Advisory Council
*Marilyn Aboussie Chief Justice (Ret.), Third Court of Appeals
*Valarie Bristol Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy
*John Fainter President, Association of Electric Companies of Texas
*Joseph Hart Mediator/Arbitrator, Former Travis Co. District Judge
*James R. Hine Former Commissioner, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
*Robert J. Huston Consultant, Former Chair, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
*Karen Johnson President/CEO, United Way of Texas
*Representative Lois Kolkhorst Texas House of Representatives, District 13
*Barry McBee Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, The University of Texas System
*Steve Nelson President, SureTec Information Systems, Inc.
*Karen Norris Assistant Executive Director, Texas Association of Counties
*Honorable Harriet O’Neill Justice, Texas Supreme Court
*Michael Perez City Manager, City of McAllen, Texas
*Julia Rathgeber Director of Policy, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
*Shelia Bailey Taylor Chief Administrative Law Judge, State Office of Administrative Hearings
*Senator Jeff Wentworth Texas Senate, District 25
*Luis Wilmot Texas State Director, AARP
* denotes Center Fellows