The Texas Lakes Trail is a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization and it is governed by a board of directors comprised of no more than 15 voting members and ex officio members. Ex Officio members are non-voting but bring a depth of knowledge considered critical to our success.
The Board of Directors is the decision-making entity that facilitates the programing of the Texas Lakes Trail. The voting board members are selected by a nomination-by-application process from community leaders within the region. Board members are elected for a three-year term with a commitment of at least 5 board meetings a year, plus additional time spent working on such issues as historic preservation, economic development, promotion, education and heritage tourism.
2025 -2026 Board of Directors
President -Kristin Gibson, Assistant Director at Visit Granbury
Vice President - Byron Garvey, Visit Dallas
Secretary - Harold Lawrence, Museum of the Americas, Weatherford
Treasurer - April Luter, Director of Partnership Development & Programs
Lisa Dalton - Director of the Grapevine Visitor and Cultural Services
Denise Salerno - President of the Fort Worth Poetry Society
Sara Dedeluk- Director of Visit Grand Prairie
Kelsey Jistel - Curator of Educational Programs, Denton County Office of History and Culture
Dennis Moore - Somervell County Historical Society/ Nancy Smith Cemetery Association, Glen Rose
Amy Borders - City of Weatherford
John Akers - Ex Officio, Texas Historical Commission Historical Sites, Eisenhower Birthplace & Sam Rayburn House Museum
Patty Bushart - Ex Officio, Cedar Hill Museum of History
Doug Harman - Emeritus, Harman Consulting