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Foundation Board of Directors

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The Foundation board of directors is a group of established leaders impassioned by the possibilities of empowered women. Foundation board members represent diverse backgrounds and experiences and are key influencers in business, government, community and education. For decades, these leaders have helped create the advantages that all women experience today. These outstanding women contribute to both the development of the programs and the financial management of the Foundation.

The Foundation's programs and affiliations are currently coordinated by a full-time staff that administers an annual operating budget of more than $750,000. The officers and directors of the Foundation are:

Board of Directors

Patricia P. Bailey, Esq.
Retired
Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

Karla Barber
Owner, Fine Wine Gatherings
Dallas, Texas


Colleen Barrett
President Emeritus
Southwest Airlines
Dallas, Texas

 

Penny Beaumont - Board Chair
Vice Chancellor (ret.), Texas A&M University System
Bryan, Texas

 

Cathy Bonner
Owner, Bonner, Inc.
Washington, D.C.

 

Rosemary Breedlove
Owner, The Inn at Chachalaca Bend
Los Fresnos, Texas

 

Graciela Cigarroa, Esq.
Attorney
Austin, Texas

 

 

Patricia Diaz Dennis
Sr. VP, Asst. General Counsel (ret.), AT&T 
San Antonio, Texas

 

 

Judith Guthrie
US Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Texas
Tyler, Texas

 

 

Diana Johnson Hightower
Retired, Texas Instruments, Inc.
Garland, Texas

 

 

Ann Korioth
Director, Global Strategic Business Development
Computer Sciences Corporation

Austin, Texas

 

 

Lana Porter
CEO, L&M Enterprises
Eola, Illinois


Tegwin Pulley
Vice President
Texas Instruments, Inc. (Ret.)
Dallas, Texas

 

 

Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza
District Clerk, Travis County
Austin, Texas

 

Audrey Selden
Senior Assoc. Commissioner for Consumers,
Texas Department of Insurance
Austin, Texas

 

 

 

 

Directors Emeritae

Cassandra Carr
Senior Advisor, Public Strategies, Inc.
Austin, Texas


Martha Farmer
Interim Director
Leadership America

 

Jane Hickie
Senior Research Scholar/Director of Public Sector Initiatives, Stanford Center for Longevity
Menlo Park, California

 

Mary Beth Rogers
CEO (ret.), KLRU Public Television
Dallas, Texas


Martha Smiley
Of Counsel, Winstead, PC
Austin, Texas

Ellen Temple
Philanthropist
Lufkin, Texas

 

Sarah Weddington
Attorney/Writer/Professor, The Weddington Center
Austin, Texas

Rosie Zamora
President/CEO
Houston Wilderness
Houston, Texas

Officers & Staff

President - Penny Beaumont

Vice President/Secretary - Audrey Selden

Treasurer - Ann Korioth

CEO - Candace O'Keefe Mathis

Director, Partnerships & Programming - Pamela Owens

Director, Alumnae & Public Relations - Carole S. Greisdorf

Director, Logistics & Operations - Heidi K. Murray

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