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Martha Hernandez
Director
1-Place 1, Tarrant County
MARTHA A. HERNANDEZ of Burleson, Texas
(Member, Resources
Development Committee).
Ms. Hernandez is a
retired Nutritionist and Jailor for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department.
She is a member of Congressman Joe Barton’s Advisory Committee.
Ms. Hernandez is past
president of Burleson Heritage Foundation and the Burleson Garden Club.
Ms. Hernandez is past chairman of the City of Burleson Parks Board and the
Burleson Public Library Board. She served on
the Tarrant County Grand Jury. Ms. Hernandez
volunteered for U.S. Secret Service Detail for a national political convention
and has served at elections polls since 1972. Ms. Hernandez
served as a board member and organizer of Fiesta de Burleson Cinco de Mayo
Celebration from 1997 to 2003. She earned a
bachelor of science from Texas Wesleyan University. Ms. Hernandez was
appointed as Director for Tarrant County in 2008.
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Patricia Carlson
Director
1-Place 2, Tarrant County
Pat Carlson,
of Fort Worth, Texas (Member, Administration Committee). Ms.
Carlson is Vice President of Carlson Engineering, Inc. She is a
member of the Council for National Policy and a member of the Fort
Worth Rotary Club. She served on the Advisory Council for the
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Ms. Carlson is a graduate of
Polytechnic High in Fort Worth and attended college. Ms.
Carlson was appointed Director of the Trinity River
Authority’s Tarrant County area in 2008.
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Barbara Nash
Director
1-Place 3, Tarrant County
BARBARA NASH of Arlington, Texas (Member,
Utility Services Committee). Ms. Nash is a Certified
Paralegal currently self-employed in real estate
investments. She serves on the Arlington Education
Foundation Board of Directors, the Cancer Research
Foundation of North Texas and the Texas Federation of
Republican Women. Ms. Nash serves on Congressman Joe
Barton’s Advisory Committee on Education and Family. Ms.
Nash served on the Board of Directors of health care
management companies for twenty years. Formerly, Ms. Nash
was elected to the Arlington City Council and Arlington
ISD Board of Trustees. She served as Secretary of the
Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority. She
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served on the Tarrant County Criminal Grand
Jury. Ms. Nash received the Gilbert Garcia Amigo Award by
the United Hispanic Council of Tarrant County and the Texas
Life Member of the PTA Award. She has served as President
of the Arlington Noon Optimist Club and was recognized as
Optimist of the year. Ms. Nash is a member of the
Arlington Rotary Club and received the Rotary Club of
Arlington’s Paul Harris Fellow Award. She attended Texas
Wesleyan University and the Arlington Career Institute.
Ms. Nash was appointed as Director for Trinity River
Authority’s Tarrant County area in 2008. |
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Karl R. Butler
Chairman, Resources
Development Committee
2-Place 1, Dallas County
KARL R. BUTLER of Dallas, Texas (Member,
Executive Committee and Chairman, Resources Development
Committee). Mr. Butler is founder and president of ICC
Energy Corporation. He is also a lieutenant commander in
the U.S. Naval Reserve Medical Service Corps, has been
awarded the National Defense Medal, and was recently
appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the National
Petroleum Council. His professional memberships include
the American Gas Association, the American Association of
Blacks in Energy, the Natural Gas Society of North Texas,
the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas Zoological Society, the
Dallas Petroleum Club, the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority
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Development Council and the National Association
for Advancement of Colored People. He also serves on the board of
directors of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.
Department of Energy – Minority Business Development Advisory
Board. In addition, Mr. Butler is a member of the board of
directors of the Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Jarvis Christian
College, the Salvation Army, the United Way Metropolitan of
Dallas, and Southern Methodist University Willis M. Tate Lecture
Series Advisory Board. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Jarvis Christian College. Mr. Butler was
appointed as Director for the Authority's Dallas County area in
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AnaLaura Saucedo
Director
2-Place 2, Dallas County
ANALAURA SAUCEDO of Dallas, Texas (Member,
Utility Services Committee). Ms. Saucedo invests in
residential property. She is a former news reporter for
KLIF and KRLD radio in Dallas. Ms. Saucedo worked for the
Office of Minority Business Enterprise; Dept. of Commerce
and was instrumental in helping to develop the Texas
Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce and
the U. S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She spent
twelve years volunteering in PTA and was awarded a Life
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Honor by the Socorro Independent School District in El
Paso, Texas. She was elected a Trustee of Socorro ISD.
