Government Finance Officers Association of Texas
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT - Corrine Steeger, Assistant Director, Dallas; 214-670-3676; corrine.steeger@dallascityhall.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Micki Rundell, CFO, Georgetown; 512-930-3677; mrundell@georgetowntx.org 

PRESIDENT ELECT - Kent Austin, Director of Finance, University Park; 214-987-5310; kaustin@uptexas.org

TREASURER - Keith Nelson, Director of Finance, Deer Park; 281-478-7225; knelson@deerparktx.org 

SECRETARY - Bret Starr, Budget Administrator, Irving; 972-721-3750; brets@ci.irving.tx.us

NORTH REPRESENTATIVE - Janina Jewell, Director, Weatherford; (817) 598-4220; jjewell@weatherfordtx.gov

SOUTH REPRESENTATIVE  - Mike Rodgers, Director of Finance, Webster; 281-316-4102; mrodgers@cityofwebster.com

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE - Karen Rhodes-Whitley; Director of Budget and Research, Plano; 
(972) 941-7472; karenr@plano.gov

TML BOARD REPRESENTATIVE - Karen Rhodes-Whitley, Director of Budget and Research, Plano; 
(972)941-7472; karenr@plano.gov

GFOA REPRESENTATIVE - Roger Roecker, City Manager, Friendswood; 281-996-3211; rroecker@ci.friendswood.tx.us 


GFOAT FOUNDATION

PRESIDENT - Charles S. Cox, Farmers Branch; 972-919-2518; charles.cox@farmersbranch.info

SECRETARY/TREASURER - Teri Roche, Baytown; 281-420-6592; teri.roche@baytown.org

DIRECTOR - Chuck Springer, Flower Mound; 972-874-6020; chuck.springer@flower-mound.com

DIRECTOR - Laurie Brewer, City of Georgetown; 512-930-8462; Laurie.Brewer@georgetown.org

DIRECTOR - Steve Williams, Conroe; 936-522-3050; swilliams@cityofconroe.org


REGIONAL DIRECTORS

REGION 2 AMARILLO
Don Jennings, Perryton; 806-435-4014; djenning@perryton.net
Annette Melius, Dalhart; 806-244-5511; annette@xit.net

REGION 3 CAPROCK-LUBBOCK
Sarianne Beversdorf, Plainview; 806-296-1130; sbeversdorf@ci.plainview.tx.us
Deana Watson, Post; 806- 495-2811; dwatson@postgarza.net

REGION 4 PERMIAN BASIN
James Zentner, Odessa; 915-335-3232; jzentner@ci.odessa.tx.us
Kitty Bristow, Andrews; 915-523-4820; kittybristow_cityofandrews@hotmail.com

REGION 5 RED RIVER
Vacant
Jim Dockery, Wichita Falls; (940) 761-7462; jim.dockery@cwftx.net

REGION 6 HUB OF TEXAS
Michael Dane, San Angelo; 325-657-4268; Michael.dane@sanangelotexas.us
Mindy Patterson, Abilene; 325-676-6326; mindy.patterson@abilenetx.com

REGION 7 ALAMO
VACANT
Cynthia Barr, Alamo Heights; 210-822-3331; cbarr@alamoheightstx.gov

REGION 8 FORT WORTH
Alan Dickerson, Little Elm; 214-975-0415; adickerson@littleelm.org
Clifford Blackwell, Bedford; 817-952-2174; cliff.blackwell@bedfordtx.gov

REGION 9 HEART OF TEXAS
Susan Curry, Waco; 254-750-5691; susanc@ci.waco.tx.us
Martie Gillespie, Killeen; mgillespie@ci.killeen.tx.us

REGION 10 HIGHLAND LAKES
Laurie Brewer, Georgetown; 512-930-8462; Lbrewer@georgetowntx.org

REGION 11 COASTAL BEND
Anna Marquez, Corpus Christi; annam@cctexas.com
Darla Honea, Port Aransas; dhonea@cityofportaransas.org

REGION 12 RIO GRANDE
Joe Castillo, McAllen; 956-972-7180; jcastillo@mcallen.net
Carlos Carrizales, San Juan; 956-702-6440; ccarrizales@cityofsanjuantx.com

REGION 13 NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
Monika Arris, Collin County; 972-548-4603; marris@collincountytx.gov
Linda Bantz, Wylie; 972-442-8141; linda.bantz@wylietexas.gov

REGION 14 SAN JACINTO
Kelly Johnson, Bunker Hill Village; 713-467-9762; kjohnson@bunkerhill.net
Rhonda Daugherty, West University Place; 713-662-5816; rdaugherty@westu.org

REGION 15 TYLER-LONGVIEW
Daniel Crawford, Tyler; 903-531-1140; dcrawford@tylertexas.com
Angela Coen, Longview; 903-239-5521; acoen@ci.longview.tx.us

REGION 16 BEAUMONT-LUFKIN
Becky Underhill, Port Arthur; 409-983-8150; rebecca@portarthur.net 
Cheryl Dowden, Nederland; 409-723-1509; cdowden@ci.nederland.tx.us


SUPPORT TEAM

Executive Director
Becky L. Brooks (blbrooks@gfoat.org); 817-308-5189

Website/Membership/Conference Services 512-231-7400
Lavern Gaines, Texas Municipal League (Conferences, Membership) lavern@tml.org  
Joe Foster, Texas Municipal League (Financial) jfoster@tml.org

NATIONAL BOARD

GFOA Executive Board
Lena Ellis, Fort Worth  


COMMITTEES

ETHICS 
Rhonda Covarrubias, TMRS; 512-476-7577; rcovarrubias@tmrs.org 

FINANCIAL REPORTING & REGULATORY RESPONSE
Bob Scott, Carrollton; 972-466-3103; bob.scott@cityofcarrollton.com 
Keith Dagen, Richardson 972-744-4144; keith.dagen@cor.gov

LEGISLATIVE 
Bret Starr, Irving; 972-721-3750; brets@ci.irving.tx.us
Winston Duke, Huntsville; 936-291-5437; wduke@huntsvilletx.gov

MEMBERSHIP 
Clifford Blackwell, Bedford; 817-952-2174; cliff.blackwell@bedfordtx.gov
Rebecca Underhill, Port Arthur; 409-983-8150; rebecca@portarthur.net

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL NETWORK 
Lou Ann Heath, S&P; 214-871-1423; louann_heath@sandp.com  

NEWSLETTER & WEB SITE 
Kim Galvin, Cleburne; 817-645-0951; kim.galvin@cleburne.net
Matthew Garrett, Prosper; 972-569-1019; matthew_garrett@prospertx.gov 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CGFO)
Lorie Lankford, Georgetown; llankford@georgetowntx.org
Micah Grau , Hutto; 512-759-4048; micah.grau@huttotx.gov

PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS (administratively combined with Scholarship)

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Kent Austin, University Park; 214-987-5310; kaustin@uptexas.org (ex-officio)
Mike Rodgers, Webster; 281-316-4102; mrodgers@cityofwebster.com
Sidney Kirk, Weatherford, 817-598-4223; skirk@weatherfordtx.gov

SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP & FOUNDATION 
Teri Roche, Baytown; 281-420-6592; teri.roche@baytown.org
Michael Higgins, Missouri City, 281-403-8614, mhiggins@missouricitytx.gov
Clay Caruthers, Hurst; 817-788-7059; ccaruthers@ci.hurst.tx.us



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