Texas Retailers Association Board of Directors

Executive Committee (2019-2020)

Effective September 1, 2019

Luke Gustafson, Board Chair, Brookshire Brothers Food & Pharmacy
Chuck Bell, Vice-Chair, Bracken Textiles/Clothes Mentor
Dan Morales, Secretary/Food Council Chair, Walmart
Susan Sessions, Treasurer, Academy Sports + Outdoors
Amber Gustafson, Immediate Past Chair/Life Member, Amber's Designs
Jason Cooper, TREF Board Chair, Brookshire Grocery Company
Jay Bueche, TFDS Representative, H-E-B
Theresa Flores, TRAPAC Chair, Mary Kay
Opio Dupree, Large Retail Representative, Macy's
Michael Smith, Large Retail Representative, Walgreens
April Martin Nickels, Grocery Industry Representative, Kroger

TRA Directors (term ending 2020)

Brian Gamberini, Director, The Home Depot
Michael Diamond, Director, Scott's Miracle Grow
Kristina King, Director, Sears
Leslie Lockett-Sweet, Director, H-E-B
David McKinney, Director, Autozone
John Raney, Director, Texas Aggieland Bookstore
Michael Walker, Director, Rehkopf Enterprises
John Vuong, Director, Pyburns 
 

TRA Directors (term ending 2021)

Steve Brophy, Director, Dollar General
Jim Freeze, Director, Goodwill Industries Houston
Carrol Cox, Director, Cox's Foodarama
Rebecca Acuna, Director, Pepsico
Arnold Grothues, Director, JC Penney
Leigh Ann Hernandez, Director, Neiman-Marcus
Tracey Hester, Director, Target 
Meredith Preloh, Director, Lowe's
Rex Solomon, Director, Houston Jewelry
Opio Dupree, Director, Macy's
Joe Stalnaker, Director, Avangard Innovative

TRA Directors (term ending 2022)

Steve Bercu, Director, BookPeople
Phil Rozenski, Director, Novolex
Dan Lopez, Director, Best Buy
Mandy Tomlin, Director, United Supermarkets
Michael Smith, Director, Walgreens
Kathy Mitchell, Director, PetsMart
Daniel Morales, Director, Wal-Mart

Christy Lara, Director, Albertson's Companies

Non-Voting Members of TRA Board
George Kelemen
Scott Benedict, Honorary Director, Texas A&M Center for Retailing Studies

Non-Voting Life Directors
Connie Yates, Life Director, Albertsons/Tom Thumb/Safeway - Retired 2019

Board Member Resources
TRA By-Laws
Board Member Job Description
TRA Anti-trust Statement