Leadership

Roy Charles Brooks

Director

Roy Charles Brooks serves and represents the constituents of Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct One. For over 30 years he has represented his community as a volunteer, city elected official, and as County Commissioner. Roy Charles Brooks serves and represents the constituents of Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct One. For over 30 years he has represented his community as a volunteer, city elected official, and as County Commissioner. He is Past President of the National Association of Counties where he led the organization in participation in the Pritzker Children’s Initiative. He has spearheaded many programs in Tarrant County, including the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Program (“TCRI”) and the Nurse Family Partnership. Known for his strong leadership, and his ability to forge coalitions, his is an influential voice in Tarrant County, the State of Texas and the nation.

Keon Anderson

Director

Keon Anderson is a general dentist in Fort Worth, Texas and a member of several professional societies, including the Texas Dental Association, Fort Worth District Dental Society, American Dental Association, and the National Dental Association. Keon is a Louisiana State University Foundation Member. He is a board member of the United Way of Tarrant County and the Fort Worth Opera.

Curtis Harris

Director

Curtis Harris had over 26 years with Exxon Mobil Corporation, and held many roles with increasing levels of responsibility. At the time of the Exxon and Mobil corporations’ merger, Curt was an active participant in Exxon Mobil merger transition support, working to form the global organization structures for the corporate, chemical and downstream financial functions. Curt retired in March 2014 culminating his career as Global Human Resources Manager, Polymers, ExxonMobil Chemical Company; an organization with more than 2,000 people and $2.5B of income.

Ken Hampton

Director

Ken Hampton is a financial advisor for Edward Jones. His previous work experience included a stint as Human Resource Manager and subsequently Plant Manager for M&M Mars. He is a former Senior Vice-President for Community Development with the Waco Chamber of Commerce. Ken is an active community participant having served on the Board of Directors for Providence Healthcare Networks, YMCA of Central Texas, Waco Cultural Arts Festival and the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce.

Nate Washington

Secretary

Nate Washington serves as managing partner of The Washington Firm, a litigation boutique he founded in 2006. Every year since 2014, Nate has been recognized by his peers as one of the Top Personal injury Lawyers in Fort Worth. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Millions Dollar Advocates Forum. Since 2018, he has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Personal Injury Lawyer. Nate is an ordained deacon, husband and father. Nate’s favorite way to pass time is watching his children play baseball and softball. Nate manages The Washington Firm with this wife, Attorney, Katrina Washington.

Brian C. Newby

Chair

Major General (ret) Brian C. Newby is the Managing Partner of Cantey Hanger, LLP, a 130 year old, full-service civil law firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Cantey Hanger maintains offices in Fort Worth, Dallas and Austin.

General Newby graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Arts in History and from the University of Texas School Of Law, with a Juris Doctorate. A distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC, he had a 31 year military career serving as an Active Duty, Reserve and Air National Guard judge advocate (JAG) with assignments as a military prosecutor and defense counsel, a wing staff judge advocate, Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General and as an Assistant to both the Director for Operational Law and the Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, United States Air Force. He is a former Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Texas Air National Guard, where he had responsibility for the headquarters and three flying wings in Texas. His last assignment was as the Air National Guard Assistant to The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Governor George W. Bush appointed him to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents in 1999, and he served as Vice Chairman of the Board from 2003 to 2005.

General Newby is a former Chief of Staff to Texas Governor Rick Perry and led the State of Texas’ hurricane recovery efforts following the devastating effects of Hurricane Ike. He also served as the General Counsel to the Office of the Governor of Texas.

A distinguished Fort Worth attorney, General Newby has been a partner at Cantey Hanger LLP in their Fort Worth and Austin offices, and formerly with Roan & Autry, P.C. of Austin, Texas and Newby Davis, PLLC of Fort Worth, Texas. He has previously held an Of-Counsel position with the municipal finance law firm of Mahomes Bolden, P.C. of Dallas, Texas and has served as outside General Counsel to the Houston General Insurance Company. His legal practice has concentrated on public and administrative law, commercial litigation and municipal finance.
He is an active trial attorney admitted to practice law in Texas and before the United States District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; and United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

General Newby was elected to the Tarrant Regional Water District Board, where he served from 1999 to 2009. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Air Force JAG School Foundation and the Air Force Museum Foundation. He also serves on the Executive Boards of Cook Children’s Health Foundation, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber, Downtown Fort Worth Inc., Visit Fort Worth and the Real Estate Council. He is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, Defense Research Institute, and a former president of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Black Bar Association.

General Newby is married to Sandra “Sandy” Conley Newby and the couple reside in Fort Worth, Texas. They have two adult children, Jacob and Samantha.

AL LEWIS

Vice-Chair

Al Lewis is retired with over 45 years federal service. He served in the United States Air Force 33 plus years, retiring at the rank of O-6 Colonel. After military retirement he worked 11 plus years as the Missile Defense Agency Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Test Security.

Lewis was the Charter Sire Elect of Epsilon Chi Boulé, Colorado Springs, CO prior to transferring to Delta Mu Boulé. Lewis’ other affiliations include Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He was a member of the San Antonio Black Professional Leadership Network and Board Member of the Rapid City South Dakota United Way.

chair

brian c. newby

vice-chair

al lewis

treasurer

gregory davis

Secretary

Nate washington

Director

ken hampton

Director

john barnett

Director

curtis harris

Director

keon anderson

Director

roy charles brooks

Roy Charles Brooks

Keon Anderson

Curtis Harris

Ken Hampton

Nate Washington

Brian C. Newby

AL LEWIS