She is currently the President of the Pike Park
Preservation League. Ms. Saucedo coordinates cultural and
historical activities at one of the oldest parks in the City of
Dallas. She was appointed to the Texas Commission on Human
Rights. Ms. Saucedo was appointed to the Trinity River
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James W. Neale
Director
2-Place 3, Dallas County
James W. Neale
of Dallas, Texas (Member, Resources Development Committee). Mr. Neale is President and Owner of
Quorum Energy Company, an exploration and production
company in the oil and gas business. He is the Chairman
of the District 9 Advisory Council for the Dallas
Independent School District and a member of the Trinity
Trust Foundation. Mr. Neale served as Executive Assistant
to Governor Bill Clements and as an Executive Committee
Member for the Dallas Blue Foundation. He served a term
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County Grand Jury in January 2005. Mr. Neale earned a bachelor of
arts in economics from the University of Texas in Austin. He was
appointed as Director for Trinity River Authority’s Dallas County
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Keith W. Kidd
Director
2-Place 4, Dallas County
KEITH
W. KIDD
of Dallas,
Texas. Mr. Kidd is President of Encino International. He
is a member of the Texas and Washington, D.C. Bar
associations. Mr. Kidd received a bachelor’s degree in
international relations from Georgetown University, a
master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of
Alabama and a law degree from Texas Wesleyan School of
Law. He has served with the U.S. Army Reserve since 1993
with a current rank of Major. Mr. Kidd was appointed as
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Michael Cronin
President
Place 3, Kaufman County
MICHAEL
CRONIN of Terrell, Texas (President and Member, Executive
Committee). Mr. Cronin is Vice Chairman of the board of
directors of American National Bank of Texas. He is a
member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas and
the Texas Bankers Association. He has served as president
of the Terrell Economic Development Corporation
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since its
inception in 1990. He is also president of the
Terrell Industrial Foundation, a member and past chairman
of the Terrell Chamber of Commerce and a member of the
Terrell Rotary Club. Mr. Cronin earned a bachelor’s
degree from the University of North Texas. Mr. Cronin was
appointed as Director for the Authority's Kaufman County
area in 2000.
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Jess A. Laird
Director
Place 4, Henderson County
JESS A. LAIRD of Athens, Texas (Member,
Utility Services Committee). Mr. Laird is Chief
Executive Officer and President of First State Bank in
Athens, Texas. He serves on the Board of Directors at
First State Bank in Athens, the Independent Bankers
Association of Texas, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and
the Trinity Valley Community College Foundation. He
is Treasurer of the Henderson County Salvation Army.
Previously, Mr. Laird has served as President of the
Athens Rotary Club, as President and Director of The Cain
Center and President and Director of the American Heart
Association. He served on the Board of Managers for
the East Texas Medical Center. He has served on the Board
of Directors for Region VII Education Service Center, the
Henderson
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United Way and Keep Athens Beautiful. He earned a B.S. in Biology
from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas
in Tyler. Mr. Laird was appointed as Director for the Authority’s
Henderson County area in 2008.
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Harold L. Barnard
Chairman, Utility
Services Committee
Place 5, Ellis County
HAROLD L. BARNARD of Waxahachie, Texas
(Member, Executive Committee and Chairman, Utility
Services Committee). Mr. Barnard is president and
managing officer of Ellis County Abstract and Title
Company, Inc. In addition to being a member of the Texas
Land Title Association and the Texas Association of
Abstract and Title Agents, he is past president of the
Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and current director and
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County Museum board of directors. He is a
member of the Board of Directors and president of the
Waxahachie Foundation, Inc. Mr. Barnard earned a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at
Arlington. He was appointed as Director for Trinity River
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Kim C. Wyatt
Chairman, Legal
Committee
Place 6, Navarro County
KIM C. WYATT of Corsicana, Texas (Member,
Executive Committee and Chairman, Legal Committee). Mr.
