Fort Worth, Texas (February 10, 2017)Lauri Curtis Hadobas, Camp Fire First Texas’ chairman of the board, welcomed eight new board members beginning terms in 2017.

Dianna Flores MA, LPC: District Intervention Specialist with Arlington ISD and is a Licensed Professional Counselor 

Donna James-Harvey: Community Volunteer

Lisa D. Mares: Assistant General Counsel at FirstCash, Inc.

Travis Patterson: Attorney with Patterson Law Group

Jared Treesh: Senior Vice President at Worthington National Bank

Brett Weeks: Pilot with American Airlines

Corey Marie Weeks: Attorney with the Law Offices of Corey Marie Weeks, PLLC

Drenda Williams Witt: Freelance writer and editor

They join returning board members: Scot Bennett, Dr. Jared Cobb, Jim D. DeBacker, Kimberly DeWoody, Thomas Hook, Winjie Miao, Randi Mitchell, John Molyneaux, Cheryl Moore, Robert J. Reeb, III, Evelyn H. Richardson, Roland Schafer, Jenene Schaffer, John Strong, Lynda Tiedtke, Kelli Walter, Andrew Ward and Kay L. West.

Board officers include:  Lauri Curtis Hadobas, Chairman; Vice Chair of Administration, Bill McCoy; Vice Chair of Financial Development, Jerri O. Akers; Vice Chair of Planning: Jake Yarbrough; Treasurer: Courtney Garner Lewis; and Secretary: Dolores Garza.

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