

At the Q2 Board Meeting in June, the TxA Board accepted the 2025 Slate of Officers as presented by the Nominating Committee. The next step in the process is the official vote by our members at the Annual Business Meeting, which will be held at the 85th Annual Conference & Design Expo in Houston on Thursday, October 3.
Learn more about the 2025 Slate of Officers below.
Jason Puchot, AIA | President | San Antonio*
Principal | RVK Architecture, San Antonio
Krystyn Haecker, AIA | President-Elect | Houston
Principal | Mirador Group, Houston
Mike Allex, AIA | Secretary | LRGV
Principal | Rike Ogden Figueroa Allex Architects, McAllen
Dana Walton, AIA | Treasurer | Amarillo*
Principal | Design Peridot, Amarillo
Laura Sachtleben, FAIA | VP Advocacy | Houston
Director of Sales | Landscape Forms, Houston
Samantha Markham, AIA | VP Communications | Dallas*
Senior Associate | Stantec, Dallas
Gabriella Bermea, AIA | VP Practice & Recognition | Austin*
Associate & Design Architect | VLK Architects, Austin
Maurice Thames, AIA | VP Professional Development | Dallas
Director of Architecture | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Hymavathi Vennapusa, Assoc. AIA | State Associate Representative | Dallas
Facility Program Manager, Plan Design Construction | Parkland Health, Dallas
Lindsey Slay Williams, Assoc. AIA, NOMA | Associate Director | Houston*
Director of Community Development | Houston Land Bank
Kyle Kenerley, AIA | Young Architect Representative | Dallas*
Associate | MODUSarchitecture, Dallas
Dennis Chiessa, AIA | Educator Member | Fort Worth
Assistant Professor | University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture, Arlington
Amy Hufnagel | Public Member | Houston
Executive Director | ACE Mentor Program, Houston
Matt Green, AIA | AIA Strategic Council | Fort Worth*
Principal & Co-Founder | Urban Bobcat Architects, Fort Worth
Brien Graham, AIA | AIA Strategic Council | Dallas*
Civil, Municipal, & Cultural Market Leader | KAI, Dallas
*Approved at the 2023 TxA Annual Business Meeting for a two-year term.