Chairman of the Board, Mary Poss

Civic and Community Experience

• Acting Mayor of Dallas
• Co-chair - Homeland Security Task Force of the National League of Cities
• Mayor Pro Tem of Dallas City Council
• Regional Chair - Homeland Security Committee of North Texas Council of Government
• Dallas City Council Member - District 9
• Advisory Council of the National League of Cities
• Board of Directors of the National League of Cities
• Vice-Chair of National League of Cities Transportation and Communications Committee
• Board Representative to National League of Cities Information Technology and Communications Committee
• Chair, Texas Municipal League Select Committee on Telecommunications and Cable Franchises
• Vice Chair, Texas Municipal League Committee on Utilities and Deregulation
• Member of Texas Municipal League Legislative Committee for Public Safety
• Member of the Federal Communications Commission
• Local and State Government Advisory Committee
• Board Member of Regional Transportation Council
• President, Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments
• Chair of Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force
• Chair, Steering Committee for Dallas Coalition on Character and Values
• Chair of City Council Finance and Audit Committee
• Chair of City Council Arts, Education and Libraries Committee
• Vice-Chair of City Council Public Safety Committee
• Member of City Council Legislative Affairs Committee and Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

Ebby Halliday, Inc.
Realtor-Multi million dollar producer
Rookie of the Year - 2007
D Magazine's Best - 2008, 2009
National Association of Realtors Congressional Liaison

Mary Poss & Assoc.
President
Managed consultant projects for various clients including Texas Instruments, Billingsley Co., and others Founder and Executive Director
MUSCLE (Mayors United on Safety Crime and Law Enforcement)
Coordinated anti-crime legislative activities for the mayors of the eight largest cities in Texas. Responsible for lobbying members of Texas legislature and organizing all efforts to ensure passage of anti-crime proposals. Nine of twelve new laws passed and signed.

Director of Greater Dallas Crime Commission
Responsible for administrative, membership, media, special events, and fundraising activities relating to 22 anti-crime programs including Crime Stoppers, Most Wanted, and anti- crime legislation. Commission membership includes over 400 Dallas area business and civic leaders.

InterFirst Bank Dallas, N.A.
Vice President and District Calling Officer - Responsible for marketing, selling and servicing a full range of corporate cash management products to Fortune 100 companies in the Northeastern United States. Generated new business totaling over $3.9 million per month in collected balances.
Assistant Vice President and Manager
Operations Officer and Manager
Research and Development Analyst

Mercantile National Bank at Dallas

BOARD OF DIRECTORSHIPS (Partial Listing)

• Mary Crowley Medical Research Foundation Chair
• Presbyterian Hospital Foundation Executive Committee
• North Texas Crime Commission Chair
• Brite Divinity School Board of Trustees Exec Comm
• Dallas Museum of Art
• Downtown Dallas Rotary Club
• Greater Dallas Planning Council
• Texas Women's Alliance
• Dallas County Community Justice Council
• Chairman, Mayor's Summit on Juvenile Violence
• County Trauma Care Planning Commission
• Children's Advocacy Center of Dallas
• Dallas Business Journal Advisory Board
• City of Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Commission
• East Dallas Chamber of Commerce Chair
• Dallas Council on World Affairs
• Crime Watch Chairman
• Homeowners Association President

AWARDS (Partial Listing)

• Dallas Police Officer's Choice Award
• Who's Who in American Women
• Governor's Award for Crime Prevention

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin
B.B.A. (Majored in Finance and Management) 1973

PERSONAL

• Married 35 years
• No Children