Leaders and Committees

Legislative Committee:


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Auditing Committee:

  • Section 2. Auditing Committee. A committee of two members, who are not officers, shall be appointed by the President to audit the reports of the Treasurer or any other officers or members having Association funds in their charge. The Committee shall compare bank records, vouchers, and original entries in the account books after fiscal year end and report their findings to the Board of Directors, in writing within 30 days. The Auditing Committee shall also receive, count, and audit the ballots for the annual Texas Outstanding County Treasurer Award and present the results to the President. In the event either committee member shall become a TOCTA nominee, the President shall appoint a replacement of said member/members to the Committee.
NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Nancy Poage Upton treasurer@uptoncotx.com  
Phelan Wrinkle Coke phelan.wrinkle@co.coke.tx.us

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Resolutions Committee:

  • Section 3. Resolutions Committee. The President-Elect shall be the Chair of the Resolutions Committee. The Committee shall prepare and present resolutions of courtesy and thanks as occasions from year to year may require.

NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair Sharon Reynolds, President-Elect Brazoria sharonr@brazoria-county.com
Jan Hartl Wilson jhartl@tgti.net
Jennifer Canaba Hudspeth jcanaba@sierrablancaisd.com
Martha Sheridan Cass msheridan.treasurer@casscountytx.org 
Rita Moos Medina rita.moos@medinacountytexas.org
Sharon Overstreet Hardin soverstreet@co.hardin.tx.us
Shirley Fults Lamar treasurer_lamar_tx@yahoo.com
Vicki Lear Archer victoria.lear@co.archer.tx.us 

Constitution and Bylaws Committee:

  • Section 4. Constitution and Bylaws Committee The Second Vice-President shall be the Chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The duties of the Committee shall be to propose such amendments as in its judgment are deemed necessary to coordinate and simplify the Constitution and Bylaws and to eliminate conflicting and impractical provisions. Before the Annual Conference, the Committee shall provide a report to the Board of Directors of proposed amendments recommended by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee and of other proposed amendment recommendations submitted by members or committees. The report shall indicate if the recommendations are in accordance with the objectives of the Associations Constitution and Bylaws. All proposed amendments shall be presented in accordance with Constitution Article V and Article VI.

    The Constitution and Bylaws Committee Chair shall be responsible for submitting a dated, Official Revised Copy of the Constitution and Bylaws to the Secretary following the Annual Meeting. The Secretary will file the Official Revised Copy of the Constitution and Bylaws with the Annual Conference minutes.

    NAME COUNTY EMAIL
    Chair - Katherine Canova, Second Vice President Wise treasurer@co.wise.tx.us
    Dianne Alexander Callahan dianne.alexander@callahancounty.org
    Debra Riley Crosby cctreas@speednet.com
    Johnny Countryman Kaufman jdc@kaufmancounty.net
    Kay Barger Freestone ktaylorbarger@hotmail.com
    Kathy Davis Hood kdavis@co.hood.tx.us
    Kevin Hostas Baylor bctreas1@cebridge.net
    Robert Bean Menard menardtreas@verizon.net
    Wanda Foster Sterling wanda.foster@co.sterling.tx.us


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Nominating Committee:

  • Section 5. Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall interview members who qualify and are interested in serving as Association Officers and Directors. The Committee shall present a proposed slate of officers at the Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee shall be composed of six members: the Immediate Past President who shall serve as Chair, the current President, and four additional voting members. The four additional members shall include one Past President and three members at large not serving on the Executive Committee.

    The Director of each Region, upon the recommendation of the members of that Region, may submit in writing to the Chair of the Nominating Committee a nominee for Director from its Region. The nominee shall not be a Past President of the Association and is subject to the provisions in Article II of the Bylaws. The nominations can be made by mail or in person by the end of registration at the Annual Meeting.