Wyatt is President of the Community National Bank and
Trust of Texas, and, Chief Executive Officer of Community Bank
Holdings of Texas. He holds a B.B.A. in finance from
Texas A&M University and graduated from the Southwest
Graduate School of Banking. Mr. Wyatt is a former
member of the Planning and Zoning Board of the city of
Corsicana. He is a member of the Board of Trustees
of the First United Methodist Church, a member of the
Corsicana Optimist Club and a member of Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. Mr. Wyatt is Treasurer of the
Corsicana Livestock and Agricultural Center, a
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member of Navarro County
Extension Service Management Committee, a Board Member of Garitty
Charity Association and a member of the Board of Navarro Community
Foundation. Mr. Wyatt is past President of Corsicana Area Chamber
of Commerce, past President of Navarro County United Way and past
President of the Optimist Club. He is past Chairman for three terms
of Navarro County Youth Exposition. He is past Board member of Camp
Fire Girls, Navarro County Agency for Retarded Citizens and
Corsicana YMCA. Mr. Wyatt is past President of Navarro College
Booster Club and past Board member and Treasurer of Navarro College
Foundation. Mr. Wyatt was re-appointed as Director for Trinity River
Authority’s Navarro County area in 2009.
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Nancy E. Lavinski
Director
Place 7, Anderson County
NANCY E. LAVINSKI of Palestine, Texas
(Member, Administration Committee). Ms. Lavinski is a
retired educator with over sixteen years of classroom and
departmental leadership experience in English and
Government. Currently she is Co-Managing Partner of the
Royalty Valuation Services Group and an Advisory Board
Member of Propensity, Ltd., a Human Resource Advisory and
Consultancy. Mrs. Lavinski is an active fund raiser for
the American Cancer Society and served as co-chairman
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of the
2004 Cattle Barons’ Ball. She is a member of the Literary Review
Society and serves on the Staff-Parish Relations Committee at the
First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lavinski received a Bachelor of
Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. Mrs. Lavinski was
appointed Director for the Authority’s Anderson County area in 2001.
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Dr. Linda Timmerman
Vice President
Place 8, Freestone County
LINDA TIMMERMAN, Ed.D. of Streetman, Texas
(Vice-President and Member, Executive Committee). Dr.
Timmerman coordinates Strategic Business Development for
Texas Dermatology Associates. She is a member of the
Texas Association of Community College Teachers, the
Corsicana Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and
Rotary International. Dr. Timmerman is active with the
American Cancer Society, serving as a Reach-to-Recovery
volunteer. She is past president of the National Council
of Instructional Administrators and past president of the
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Administrators. Dr. Timmerman is a member of
Lakeside United Methodist Church. Dr. Timmerman received a bachelor
of science and a doctorate of education from Texas A&M
University-Commerce. Dr. Timmerman was appointed Director of
Trinity River Authority’s Freestone County area in 2002.
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Amanda B. Davis
Director
Place 9, Leon County
AMANDA B.
DAVIS of Buffalo, Texas (Member, Resources Development Committee). Ms. Davis is an Assistant
Principal at Buffalo Elementary in Buffalo Independent
School District. Ms. Davis is a member of the Texas
Farm Bureau, the Leon County Veterans Memorial Committee,
the Science Teachers Association of Texas, and the
Elementary Principals Association. Ms. Davis earned
a bachelor of education from Sam Houston State University,
Magna Cum Laude and is pursuing a master of education at
Abilene Christian University. She is a member of the
National Honor Society. Ms. Davis was appointed as
Director for TRA's Leon County area in 2008.
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Kevin Maxwell
Director
Place 10, Houston County
kevin maxwell
of Crockett, Texas (Member, Legal Committee). Mr. Maxwell
is President of S.C. Maxwell Co., Inc., a construction,
real estate and ranching business. Mr. Maxwell is a
member of the Texas Wildlife Association, a member of the
Sharon Temple Shriners and a 32 degree Scottish Rite
Mason. He is President of the Crockett Athletic Booster
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Maxwell has been Chairman of the Crockett Area Chamber of
Commerce, President of the Crockett Merchants Little
League, Master of the Lothrop Masonic Lodge and member of
the Crockett Rotary Club. He earned a bachelor of science
from Sam Houston State University in Agricultural
Education. Mr. Maxwell was appointed as Director for
Trinity River Authority’s Houston County area in 2008.
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Herschel S. Brannen III
Director
Place 11, Trinity County
Herschel S. Brannen
III of Trinity County, Texas (Member, Legal Committee).
