Meet The Team
Co-Chairs
LEADABI Cabinet
MITCH BARNETT
Barnett & Hill
DARRIN BLACK
Black Plumbing
WILL DUGGER
Jacob & Martin, Ltd.
SCOTT HIBBS
Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd, Inc.
LAURA MOORE
The Grace Museum
SAM VINSON
Lease Management Services
YVONNE BATTS
Batts Communications LP
GREG BLAIR
AEP Texas
MIKE FERNANDEZ
Texas National Bank
BRAD HOLLAND
Hendrick Health
DANI RAMSAY
Retired Professional
DOUG PETERS
President & CEO
Abilene Chamber
JOHN BECKHAM
Beckham, Rector & Eargle, L.L.P.
RON BUTLER
First Financial Bank
GARY GRUBBS
Lawrence Hall Abilene
SHAUN MARTIN
Atmos Energy
SCOTT SENTER
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Senter, REALTORS
CHARLIE BLACK
Wagstaff Law Firm
JAIME CORREA
AbiMar Foods, Inc.
JAY HARDAWAY
West Texas Strategies
DEE MOORE
Retired Professional
MARELYN SHEDD
First Financial Bank
HONORARY LEADERSHIP
Katie Alford, Community Foundation of Abilene
Joey Light, Wylie Independent School District
Rep. Stan Lambert, Texas State House of Representatives
Cynthia Pearson, Day Nursery of Abilene
Kris Seale, Funeral Directors Life
Commissioner Chuck Statler, Taylor County
Mayor Anthony Williams, City of Abilene
Dr. David Young, Abilene Independent School District
H.C. Zachry, Zachry Associates, Inc.
Abilene Industrial Foundation
Board of Directors
Katie Alford, Community Foundation of Abilene
Norman Archibald, Hendrick Health
Paul Beale, Taylor Telecom
Brian Bessent, Hendrick Health
Darrin Black, Black Plumbing
Jacob Bunton, Batts Communications LP
Joseph Canon, Tejon Exploration
Kelly Cheek, West Central Texas Council of Governments
Jaime Correa, AbiMar Foods, Inc.
Casey Curnutt, Batjer and Associates
Jason Darby, Darby Enterprises
Mike Dunnahoo, Star Dodge Hyundai, Inc
David Eldridge, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Ted Evans, Lone Star Canvas & Sign Works
Ray Ferguson, Condley and Company, LLP
Mike Fernandez, Texas National Bank
Albert Gutierrez, KTAB-TV/KRBC-TV
Daniel Gutierrez, Tigé Boats, Inc.
Brad Holland, Hendrick Health
Tracy Howle, First Bank Texas/Buffalo Gap Road
Erik Johnson, Paul Johnson & Associates
Peter Lauve, CBS Insurance, LLP
Elizabeth McVey, Taylor Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Pearl Merritt, TTUHSC School of Nursing
Dee Moore, Retired Professional
Natalia Moore, R. E. Janes Gravel Co.
Michael Murphy, Hendrick Medical Center South
Don Mark Nickson, Jeff Luther Construction Company
Bill Noonan, Parkhill
Phillip Poarch, Tolar Systems, Inc.
Dani Ramsay, Retired Professional
Mary Ross, Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas
Ben Russell, CCSB - Coleman County State Bank
Scott Senter, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Senter, REALTORS - Scott Senter
Marelyn Shedd, First Financial Bank
Joe Spano, Retired Professional
Michael Bob Starr, Retired Professional
Adam Turner, Milsoft Utility Solutions
Keith White, DATROO Technologies, LLC
AIF Staff
FORMER MAYOR
NORM ARCHIBALD
Hendrick Health
SCOTT DUESER
First Financial
Bankshares
BRENT SCHROEDER
Director of Emerging Business
HELEN USERA, ED.D
Director of Research & Special Projects
DOUG PETERS
President & CEO of the Abilene Chamber