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