    The Nominating Committee shall recommend replacement of vacancies on the Executive Committee. The Committee shall interview candidates who were previously considered for positions and may select additional candidates from the membership. The Committee will notify the President of the recommendations. The President will notify the membership of the selection.
NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Lesa Crosswhite, Immediate Past President Taylor crosswhl@taylorcountytexas.org
Alan Dierschke, Past President Glasscock alan.dierschke@glasscock.tx.us
Delores Shelton Hunt hctreasurer@huntcounty.net
Donna Kelly Erath money@htcomp.net
Sherry Enloe, Past President Shackelford sherryenloe@sbcglobal.net
Tabby Curtis Winkler wctreas@co.winkler.tx.us

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The Texas’ Outstanding County Treasurer Award (TOCTA) Committee:

  • Section 6. The Texas’ Outstanding County Treasurer Award (TOCTA) Committee The President shall appoint the Chair from the standing Committee which shall be composed of all Past and two members at large who have served as Region Directors with 8 years tenure as a County Treasurer. The Committee shall confirm at the County Treasurers’ Spring Seminar the selection of at least two but not more than five nominees for the Outstanding Treasurer from nominations made by each Region.

    Region Directors shall obtain nominees for Outstanding Treasurer from members of their Region. By secret ballot prior to the Spring Seminar, each Region shall vote and elect their nominee for Outstanding Treasurer. The nomination and a short biographical description shall be forwarded to the Chair of the TOCTA Committee for consideration by the Committee, provided notice of such nomination has been filed with the Chair not less than thirty days (30) days before the date of the Spring Seminar.

    Nominees of the TOCTA Committee shall be voted on by the members, with each member allowed one vote, either by mail or in person by the end of registration at the Annual Meeting. Ballots shall be collected by the Auditing Committee Chair who shall be someone other than a candidate for Outstanding Treasurer. After ballots are counted, a report will be given to the TOCTA Chair. Those eligible for selection include Association members with the exception of former TOCTA recipients and the incumbent President.

    NAME COUNTY EMAIL
    Chair - Linda Robinson, Past President Jefferson treas@co.jefferson.tx.us
    Alan Dierschke, Past President Glasscock alan.dierschke@glasscock.tx.us
    Barbara Robinson Johnson barbarar@johnsoncountytx.org
    Bill Helton, Past President McLennan bill.helton@co.mclennan.tx.us
    Charles Jones, Past President Bell Jonesce@vvm.com
    Dianna Spieker, Past President Tom Green dianna.spieker@co.tom-green.tx.us
    Donna Kelly, Past President Erath money@htcomp.net
    Martha Gustavsen, Past President Montgomery mgustavs@co.montgomery.tx.us
    Michele Tuttle Hays michele@co.hays.tx.us
    Scott Hahn Gray scott.hahn@graycch.com
    Vivian Wood, Past President Williamson vwood@wilco.org

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Public Relations Committee:

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Education Committee:

  • Section 8. Education Committee. The Education Committee shall be composed of at least seven members and shall be responsible for the Continuing Education Spring Seminar in accordance with Article VIII. The Chair shall be appointed by the President and the Co-Chair shall be appointed by the President elect, with the co-chair shall become the chair when the President-Elect becomes the President. At the Annual Conference, the Committee shall recommend to the Board the Education Seminar’s program content and format in accordance with the Statutes (Local Government Code, Section 83.003, and Chapter 87, Subchapter B) and long range goals of the Association. The committee shall also serve in an advisory role to the Conference Committee for the Annual Meeting education components.
NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Ida Tyler Hale halecotreas@halecounty.org
Kelli White, Co-Chair Smith kwhite@smith-county.com
Amy Perez Matagorda aperez@co.matagorda.tx.us
Barbara Robinson Johnson barbarar@johnsoncountytx.org 
Carolyn Bowen Ector bowencs@co.ector.tx.us
Debra Alexander Clay cctreasurer@claycountytx.com
Dolores Ortega Carter Travis dolores.ortega-carter@co.travis.tx.us
Dianna Spieker, Past President Tom Green dianna.spieker@co.tom-green.tx.us
Donna Kocurek Wharton cotreas@intertex.net
Glenna Canada Randall gcanada@randallcounty.org
Jane Toppert Mills
Juana Benefield Wheeler wctreas@centramedia.net
Kay Welch Bandera kwtreas@indian-creek.net
Leanne Jennings Potter leannjennings@co.potter.tx.us
Linda Douglas Guadalupe lindad@co.guadalupe.tx.us
Linda Jo Soliz Jim Hogg co.treas@scbglobal.net
Linda McCurry Kent kenttrea@caprock-spur.com
Linda Robinson Jefferson treas@co.jefferson.tx.us 
Linda Douglas Guadalupe lindad@co.guadalpe.tx.us
Lisa Jost Concho lisa.jost@co.concho.tx.us
Marvine Wix Aransas mwix@aransascounty.com
Norma Garcia Hidalgo norma.garcia@treasurer.co.hidalgo.tx.us
Patsy Lassiter Cherokee cotreasurer@cox-internet.com
Peggy Ledbetter Dewitt dewittcotreas@sbcglobal.net 
Sharon Gossett Lubbock sgossett@co.lubbock.tx.us
Teresa Perry Stoner Ward teresa.perry@co.ward.tx.us
Vergie Moreland Orange vmoreland@co.orange.tx.us
Vivian Wood, Past President Williamson vwood@wilco.org
 

