At the Q2 Board Meeting in June, the TxA Board accepted the 2027 Slate of Officers as presented by the Nominating Committee.

The 2026 Nominating Committee:
Jason Puchot, AIA | AIA San Antonio; Leslie Tijerina, AIA | AIA Brazos; Brien Graham, AIA, NOMA | AIA Dallas; Rob Garcia, AIA | AIA Corpus Christi; Nkiru Gelles, AIA, NOMA | AIA Austin; Krystyn Haecker, AIA | AIA Houston; Stephi Motal, AIA | AIA Austin; Yesenia Tijerina, Assoc. AIA | AIA LRGV.

The next step in the process is the official vote by our members at the TxA Annual Business Meeting, which will be held at the TxA26 Annual Conference & Design Expo in San Antonio on Thursday, October 15.

Meet the 2027 Slate of Officers

Stephi Motal, AIA*
President
AIA Austin

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Qeturah Williams, AIA, NOMA
President-Elect
AIA Houston

Cannon Design

Gianna Pigford, FAIA, NOMA
Secretary
AIA Dallas

Ryan Companies US

Eugenio “Pacelli” Mesta, AIA*
Treasurer
AIA El Paso

Exigo Architecture

Marcus Gibbon, AIA
VP Advocacy
AIA Brazos

BRW Architects

Cale Lancaster, AIA*
VP Communications
AIA West Texas

Rhotenberry Wellen Architects

Melvalean McLemore, AIA, NOMA*
VP Practice & Recognition
AIA Houston

Abstract Group Inc.

Camille Jobe, FAIA
VP Professional Development
AIA Austin

Jobe Corral Architects

Oscar Olvera, Assoc. AIA, NOMA
State Associate Representative
AIA LRGV

Texas Southmost College

Yesenia Tijerina, Assoc. AIA*
Associate Director
AIA LRGV

ERO Architects

Justin Taplet, AIA, NOMA*
Young Architect Representative
AIA Houston

Smith & Company Architects

Shelley Holliday, Assoc. AIA
Educator Member
AIA Brazos

Texas A&M University College of Architecture

Torben Behmer
Public Member
Austin

American Institutes for Research

Micki Washington, AIA, NOMA
AIA Strategic Council
AIA Houston

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Amaya Labrador, AIA*
AIA Strategic Council
AIA Houston

human eXperience

2027 Nominating Committee

Gabriella Bermea, AIA, NOMA
AIA Austin

Charyl McAfee-Duncan, FAIA, NOMA
AIA Dallas

Paulina Lagos, AIA
AIA El Paso

In addition to the three selected members above, the Nominating Committee will consist of:

CHAIR
Krystyn Haecker, AIA*
2027 Past President
AIA Houston

Stephi Motal, AIA*
2027 TxA President — Ex-Officio
AIA Austin

Qeturah Williams, AIA, NOMA
2027 TxA President-Elect — Ex-Officio
AIA Houston

Yesenia Tijerina, Assoc. AIA*
2027 TxA Associate Director — Ex-Officio
AIA LRGV

OPEN SEAT
Selected by the 2027 TxA Board of Directors at the 2027 Leadership Retreat

*Approved at the 2025 TxA Annual Business Meeting for a two-year term.