Nuestro Consejo Ejecutivo

Our Board members, who come from all walks of life and backgrounds, are committed to economic opportunity for all Texas families.

Fred I. Lewis (Austin) founded and chairs Texans Together Education Fund. He is a public interest attorney and non-profit leader who has been engaged in grassroots education and advocacy for years.

James Aldrete (Austin) is president of Message, Audience and  Presentation, a political communications company. He has won many awards for his political work and is considered one of the “up-and-coming Democratic political campaign consultants in the state.” Texas Observer (Nov. 19, 2004). 

John Donisi (Austin) is an attorney with the Austin/San Antonio firm of Drenner & Golden Stuart Wolff . He has served as Special Assistant to Texas Governor Ann Richards, General Counsel to the Texas Senate’s Jurisprudence Committee, and Chief of Staff to State Senator Rodney Ellis.

Cris Feldman (Houston) practices civil litigation in Houston. He has won many awards for leading the successful civil lawsuit against Tom Delay’s TRMPAC that exposed corporate politcal corruption in Texas. He was a community organizer before attending law school.

Giovanni Garibay (Houston) serves as chief of staff for Houston City Councilmen Adrian Garcia and represents Young Democrats of America on the Democratic National Committee. He has served in a senior capacity on national, state and local campaigns.

Charlie Gustin (Austin) is the senior account executive and research director for Message, Audience and Presentation.  During the last five years, he has worked for numerous progressive campaigns and institutions. 

Keir Murray (Houston) is the founder and principal of KLM consulting, a political, public affairs, public opinion and communications consulting firm. He has has served as a consultant to the Mayor of Houston, Houston Community College, Houston Metro, and many campaigns.

Andres Pereira (Houston) practices mass tort litigation at Fleming & Associates. He has worked in a number of political campaigns, including fundraising for Ann Richards and doing field work for the late Billie Carr and  Sue Lovell.

Christian Phillips (Houston) is the Political Director for the Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE), a joint-local of the SEIU and AFSCME.

Keith Wade (Houston) has been involved in community and political organizing for 30 years in Houston, including running 3 congressional offices and more than 50 area campaigns.

Kelli White (Austin) has spent 25 years leading and growing community-based, non-profit corporations, including 10 years as head of SafePlace and as Interim Executive Director of Annie’s List.