Board Governance
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children’s National Board of Trustees functions as the governing board, setting the strategy and direction for the entire organization. Each Region has a Community Advisory Council that functions as an advisory board and assists in local fundraising and awareness building efforts. Each Community Advisory Council appoints three representatives to sit as members on the National Board of Trustees thus ensuring local representation at the national level.
National Board of Trustees
L-R (Front) Tracy DiFillippo, Jennifer Lewis (Middle) Jeanette Schneider, Dave Fontaine, Bill Raissle, William Morley (Back) Ralph Manning, Steve Graham, Dan Martin, Randy Boesch, Kate Crosby, Honorary Trustee – Blake Jones (Not pictured – Steve Borgna)
| Laura Bates Comal County District Attorney’s Office New Braunfels, TX |
Ralph Manning Progress Equity Partners, Ltd. Dallas, TX |
| Randy Boesch (Chair) City National Bank Las Vegas, NV |
Dan Martin UPS (Retired) New Braunfels, TX |
| Steve Borgna Nevada State Bank Las Vegas, NV |
Dr. William Morley (Chair) ExCL Group Durham, NC |
| Kate Crosby Frost Bank San Antonio, TX |
William J. Raissle (Vice Chair) HP Enterprise Services (Retired) Bulverde, TX |
| Tracy DiFillippo Armstrong Teasdale, LLP Las Vegas, NV |
Jeanette Schneider US Trust Bank of America Las Vegas, NV |
| Dave Fontaine (Treasurer) Retired Houston, TX |
Sherman Frederick (Honorary Trustee) Stephens Media Las Vegas, NV |
| Stephen Graham San Antonio River Authority San Antonio, TX |
Blake Jones (Honorary Trustee) Scheuermann & Jones New Orleans, LA |
| Jennifer Lewis (Secretary) Lewis Operating Corporation Las Vegas, NV |
Lindsey Slanker (Honorary Trustee) October Inc. Las Vegas, NV |
Nevada Region Community
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Texas Region Community
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| Randy Boesch (Chair) City National Bank Las Vegas, NV |
Laura Bates (Secretary) Comal County District Attorney’s Office New Braunfels, TX |
| Ronni Council Organized Karma Las Vegas, NV |
James Burton ExxonMobil (Retired) New Braunfels, TX |
| Stephen Fullam Toyota Financial Savings Bank Las Vegas, NV |
Kate Crosby (Chair) Frost Bank San Antonio, TX |
| Robert J. Kolesar, Jr. Nevada Title Las Vegas, NV |
Stephen Graham San Antonio River Authority San Antonio, TX |
| Lori Nelson Station Casinos Las Vegas, NV |
Brad Moore Brad Moore Builders LLC Bulverde, TX |
| Ann Simmons Nicholson Simmons Group Las Vegas, NV |
William J. Raissle (Vice Chair) HP Enterprise Services (Retired) Bulverde, TX |
| Mary Lynn Palenik Pricewaterhouse Coopers Las Vegas, NV |
Heath Reininger NuStar Energy San Antonio, TX |
| Debi Puccinelli Las Vegas, NV |
Lisa Short Valero Energy Corporation San Antonio, TX |
| Gavin Whiteley (Vice Chair) Cirque Du Soleil Las Vegas, NV |
Keith Taylor NuStar Energy San Antonio, TX |
| Christi Yanulavich Las Vegas Sands Corp. Las Vegas, NV |
