New Chairs to the Development Board

Kate Crosby, Board Chair

Kate Crosby is a Business Development Officer for Frost Bank. Crosby joined Frost Bank in March 1994, beginning her career as an Administrative Assistant in the Commercial Lending Department. In 1999 she was asked to join a pilot program that entailed developing customer relationships for the retail arm of the bank.

She previously served as assistant to the president for L.D. Brinkman, a multi-dimensional company focused on Carpeting, Ranching and Western Art Collecting.

Crosby graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with a BBA in Management.

Renee Forinash McElhaney, Chair-Elect

Renee Forinash McElhaney is an attorney with Cox Smith Matthews who is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

She has been honored on many occasions, including receipt of the 2004 Super Lawyer (Appellate) award; the 2004 Texas Rising Star (Appellate) from Texas Monthly; and the San Antonio Bar Association’s President’s Award.

McElhaney graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. Mary’s University School of Law with the Doctor of Jurisprudence. She also received a BS (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Development Board 2004-2005

Dr. O. Raye Adkins

Charles C. Andrews Jr.
4-N Affairs

J. Scott Beckendorf
Western Beverages

Jerry L. Boyd
JP Morgan Chase Bank

Crystal Campos
VP of Student Government Association

Tom Chen
Evergreen Eastbank, LTD

Kate M. Crosby
Frost Bank

Gary Dudley
SWBC

Richard B. Fink

Mikel Fitzgerald
Crosby, Bigelow & Fitzgerald

Alfredo Flores Jr.
Alamo Music Center

Mary Ann G. Franzke

Steve Giust
KWEX-TV (Univision)

Barry Harris
Amanda’s Fine Gifts

Martha W. Hopper

James C. Hu
Rodeway Inn Downtown

Col. Thomas C. Jackson

Jay Johnson
Block Distributing Company

Constance Jones-Cruise

Anita Kegley
Kegly, Inc.

Dean A. Lammert
Bank of America

Dr. Barbara A. Lawrence

Michael McChesney
McChesney Architects

Renee Forinash McElhaney
Cox Smith Matthews

Johnnie L. Medina

Alexandra T. Miller

Maureen Mikels Mimari

John K. Mulligan
SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.

Donna Muslin
Muslin & Associates, Inc.

Daniel A. Pedrotti, Jr.
Foresight Golf, LLC

Paula Plofchan

Christine Prescott
Corporate Travel Planners

Laura Richmond
Newton Associates/DBA Pizza Hut SA

R. Tom Roddy
Benson Motors, Inc.

Stacey Rubin

Richard W. Smith, Jr
Chapman Schewe

Patricia Pliego Stout
Alamo Travel Group

Linda Woods
San Antonio Critical Care Management

Roland A. Trevino
Los Barrios Restaurant

Caroline Walker

Marianne C. Watson
Wells Fargo Bank

Glenna M. Whitmarsh