Texas Impact’s board of directors includes up to two representatives from each member organization as well as several at-large and special members. The board sets Texas Impact's legislative agenda, approves policy positions, and maintains contact between Texas Impact and the member organizations. Board members may be ordained or lay people, and come from religious communities throughout Texas. The board meets three times a year.

Executive Committee

Reverend Mel Caraway, North Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (DeSoto), President

Nancy Benthien, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Houston), Vice-President

Rita Carlson, Southwestern Texas Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Austin), Secretary

Reverend Randy Smith, Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Deer Park), Treasurer

Lin Team, Presbyterian At-Large (Austin), Past President

Mohamed Elibiary, Texas Islamic Council/Muslim Freedom and Justice Foundation (Plano)

Brother Richard Daly, Catholic At-Large (Austin)

Rev. Franz Schemmel, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Garland)

Board Members

Reverend Dr. Andy Fowler, Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church (Killeen)

Dr. Aurora Cepeda, Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women’s Legislative Event Committee (Killeen)

Reverend Chuck Hubbard, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Garland)

Ellen Sable, National Council Of Jewish Women (Austin)

Reverend Judy O’Donnell, Trinity-Brazos Area Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ) (Ft. Worth)

Reverend Ernie O’Donnell, Southwest Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Ft. Worth)

Fred Lewis, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (Austin)

Gertrude Miller, American Jewish Congress (Austin)

Reverend Glynden Bode, Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Houston)

Reverend Herb Palmer, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Houston)

Mike Renquist, United Methodist At-Large (Austin)

Reverend Bill Johnson, Southwest Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Bastrop)

Reverend Jim McClain, United Methodist At-Large (Elgin)

Liz Yeats, South Central Yearly Meeting, Society of Friends (Austin)

Martha Rogers, Presbyterian At-Large (Austin)

Patrice Schexnayder, Episcopalian At-Large (Austin)

Dr. Phillipa Strelitz, Jewish At-Large (Austin)

Rose Lancaster, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (Austin)

Reverend Tim Tutt, South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ and Bluebonnet Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Austin)

Wanda Holcombe, Southwest Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (Austin)

Reverend Dr. Whit Bodman, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin)

Suzii Paynter, Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Austin)

Reverend Tim Griffin, Coastal Plains Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Sugar Land)

Lidney Molnari, South Central Yearly Meeting, Society of Friends (Houston)

Seth Wispelwey, Bread for the World (Austin)

Walter Shipman, Northwest Texas Annual Conference United Methodist Church (Big Spring)

Roscoe Overton, Presbyterian At-Large (Austin)