A board of directors governs the Central Texas Methodist Foundation, sets policies, and engages a president to conduct day-to-day operations. Of the current 21 directors, 15 are elected by the Central Texas Conference and six are serving ex officio during their terms in the following offices within the Conference: the Presiding Bishop; Conference Lay Leader; President, Council on Finance and Administration; Chair, Commission on Church Growth and Development; a designated representative of the Conference Board of Trustees; and a designated representative of the Cabinet, whose members are appointed by the Bishop. The chair of the Foundation Board may also appoint up to five members as advisory directors.
Board MembersKen Smith, Ennis, Chair
Hiram Smith, DeLeon, Vice Chair
Jimmy Payton, Euless, Secretary
Harlan Raley, Dublin, Treasurer
Bill Boyd, Temple
Mary Gean Cope, Ferris
Joan Gaspard, Hurst
Mike Gerro, Arlington
Tom Harkrider, Fort Worth
O. D. Lively, Euless
John McKellar, Southlake
James Nader, Fort Worth
Burnham Robinson, Fort Worth
Greg Shannon, Fort Worth
Earl Wood, Fort Worth
Ex Officio Directors
Bishop Ben R. Chamness, Fort Worth
Central Texas Conference
Allen Goss, Fort Worth
Cabinet Representative
Mary Percifield, Alvarado
President, Conference Council on Finance and
Administration
Ed Komandosky, Taylor
Conference Lay Leader
Francis Hostetter, Fort Worth
Representative, Conference Board of Trustees
Conference Board of Trustees
Jane Goodspeed, Fort Worth
Chair, Commission on Church Growth and Development
Advisory Directors
Shirley Hooks, Granbury
Bill Manning, Fort Worth
David Neal, Fort Worth
Richard Reed, Waxahachie
Pat Stroman, Waco
Honorary Directors
Harry Bettis, Graham
Arch Coleman, Waco
Forrest Markward, Fort Worth
For more information, contact the Foundation.
