Texas Women’s Foundation Announces Board Chair Elect and New Directors

Photos Courtesy of the Texas Women’s Foundation 

The Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has announced eight new board members, who will serve three-year terms from 2020-2023, and has also named Hilda Galvan as chair elect. Galvan, partner-in-charge at Jones Day, has served on the Foundation board since 2016, and co-chaired both the Economic Leadership Council and the Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner.  

The new Texas Women’s Foundation directors are:

·      Avery Belyeu, Regional Director, South Central Region Lambda Legal

·      Darcy Cowell, Principal, EY

·      Sakina Foster, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

·      Melissa Orth, President and CEO, The Legacy Senior Communities

·      Gwen Parker, Community Leader and Volunteer

·      Holly Reed, Principal and Practice Leader, U.S. Advocacy Services Practice, Ryan

·      Gowri Sharma, Co-Owner, Top Pot Donuts

·      Julia Simon, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Mary Kay

The executive committee members are:

·      A. Shonn Brown, Chair (Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark) 

·      Hilda Galvan, Chair Elect (Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day)

·      Roslyn Dawson Thompson, President & CEO, Texas Women’s Foundation 

·      Bonner Allen, Programs Committee Chair (Community Volunteer)

·      Cheryl Alston, Secretary (Executive Director and CIO, Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas)

·      Stacey Doré, Member-At-Large (CEO, Sharyland Utilities, L.L.C.)

·      Bev Goulet, Investment Advisory Chair (Retired, American Airlines)

·      Betsy Healy, Advocacy Chair (Associate Director, Harold Simmons Foundation)

·      Michelle Hudson, Treasurer/Finance Chair (Principal, Hudson Peters Commercial)

·      Debra Hunter Johnson, Member-At-Large, (President/Owner, Reciprocity Consulting)

·      Lisa Montgomery, Governance Committee Chair, (Owner and Creative Director, Luxe Events)

·      Laura Nieto, Member-At-Large, (Director, Community Outreach, Southwest Airlines)

·      Charmaine Tang, Member-At-Large, (Executive Director, J.P. Morgan)  

For a complete board list, visit https://www.txwf.org/about-us/#board-directors.

A. Shonn Brown, Texas Women’s Foundation board chair, said, “Our legacy of inclusion is unique in many ways. Texas Women’s Foundation was built on dedication to equity and deep commitment to ending injustice. Our history speaks volumes – from the racial, cultural, ethnic and social diversity of our founders, to the fact that today our board is 49 percent and our staff 53 percent women of color and LGBTQ. As chair, I am proud of what we have achieved, yet I know we have so much more to do as advocates for gender and racial equity. Happily, we are welcoming Hilda as chair elect and eight outstanding new board members. Together, our 47 board members make up one of the most diverse and powerful boards in this region. We’re here to support the magnificent work of TXWF on behalf of women and girls, and to use our power, influence, voice and resolve to advance equity for all.” 

About Texas Women’s Foundation

Texas Women’s Foundation is Transforming Texas for Women and Girls, empowering them to build stronger, more equitable communities. Since 1985, the Foundation has been a trusted leader in advancing social and economic change for women and girls in Texas. One of the world’s largest women’s foundations, the Foundation raises funding from a broad base of donors, including individuals, foundations and corporations. These resources support more than $7 million in annual investments that advance economic security and leadership for Texas women and girls. The Foundation’s statewide research on issues affecting women and girls provides decision-makers and lawmakers with critical data to inform policies, practices and programs in the state. Its advocacy, grantmaking and innovative programs support solutions that help Texas women and girls thrive. In addition, Texas Women’s Foundation is an acknowledged leader and advocate in the gender lens investing movement and has deployed 100% of its assets – endowments, operating investments and donor-advised funds – in a gendered impact portfolio that yields strong financial returns and social benefits to women and girls. For more information, visit www.txwf.org, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram or donate now