Board Members

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Genora Boykins ’85, Board Chair
Entrepreneur
Counsel (Former Assistant Regional General Counsel)
NRG Energy, Inc.

J. Kenneth Johnson II ‘86, Immediate Past Chair
Attorney
Martin | Walton Law Firm

Darryl M. Burman ’83, Chair of Investment
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Retired)

The Honorable Theresa Chang ’96, Chair of Development
Former Presiding Judge
Harris County Civil Court at Law No 2

Stewart Gagnon ‘74, Chair of Budget & Finance
Retired Partner/Currently of Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright

Chris Hanslik ‘95, Chair of Strategic Planning
Chairman
BoyarMiller

Randy Sorrels ‘87, Chair of Audit
Founding Partner
Sorrels Law

Ruthie White ’96, Chair of Board Effectiveness & Nominating
Partner
Spencer Fane

Mike Hays ‘74, ex officio
Founder
Michael Hays Law

Don Jordan ‘69, ex officio
Chairman and CEO
Jordan Capital Management

Michael Cokinos
President & CEO
Cokinos Energy Corporation

Aparna Dave ‘02
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, TDECU

Ephraim del Pozo ‘97
Partner
Porter Hedges LLP

Randy Howry ‘85
Founding Partner
Howry, Breen & Herman, LLP

Regina Bynote Jones ‘98
Chief Legal Officer, Baker Hughes

Mitchell Katine ‘85
Founding Partner, Katine Nechman McLaurin LLP

Nick Lanza, Jr. ‘89
Managing Partner
Lanza Law Firm

Joseph Lopez ‘78
President & Chairman of the Board
Banker Lopez Gassler

Mike Milich ’97
Senior Executive Vice President
Frost Wealth Advisors

Sharon M. Schweitzer ‘89
Founder, Access to Culture

Jennifer Stogner ’06
Alumni President

Jim Thompson III ’86
Partner
Vinson & Elkins

Larry Baillargeon ‘74
Formerly Vice President & General Counsel
Swift Energy Company

The Honorable Robert Eckels ‘93
Former Harris County Judge
Of Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP

Imogen Papadopoulos ‘84
Retired Board Certified Family Law Attorney
Solo Practice for over 35 years

Gordon Quan ‘77
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Quan Law Group

Bucky Allshouse ‘75
Attorney, J.D. Bucky Allshouse P.C.

Greg Bopp ‘95
Managing Partner, Bracewell LLP

M. Carter Crow
Partner-in-Charge, Norton Rose Fulbright

Aparna Dave ‘02
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, TCEDU (Board of Directors Liaison)

D. Mark DeWalch
Board Member, Black Rock Minerals

Michael Donaldson ‘87
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, EOG Resources

Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod
Judge, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

Judge George Hanks
Judge, Southern District of Texas

Regina Jones ‘98
Chief Legal Officer, Baker Hughes

Bill Kroger
Partner, Baker Botts

Bill Murphy ‘06
CEO, University Lands

David Oelman
Partner, Vinson & Elkins

Townes Pressler
CFO, Lime Rock Resources

Sharon Schweitzer ‘89
Cultural Business Consultant, Access to Culture