Board of Directors

Brian Garrett Yarbrough is a member of the 1988 class of Terry Scholars and joined the Terry Foundation Board in 2012. Brian is a principal with the law firm Erben & Yarbrough in Austin, where he is engaged in legislative and regulatory advocacy before Texas government and state administrative agencies.

Brian is a 1997 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, a 1992 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin (PLAN II Honors Program) and a 1988 graduate of Canyon High School in New Braunfels.

He is married to Wendy Wagner Yarbrough, from San Antonio. They have three children, Garrett, Wyatt and Lily. They are active members of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Rodeo Austin, and other local civic and charitable activities.

Yvonne Rode Moody was named as the Foundation’s first Executive Director in August of 2012. She was named Foundation President in 2015. Originally, she was selected as one of the first 17 Terry Scholars as part of the inaugural class in 1987. She joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2000, one of the first Alumni Scholars to be named to the Board.

A native of Fredericksburg, Yvonne received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M in 1991. Her professional experience includes working for Chevron as a Retail Construction Project Manager. Her volunteer interests include a variety of church, school and civic organizations, but her passion has always remained with the Terry Foundation and its growing number of Terry Scholars and Alumni.

Yvonne was married for 23 years to her late husband Ted Moody. Their two daughters both attended Texas A&M in College Station. She lives in Houston and is an active member of Faith Lutheran Church in Bellaire. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Scholarship Providers Association.

Carter Overton has served on the Foundation Board of Directors since its inception in 1986. Carter is EVP Business Development of Valence Operating Company, a domestic onshore exploration and production company . He worked previously for Terry Petroleum Company, where he served as Vice President of Operations.

Carter is a past Chairman of the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation and is actively involved in his community and the River Oaks Baptist Church. A native Houstonian, Carter received both his B.B.A. and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Carter and his wife, Elaine, reside in Houston, and have six children and one grandchild.

Jeff Stichler is the Principal of Caney Creek High School in Conroe ISD. He was named to the Foundation Board in 2006, one of two Scholar Alumni members named to the Board that year.

A native of Fort Stockton, Texas, Jeff was named a Terry Scholar at Texas A&M in 1990, where he graduated in 1995 with a B.S. in Kinesiology and a minor in History. He holds a Masters of Education degree from Sam Houston State University and a Doctorate of Educational Leadership from the University of Houston.

Prior to becoming a school administrator, Jeff taught advanced mathematics and coached for 11 years, seven years of which were at Caney Creek High School, where he was named Teacher of the Year and District Swim Coach of the Year. Recently, Jeff was named 2017 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Region 6 Outstanding Principal of the Year.

Jeff lives in Conroe with his wife, Melanie, and their two children, Cullen and Kylie. They are active members of the Ark Family Church, and Jeff is involved in a number of local civic and charitable activities.

Elizabeth Riley Keeler is a 1992 Terry Scholar. She was named to the Foundation Board in 2012.

Elizabeth is a native Houstonian. She attended Texas A&M University where she graduated with a B.S. in Nutritional Science in 1996. She went on to attend medical school at the University of Texas in Houston. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2005 and joined the faculty at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Elizabeth’s practice specializes in caring for women with malignancies.

Elizabeth married a fellow Aggie, John Keeler, in 1998 and, together with their six children, they reside in Houston. She is an active volunteer at the children’s schools and at the Houston Pregnancy Help Centers. She credits the Terry Scholarship for opening the door of opportunity to a happy life.

Kim Pekar is originally from Shiner, Texas and is a 1998 Texas A&M University Terry Scholar. She earned a Master of Science degree and Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a Certified Internal Auditor.

Kim is Senior Vice President of Risk for Capital Farm Credit in Bryan Texas.

Prior to her employment with Capital Farm Credit, Kim worked as an audit staff member with Ernst & Young, LLP and served as an Internal Audit Manager for the Texas A&M System Internal Audit Department.

Kim and her husband, Matt, reside in College Station, Texas and are the parents of two sons who are active in sports and 4H. They are active members of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bryan, Texas and participate in various local community activities.

Bonnie Southerland is a native of Fort Worth and was a member of the first class of Terry Scholars at Texas State University in 2004. She received her B.S. in Geography with minors in History and Honors Studies in 2008. After graduation, she became a Teach for America corps member in Houston and continued teaching middle school in both traditional public schools and public charter schools in Central Texas. She received her M.Ed. in Reading Education from Texas State University in 2013.

Bonnie and her husband, Matt, live in Austin, where she now works full-time as a mom to their three sons and as a volunteer with their church.

Scott Grass is a native Houstonian and 2006 Terry Scholar. He is an Honors College graduate of the University of Houston, having earned his B.B.A. in Finance with a concentration in Global Energy Management from the Bauer College of Business in May 2010.

Scott currently serves as a Director for Main Street Capital Corporation, providing debt and minority equity financing solutions to middle market companies. He is passionate about giving back to efforts that seek to improve public health and education.

Scott resides in Houston with his wife, Meaghan (a 2007 University of Houston Terry Scholar) and their son, Everett.

Brian K. Carroll is a member of the 1994 class of Terry Scholars and joined the Terry Foundation Board in 2020. Brian is a 2002 graduate of Baylor School of Law, a 1998 graduate of the University of Texas School of Engineering (BS, Architectural Engineering) and a 1994 graduate of Lampasas High School in Lampasas, Texas.

