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The Catholic Foundation Leadership

The Catholic Foundation leadership consists of a governing board of trustees, volunteer Advisory Council and the Foundation team members.

The Catholic Foundation Advisory Council

The work of The Catholic Foundation is further enhanced by a volunteer Advisory Council. The Advisory Council consists of individuals recognized for their contributions to the Catholic community and are members of the civic community including attorneys, accountants, wealth managers and other industry experts.

Lydia Haggar Novakov, Chair
Carol Atwell Ackels
Civic Volunteer
Lawrence E. Ackels, Jr.
Attorney
Glen A. Bellinger
Founding Partner
Denny Beran
Retired
JC Penney Co. Inc.
Santo Bisignano, Jr.
Managing Partner
Ed Brandstetter
Rancher and Rental Property Manager
Jim Burnham
Attorney
Alfonso Cardenas
Physician
Republic Emergency Services
Karen M. Carney
Civic Volunteer
Raymond M. Chavez
Chief Service Officer
Exponent Technologies, Inc.
Thomas W. Codd, Jr. *
Chief People Officer
Axxess
Deacon Joseph M. Coleman
Director
Marlyn Conrow
Civic Volunteer
Kevin M. Curley
CEO
Levy Curry
Civic Volunteer
Lora G. Davis
Managing Member
Peter DeTrempe
Senior Vice President, Client Services
John Doke
Senior Vice President
Charles Fechtel
Retired
Real Estate & Investments
Gregory J. Fisher
Retired, CFO
Elkcorp
Dan G. Flaherty
Retired
Gemmy Industries
Laura Fox
Civic Volunteer
Ardo Fuentes
Senior Vice President, Investments
Michael D. Haddad
President
Charles M. Hansen, Jr. *
Civic Volunteer
Robin P. Hartmann *
Partner
Honorable Will Ford Hartnett
Partner
Joseph V. Hughes, Jr.
President
Spindletop Exploration Co., Inc.
John D. Karls
Partner and Accountant
Bill Keffler
Chief Operating Officer
Margo R. Keyes
Civic Volunteer
John B. Kiser
President & CEO
Walter N. Kuntz, III *
Retired
Bell Nunnally & Martin, LLP
Joyce Lacerte
Civic Volunteer
Leamon “Lee” Lafayette
Chief Operating Officer
Health Wellness MD
John R. Landon *
CEO
Scotty J. Landry
President & CEO
SSL Partners, LLC
Victoria P. Lattner *
Civic Volunteer
Norma L. Longwell
Civic Volunteer
Michael F. Lynch
Retired
Malouf, Lynch, Jackson, and Swinson
G. Marc Lyons *
Retired
MCKG Investments
Gail Madden
Civic Volunteer
Michael F. Maguire
Civic Volunteer
T. V. Mangelsdorf *
Retired
The Mangelsdorf Companies
Colleen M. Martin
Partner
Martin & Martin Law, P.C.
Sara T. Martineau
Civic Volunteer
Michael J. McCurdy
Retired
McCurdy Associates
Thomas E. Merkel *
Managing Director
J. Mitchell Miller
Partner
Bob Montgomery
Retired
Southwest Airlines
Regina Montoya
CEO and Chairperson
Michael W. Moran
Partner
Randall F. Muck
Retired
University of Dallas
Tom M. Nealon
Retired
Southwest Airlines
Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr.
Chair in Global Markets and Freedom
Daniel P. Novakov
Member
Hubert J. O’Brien *
Civic Volunteer
Scot W. O’Brien
Shareholder
Kevin P. O’Meara
CEO
Mary C. Oliver
Principal
Energy Marketing Partners
Nicholas P. Panza
Civic Volunteer
Aileen Pratt *
President
Aileen & Jack Pratt Foundation
William F. Quinn
Retired
BQ Capital Partners
Stephen C. Rasch
Partner
Thomas W. Reidy
Executive Vice President
Nancy Cain Robertson, PhD.
Civic Volunteer
Timothy P. Rooney
CEO
Rooney Capital Investments
Len C. Ruby *
Retired
Interstate Batteries
Bill Russell, Jr.
Sr Account Manager
M. David Saller
President
Deep Rock Resources, Inc.
Dr. Jonathan Sanford
President
Grant K. Schmidt
Managing Partner
C. Gregory Shamoun
Managing Attorney
Brian M. Shivers
President/Director
Texas Pacific Capital Corp.
Deacon Denis G. Simon
Senior Executive Vice President
Bill Sladek
Partner
April B. Slovensky
Principal
Raymond G. Smerge
Retired
Savrola Development Co., LLC
Marianne H. Staubach
Civic Volunteer
John L. Strauss *
Principal
JLS Investments Properties, LLC
Timothy P. Tehan
Retired
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Mary Templeton
Civic Volunteer
Michael F. Terry
President
Jere W. Thompson, Sr. *
President
The Williamsburg Corporation
Brian Tusa
Chairman & CEO
Charles J. Tusa *
Investment Advisor
Michael J. Uhl
Owner
Thomas C. Unis, Jr.
Assistant Vice President Of Leasing
Frank Ventura
Broker
Patrick M. Walsh, USN Ret.
President
Tucean Webb
Civic Volunteer
Max A. Wernick
Civic Volunteer
Joseph P. Wilbert, Jr. *
Retired
Central Hardwoods Inc
Cheryl Williams
Commissioner Precinct 2
Mark Wischmeyer
CEO
Wischmeyer Consulting, LLC

*Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees