2008 Board of Directors

President - Wes Eversole, Lake Dallas ISD
Wes has been Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Finance for the Lake Dallas Independent School District since 1991. He is responsible for budgeting, investments, cash management, debt administration, risk management, and construction. He also oversees all business services, food services, human resources, maintenance, facilities, and transportation for the district. Wes' previous experience includes working as a software consultant for Texas Educational Consultative Services. In addition to GTOT, he is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, the Association of School Business Officials, Texas Association of School Business Officials, and Texas Association of School Boards. Wes received a BBA in accounting from Southwest Texas State University and is a Registered Texas School Business Administrator.

President Elect - Mary Mayes, Travis County
Mary has served as Investment Officer of Travis County since 1995 and is now the Investment Manager. She is responsible for investments, cash management, and the depository bank relationship for the County. She also provides investment and cash management services for the Travis County Healthcare district. She served as Financial Analyst and Loan Officer at NationsBank from 1989 to 1995 and was previously Executive Assistant to the Dean of Students at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to GTOT, she is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association. She received her BA in English and History and MBA with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Vice President - Brent Yowell, North Texas Tollway Authority
Brent is the Treasury Investment Manager for the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) and a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).  In addition to serving as an investment officer and portfolio manager, Brent’s responsibilities also include administration of NTTA banking and cash management functions, as well as administration of all treasury management operations for the Authority. Brent holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University. His experience includes municipal treasury operations, county/municipal budget and public policy work, public tax appraisal, and governmental consulting in the private sector. Brent has been a member of GTOT since 1999.

Treasurer - Art Alfaro, City of Austin
Art has been the Treasurer for the City of Austin since 2005. He is responsible for the management of the City's $4.5 billion debt management program and oversees the management of the City's $1.6 billion investment portfolio. Art has over 21 years of experience in the public sector. Some of his previous experience includes handling the execution of fixed income and equity investment trades for the City's three Pension Plans. Art is currently a board member on the City of Austin Police Retirement System, the City of Austin Firefighter's Relief & Retirement Fund, the City's Deferred Compensation Committee and serves on the GFOAT Scholarship Committee. Art has been an active member of the GTOT as well as GFOAT since 1999. Art earned his BBA from the University of Texas in Austin and has been employed by the City of Austin since September 1986.

Secretary - David Balsamo, City of Arlington
David is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and works in Treasury for the City of Arlington. He has been in Arlington since April of 2004. He recently worked on the financing for the City's portion for the new stadium for the Arlington Cowboys, to be opened in 2009. He previously worked in cash management with Central and South West and with the City of Dallas.

Past President - Rhonda Daugherty, City of West University Place
Rhonda is the Finance Director for the City of West University Place. She oversees the operations of the Finance Department, which includes Accounting, Budgeting, Cash & Debt Management, Utility Billing, Purchasing, and Municipal Court.  In addition to GTOT, Rhonda is an active member of the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas and the Gulf Coast chapter of GFOA. Rhonda received her BS in accounting from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Finance Officer.

Director - Louise Richman, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Houston and Harris County
Louise is the CFO/Vice President of METRO and as such is responsible for the overall financial operations of the authority, which include accounting, budget, risk management, grants, treasury and revenue services. She has been a member of GTOT since 2002 and is also a member of the Gulf Coast chapter of GFOAT. Prior to METRO, Louise was Mayor of the City of Spring Valley for eight years where she and her husband still live. Her major outside work activity is serving on the Board of Trustees of St. Francis Episcopal Day School. Louise received her BA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her MBA degree from Houston Baptist University. Louise is a Certified Public Accountant.

Director - Josette Shaughnessy, El Paso County Community College District
Josette has been the Associate Vice President for Budget and Financial Services at El Paso County Community College District since 1995. She previously served as the Comptroller and the Assistant Comptroller for Financial Operations at the College. In her current position of Associate Vice President, she has administrative oversight of the budget development process leading to the college budget, all financial and accounting operations, and Purchasing. As one of the two investment officers at the college, she also oversees the college's investments portfolio. She has been preparing the annual CAFR since 1996 for El Paso Community College, one of only 5 Texas community colleges submitting the CAFR to the Government Finance Officers Association. In addition to GTOT, she is a member of the Texas Association of Community College Business Officers, the national organization of the Community College Business Officers, and the Government Finance Officers Association. She holds a BBA in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Texas at El Paso. In addition, she is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Texas.

Director - Rene Barajas, San Marcos CISD
Rene Barajas is the Chief Financial Officer for the Garland Independent School District. Prior to Garland, Rene served as the the Assistant Superintendent for Business and Support Services for the San Marcos CISD. At Garland, his responsibilities include overseeing operations in finance, maintenance, purchasing and the tax office. Rene has also served as Director of Business for the Ft. Sam Houston ISD in San Antonio, Business Manager for the Crosby ISD in Houston, and Internal Auditor for the Judson ISD, also in San Antonio. Besides a member of GTOT, Rene is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association and the Texas Association of School Business Officials. Since 2003, Rene has served on the board of the Texas Association of School Board's Risk Management Fund. Rene received a BBA in accounting, an MBA in Management of Technology, both from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a Ph.D from the University of Texas.

Director - Holly Broussard, Lower Colorado River Authority
Holly has worked for the Lower Colorado River Authority since 2003. She was the Investment Analyst for 3 years and now serves as the Debt Administrator with back-up responsibilities in cash management. Previously, Holly was the Cash/Investment Analyst for Travis County from 1992 to 1995. Prior to Travis County, she worked for what is now Bank of America as a Credit Analyst and then as a Banking Officer from 1989 to1992. Holly has her BA in Plan II and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, she is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).

Director - Vacant

Director (Non-Voting) - Patrick Shinkle, University of North Texas
Patrick is the Associate Director for the Center for Public Management at the University of North Texas. Prior to joining CPM, he was a Vice President at Southwest Securities, responsible for providing municipal bond underwriting and financial advisory services to public entities in Texas. Patrick has over 17 years experience in public funds management in Texas, including 12 years as Administrator of LOGIC and 5 years as part of the TexPool management team. Patrick has frequently spoken on investment management, disaster recovery planning, computer security awareness, and technology related issues for such organizations as the Dallas Association for Financial Professionals, the Government Treasurers' Organization of Texas, the Texas Association of Counties, and the Texas Association of School Business Officials. He received his undergraduate degree in finance from Texas State University in San Marcos. He received his Master of Business Administration degree and his Master of Science in Information Assurance degree from the University of Dallas, designated as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) by the National Security Agency (NSA) of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security for the Information Assurance (IA) program. He was selected as one of the Dallas Business Journal's "Business School All-Stars for 2006".