Wendy Lopez to Serve as 2010 NTC Chairwoman

New Board and Executive Committee Members Announced

The NTC announced the election and appointment of its new officers, executive committee and directors to its board. Wendy Lopez, vice president of the Texas initiative for URS Corporation, will serve as the 2010 Chairwoman of the North Texas Commission. Robert Pence, president and CEO of Freese and Nichols, Inc., will serve as the vice chairman; Holly Reed, regional vice president for AT&T, will serve as secretary; and Tom Oppenheim, managing director for Morgan Keegan, will serve as treasurer.

In addition to the newly appointed officers, Town of Addison Mayor Joe Chow, UNT President Dr. Gretchen Bataille and Fran Eichorst, vice president public affairs/regional site leader Texas for Fidelity Investments, joined the North Texas Commission executive committee. The following directors remain on the executive committee for 2010: Wright Lassiter, chancellor, Dallas County Community College District; Donna Parker, senior director, Jacobs; Bill Keffler, city manager, City of Richardson; Stan Levenson, CEO, Levenson & Brinker Public Relations; Dan S. Petty, president and CEO of the North Texas Commission; Hal Thorne, OnePrime, will serve as general counsel; and Kenneth Barr, with Barr Consulting Group and former Mayor of Fort Worth, will serve as immediate past chairman.

Newly appointed board members include Kevin Bailey, HKS, Inc.; Benjamin Muro, chairman of the DFW International Airport board; Ricardo Ortiz, chairman of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and Keith Sasich, Kiewit Construction.