BSW Leadership

Executive Committee

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Dr. Carrie Gordon

Past Chair - WF/ ED CoChair
Foremost Family Health Centers
carrie.gordon@sbcglobal.net
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Hon. Clyde Hairston

Chair
City of Lancaster
Mayor
chairston@lancaster-tx.com
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Hon. Sonja Brown

Chair Elect
City of Glenn Heights
Mayor
sonja.brown@glennheightstx.gov
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Stephanie Starrett

Previous Past Chair
PlainsCapital Bank
Executive Vice President, Market Leader, Commercial Lending
stephanie.starrett@plainscapital.com
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Michael Quildon

Vice Chair
City of Cedar Hill
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Hon. Rachel Proctor

Vice Chair
City of DeSoto
Mayor
rproctor@desototexas.gov
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Kimberly Smith

Secretary
ATMOS Energy
Manager, Public Affairs
Kimberly.smith@atmosenergy.com
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Hon. Doug Hunt

Treasurer
City of Ovilla
Councilman
place4hunt@cityofovilla.org
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Ruben Esquivel

At Large Appointee
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Vice President for Community & Corporate Relations
ruben.esquivel@utsouthwestern.edu
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Dr. Ryan Thornton

At Large Appointee
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Hon. Chad McCurdy

Education Chair
City of Cedar Hill
Councilman
chad.mccurdy@cedarhilltx.com
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Joyce Tapley

Healthcare Chair
Foremost Family Health Centers
Chief Executive Officer
jtapley@foremostfhc.org
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Kenneth Govan

Legislative Chair
ONCOR Electric Delivery
Area Manager, Customer Operations
Kenneth.Govan@oncor.com
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Hon. Stephen Mason

Transportation Chair
City of Cedar Hill
Mayor
stephen.mason@cedarhilltx.com
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Dr. Joe Seabrooks

WF / ED CoChair
Dallas College - Cedar Valley Campus
President
jseabrooks@dcccd.edu

Board of Directors

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Kim Britton

Star Transit
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Matt Carlson

City of DeSoto
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Mark Cooks

Frost Bank
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Sydney Elliot

City of DeSoto
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Dr. Michael Finch

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
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Henry Florsheim

City of Cedar Hill
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Dr. Jason Garrett

UNT Dallas
Dean Of Business School
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Kimberely Hilley

TXU Energy
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Ed Kosowsk

UNT Dallas
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Pamela Lee

Linebarger
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Katherine Lindsey

City of Hutchins
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Leonor Marquez

Los Barrios Unidos
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Kanyon Payne

Energy System Group
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Sheila Petta

City of Wilmer
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Cristal Retana

Children's Healthd
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Abdiel Ruiz

RuizCo
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Shane Shepard

City of Lancaster
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Carl Sherman, Jr

ABM Industries
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Michael Stewart

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
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Brooks Williams

City of Ferris
City Manager

Staff

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Amanda Skinner, IOM

President
Best Southwest Partnership
director@bestsouthwest.org
9727805099

Past Chairs

  • 2024 Stephanie Starrett
  • 2023 Patricia Coleman
  • 2022 Councilman Chad McCurdy
  • 2021 Dr. Joe Seabrooks