A Letter from the Chair
As a Communications graduate from the Class of 1989, I am incredibly honored to serve as the current Chair of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication Board of Visitors. My TCU degree set me up for a global executive career in financial services, consulting and non-profit. Additionally, TCU sparked my passions for a lifetime of learning, cultures, people, and living a life with a servant’s heart. It is rewarding to partner with Dean Bunton and the Board of Visitors to serve our students, professors and community.
We have entered an era that is full of new challenges and new possibilities. Entire industries are being built, data and technology have taken front-stage, and we are uniquely positioned to create a future where dignity, respect and equality can be the underpinnings for our decisions and actions. The Bob Schieffer College of Communication has always been on the forefront of culture and I look forward to seeing how our young leaders will take their TCU education and use it to make this world an even better place.
Thank you to all of you who believe in TCU and celebrate Purple through your gifts of time, treasure and ambassadorship!
Go Frogs!
Elizabeth Jenswold ‘89
Chair, Schieffer College Board of Visitors
Current Board of Visitors Members
| Joel Anderson ’00 Staff Writer Slate Magazine San Francisco, CA |
Katherine Beattie ’08 Co-executive producer and writer NCIS Los Angeles, CA |
Corrie Brock ’06 Director of Strategy Firehouse Agency Prosper, TX |
| Bonnie Creel ’71 ’74 Retired communication professor Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX |
Craig Felner ’94 Executive Vice President Lincoln Policy Group Vienna, VA |
Kris Gutierrez ’99 News Anchor KPRC Channel 2 News Houston, TX |
| Marc Istook ’98 Co-Anchor of Daybreak WFAA ABC 8 Fort Worth, TX |
Elizabeth Jenswold ’89 Senior VP, Global Head of People and Corporate Functions CBRE Dallas, TX |
Jean Palmer ’96 Sr. Mgr. of Remote Operations SportsNet New York New York, NY |
| Amber Roberts ’97 ’03 Realtor Roberts Realty Group DFW Dallas, TX |
Paige Hendricks Russey ’71 President Paige Hendricks Public Relations, Inc. Fort Worth, TX |
L. Michelle Smith ’93 ’95 Founder no silos communications Creator, Producer and Host The Culture Soup Podcast Cedar Hill, TX |
| Omar Villafranca ’00 Correspondent CBS News Dallas, TX |
John Walls ’05 Principal JW/PR Dallas, TX |
Tracy Reneé Williams ’04 (’08 M.S.) Founder and owner TraComm Development Group Dallas-Fort Worth |
Emeritus Board of Visitors Members
| Valerie K. Blackburn ’79 Principal VKB Media Consulting Denver, CO |
Roy Eaton ’59 Former Board of Visitors Chairman President/Publisher Wise County Messenger Decatur, TX |
Nick Karanges ’81 ’83 Sr. VP of Real Estate Services Innovative Developers, Inc. (IDI) Mansfield, TX |
| Troy Moncrief ’94 President The Baker Firm – Fidelity National Title Fort Worth, TX |
H. Andrew Schwartz Sr. VP for External Affairs Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Bethesda, MD |
Stephen Tatum Partner Cantey Hanger LLP Fort Worth, TX |