Mr. Brannen is the Principal of the Eagle Academy of
Texas, a Texas Charter school. He is a member of the
Trinity County Historical Commission and past president of
the Trinity. Lions Club and the Trinity Chamber of
Commerce. He earned a bachelor of science
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from the College
of Technology at the University of Houston. Mr. Brannen is a
licensed Real Estate Broker and has studied construction
management. Mr. Brannen was appointed as Director for Trinity
River Authority’s Trinity County area in 2008. |
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J. Carol Spillars
Director
Place 12, Madison County
CAROL
SPILLARS of Madison County, Texas (Member, Legal Committee). Ms. Spillars is a
File Manager for Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
and co-owner of Spillars Family JKBar Ranch. She retired
from Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District
after 26 years of service. Ms. Spillars is a past member
of the Texas Association of School Business Officials and
the Texas Association of School Boards. She is a
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Specialist. Ms. Spillars was appointed to the Trinity
River Authority’s Madison County area in 2008. |
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Andy Martinez
Director
Place 13, Walker County
ANDREW
MARTINEZ of Huntsville, Texas (Member, Utility Services
Committee). Mr. Martinez is a retired construction
safety supervisor from the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice. He attended Sam Houston State Teachers
College in 1951-1952. Mr. Martinez was ordained as a
Baptist minister in 1978. He served as Interim
pastor at Faith Memorial Baptist Church. He is now a
member of the Second Baptist Church. He has been
active as a Prison Ministry Volunteer for 32 years
including serving as Facilitator for the Voyager program
at the Huntsville Prison Unit. Mr. Martinez is a
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School Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Republican
Party of Walker County. He is a member of the World
Safety Organization, the 32 degree Scottish Rite, the
Arabia Temple Shrine and the Huntsville Lions Club.
Mr. Martinez is a Charter member of the League of United
Latin American Citizens and a member of the city of
Huntsville Cultural Planning Council. He served on
the city of Huntsville Arts Commission and currently
serves on the Gulf Coast Trade Center Board of Trustees.
Mr. Martinez was appointed as Director for Trinity River
Authority’s Walker County area in 2004.
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Steve Cronin
Director
Place 14, San Jacinto County
STEVE CRONIN, of Shepherd, Texas (Member,
Resources Development Committee). Mr. Cronin is Director
of Transportation at Coldspring Independent School
District and the owner of Triple B Goat Ranch.
He is a
member of the Vocational Agricultural Teachers Association
of Texas. He is a secretary/treasurer and past president
of the County Farm Bureau. He serves as financial advisor
for the Coldspring FFA Booster Club and on a committee for
the San Jacinto County Fair Association. He is a coach
for the Dixie Youth League and a leader with 4-H. Mr.
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years as an Agriculture Field Representative for the Texas Farm
Bureau and more than six years as an Agriculture Extension Agent
for the Texas A&M University System. He received a bachelor’s
degree in agricultural education and master’s degree in
agriculture from Sam Houston State University. Mr. Cronin was
appointed Director of Trinity River Authority’s San Jacinto County
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Manny Rachal
Director
Place 15, Polk County
Manny Rachal, of Livingston,
Texas (Member, Administration Committee). Mr. Rachal is
President of Shrimp Boat Manny’s, an established seafood
restaurant since 1985. He is a successful real estate
developer in Polk and Angelina Counties creating both
Rachal Properties and M&N Investments. He is a member of
the Polk and Angelina County Chamber of Commerce. Mr.
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previously an active member of
the Lafayette, Louisiana Jaycees and the Evangeline Area
Boy Scouts Council. He attended the University of
Southwestern Louisiana. Mr. Rachal was appointed Director
for the Trinity River Authority's Polk County area in
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David B. Leonard
Director
Place 16, Liberty County
DAVID LEONARD of Liberty, Texas (Member,
Resources Development Committee). Mr. Leonard is the
General Manager and Owner of Liberty – Dayton Chrysler, an
auto dealership. He is a member of the Liberty – Dayton
Chamber of Commerce and a member and Past President of the
Liberty Lions Club. Mr. Leonard is the Director of the
Knights of Columbus and a member of the Liberty Elks
Lodge. He is Past Director of the Trinity Valley
Exposition. He attended Lee College. Mr. Leonard was
appointed Director for the Authority’s Liberty County area
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Shirley K. Seale
Director
Place 17, Chambers County
Shirley K. Seale
of Anahuac, Texas (Member, Utility Services Committee). Ms.
