| Name | Board Position | Title | Company | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Simon | Chair | SVP & General Counsel | Crown Castle International Corp. | |
| Kelvin Sellers | Vice Chair | VP, General Counsel | Interstate Batteries, Inc. | |
| Samantha Hsu | Treasurer | Director | Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) | Firm Bio |
| Janet Bawcom | Secretary | SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & CCO | Ingredion Incorporated | |
| Paul Genender | General Counsel | Partner | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | |
| Chris Willis | Immediate Past Chair | Executive Vice President and Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer | Interstate Batteries, Inc. | |
| Lynn Bozalis | Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | Texas General Counsel Forum | |
| Ron Barger | Director | EVP, General Counsel & Senior Managing Director | ORIX Corporation USA (Formerly) | |
| Bryan Barksdale | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Secretary | YETI Coolers LLC | |
| Blake Bernet | Director | SVP & Chief Legal Officer | CBC Restaurant Corp. | |
| Clarence Brown III | Director | VP, General Counsel & Secretary | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | |
| Dona Cornell | Director | VC/VP for Legal Affairs, General Counsel | University of Houston System | |
| Melissa Drennan | Director | SVP & Chief Legal Officer | Ryan, LLC | |
| Kevin Feeney | Director | SVP & Chief Legal Officer - Americas Zone | Air Liquide USA LLC | |
| Elizabeth Giddens | Director | SVP, General Counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer And Corp. Secretary | Integer Holdings Corp. | |
| Jim Goolsby | Director | General Counsel | Tauber Oil Company | |
| Tim Hill | Director | General Counsel, SVP, Legal and Public Affairs | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP | |
| Nina Hess Hsu | Director | General Counsel | Supreme Court of Texas | |
| Paul Jolas | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec. | U.S. Concrete, Inc. | |
| Jeff Kaplan | Director | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | LyondellBasell Industries | |
| Guy Kerr | Director | General Counsel and Secretary | The George W. Bush Foundation | |
| Shannon Kinney | Director | Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial, Chief Compliance Officer | ConocoPhillips Inc. | |
| Victoria Lazar | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Bristow Group, Inc. | |
| Elizabeth Matthews | Director | EVP and General Counsel | Total Holdings USA, Inc. | |
| Steve Meck | Director | General Counsel -- Americas & Global Head of Compliance | The Weir Group PLC | |
| Gracie Renbarger | Director | SVP, General Counsel | Bazaarvoice | |
| Kimble Scott | Director | SVP & General Counsel | FedEx Office & Print Services, Inc. | |
| Liz Seabury | Director | General Counsel | Lucid Energy Group | |
| Robin Snasdell | Director | Managing Director | Consilio | |
| David Starr | Director | Sr. Vice President & General Counsel | PlayPower, Inc. | |
| Dena Denooyer Stroh | Director | General Counsel and Ethics Officer | North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) | |
| John Torres | Director | EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec. | Lennox International Inc. | |
| Betty Ungerman | Director | VP, Deputy General Counsel / Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | Lennox International Inc. | |
| Elaine Whitbeck | Director | Former General Counsel | Alcon Laboratories Inc. (Former) |
Leadership
2020 Boards
Forum Board
ASA Board
| Name | Board Position | Title | Company | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Hess Hsu | President | General Counsel | Supreme Court of Texas | |
| Janet Bawcom | Vice President | SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & CCO | Ingredion Incorporated | |
| Marc Collier | Secretary | Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | |
| Kerstin Arnold | Director | General Counsel | Texas State Board of Pharmacy | |
| Bryan Barksdale | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Secretary | YETI Coolers LLC | |
| Ann Benolken | Director | SVP for Legal Affairs & General Counsel | Ascension Texas | |
| Mike Biles | Director | Partner | King & Spalding LLP | |
| Gregory Casas | Director | Shareholder | Greenberg Traurig LLP | |
| Sara Hollan Chelette | Director | Partner | Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP | Firm Bio |
| Mike Considine | Director | Partner | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Firm Bio |
| Keith Davis | Director | Partner | Jones Day | |
| Michelle Earley | Director | Partner | Locke Lord | |
| Tish Elliott | Director | Managing Director | Newhouse + Noblin LLC | |
| Jack Erskine | Director | Managing Partner | K&L Gates LLP | |
| Seth Fisher | Director | Partner | PwC | |
