Board of Directors

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Marc Watts

Chairman

Marc Watts is President of The Friedkin Group, a privately held and diverse consortium of businesses and investments in the automotive, hospitality, entertainment, golf and adventure industries, including Gulf States Toyota, one of the world’s largest independent distributors of Toyota vehicles and parts.

Prior to joining The Friedkin Group, Watts was Vice Chairman and Managing Partner-Houston of the 700-attorney law firm of Locke Lord LLP, with over 26 years of experience in corporate and securities law, governance and related matters.

Watts is the chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch Board of Directors and was the 2018 board chair of the Greater Houston Partnership. He serves on the board of Service Corporation International, Cabot Oil & Gas, and Highland Resources, Inc. In addition, Watts is a member of various civic and community boards including, United Way of Greater Houston, and Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation.

Watts earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Harvard University.

Pat Avery

President and CEO

Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce

Port Arthur

Ann Barnes

President and CEO

Episcopal Health Foundation

Houston

Roberto Coronado

Senior Vice President in Charge

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

El Paso

Tony Cucolo

Co-chair

National Security Innovation Council

Austin

Julieta Garcia

Former President

UT Brownsville; Professor, UT Rio Grande Valley

Brownsville

Andrew Hall

Managing General Partner

Gillco Energy

Amarillo

Ron Kirk

Senior of Counsel

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Dallas

Val LaMantia

COO and Managing Partner

L&F Distributors, LLC

McAllen

Elaine Mendoza

Founder, President, & CEO

Conceptual MindWorks, Inc.

San Antonio

Kyle Miller

Founder and Managing Partner

Silver Hill Energy Holdings LLC

Dallas

Peter Rodriguez

Dean

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

Houston

James Henry Russell

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Arnold Companies (TAC)

Texarkana

Sheryl Sculley

Owner, Consultant

26Point2, LLC and former city manager

San Antonio

Sam Susser

President

Susser Holdings II L.P.

Corpus Christi

Sonya Medina

Sonya Medina Williams

Independent Public Company Board Member

Branding, Social Impact & Sustainability (CSR/ESG) Consultant

San Antonio

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