Seale is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones, an investments
company. Ms. Seale is a member of the Chambers County Economic
Development Board and a member of the West Chambers County
Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the board of directors
for the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority from 1997 to 2007.
Ms. Seale served as a board member for the Chambers County
Industrial Development Board and as Fundraiser
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Chairman
for the Chambers County American Heart Association. She
is a member of the Chambers County Republican Women where
she served as Treasurer, Vice President and as a delegate
to the State Republican Women’s Association. Ms. Seale is
a member of the First Baptist Church in Anahuac and has
served as Church Treasurer for ten years. Ms. Seale is a
Graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
and attended Lee College, Lamar University and Bank
Operations School at East Texas State University. Ms.
Seale was appointed to the Trinity River Authority’s
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John W. Jenkins
Chairman, Administration Committee
Place 18, Area at Large
JOHN
W. JENKINS of Hankamer, Texas (Member, Executive Committee
since 1999 and Chairman of the Administration Committee,
Member, Ten Mile Creek Regional Wastewater System
Right-of-Way Committee since 1999). Mr. Jenkins is a
self-employed partner in a major farming enterprise. Mr.
Jenkins graduated from Southwest Texas State University in
1981 with a bachelor in business administration. He is a
member of the Devers Canal Rice Producers Association and
the Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the
boards of Anahuac National Bank, the Hometown Press, Texas
Rice Council and American Plant Food Corporation. Mr.
Jenkins is also a committee chair for the Texas Gatorfest
Committee. He is a former board member of the Trinity Bay
Conservation District, Devers Canal Rice
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Producers Association, Trinity
Valley Exposition, Texas Rice Festival and the Chambers
County Farm Bureau. Mr. Jenkins was appointed as Director
for Trinity River Authority’s Chambers County area in
1997. He was appointed as Director at large in 2008. Mr.
Jenkins served as President of the Board from 2003-2005
and Vice-President from 2001-2003. He served as Chairman
of the Executive Committee from 2005-2007. He was
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Ronald J. Goldman
Place 18, Area at Large
RONALD J. GOLDMAN of Fort Worth, Texas (Member, Administration
Committee).
Mr. Goldman is president of Ronnie’s LLC, a Real Estate
Management Company. He is director of Liberty
Bancshares. Mr. Goldman is member of the World
President’s Organization, Fort Worth Airpower Council, and
Harris Methodist Leadership Council. Formerly, he was
chairman of the Young President’s Organization of West
Texas and the Harris Methodist Development Board. He has
served as a trustee for the Harris Methodist Health System
and Harris Methodist, H.E.B. Mr. Goldman was founder,
organizer and director of Summit Bancshares. He is
past-president of the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort
Worth and has served on the boards of Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra, Van Cliburn Association, Arts Council of Fort
Worth and Trinity Valley School. He is past-president of
the Seagram Family Association. Mr. Goldman earned a
bachelor of business administration from the University of
Texas at Austin. He served in the Texas Army National
Guard for from 1965 to 1971. He was appointed as Director
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Amir Rupani
Place 18, Area at Large
Amir A. Rupani
of Dallas, Texas (Member, Legal Committee). Mr. Rupani is chief executive officer
and president of King Import Warehouse. He is also
president and chief executive officer of Texas Prince
Inc. He serves as chairman of the Greater Dallas Asian
American Chamber of Commerce and on the board of directors
for the World Affairs Council in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Formerly, he served on the board of directors for the
Dallas Convention Visitor’s Bureau, the Dallas Citizen’s
Council, the Dallas Assembly and the Dallas Planning and
Zoning Board. He is the Founder and Organizer and former
president of One World Holding, Inc and former chairman of
One World Bank. Mr. Rupani was named Businessman of
the Year in 2005 by the Pakistan American Congress in
Washington, D.C. He received the Pioneer Award in
2006 from the Dallas/Fort Worth Asian American Citizens
Council and the Minority Business Leader Award in 2008
from the Dallas Business Journal. Under his
leadership, King Import Warehouse was named Exemplary
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of the U.S.
Department of Commerce. King Import Warehouse was named the Fastest
Growing Company in Dallas by the Southern Methodist University
Business School in 2004. Mr. Rupani attended City College of
Karachi in Pakistan. He was appointed as Director at large in
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