Board of Directors

Paul Thibodeaux
Chair
Bright Equities
Paul Thibodeaux is a Managing Director with Bright Wealth Management, where he leads a team of financial advisors serving high-net worth individuals, corporate executives, business owner and family offices. He has served on the LIFT Board of Directors since 2013, and was elected Board Chair in 2017. Paul previously served as a board member for Cancer Support Community North Texas.
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Andrew (Drew) Spaniol
Immediate Past Chair
Bryan Cave, LLP
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Ashley Scheer
Human Resources Committee, Chair
Jackson Walker LLP
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Chris Opoczynski
Texas Instruments
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Dave B. Millheiser
Marketing and Fund Development Committee, Chair
Dave Perry-Miller & Associates
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Dominique Drake
Ernst & Young
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Edward Stone
Retired Marketing Executive
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Emily Bruce
Secretary
Half Price Books
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George Fair, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Dallas
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Greg Homen
KPMG
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Jacqueline Hall
Celanese Corporation
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James Plantes
Chair Elect / Governance Chair
KPMG
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Jodie Helfer
Texas Capital Bank
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Josh Lara
BBVA Compass Bank
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Joyce Collie
Sound Investment Real Estate Services
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Mary Gano
TXU Energy
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Melanie Ferguson
Fund Development/Marketing Committee, Co-Chair
Matthews Southwest
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Randy Gullo
Treasurer/Finance Chair
Deloitte, LLP
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Russell Hagg
Program Committee, Chair
Good, Fulton & Farrell
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Sam Murphy
Thompson & Knight, LLP
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Todd Watson
Hunt Realty
Community Advisory Council
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Caren Edelstein
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Honorable Tincy Miller
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Judie Altman
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Kathy Doyle Thomas
Chair
Half Price Books
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Lucy Livingston
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M. Delene Gilbert
EVOS, LLC
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Pat Peiser
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Richard Mauldin
Texas Capital Bank
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Sharon S. King
SKing Consultancy