| Paul Genender | Director | Partner | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | |
| Stacy Goad | Director | Director of In-House Search | Parker + Lynch Legal | |
| Sarah Goessler | Director | Associate Director | Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) | Firm Bio |
| James Guy | Director | Partner | Eversheds Sutherland | |
| David Hoffman | Director | Prinicpal | Fish & Richardson P.C. | |
| Lorinda Holloway | Director | Managing Partner | Husch Blackwell LLP | |
| John Holmes | Director | General Counsel & Corp. Secretary | Forcepoint | |
| Aileen Hooks | Director | Partner, Environmental | Baker Botts LLP | |
| David Hugley | Director | General Counsel | Truchard Investments LLC | |
| Soren Lindstrom | Director | Partner | Alston & Bird LLP | Firm Bio |
| David Lugbauer | Director | Director of Business Development | Consilio | |
| Mary Mendoza | Director | Partner | Haynes and Boone, LLP | |
| Michael Meskill | Director | Partner | Jackson Walker LLP | |
| Cookie Munson | Director | VP, General Counsel & Secretary | SAM Holding Company, Inc & Subsidiaries | |
| Karen Nelson | Director | Partner | DLA Piper LLP (US) | |
| Jay Old | Director | Partner | Hicks Thomas LLP | Firm Bio |
| Jay Ong | Director | Shareholder | Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. | |
| Jennifer Poppe | Director | Partner | Vinson & Elkins LLP | |
| Todd Reed | Director | Office Managing Partner | Akerman LLP | |
| Gracie Renbarger | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer | Bazaarvoice | |
| Ann Robertson | Director | Executive and Legal Recruiter | Pye Legal Group | |
| Andy Smetana | Director | Partner | Perkins Coie LLP | Firm Bio |
| Les Trobman | Director | General Counsel | Texas Workforce Commission | |
| Meredith Wells | Director | Senior Director | Morae Global | |
| Justin Whittenburg | Director | Partner | Baker McKenzie | |
| David Whittlesey | Director | Partner | Shearman & Sterling LLP | |
| Kim Yelkin | Director | Partner | Foley & Lardner LLP |
DFW Board
| Name | Board Position | Title | Company | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bernet | President | SVP & Chief Legal Officer | CBC Restaurant Corp. | |
| Dena DeNooyer Stroh | Vice President | General Counsel and Ethics Officer | North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) | |
| Monica Latin | Secretary | Managing Partner | Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. | |
| Kelvin Sellers | Immediate Past President | General Counsel | Interstate Batteries, Inc. | |
| Jeff Ansley | Director | Partner | Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP | |
| Katie Bennett | Director | VP & General Counsel | Premier Trailer Leasing | |
| Bryce Benson | Director | Partner | Akerman LLP | Firm Bio |
| Manuel Berrelez | Director | Partner | Vinson & Elkins LLP | |
| Monica Berry | Director | VP, Corporate Contracts, LegalÊ | Ryan LLC | |
| Sarah Bittner | Director | General Counsel | HealthSmart Holdings, Inc. | |
| Meredith Bjorck | Director | EVP, General Counsel | HMS Holdings Corp. | |
| Kerry Braxton | Director | Asst. General Counsel | Lincoln Property Company | |
| Burton Brillhart | Director | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Chief of Staff | Varsity Brands, LLC | |
| David Brown | Director | Director, Global Strategic Contracting and Senior Legal Business Partner | Accenture LLP | |
| Clarence Brown III | Director | VP, General Counsel & Secretary | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. | |
| Scott Bruce | Director | VP & Executive Director | Special Counsel, Inc. | |
| Lou Ann Brunenn | Director | Shareholder | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Firm Bio |
| James Bushee | Director | Partner | Eversheds Sutherland | |
| John Clement | Director | EVP & General Counsel | Classic Industries, LP | |
| David Conrad | Director | Principal | Fish & Richardson, P.C. | |
| Mike Considine | Director | Partner | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Firm Bio |
| Anne Crowe | Director | VP Human Resources, General Counsel & Corp. Secretary | Service Experts LLC | |
| Michael D. Cuda | Director | Managing Partner - Dallas | K&L Gates LLP | |
| Alain Dermarkar | Director | Partner | Shearman & Sterling LLP | Firm Bio |
| Megan Donovan | Director | Deputy General Counsel | Envista Holdings Corporation (Formerly) | |
| Melissa Drennan | Director | SVP & Chief Legal Officer | Ryan, LLC | |
| Kim Elting | Director | Chief Legal & Administrative Officer | Orthofix Medical Inc. | |
| Ellen Farrell | Director | VP, Deputy General Counsel, Head of Product Law & Legal Operations | Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | |
| Ken Fernandez | Director | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary | Reddy Ice Corporation | |
| Paul Genender | Director | Partner | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | |
