Board of Trustees

Michael Taglienti | Police Officer Trustee | Chairman

Michael Taglienti is a Dallas Police Officer with 20 years of experience in law enforcement. He holds a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University and a M.S. degree from the University of Mississippi. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Texas A&M-Commerce, where he teaches courses on criminal justice and public administration.

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Tom Tull | Mayoral Appointee | Vice Chairman

Tom Tull, CFA, with 40+ years of investment experience in both private and public capital markets was the Chief Investment Officer at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) where he managed a $36 billion Trust. While at ERS Mr. Tull has been involved with over 200 completed investment transactions totaling $13 billion encompassing private equity, private real estate, global credit, hedge funds, and special situations.

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Joe Colonnetta | Mayoral Appointee

Mr. Colonnetta, a Dallas based investor, has 30 years of experience in the private equity industry as both an investor and operator. From 1985 to 1996 he served in a variety of banking and finance roles. From 1997 to 2011, Mr. Colonnetta worked for Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, a nationally prominent private equity firm in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

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Yvette Duenas | Non-Member Trustee

Yvette Dueñas received her B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas in 2004. She began her career in finance as an intern at Valero Energy Corporation and, upon graduation, accepted a full-time role as an Accountant at the company. In 2007, she earned her M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Our Lady of the Lake University, also in San Antonio.

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Tina Hernandez Patterson | Non-Member Trustee

Tina Hernandez is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Sub Saharan Opportunity Fund (SSO), a private equity fund providing debt financing in West Africa. Tina has over 20 years of experience in the hedge fund industry, with specific focus and expertise in the Credit/Capital Structure trading and risk management space. Prior to co-founding SSO, Tina was Director of Operations and Investor Relations at Cannae Capital Management, a Dallas-based high yield/distressed hedge fund. Preceding Cannae, Tina was a Convertible Arbitrage Trader and later COO of Tugar Capital Management, a Convertible Arbitrage hedge fund.

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Steve Idoux | Mayoral Appointee

Steve joined Lockton in 2007 as Vice President and became a Partner in 2019. In 2021, he was promoted to President of Lockton’s Dallas offices, and he was promoted again to CEO in 2024. He focuses on expanding the firm’s benefits expertise through hands-on mentoring and sharing of best practices, ultimately strengthening the support provided to clients.

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David Kelly | Mayoral Appointee

With over 35 years of experience in real estate and capital markets, Mr. Kelly has overseen more than $50 billion in financial transactions and developed over $3.5 billion in real estate assets, including $400 million in public-private partnerships.

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Scott Letier | Mayoral Appointee

Scott is the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Deason Capital Services (DCS), the family office for The Deason family, calling on his significant operating, financial, and investment experience to guide the investment activities and operations of this family office. He is actively involved in investing in private and public equities and debt, and alternative assets (funds, real estate, energy, infrastructure, and other assets) as well as overseeing administrative, accounting, estate and tax functions.

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Tony Scavuzzo | Non-Member Trustee

Tony Scavuzzo, CFA is a Managing Principal and joined Castle Creek® in 2009. He sits on the Investment Committee for the Castle Creek funds and works with the board of directors at several portfolio companies including Texas Community Bancshares (TCBS), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Blue Ridge Bancshares (BRBS), Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC), McGregor Bancshares, Central Payments LLC, and Marstone, Inc.

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Matthew Shomer | Fire Fighter Trustee

Matthew Shomer is a Captain in the Dallas Fire Department with 15 years of active service. He has a B.A. from Texas A&M University and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of North Texas. Matt owns Pioneer Realty LLC, a real estate brokerage handling both commercial & residential transactions in Texas, Oklahoma and Puerto Rico and Petrichor LLC which oversees mixed-use property development throughout the United States.

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Rob Walters | Mayoral Appointee

Rob Walters is a retired trial and antitrust partner with Gibson Dunn in Dallas. Rob also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Energy Future Holdings (fka TXU Corp.). Rob is a member of the American Law Institute and has served as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University School of Law in trial advocacy and at the University of Texas School of Law in energy policy and law.

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