Board of Directors

Cassie Ross, Chair 
Partner – Jackson Walker L.L.P. 
 
Trent Townsend, Vice Chair 
Imperium Public Affairs (IPA) 
 
Angela VanScoy, Treasurer  
Partner – Audit and Accounting Reporting Advisory 
Deloitte 
 
Marili Burbes, Secretary 
Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff 
Tricentis 

Kathleen W. Farlow, Immediate Past Chair 
Retired, Managing Partner 
Deloitte LLP 
 
Raul Amado 
Vice President, Head of Global Logistics 
Siemens Healthineers      
 
Joe Bland  
President – Joe Bland Construction, L.P. 
 
Melissa Garza 
Chief Human Resources Officer 
Powerfleet 

Josh Hittman 
Partner - Director of Proprietary Research 
Greenlight Capital 
 
Jason Lavender 
EVP Strategic Initiatives 
TFNB Bank 
 
Chris Mellgren  
CEO – Everyday Coffee Company  
 
Archie Mekonnen 
VP of Enterprise Applications 
Applied Materials 
 
Collin Miller 
Director of Retail Operations for Austin West 
HEB Food and Drug 
 
Ed Page  
Retired, HEB Food & Drug  
 
Ramiro Palma 
Managing Partner & Global Co-Lead Semiconductor Practice 
BCG 
 
Arun Prakash 
CFO – The Boring Company  

Justin Rose  
President – John Deere 
 
Mark Sanchez 
Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management