| Elizabeth Giddens | Director | SVP, General Counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance | Integer Holdings Corp. | |
| Jerry Hansen | Director | Partner | Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) | Firm Bio |
| John Hardin | Director | Partner | Perkins Coie, LLP | Firm Bio |
| Electra Harelson | Director | Search Director | Pye Legal Group | |
| Robin Harrison | Director | Partner | Hicks Thomas LLP | Firm Bio |
| Kelly Hine | Director | Partner | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | Firm Bio |
| Nicola Hobeiche | Director | Senior Corporate CounselÊ | KidKraft, Inc | |
| Rob Hoffman | Director | Partner | DLA Piper LLP (US) | Firm Bio |
| Tom Hughes | Director | Partner | Winston & Strawn LLP | Firm Bio |
| Rick Illmer | Director | Managing Partner | Husch Blackwell LLP | |
| Brenk Johnson | Director | General Counsel | SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. | |
| Paul Jolas | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Corp. Sec. | U.S. Concrete, Inc. | |
| Jennifer Keefe | Director | General Counsel | FTS International | |
| Guy Kerr | Director | General Counsel and Secretary | The George W. Bush Foundation | |
| Brett Lamb | Director | General Counsel, Aviation Group | Austin Industries, Inc. | |
| Julie Lennon | Director | General Counsel | Gaedeke Group, LLC | |
| Soren Lindstrom | Director | Partner | Alston & Bird LLP | Firm Bio |
| Todd Martin | Director | General Counsel | AdvoCare International LP | |
| Kim McCormick | Director | General Counsel | Lincoln Property Company | |
| Brent McDaniel | Director | Managing Director, Forensic | KPMG, LLP | |
| Don McDermett | Director | Partner | Baker Botts LLP | |
| Keith McDole | Director | Shareholder | Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. | |
| Sawnie McEntire | Director | Director & Shareholder | Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC | Firm Bio |
| Josh McNulty | Director | Partner | Bracewell | View Bio |
| Steve Meck | Director | General Counsel -- Americas & Global Head of Compliance | The Weir Group PLC | |
| Brandan Montminy | Director | Associate | Locke Lord LLP | |
| Jennifer Morris | Director | VP Ð Associate General CounselÊ | AT&T | |
| Russell Newhouse | Director | Founder & Principal | Newhouse + Noblin LLC | |
| Holly O'Neil | Director | Partner | Foley & Lardner LLP | Firm Bio |
| Lisa Peterson | Director | Partner | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | |
| Todd Ranta | Director | Partner | PwC | |
| Elizabeth Ryan | Director | Partner | Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP | Firm Bio |
| Zach Pope | Director | Director | Consilio | |
| S. Theis Rice | Director | SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Trinity Industries, Inc. | |
| Kimberly Rich | Director | Partner | Baker McKenzie | |
| Elaine Rodriguez | Director | General Counsel | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | |
| Joy Saphla | Director | President | Morae Global Corporation | |
| Kimble Scott | Director | SVP & General Counsel | FedEx Office & Print Services, Inc. | |
| Liz Seabury | Director | General Counsel | Lucid Energy Group | |
| Deborah Sloan | Director | Partner | Jones Day | |
| David Snyder | Director | Counsel (SVP, Business Development) | Group One Thousand One | DLIC | |
| Anne Sparks | Director | General Counsel | Fitness Connection | |
| Nate St. Clair | Director | Partner | Jackson Walker LLP | |
| David Starr | Director | Sr. Vice President & General Counsel | PlayPower, Inc. | |
| Blaine Statham | Director | Partner | Haynes and Boone, LLP | |
| Farooq Tayab | Director | Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | |
| John Torres | Director | EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec. | Lennox International Inc. | |
| Betty Ungerman | Director | VP, Deputy General Counsel / Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | Lennox International Inc. | |
| H. Ron White | Director | Managing Partner | White Wiggins & Barnes, LLP | |
| Chris Willis | Director | Executive Vice President and Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer | Interstate Batteries, Inc. | |
| Deborah Wright | Director | General Counsel | Prudential Asset Resources, Inc. |
HOU Board
| Name | Board Position | Title | Company | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Matthews | President | EVP and General Counsel | Total Holdings USA, Inc. | |
| Shannon Kinney | President Elect | Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial, Chief Compliance Officer | ConocoPhillips Inc. | |
| Victoria Lazar | Vice President | Senior VP, GC and Corporate Secretary | Bristow Group, Inc. | |
| Barclay Nicholson | Secretary | Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | |
