Who We Are
Overview
Near Southside, Inc.'s Board of Directors is a representative cross-section of the organization’s membership. Board members shape the organization’s priorities and work program through quarterly meetings and an annual strategic planning workshop led by Executive Committee members. Board members’ generous contributions over the years have been the driving force behind the remarkable change the Near Southside has seen since NSI’s creation in 1995.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Lori Baldock (Chair)*
Simmons Bank
Robert Baulsir
Trinity Metro
Benjamin Barkley*
Moncrief Cancer Institute
Marlene Beckman*
Kensington Properties
Eric Behn
Vandervoorts Dairy
Hayden Blackburn
Tech Fort Worth
Chuck Bouligny (Treasurer)*
Ascend Concepts, Inc.
Kristen Camareno
Fort Worth Bike Share
Jack Clark
Red Oak Realty, LLC
Greg Crouchley
Justin
Kathleen Culebro
Amphibian Stage Productions
Nehme Elbitar
Chadra Mezza & Grill
Mike Fisher
Glass Lake Productions
Eric Garrison
TBG Partners
Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray
Fort Worth, City Council District 8
Bobby Grigsby (Secretary)*
Carter BloodCare
Jennifer Henderson
J.O. Design
Tina Howard
Leaves Book and Tea Shop
Ginger Johnson
Legacy Texas
Robert Kelly
Robert W. Kelly Architect, Inc.
Chad Kerr (Vice-Chair)*
Southside Bank
Casey Kha
Shinjuku Station & Cannon Chinese Kitchen
Mike Lozano
The Dannon Company
Wilson Martin
Republic Title of Texas, Inc.
Bobby Mays
T&G Identification Systems
Mark McClendon
Tarrant County Community College
Lili Meisemy
Melissa Mitchell
Bennet Benner Partners
Noe Neaves
Watermark Power Solutions
Ashley Paz
FWISD, District 9
JW Newman
Medical City of Fort Worth
Mark Presswood*
Panther Real Estate Solutions
Erin Rahr*
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
Gaye Reed
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Jake Richter
Edward Jones Investments
Mike Sanborn*
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center
Ken Schaefer
Schaefer Advertising Company
Spencer Seals
Cook Childrens Health Care
Bill Seegel
Seegel Custom Builders
Ted Settle
Sportswear Graphics
Shawn Snell
Texas Health Resources
Jesse Stamper*
Placemaker, LLC
Robert Sturns
City of Fort Worth
Andrew Taft
Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
Weston Voss
SpawGlass Contractors
Corrie Watson
Kent & Co. Wines
Kelly Williams
Omni Hotel Fort Worth
Jason Williamson
Dunaway Associates, Inc.
Councilmember Ann Zadeh
Fort Worth, City Council District 9
*NSI Executive Committee Member
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Jason Amon
Law Office of Jason Amon
Marlene Beckman
Kensington Properties
Michael Bennett
Bennett Benner Partners
Brian Crowell
Hudgins Companies
Randle Harwood
City of Fort Worth
Dak Hatfield
Hatfield Properties
Lori Henderson
W.A. Powers
Yvonne Johnson
Private Investor | Developer
Ryan LaValley
Dunaway Associates, L.P.
Mike Lewis
Worthington Bank
David Motheral
Motheral Development Co
Leigh Anne Neese
Texas Health Resources
Jennifer Neil Famer
F5 Design Build
Will Northern
Northern Realty Group
Scott Robinson
TCCD
Scott Rule
JPS Health Network
Carol Stanford
Stanford Company
Laura Voltman
City of Fort Worth
Weston Voss
SpawGlass Contractors
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
Brandon E. Allen
Allen Architecture
Anita Beard
Dunaway Associates
Mike Brennan
Near Southside, Inc.
Ames Fender
Fender | Andrade Architects
Debbie Fulwiler
Elements of Architecture, Inc.
Eric Garrison
TBG Partners
Steven Halliday
97W
Josh Lindsay
Ground Rehearsal
Tom Malone
TMA-CHA Architects
Rick Nunnally
Rang Holdings
Laura Voltmann, Ex-Officio
City of Fort Worth, Planning & Development