Officers & Executive Committee
Chairman of the Board
David Hightower
Executive Vice President
Midway Companies
Vice Chairman & Secretary
Alia Vinson
Partner
ABHR, LLP
Treasurer
Lee Lennard
President and CEO
BGE
At-Large Member
Zach Hodges
NW Campus President
Houston Community College
At-Large Member
Mark Kilkenny
Vice President of Development
Twinwood
At-Large Member
Jack P. Miller
Chief Executive Officer
R.G. Miller Engineers|DCCM
At-Large Member
Jim Russ
Senior Principal
EHRA Engineering
Board of Directors
Rob Bamford
General Manager – Cross Creek Ranch
Johnson Development Corp.
Peter Barnhart
President
Caldwell Companies
Todd Burrer
Vice President – Texas MUDs
Inframark
Tim Buscha
President & CEO
IDS Engineering
Lisa Clark
Sr. Vice President
W Land Development
Melanie Folkert
Partner/Director of Acquisitions
Rooted Development
Kyle Lippman
Partner
NewQuest
Harry Masterson
Managing Principal
EMBER Real Estate Investment and Development
Steve Sams
Senior VP – MPC Residential
Howard Hughes Corporation
DeKecha Shepherd
Senior Vice President
Pape-Dawson Engineers
Matt Stoops
Vice President, Planning
LJA Engineering
Brett Walker
President
Parkside Capital
Emeritus Directors
Joe B. Allen, Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson LLP
Jim Boone, Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson LLP
Fred Caldwell, Caldwell Companies
Bradley Freels, Midway Companies
Ned Holmes, Ned S. Holmes Investments, Inc
Peter Houghton, Rooted Development*
Jim Jard, MetroNational*
Bob Jones, Jones Engineering Solutions
Jack Linville, PGAL
Walt Mischer, Jr., Mischer Investments
David Ramsey, NewQuest Properties
David Wolff, Wolff Companies*
* Past Board Chair
Past Chairman of the Board of Directors
2024 – Current David Hightower, Midway Companies
2022 – 2023 Marlene Gafrick, MetroNational
2019 – 2021 Heath Melton, Howard Hughes Corporation
2016 – 2018 John S. Moody Sr., Parkside Capital
2013 – 2015 Peter Houghton, Howard Hughes Corporation
2012 Joel Marshal, Marshall Investments LLC
2009 – 2011 David Hightower, Wolff Companies
2006 – 2008 Mark Kilkenny, Mischer Investments
2003 – 2005 Ted Nelson, Newland Communities
2001 – 2002 Lynn Grafing, Conoco Phillips
1997 – 2000 C. Harold Wallace, Consultant
1993 – 1996 Jim Jard, MetroNational
1989 – 1992 Guy Harrel, Savoy Group
1986 – 1989 Billy Burge, Ayrshire Corporation
1979 – 1985 David Wolff, Wolff Companies (Founding Director)