Advisory Council

In 2006, the Communities In Schools of North Texas board of directors created the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council is a growing and dynamic group of civic, community and business leaders and elected officials who are committed to the growth of our dropout prevention programs. Many schools across North Texas are in need of a CISNT campus program but lack of funding has limited our ability to expand our programs into these schools. The Advisory Council provides our organization with vital consultative advice and direction necessary for the continued growth and expansion of our dropout prevention programs across North Texas.

Carol Kyer, Advisory Council Chairperson
Board Member, Lewisville Independent School District Board of Trustees

David Arbuckle
Vice President, AT&T

Kay Burke
Event Planning, JC Penney

The Honorable Steve Burgess
Judge, 158th District Court

James B. Crockett Jr.
Principal, Lakeland Elementary School, Lewisville Independent School District

Representative Myra Crownover
Texas House of Representatives, District 64

Kim Fertig
Senior Vice President, Compass Bank

Barbara Flanagan
District Manager, ARAMARK

Julie Foughty
Trustee, Lewisville Independent School District Board of Trustees

Senator Chris Harris
Texas State Senate, District 9

Richard D. Hayes
Partner, Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, LLP

Terry Hoyle
Principle In Charge | North Texas Region, SHW Group

Thomas Jacob
Senior Principal, Value Engineering
SAP America, Inc

Paul Johnson
District Attorney, Denton County

Tyrone Johnson
Manager, TXU

Kristin Larimore
Transportation Finance Quality Manager, GE Capital Solutions

Bill Lawrence
Business Consultant, Bill Lawrence Consulting LLC

Dr. Dale Leonard
Chiropractor, Leonard Family Chiropractic

John Martin Jr.
Senior Vice President, Southwest Securities

The Honorable Kimberly McCary
Judge, Denton County Court At Law #1

Matt McCormick
President, Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce

The Honorable Scott McDearmont, M.D.
Mayor, The City of Highland Village

Commissioner Bobbie J. Mitchell
Precinct 3, Denton County

Senator Jane Nelson
Texas State Senate, District 12

Jeff Ogar
General Counsel, Georgia-Pacific

Representative Tan Parker
Texas House of Representatives, District 63

Raul Pena
Principal, Central Elementary School, Lewisville Independent School District

Muzaffar Quraishi
Global Sales Manager, FedEx Services

Dr. Nan Restine
Dean, College of Professional Education, Texas Woman’s University

Dr. Karen Rue
Superintendent, Northwest Independent School District

Phillip Sharp
Director of Membership Services, Frisco Chamber of Commerce

Blake Sharum
Assistant Manager, Walmart (Lewisville)

Doris M. Sims
Founder and Partner, Succession Builders (TM)

Jody A. Smith
Owner, CornerStone Staffing

Representative Burt Solomons
Texas House of Representatives, District 65

Yvonne Stewart
Vice President, ViewPoint Bank

Samuel VanScoyoc
CISNT Volunteer

Kris Vaughn
Membership Chair, Texas PTA

Bill Walker
Director of Community Relations (Retired), Hillwood Development, A Perot Company