Board Members

- Board member since May 2009 - Place 6
- Term Expires: 2024
- Graduate of Jacksonville High School
- Married with two children
- Education
- Lon Morris College
- Tyler Junior College - Soccer Scholarship
- Texas A&M
- President, Hubert Glass Oil Company
- Former Coach - Jacksonville Flash - Boys Competitive Soccer Team
- Former President - Jacksonville Soccer Association
- Member, First United Methodist Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Todd Travis

- Board member since May 2017 - Place 4
- Term Expires: 2023
- Married with three children
- Education:
- LeTourneau University, MBA
- Texas A&M University, BBA Finance
- Jacksonville High School graduate
- Involved in Boy Scout Troops 403 and 366
- Deacon at Southside Church of Christ
- CLICK HERE to Email Dean Dublin

- Board Member: Elected May 2019 - Place 2
- Term Expires: 2025
- Married with two children
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Tyler Junior College
- UT Tyler (Surveying and Mapping)
- Logistics Manager, Halbert Mill Co.
- Member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Jacksonville
- CLICK HERE to Email Matthew Leinback

- Board Member: May 2020 - Place 5
- Term Expires: May 2024
- Married with two children
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Sam Houston State University
- Self Employed - Contract Landman
- Member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Blake Stephens

- Board Member: May 2020 - Place 3
- Term Expires: May 2023
- Married with 2 children
- Education:
- Louisiana State University - E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration
- Louisiana State University Law Center - Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Partner/Owner - Richards Penn
- Member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
- Fred Douglass Elementary Parent Teacher Association - Treasurer
- Professional Organizations:
- Texas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- AIEG
- TTLA
- AAJ
- CLICK HERE to Email Jill Penn
- Appointed to Board October 2025
- Married with three children and three grandchildren
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Texas State Technical Institute – Waco, TX
- Formerly Employeed @ Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 30 Years
- Retired in 2016
- Served on the Board of H.O.P.E. for 3 years
- Now Employeed as Pantry Manager of H.O.P.E.
- Currently the Pastor at The Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, TX
- Formerly Pastored in Alto, TX
- In his 26th year as a Pastor
- Formerly Pastored in Alto, TX
- CLICK HERE to Email Tracy Clater

- Board member: November 2023 - Place 1
- Term Expires: 2024
- Married with three children
- Education:
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Lamar University
- Pilot - Self Employed
- Member of Central Baptist Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Joshua Best
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- Board member since May 2009 - Place 6
- Term Expires: 2024
- Graduate of Jacksonville High School
- Married with two children
- Education
- Lon Morris College
- Tyler Junior College - Soccer Scholarship
- Texas A&M
- President, Hubert Glass Oil Company
- Former Coach - Jacksonville Flash - Boys Competitive Soccer Team
- Former President - Jacksonville Soccer Association
- Member, First United Methodist Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Todd Travis
-

- Board member since May 2017 - Place 4
- Term Expires: 2023
- Married with three children
- Education:
- LeTourneau University, MBA
- Texas A&M University, BBA Finance
- Jacksonville High School graduate
- Involved in Boy Scout Troops 403 and 366
- Deacon at Southside Church of Christ
- CLICK HERE to Email Dean Dublin
-

- Board Member: Elected May 2019 - Place 2
- Term Expires: 2025
- Married with two children
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Tyler Junior College
- UT Tyler (Surveying and Mapping)
- Logistics Manager, Halbert Mill Co.
- Member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Jacksonville
- CLICK HERE to Email Matthew Leinback
-

- Board Member: May 2020 - Place 5
- Term Expires: May 2024
- Married with two children
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Sam Houston State University
- Self Employed - Contract Landman
- Member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Blake Stephens
-

- Board Member: May 2020 - Place 3
- Term Expires: May 2023
- Married with 2 children
- Education:
- Louisiana State University - E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration
- Louisiana State University Law Center - Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Partner/Owner - Richards Penn
- Member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
- Fred Douglass Elementary Parent Teacher Association - Treasurer
- Professional Organizations:
- Texas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- AIEG
- TTLA
- AAJ
- CLICK HERE to Email Jill Penn
-
- Appointed to Board October 2025
- Married with three children and three grandchildren
- Jacksonville High School Graduate
- Education:
- Texas State Technical Institute – Waco, TX
- Formerly Employeed @ Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 30 Years
- Retired in 2016
- Served on the Board of H.O.P.E. for 3 years
- Now Employeed as Pantry Manager of H.O.P.E.
- Currently the Pastor at The Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, TX
- Formerly Pastored in Alto, TX
- In his 26th year as a Pastor
- Formerly Pastored in Alto, TX
- CLICK HERE to Email Tracy Clater
-

- Board member: November 2023 - Place 1
- Term Expires: 2024
- Married with three children
- Education:
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Lamar University
- Pilot - Self Employed
- Member of Central Baptist Church
- CLICK HERE to Email Joshua Best
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