Brian is the managing partner of the law firm of Sanderford & Carroll, where he nationally practices construction litigation and also serves as a mediator on a wide range of civil litigation matters. Additionally, he is the adjunct co-professor of Construction Law at the Baylor School of Law. Prior to law school and after graduating from UT, Brian worked for two large civil engineering firms focused on heavy civil engineering projects.

He is married to Laura Elizabeth Carroll, from Austin. They have two children, Creighton and Cannon who are active in Scouting. They are active in various local community activities.

Brandy Horton is a native of Livingston, Texas and is a 2001 Texas A&M University Terry Scholar. She earned her B.S. in Entomology & Forensics in 2006. She is currently the Director of Occupational Health and Quality for GEODIS Logistics LLC, where she has worked for the last seven years. Prior to her employment with GEODIS Logistics LLC, Brandy worked for the Texas Department of State Health Services as an Environmental Specialist.

Brandy and her husband, Tim, live in Glenn Heights, TX with their two children, Parker and Harper. Her volunteer interests include a variety of school, sports and civic organizations. Brandy has a passion for the Terry Foundation and has previously served as an Alumni Advisory Board member.

Kathryn Elizabeth Flowers is a member of the 2007 UT Austin class of Terry Scholars. She received her Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin in 2014 and her B.A. in Theater and Dance from UT Austin in 2010. She is the Director of Operations for Data to Insights (D2I) at The University of Texas at Austin, where she oversees administration and operations for a transformational initiative to facilitate data-based decision-making for executives at the University.

Kathryn resides in Austin, TX, with her husband Keith Salas and their fraternal twin boys, Bernard and Mateo. She is civically active in local nonprofits and governmental boards related to transportation policy and land conservation in Central Texas.

Blane Skiles is originally from Trinidad, Texas and is a member of the 2012 class of Terry Scholars at the University of North Texas. He received a B.A. in broadcast journalism from UNT and a master’s degree in nonprofit administration from Louisiana State University.

Blane is Director of Communications for the Deason Criminal Justice Reform at SMU’s Dedman School of Law. In this role, he oversees external affairs, marketing, public relations, and legislative affairs. Prior to joining SMU and the Deason Center, Blane worked as a journalist and television news producer.

Blane and his wife, Sarah, live in Northlake, Texas with their two children, Margo and Theo. He actively volunteers with local education organizations and at his daughter’s school.

Rhett Campbell served on the original Board of Directors of the Terry Foundation and worked closely with Howard and Nancy Terry in the creation and management of the Foundation from its inception in 1986 until today. He was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2000 and Chief Executive Officer in 2013.

Rhett holds both a B.A. (with high honors) and J.D. (with honors) from Southern Methodist University, where he was a Hatton Sumners Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif, and Order of Barristers. He served as a captain in USAF JAG from 1973-1977, and practiced law in Houston, Texas from 1977-2012. Rhett retired from the practice of law in 2012 from the firm of Thompson & Knight LLC.

Rhett is married to Houston native Susie Seybold. They have three children, six grandchildren, and reside in Houston.

John Storms was invited by Howard Terry to serve as a founding trustee of the Terry Foundation at its inception in 1986. John was a Certified Public Accountant and managed the tax accounting for Mr. Terry and the Terry Foundation for many decades. He considered Howard Terry as one of his personal mentors. John served on the Terry Foundation Board of Directors for 33 years, until his retirement in 2019, when he was honored as an Emeritus Board Member. Mr. Storms passed away in 2022.

John Storms was the Managing General Partner of Storms & Critz, Certified Public Accountants, of Houston and also served on the boards of other business entities and was an active advisory board member of Child Advocates, Inc. of Houston.

Ed Cotham served in vital leadership roles for the Terry Foundation and worked side by side with Howard Terry for several decades. Beginning in 1993, Ed served as the President of the Terry Petroleum Company. He was later named President of the Terry Foundation in 1998. As President, Ed was instrumental in leading the expansion of the Terry scholarship program while also managing both the Terry’s personal investment portfolio and the investments of the Foundation endowment. He served in the role of Chief Investment Officer of the Terry Foundation from 2015 until his retirement in 2022.

Prior to joining Terry Petroleum, Ed practiced law with the Morris & Campbell law firm in Houston. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Houston and a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Chicago. A native Texan, Ed also completed a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a nationally recognized expert on Civil War history and has authored a number of books on military history.

Ed served on a multitude of interview panels over the years, including the panels which selected the inaugural classes for TXST, UTSA, TWU and TWU. He was a willing mentor to those interested in finance and investing, including his eventual successor as CIO, a Terry Scholar from Texas A&M.

Coach Darrell K Royal was one of the original directors of the Terry Foundation and a close personal friend of the Terrys. He interviewed many of our early classes of Terry Scholars and was a great friend of the Foundation.

Coach Royal took over as head coach at University of Texas in December 1956, and achieved success almost instantaneously. In Royal’s 20 years as head coach, Texas never had a losing season. Royal posted a 167–47–5 career record at Texas. His overall coaching record was 184–60–5.

Coach Royal was instrumental in the formation of the Foundation, where he served on the Board of Directors from its inception in 1987 until 2002 when he was named Director Emeritus. Howard Terry observed at that time “we will miss his seasoned wisdom, his keen wit, and his discerning ability to judge character: all traits that contributed to his success as a coach and recruiter and helped him guide the University of Texas football team to three national championships.”