Georgetown Health Foundation is governed by a self-perpetuating board of directors, whose members are elected to three-year terms. Directors, who can serve up to four terms, typically are chosen from among business and civic leaders in Georgetown.
Board of Directors
Current Members
Bradley D. Smith
Chair - GHF Board of Directors, Chair - GHF Executive Committee | Bradley D. Smith is a 1980 graduate from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree concentrating in real estate and marketing. Mr. Smith has thirty-nine years' experience in the commercial real estate business with emphasis in retail development, leasing, brokerage and management.
Jim Donovan, M.D.
Past Chair – GHF Board of Directors, Member – GHF Executive Committee, Member - Governance & Nominating Committee | Jim Donovan attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth and has been a Board Certified Family Physician for 35 years.
Matt Smith
Chair-Elect - GHF Board of Directors, Member - GHF Executive Committee, Chair - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee | Matt Smith is the Assistant Executive Director for the Williamson County Juvenile Services Department in Georgetown, Texas. Matt is a certified Juvenile Probation Officer and a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in English & Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin...
Steve West
Secretary - GHF Board of Directors, Member - GHF Executive Committee Committee, Chair - GHF Grants Committee | Steve West grew up in southeast Texas. He graduated in 1972 from Lamar University with a BBA in accounting. He began his school finance career in Beaumont, Texas, as the controller for the regional education service center.
Denisse Baldwin
Member – GHF Grants Committee | A Texas A&M graduate, Denisse has served in public education for the last 16 years. She started as a third grade teacher in Grand Prairie ISD, and quickly joined Georgetown ISD in 2009. During her time in the classroom and as a math interventionist, Denisse...
Rachel Gallardo
Member - GHF Grants Committee | Rachel Gallardo brings over fifteen years of experience in educational leadership and system development. In her current role as Managing Director of District Programs at The Holdsworth Center, Rachel leads the team that designs and delivers all district programs and leads the team of embedded district support consultants that...
Conchita Gusman
Member - GHF Finance Committee | Conchita Gusman is currently the Business Retention and Expansion Program Manager within the Economic Development Department at the City of Georgetown where she helps businesses navigate through challenges, opportunities, and gaining access to resources to support their growth in the city. She works collaboratively with industry partners such as universities...
Char Hu, PhD
Member – GHF Finance Committee | Char received his PhD in molecular biophysics where he researched the underlying mechanisms for diseases like Alzheimer’s. He went on to build and operate Georgetown Living, a certified Alzheimer's and dementia living facility known for its evidence-based design building and pet therapy ranch animals.
Pete Inman
Member – GHF Governance & Nominating Committee | Pete Inman is an accomplished strategist and thought leader within the private, non-profit and public sectors. In addition to founding Camino Real Financial Strategies and helping hundreds of families and small business owners move from financial clutter to clarity...
Delta Jolly
Member - GHF Grants Committee | Delta Jolly has previously served her community as a police officer and dispatcher with the Georgetown Police Department and a local children’s book author. Delta has continued to teach members of the community as an adjunct professor with Austin Community College and currently...
Ben Lake
Ben Lake - Member GHF Finance Committee | Ben came to Georgetown in 2002 to attend Southwestern University. After graduating with a degree in physics, he went to work for a local civil engineering firm designing and managing public transportation projects. In 2016 he formed Open Road Network Services, a Georgetown-based business providing honest, reliable, and affordable technology support to individuals and small businesses.
Tom Locke
Member - GHF Finance Committee | Prior to retirement in August, 2022, Tom’s extensive financial background and understanding of the importance of service to others prepared him to effectively lead the Texas Methodist Foundation, the country’s largest Methodist Foundation. The Foundation provides services to strengthen
Joan D. Maier
Member - GHF Executive Committee, Chair - GHF Finance Committee | Joan, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) has been a resident of Georgetown and is active in the Georgetown Community since 1991. Joan is the Senior Manager...
Linda Meigs
Member – GHF Grants Committee | Linda Frasher Meigs has served the Georgetown community as a child, mental health, and public school advocate for over thirty years. Ms. Meigs currently serves on the steering team for Resilient WILCO, an initiative that seeks to educate the citizenry of Williamson County...
Rodney Morales
Member - GHF Finance Committee | Rodney Morales is a community banker specializing in commercial and real estate loan originations, portfolio management, financial analysis, and bank operations management. Rodney is currently the Sr. Vice President of Horizon Bank in Salado, Texas. Rodney is a community volunteer and leader.
Sofia Nelson
Member – GHF Grants Committee | Sofia Nelson carries a long history of seeking to support and serve her community both professionally and personally. She currently serves as the Planning Director for the City of Georgetown and oversees the historic preservation, long range planning, and the review of all development applications.
Robert Stern, MD
Member – GHF Governance & Nominating Committee | Bob Stern is a Williamson County native. He has practiced internal medicine, clinical pathology and anatomic pathology in Williamson and Travis Counties for more than 30 years. During that time, he has served on numerous community, hospital and clinic committees, associations and […]
Ad Hoc Members
R. Tim Harris
Member - GHF Executive Committee, Co-Chair - GHF Finance Committee | Mr. Tim Harris is a Broker with Georgetown Commercial Properties, and has been in real estate brokerage since 2001. He recently retired as the Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Business Management of Georgetown Rail Equipment Co.
Cindy Locke
Ad Hoc Member - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee | After a career in higher education administration, Cindy retired from Southwestern University as Associate Vice President for University Relations in May, 2015. Her professional areas of focus consisted of constituent relations, public relations, marketing, communications, events, and coordination of Southwestern's signature Shilling Lecture.
Emeritus Members
Stephen D. Schaefer, O.D.
Chair Emeritus – GHF Board of Directors | Dr. Schaefer has served on the Board of Directors of Georgetown Healthcare System for over 20 years and as Board Chair for more than 15 years.
Karen Cole
Director Emeritus – GHF Board of Directors | Karen returned to Georgetown in 2004 after almost 40 years in the banking industry. Karen retired as a Regional Executive of Bank of America Private Bank.
Darrick McGill
Director Emeritus – GHF Board of Directors | Darrick McGill is a businessman serving the Georgetown community with expertise in finance and economics.