Board of Directors

TSAHC is governed by a five-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of Texas with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate. Board members are appointed for six year terms and serve staggered terms with 1-2 members' terms expiring February 1st. The current Board of Directors are:

Board Chairman

Robert "Bob" Jones, Corpus Christi
Term Expiration: February 1, 2015

Rev. Jones is an ordained Elder and Pastor of the Messianic Fellowship Church and is Host of the Morning Show on 1440 KEYS radio in the coastal bend. He has served on a number of Boards and Councils including the Coastal Coordination Council, United Way, USO, and Regional Transportation Authority. Bob served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam (MAC-V) and Italy (NATO) and is a life member of VFW Post 3837 and a member of the American Legion Post 364. He earned a Bachelor's degree From Temple University in Pennsylvania.

Vice Chairman

Jo Van Hovel, Temple
Term Expiration: February 1, 2013

While serving as a licensed abstracter, Ms. Van Hovel was appointed Country Recorder by the Wilkin County Commissioner in Breckenridge , Minnesota . Ms. Van Hovel later obtained her real estate license in Minnesota and North Dakota and taught real estate classes in addition to serving as a commercial and lakeshore real estate professional. In 1993, Minnesota Governor Carlson appointed Ms. Van Hovel to the Minnesota Housing Finance Board, a board on which she served until 1999. From 1997 to 1999 Ms. Van Hovel also served on the National Conference of State Housing Board in Washington D.C.

Members

Jeran Akers, Plano
Term Expiration: February 1, 2011

Akers is a retired businessman, founder and CEO of Akers and Associates Inc. He is past mayor of Plano, and a past member of the Leadership Plano Executive Board, Plano Chamber of Commerce and Collin County Planning Board. He is also a past member of the Plano Rotary Club Board of Directors and Great Plains District Advisory Board of Boy Scouts of America. Akers served in the U.S. Air Force, and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado.

William H. Dietz, Jr., Waco
Term Expiration: February 1, 2013

Mr. Dietz is Executive Vice President, Director of Financial Services, and Registered Principal for Extraco Banks.  He has worked in financial services for more than 14 years.  Mr. Dietz currently serves on the Board of Directors for Baylor University’s Friends of Fine Arts, the Rotary Club of Waco, the Waco Symphony Orchestra, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School.  He is past president of the Heart of Texas Estate Planning Council, and currently volunteers as assistant cub master and den leader for Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 308, and as a youth soccer coach for the Heart of Texas Soccer Association.  Dietz received a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University.

Cynthia Leon, Mission
Term Expiration: February 1, 2015

Ms. Leon retired in January of 2009 from a 36-year career with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She was appointed to the position of HUD Regional Director, Region VI, by President George W Bush on December 3, 2001 and served in that capacity until she retired. She began her career in public service as a VISTA volunteer in Cheyenne, Wyoming and has also served as the director of Native American Programs and the Director of Public Housing the Denver Regional Office. Ms. Leon is a retired Captain from the U.S. Navy Reserve. For most of her Navy career, she served as a Public Affairs Officer, and during the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) was called to active duty to serve at the Pentagon. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Austin College, Sherman, Texas, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder.