Committee Information

DFWI committees and subcommittees help advance the various projects in the Strategic Action Plan. With their help, projects that are vital to downtown are vetted, planned and implemented.

STEERING COMMITTEE

John Robinson, Chair

John Avila Jr., Commissioner Dionne Bagsby, Ed Bass, Tom Beech, Gyna Bivens, Tom Blanton, Bill Boecker, Jack Clark, Councilwoman Wendy Davis, Dr. Leonardo de la Garza, Taylor Gandy, Paul Geisel, Randall Gideon, Marvin Girouard, Honorable Kay Granger, James Harris, Dr. Marie Holliday, Allan Howeth, David Ivory, Gary Jackson, Dr. Harold Jeffcoat, Whit Kelly, Karl Komatsu, Councilman Jim Lane, Lynne Manny, Mayor Mike Moncrief, Elaine Petrus, Nina Petty, Blake Pogue, Dick Ruddell, Robert Semple, Rick Shaw, Councilman John Stevenson, Gary Terry, Joe Thompson, Judge Tom Vandergriff, Vaughn Vennerberg, staffed by T. D. Holzaepfel

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

John Avila Jr., Chair

Ola Assem, Tom Beech, Rick Blackwelder, Bill Boecker, Joe Dulle, Jack Huff, Whit Kelly, Robert Kolba, Walter Littlejohn, G. K. Maenius, Elaine Petrus, Nina Petty, David Porter, Reid Rector, Mike Rosa, Rick Shaw, M. G. “Bud” Smith, Bill Thornton, Jeff Wentworth, staffed by David Pettit

 

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Tom Beech, Chair

Dr. Ronald Blanck, Halden Conner, Dr. Reni Courtney, Dr. Leonardo de la Garza, Dr. Michael Farrari, Abby Gamboa, Mary Lee Hodge, Dr. Harold Jeffcoat, Elaine Klos, Quentin McGown, Zem Neill, Brian Newby, Karen Perkins, Dr. Norval Pohl, Gleniece Robinson, Stephen Seleny, Councilman John Stevenson, Dr. Ann Stuart, Dr. Thomas Tocco, Bill Thornton, Dr. David Wells, Valleau Wilkie Jr., Dr. Robert Witt, staffed by T. D. Holzaepfel

 

HOUSING COMMITTEE

Commissioner Dionne Bagsby, Chair

Ola Assem, Steve Berry, Tom Blanton, Ken Ebeling, Flora Maria Garcia, Paul Geisel, J. D. Granger, Ramon Guajardo, Carol Hendrix, Ken Hughes, Tim LaPoint, Alan Meeker, Jeff Moten, Jo Helen Rosacker, Jason Runnels, Don Scott, Tom Struhs, Jerome Walker, Sarah Walker, Patricia Ward, staffed by Mona Harmon

2003