Our Board

DEDICATED TOURISM PROFESSIONALS

Board of Directors

Our Board Volunteers Are Selected For Their Leadership
In Tourism, Preservation, Marketing, Education Or Legislative Affairs

The purpose of the board is to:

• set policy for the region
• manage the legal obligations of the organization
• maintain ownership and accountability of the nonprofit development
• ensure the quality and performance of the regional work
• plan, hire, evaluate, support, and appropriately compensate the director
• recruit qualified new members to improve quality of the organization

Board members commit to a three-year term with an optional second term. Partners interested in joining the Texas Forest Region board may request an application from the director. Our Board volunteers represent the North, Central, and South areas of our 35-county region of East Texas. Each representative is selected for their leadership in tourism, preservation, marketing, education or legislative affairs.

FISCAL YEAR 2025

Meet Our Board

Open Position
President

TBD

Holli Fourniquet
Past President

Holli (Conley) Fourniquet, CTE, TDM, has been in the tourism industry for the past 11 years. She is a native of East Texas who likes to spend her time working with people who like to promote Texas and all it has to offer.
Term Ends August, 2025

Kathy Lovier
Secretary

Kathy has worked for the City of Mt. Vernon since 1996. Prior to that, she worked for Franklin County in the County/District Clerk and Justice of the Peace. Kathy is a graduate of the NTCC legal assistant program, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the Louisiana Baptist University.

City of Mount Vernon
Economic Development
109 North Kaufman Street
Mount Vernon, TX 75457
klovier@comvtx.com
Office: 903-537-4495

Barbara Judkins
Member

In 2013, Barbara was hired by the Texas Historical Commission to manage the Starr Family Home State Historic site. At that time, her and her husband Ken left the DFW traffic and moved to Marshall, TX. It was one of the best decisions they ever made.

Starr Family Home State Historic Site
Site Manager
407 West Travis Street
Marshall, TX 75670
barbara.judkins@thc.state.tx.us
Office: 903-935-3044

Seong MacLaren
Member

Bio Coming Soon

Visit Lindale
Director, Downtown Development & Tourism
55 Miranda Lambert Way, Ste. 3
Lindale, TX 75771
seongm@lindaletx.gov
Office: 903-617-9132

Ashley Morgan
Member

Bio Coming Soon!

Nancy Windham
Member

Nancy C. Windham is President & CEO of the Texas Forest Country Partnership (TFCP), a 12-county economic development organization whose mission is to enrich the economic and well-being of rural East Texas through marketing, business development and advocacy. She is responsible for leading the organization’s economic development efforts by managing the relationships with alliances and partners serving the Texas Forest region for new and expanding business opportunities, infrastructure projects, site selection, incentive negotiations, workforce development and available land sites. The focus of the TFCP are in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Forest & Wood Products, Healthcare and Tourism.

Texas Forest Country Partnership
President / CEO
PO Box 747
Lufkin, TX 75901
nwindham@ texasforestcountry.com
Office: 936-632-3552

Cassie Ham
Member

Bio Coming Soon!

Megan Payne
Member

Bio Coming Soon!

TEXAS FOREST TRAIL

Meet Our Executive Director

Sherry Chaney Morgan

Sherry Chaney Morgan is a native East Texan. Sherry holds a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching from Sam Houston State University, a Master of Education from Stephen F. Austin State University, and is recognized as a Certified Tourism Executive by the Texas Travel Industry Association. When not promoting East Texas tourism, Sherry enjoys writing, photography, cooking, and spending time with her two daughters, Zoë and Sadie.

Mission Statement

The Texas Forest Trail Region is a network of partners working together to foster regional economic development by promoting heritage tourism and the preservation of cultural and historic resources.

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Sherry Chaney Morgan

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