Certification and Validation Committee:

  • Section 9. Certification and Validation Committee The Certification and Validation Committee shall be composed of at least three Past Presidents and three members at large with the Chair appointed by the President. The Certification and Validation Committee, with Board approval, shall supervise the certification program of the Association’s twenty hour course of continuing education, collect any submissions of excuses by members for failure to attend a required course within each twelve month period from January 1 through December 31 and make recommendations to the Board of those members who qualify for certification and those who should not qualify for certification. The Committee will determine, and will include language on the Certificates of Certification that indicates the Association approved the Continuing Education Hours and the Committee recommendations shall be approved or denied by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting preceding the spring seminar. The signatures of the President and the Chair of the Committee must appear on the certificates. Certificates shall be distributed to members who are qualified to receive certification no later than May 15 of the year following the end of each certification period

    NAME COUNTY EMAIL
    Chair - Bill Helton, Past President McLennan bill.helton@co.mclennan.tx.us
    Alan Dierschke, Past President Glasscock alan.dierschke@glasscock.tx.us
    Martha Gustavsen, Past President Montgomery mgustavs@co.montgomery.tx.us
    Gayle Biggerstaff Nolan nolancotreasurer@sweetwaternet.com
    Jim Thorp Parker jim.thorp@parkercountytx.com
    Margarette Smith Runnels runnelscounty.margarette@wtxs.net

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County Treasurers ’ Resource Guide Committee:

  • Section 10. County Treasurers’ Resource Guide Committee A Committee of at least seven members with the Chair appointed by the President shall annually review the Resource Guide and make such changes as needed to update, upgrade, and enhance the Guide in order to provide proper educational materials for County Treasurers. The Committee shall also serve in an advisory role to an institution of higher learning concerning education hours.

    NAME COUNTY EMAIL
    Chair - Vergie Moreland Orange vmoreland@co.orange.tx.us
    Bobbye Jo Floyd Terry bfloyd@terrycounty.org
    Charles Jones Bell charles.jones@co.bell.tx.us
    Karen Henderson Schleicher scco_trk@sccn2.net
    Mary Motley Palo Pinto mary.motley@co.palo-pinto.tx.us
    Nelda Colvin Scurry neldacolvin@yahoo.com
    Ruth Ann Young Garza Ruthann.young@co.garza.tx.us
    Sharon Overstreet Hardin soverstreet@co.hardin.tx.us
    Tricia Jacks Sabine sabcotreas@sabinenet.com

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Long Range Planning Committee:

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Directory Committee:

  • Section 12. Directory Committee. The Secretary shall serve as Chair of the Directory Committee. The Chair and four Sector/Regional Directors, appointed by the President, shall be responsible for making changes and updating the Directory.

NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Glenna Candad, Secretary Randall gcanada@randallcounty.org
Cindy Brown, First Vice President Denton cindy.brown@dentoncounty.com
Laura Lundquist Gillespie llundquist@gillespiecounty.org
Kathy Davis Hood kdavis@co.hood.tx.us
Mary Horton Jackson m.horton@co.jackson.tx.us
Mitzi Wohleking Midland mitzi_wohleking@co.midland.tx.us
Teresa Thomas Howard tthomas@Howard-County.lib.tx.us
Tricia Jacks Sabine tricia.jacks@co.sabine.tx.us


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Life Membership Committee:

  • Section 13. Life Membership Committee The President shall appoint a Past President and three members to the Life Membership Committee. Each of the members shall have served at least one full term as a Treasurer. The Committee shall review and recommend to the membership the Life Membership candidates who meet Life Membership criteria as set forth in the Bylaws Article IX.

NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Charles Jones, Past President Bell charles.jones@co.bell.tx.us
Charlene Everitt San Jacinto sjctreasurer@eastex.net
Debby Rhea Titus debbyrhea@yahoo.com

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Annual Conference Advisory Committee:

  • Section 14. Annual Conference Advisory Committee The President shall appoint a Chair who has served as a past Annual Conference host, two members who have hosted an Annual conference and/or served as President, two additional members. The current Conference host shall serve as the sixth member of the Committee also. The “Hosting A Conference” guidebook shall be reviewed annually to assure it provides the proper guidelines for the Conference host. The guidebook shall be presented to the Board of Directors for approval when amendments are proposed. Duties of the Committee shall include establishing, maintaining, and updating basic Annual Conference policies and guidelines. The Policies and guidelines in written form shall be presented to the Board annually for approval. The Committee shall also advise and provide assistance to the current Conference host to assure adherence to the policies of the Association.

NAME COUNTY EMAIL
Chair - Linda Robinson, Past President Jefferson treas@co.jefferson.tx.us
Bill Helton McLennan bill.helton@co.mclennan.tx.us
Barry McCallister Pecos pctreasurer@co.pecos.tx.us
Denise Bohannon Hockley hockleytreasurer@aol.com
Norma Garcia Hidalgo norma.garcia@co.hidalgo.tx.us


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New Treasurers’ Orientation Committee:

  • Section 15. New Treasurers’ Orientation Committee The President shall appoint the chair of the committee. The Chair may make as many committee appointments as necessary to assure a successful orientation. The New Treasurers’ Orientation will be held in January every four years following the General Election for County Treasurers. The Orientation shall provide newly elected Treasurers with general information and guidelines that will help them perform the duties of the office

    NAME COUNTY EMAIL
    Chair - Dianna Spieker, Past President Tom Green dianna.spieker@co.tom-greereen.tx.us
    Co-Chair - Ida Tyler Hale halecotreas@halecounty.org

*Chairs will make appointments

 

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      Past President’s Committee:

      • Section 17. Past President’s Committee The Past Presidents Committee, composed of all active Treasurers who have served as President of the Association, will provide the wisdom of their experience by providing technical support and advice to the President of the Association and the Executive Committee. Recommendations will be made to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee to change or establish new policies and procedures as the need arises. At least one member of the Past Presidents Committee will serve in all Association activities of mutual consultation with the Texas Association of Counties (TAC), National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of County Treasurers and Finance Officers (NACTFO), International Association of Clerks Recorders Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT), Government Finance Officers of America (GFOA), Government Finance Officers Of Texas (GFOT), and other statewide or nationwide county Official organizations

        NAME TERM COUNTY EMAIL
        Lesa Crosswhite (chair) 2006-2007 Taylor crosswhl@taylorcountytexas.org
        Alan Dierschke 2005-2006 Glasscock alan.dierschke@glasscock.tx.us
        Dianna Spieker 2004-2005 Tom Green dianna.spieker@co.tom-green.tx.us
        Donna Kelly 2003-2004 Erath money@htcomp.net
        Vivian Wood 2002-2003 Williamson vwood@wilco.org
        Bill Helton 2001-2002 McLennan bill.helton@co.mclennan.tx.us
        Martha Gustavsen 2000-2001 Montgomery mgustavs@co.montgomery.tx.us
        Linda Robinson 1998-1999 Jefferson treas@co.jefferson.tx.us
        Scott Hahn 1997-1998 Gray scott.hahn@graycch.com
        Charles Jones 1988-1989 Bell charles.jones@co.bell.tx.us

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      Fundraising Committee:

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      Article X - CTAT Scholarship:

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