TEXAS BUILDERS FOUNDATION - Key Persons
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- Owner, Connally Construction Amarillo, TX
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- President, Decker Custom Homes, San Angelo, TX
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- Vice Chairman / Partner, Tommy Ford Construction, Dallas, TX
Jana McAllister joined the Board of Trustees in 2017 and became actively involved right away. She serves as vice chair of the board and chairs the Scholarship Committee. McAllister has proven her devotion to the foundation and furthering its mission, setting and ensuring that goals are met. Her hard work has helped provide dozens of students with scholarships, and her organizational skills and willingness to spend untold hours on fundraising have been instrumental in growing the foundation.
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- President, Tropicana Homes El Paso, TX
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- Rohrbacher Residential Construction Consultanting, Houston, TX
Ron Rohrbacher has served on the Texas Builders Foundation Board of Trustees since 2019. His resume is extensive, and his passion for workforce development and training is unsurpassed. Ron served as VP of Construction Training at Perry Homes for 31 years and currently owns Rohrbacher Residential Construction Consulting. He was appointed by Governor Abbott to the Industry Based Curriculum Advisory Council, where he reviewed the Texas Education Agency's construction training curriculum. In 2023, Ron was appointed by the governor to serve on the Board of Regents of Texas State Technical College. Ron also serves as chair of TAB's Codes and Standards Committee, a position he has held for 22 years. Thank you, Ron, for your commitment to our industry.
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- Secretary / Treasurer CEO, Texas Association of Builders, Austin, TX
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- Chairman / President, Tim Jackson Custom Homes, Fairview, TX
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- Dallas, TX
- Tommy Ford Construction Dallas, TX
Long before the Texas Builders Foundation was organized in 2010, Tommy Ford recognized that the building industry was facing a critical shortage of construction trades professionals. Once the foundation was born, Ford led the charge to ensure that the foundation's main goal would be to bring more people into our industry by offering scholarships to students who are pursuing careers as construction trades professionals in Texas. Tommy was the first major donor to the foundation so that it could immediately begin to award scholarships. His passion for the foundation has never waned, and Tommy's commitment to ensuring the growth of the foundation continues after over a decade of service as a truste