Standing Committees

TML President and Floresville Mayor Pro Tem Marissa Ximenez appointed members to the League’s five standing committees for 2025-2026. 

2025-2026 TML Standing Committees

Budget and Audit Committee

Chair Andrea Barefield, Mayor Pro Tem, Waco (President-Elect*)

Ed Cimics, Councilmember, Live Oak (Region 7 Director*)

Eric Garretty, City Manager, Graham

Amy Gnadt, Councilmember, Allen

Jimmy Jenkins, Mayor Pro Tem, Smithville (Region 10 Director*)

Jeremy Leonard, Municipal Court Director, Lewisville (TCCA Director*)

Wes Mays, Mayor, Coppell (Region 13 Director*)

Timothy Slifka, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager, Southlake (TxPPA Director*)

Greg Sowell, MBA, CPC, Director of Communications, Richardson (TAMIO Director*)

Executive Committee

Chair Marissa Ximenez, Mayor Pro Tem, Floresville (President*)

Andrea Barefield, Mayor Pro Tem, Waco (President-Elect*)

Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor Pro Tem, Houston (Past President*)

Mary M. Dennis, Mayor, Live Oak (Past President*)

Holly Gray, Mayor Pro Tem, Roanoke (Past President*)

Terry Henley, Board of Adjustment Member, Meadows Place (Past President*)

Allison Heyward, Councilmember, Schertz (Immediate Past President*)

Dock Jackson, Zoning Board of Adjustment Member, Bastrop (Past President*)

Mark McBrayer, Mayor, Lubbock (Region 3 Director*)

Jon McKenzie, Councilmember, Hurst (Region 8 Director*)

David Rutledge, Mayor, Bridge City (Past President*)

Henry Wilson, Mayor, Hurst (Past President*)

Governance Committee

Chair Tobe Shields, Mayor, Spearman (Region 2 Director*)

Sally Branson, Councilmember, Friendswood (Region 14 Director*)

Paulette M. Guajardo, Mayor, Corpus Christi (At-Large Director*)

Michelle Hicks, City Secretary, Waco (TMCA, Inc., Director*)

Gabe Reaume, City Manager, Saginaw (TCMA Director*)

Skip Overdier, Councilmember, Granbury

Noah Simon, City Manager, Oak Point

Geary Smith, Mayor, Mexia (Region 9 Director*)

Jeffrey Widmer, Director/Building Official, Rockwall (BOAT Director*)

Member Services Committee

Chair Jesse Casey, Mayor, Hallsville (Region 15 Director*)

Mindy Parker Crouch, Councilmember, Madisonville

Chereé Bontrager, Director of Human Resources, Allen (TMHRA Director*)

Brad Brundrett, Councilmember, Rockport (Region 11 Director*)

Douglas Haynes, Mayor Pro Tem, Junction (Region 6 Director*)

Geoff Heinicke, Environmental Health Manager, Allen (TAMHO Director*)

Erica McComis, Town Secretary/Treasurer, Argyle

David Waldroup, Environmental Engineer, Texarkana (TMUA Director*)

Eddie Wilson, Police Chief, Copperas Cove (TPCA Director*)

Nominating Committee

Chair Allison Heyward, CMO, Councilmember, Schertz (Immediate Past President*)

Sallie Alcorn, Councilmember, Houston (At-Large Director*)

Cindy Burchfield, Mayor Pro Tem, Daisetta (Region 16 Director*)

Pam Gosline, Mayor, Vernon (Region 5 Director*)

Holly Gray, Mayor Pro Tem, Roanoke (Past President*)

Libby Holtmann, Library Director, Plano (TMLDA Director*) 

Chris Lee, Director of Information Technology, Lewisville (TRAPS Director*)

Rolandrea Russell, Planning Supervisor, Frisco (APA Texas Chapter Director*)

Henry Wilson, Mayor, Hurst (Past President*)

*also a TML Board member