Foundation: New Board Members & Officers

The Tarrant County College Foundation recently elected officers and appointed five new members to its board. The officers, serving a one-year term are Chairman Randall Canedy, Vice Chairman David Parker, Secretary Lei Testa and Treasurer Kay Cox. Canedy serves as market president, Frost Bank Mansfield.

Jay M. Bartley

Jay M. Bartley, senior wealth advisor for American National Bank of Texas. Bartley’s background in banking spans more than 25 years. She is a founding director of the Aledo ISD Education Foundation and also board secretary and director for the Parker County Health Foundation. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University, where she majored in accounting.

Rhonda Robertson

Rhonda Robertson, assistant chief of police, City of Fort Worth. A 19-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, Robertson oversees the department’s Support Bureau, which includes Tactical Command, Investigative and Support Command and Communications. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and Master of Arts from The University of Texas at Arlington. She is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Charles G. Langham III

Charles G. Langham III, author and lecturer. Langham received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston in 1975. He has served on numerous committees, boards and leadership positions, including All Saints Episcopal and Baylor All Saints Hospital, where he was chief of staff and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Linda Valdez Thompson

Linda Valdez Thompson is executive vice president of administration and diversity, DFW International Airport. Thompson has received several distinctions including being named Woman of the Year by Hispanic Business Magazine and Ultimate Latina by the USA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is an alumnus of the prestigious National Hispanic Leadership Institute (NHLI).

Karen Thornton

Karen Thornton, vice president of human resources, FTS International. A 15-year human resource professional, Thornton received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.