TDHCA Governing Board
Overview of the Governing Board
The policy-making body of the agency is a seven-member board, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate. The members hold office for staggered terms, with the terms of two or three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. Members must be registered voters and may not hold another public office. These are non-salaried positions and the Governor designates the chair.
Members of the TDHCA Board
| Mr. C. Kent Conine, Chair Reappointed March 13, 2009 Conine Residential Group 5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite 204 Dallas, Texas 75254 (972) 386-6600 Phone (972) 386-6610 Fax |
Mrs. Gloria L. Ray, Vice Chair Appointed September 20, 2006 7507 Legend Rock San Antonio, TX 78244 (210) 661-5911 Phone (210) 661-8837 Fax |
| Mr. Lowell A. Keig Appointed August 26, 2009 Youth & Family Centered Services, Inc. 1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. Building 1 Austin, TX 78746 512/314-2508 Phone 512/327-4576 Fax 512/658-6587 Cell |
Ms. Leslie Bingham Escareño Appointed January 23, 2008 Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville 1040 West Jefferson Brownsville, Texas 78520 (956) 698-5800 Phone (956) 698-5747 Fax |
| Mr. Tom H. Gann Appointed March 13, 2009 Gann Medford Real Estate 2808 S. John Redditt Drive Lufkin, Texas 75904 (936) 633-2622 Phone (936) 632-9676 Fax |
Dr. Juan Sanchez Muñoz |
Biographical Information
C. Kent Conine, Chairman, of Dallas is the president of Conine Residential Group and has served on the TDHCA Governing Board since 1997. He is a board member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Home and Apartment Builders of Metropolitan Dallas. He is also past president of the National Association of Home Builders and Texas Association of Builders. Additionally, Conine volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dallas, the Center for Housing Resources, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Dallas Symphony Association. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas Tech University.
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Gloria L. Ray Vice Chairwoman, of San Antonio is a retired senior official of Kelly Air Force Base where she served as chief of the resources management division for the propulsion directorate. She is a member of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, where she serves on the Housing Round Table and Housing Advisory Committee, and is vice president the Alamo Community College District's bond oversight committee. Ms. Ray is co-founder and volunteer executive director of the St. Paul Area Development Corporation and a member of the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame. She has previously served as a member of the Carver Cultural Center Development Board, the Federal Managers Association, and is past president of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission. Ms. Ray studied liberal arts at Saint Philip's College and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Lowell Keig has been appointed to the TDHCA Governing Board. Mr. Keig is an attorney in Austin, currently serving as General Counsel for Youth and Family Centered Services, Inc., which provides affordable health, education, and assisted living services, to troubled children and adolescents in 8 states. He previously served as the Chief of the Elder Law and Public Health Division of the Office of the Attorney General.
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Leslie Bingham Escareño of Brownsville is CEO of Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. She is a board member and treasurer of Easter Seals of the Rio Grande Valley and board member of the Children's Museum of Brownsville. She is also past chair of the Valley AIDS Council and the San Benito Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, Bingham Escareño is a member of the Texas Hospital Association's Council on Policy Development. She received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Mississippi and a master of business administration degree from the University of Texas-Pan American.
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Mr. Tom H. Gann of Lufkin is president of Gann Medford Real Estate Inc., a full service brokerage firm in Lufkin. In addition, he is president of Tom Gann & Associates, a residential and commercial construction company. He is a past director of the East Texas Mortgage Finance Corporation and past Board member of the Angelina and Neches River Authority. A former chair of the Real Estate Center Advisory Committee at Texas A&M University, Gann previously served as a member of the Texas Strategic Military Planning Commission. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve and received both a Batchelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Baylor University.
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Dr. Juan Sanchez Muñoz of Lubbock is an Associate Professor of Education, Associate Vice Provost and Special Assistant to the President at Texas Tech University. He has served as a commissioner for the City of Lubbock Housing Authority. Dr. Muñoz received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a master's degree from California State University, and a doctorate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. In addition to his academic appointments, he is president of the board of directors for the Lubbock Boys & Girls Club, vice president of the board of directors of the South Plains Boy Scouts, and is a director in the Texas Lyceum.
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For more information contact nidia.hiroms@tdhca.state.tx.us