| Ken Simon | Immediate Past President | SVP & General Counsel | Crown Castle International Corp. | |
| Will Anderson | Director | Partner | Bracewell LLP | |
| Brian Baird | Director | SVP, General Counsel & Secretary | Stallion Oilfield Services | |
| Charles Boettcher | Director | SVP and Chief Legal Officer | Waste Management, Inc. | |
| Darryl Burman | Director | SVP & General Counsel | Group 1 Automotive Inc. | |
| Travis Canova | Director | Director, Risk Consulting, Investigations | KPMG, LLP | |
| Dona H. Cornell | Director | VC/VP for Legal Affairs, General Counsel | University of Houston System | |
| Andres Correa | Director | Partner | Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP | Firm Bio |
| Collin Cox | Director | Partner | Yetter Coleman LLP | Firm Bio |
| Danny David | Director | Partner | Baker Botts LLP | |
| Kevin Feeney | Director | SVP & Chief Legal Officer - Americas Zone | Air Liquide USA LLC | |
| Chris Ferazzi | Director | Partner | Winston & Strawn LLP | |
| Ricardo Garcia-Moreno | Director | Partner | Haynes and Boone, LLP | Firm Bio |
| Paul Genender | Director | Partner | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | |
| Jim Goolsby | Director | General Counsel | Tauber Oil Company | |
| Andrew Gratz | Director | Associate General Counsel | LyondellBasell Industries | |
| Joey Hance | Director | General Counsel | Asset Living | |
| Keith Head | Director | Former VP, General Counsel & Corp.Sec. | Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (Former) | Company Bio |
| Tim Hill | Director | General Counsel, SVP, Legal and Public Affairs | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP | |
| Dave Hubenak | Director | SVP & General Counsel | Pin Oak Corpus Christi, LLC | |
| Stacy Humphries | Director | President | Pye Legal Group | |
| Deborah Huston | Director | Assistant General Counsel | Talos Energy Inc. | |
| Tim Johnson | Director | General Counsel & Secretary | Peak Completion Technologies, Inc. | |
| Anna Jones | Director | Asst. General Counsel & Asst. Corporate Secretary | Marathon Oil Corporation | |
| Jim Jorgensen | Director | Assistant General Counsel | Honeywell Process Solutions | |
| Jeff Kaplan | Director | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | LyondellBasell Industries | |
| T. Mark Kelly | Director | Chairman | Vinson & Elkins LLP | |
| Chris LaFollette | Director | Partner-in-Charge | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | |
| Joel Lambert | Director | SVP, General Counsel & CCO | Crestwood Equity Partners LP | |
| Emily Leitch | Director | Partner | Jones Day | |
| Tom Leslie | Director | Vice President, General Counsel & Corp Secretary | Blue Mountain Midstream | |
| Scott Marrs | Director | Regional Managing Partner - Texas | Akerman LLP | |
| Roger McCleary | Director | Vice-Chairman & Shareholder | Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC | |
| Kevin McDonald | Director | Executive VP, Chief Adminstrative Officer, General Counsel | NexTier Completion Solutions | |
| Mitch McFarland | Director | Shareholder | Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. | |
| Tim McInturf | Director | EVP, Chief Admin & Legal Officer | Quantlab Financial, LLC | |
| Umair Nadeem | Director | Director | Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) | Firm Bio |
| Brit Nelson | Director | Partner | Jackson Walker LLP | Firm Bio |
| Jonathan Newton | Director | Managing Partner | Baker McKenzie | |
| Alberto Orozco | Director | Partner | PwC | |
| Jayme Partridge | Director | Principal | Fish & Richardson P.C. | |
| Zach Pope | Director | Director | Consilio | |
| David Rassin | Director | VP, GC, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer | SAExploration | |
| Cristina Rodriguez | Director | Partner | Hogan Lovells US LLP | |
| Richard Rohan | Director | Partner | Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. | |
| Anna Rotman | Director | Partner | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Firm Bio |
| David Runnels | Director | Partner | King & Spalding LLP | |
| Joy Saphla | Director | President | Morae Global Corporation | |
| Mark Sherrill | Director | Partner | Eversheds Sutherland | |
| Eunice Song | Director | Partner | Foley & Lardner LLP | Firm Bio |
| Nick Spiliotis | Director | Partner | K&L Gates LLP | Firm Bio |
| Jim Sullivan | Director | Vice President Legal - Intellectual Property | TechnipFMC plc | |
| John Thomas | Director | Partner | Hicks Thomas LLP | Firm Bio |
| Alvin Thomas II | Director | General Counsel | GC Consulting Solutions | |
| Hugh Tucker | Director | Partner | Shearman & Sterling LLP | |
| Mark Waite | Director | Partner | DLA Piper LLP (US) | |
| Beth Walker | Director | Principal and Sr. Vice President | Newhouse + Noblin LLC | |
| Russell Wong | Director | Partner | Blank Rome LLP | |
| Shira Yoshor | Director | Shareholder | Greenberg Traurig, LLP |