Board

Texas Impact’s board of directors includes up to two representatives from each member organization as well as several at-large and special members. The board sets Texas Impact's legislative agenda, approves policy positions, and maintains contact between Texas Impact and the member organizations. Board members may be ordained or lay people, and come from religious communities throughout Texas. The board meets three times a year.

Executive Committee

Reverend Randy Smith, Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Tyler), President

Nancy Benthien, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Houston), Vice-President

Ellen Sable, National Council Of Jewish Women (Austin), Secretary

Patrice Schexnayder, Episcopalian At-Large (Austin), Treasurer

Reverend Mel Caraway, North Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (DeSoto), Past President

Mohamed Elibiary, Texas Islamic Council/Muslim Freedom and Justice Foundation (Plano)

Brother Richard Daly, Catholic At-Large (Austin)

Rev. Franz Schemmel, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Garland)

Board Members

Reverend Glynden Bode, Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Houston)

Reverend Dr. Whit Bodman, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin)

Rita Carlson, Southwestern Texas Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Austin)

Rabbi Steve Folberg, Congregation Beth Israel (Austin)

Reverend Dr. Andy Fowler, Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church (Killeen)

Reverend Chuck Freeman, Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church (Cedar Park)

Reverend Tim Griffin, Coastal Plains Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Sugar Land)

Hall Hammond, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas (San Antonio)

Reverend Tom Heger, Mission Presbytery (San Antonio)

Brian Heymans, Southwest Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (Austin)

Wanda Holcombe, Southwest Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (Austin)

Dr. Steve Holliday, Southwest Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (Austin)

Reverend Chuck Hubbard, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Garland)

Rose Lancaster, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (Austin)

Fred Lewis, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (Austin)

Lou Ann Ligon, Church Women United (Dallas)

Tim Marlow, South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ (New Braunfels)

Reverend Jim McClain, United Methodist At-Large (Elgin)

Gertrude Miller, American Jewish Congress (Austin)

Sheik Abdulhakim Mohamed, Freedom and Justice Foundation (Plano)

Reverend Judy O’Donnell, Southwest Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Ft. Worth)

Reverend Ernie O’Donnell, Trinity-Brazos Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Ft. Worth)

Roscoe Overton, Presbyterian At-Large (Austin)

Reverend David Owen, Bluebonnet Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Austin)

Reverend Herb Palmer, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Houston)

Elaine Payne, Mission Presbytery (Kerrville)

Suzii Paynter, Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Austin)

Mike Renquist, United Methodist At-Large (Austin)

Jackie Saxon, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Cedar Park)

Walter Shipman, Northwest Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Big Spring)

Lori Stafford, North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and Church Women United (Dallas)

Dr. Phillipa Strelitz, Jewish At-Large (Austin)

Lin Team, Presbyterian At-Large (Austin)

Reverend Tim Tutt, South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ and Bluebonnet Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Austin)

Claudia Wilson, South Central Yearly Meeting (Fort Worth)

Liz Yeats, South Central Yearly Meeting, Society of Friends (Austin)