Board of Directors
SMEF EXECUTIVE BOARD 2024
Marissa McGlothlin - President
Community Volunteer
Dr. Rosina Ruiz Valle - Immediate Past President
Texas State University Student Success Initiatives
Justice Unique Vega - Executive Director
San Marcos CISD Coordinator of Communications
Andrew Fernandez - VP of Administration
San Marcos CISD Chief of Communications and Technology
Ellen Ault - VP of Alumni Affairs
Community Volunteer
Margaret Lindsey - VP of Development
and Endowment
Retired Public School Teacher and Administrator/ Community Volunteer
Dr. Michael A. Cardona - Secretary
San Marcos CISD Superintendent
Jeff Ault - Treasurer
Ault & Ault Orthodontics – Owner/Orthodontist
John L. Navarrette - SMEF Founding Member & At Large Rep
CenturyLink – South Texas Operations - SRO
Kristin Wingard - At-Large Rep
Coldwell Banker D’Ann Harper Real Estate Agent
Rose Brooks – SMEF Founding Member
Community Volunteer
Brenda Butler
Retired SMCISD Educator
Cynthia Arredondo
Texas School Safety Center – Texas State University
Dr. Catherine Carothers
Carothers Family Dental – Dentist/Co-Owner
Joey Castillo
A+ Federal Credit Union Branch Manager
Stella Contreras
Sage Capital Bank Lead Teller
Brooke Damron
The Damron Group
Sir Michael Dietz
Retired Military
Dr. Kari Fay
Board-certified OBGYN
Kevin Gilley
Texas State University
Anne Halsey
SMCISD School Board Trustee
John Hardy
Divided Sky Roofing & Exteriors CEO
Sam Regonini
Associate Director of Development · Ascension Texas Foundations
Jennifer Rogers
Greater San Marcos Partnership
Brooke Spruiell
Magnolia Appraisal Services
Melesa Yager
Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center
Founding Members
Reece Boyd, Rose Brooks, John Navarrette, Bruce Harper, Scott Burton, Hon. David Chiu, Albert Sierra, Pete Weber, Mary Borm, Phil Sladek, Dr. Gwen Smith, Cathy Supple, Terry Jester, and Dr. John Beck
“Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.”
- Edwin Friedman