Board Committees

Paulette A. Hartman - Texas City Management Association
Mrs. Hartman is the Deputy City Manager for the City of North Richland Hills. Mrs. Hartman is a past president of the Texas City Management Association (TCMA), and currently serves on the TCMA Allies Committee as well as the Advocacy Committee.

Christi Klyn - Texas Municipal Human Resources Association
Christi Klyn has been the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service Director for the City of Wichita Falls since 2013. Klyn served as Trustee of the Texas Municipal Human Resource Association (TMHRA) from 2017 to 2023.  She will serve as the TMHRA representative on TMRS’ Stakeholder Advisory Committee beginning October 1, 2024.  

Mitch Landry - Texas Municipal Police Association
Mr. Landry has been the Deputy Executive Director for the Texas Municipal Police Association since 2008.

Scott Leeton - Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
Mr. Leeton has been with the Corpus Christi Police Department for the past 34 years. He is currently the president of the Corpus Christi Police Officers’ Association and vice president of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas.

Jaime Reyes - Texas State Fire Fighters
Mr. Reyes is the Operations Assistant Chief for the city of Plano’s Fire-Rescue.

Bennett Sandlin - Texas Municipal League
Mr. Sandlin is the Executive Director for the Texas Municipal League.

Casey Srader - Government Finance Officer Association of Texas
Mr. Srader is the Assistant Director of Budget and Research for the city of Plano. He has previously served on the Government Finance Officers Association’s Nation Committee on Retirement and Benefits Administration.

David Garza, CPM, CWP- Active Member
David Garza is the City of McAllen’s Director of Wastewater Systems.  He has more than 26 years experience in the water and wastewater profession.  He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Texas-Pan American.  Garza is the first Hispanic in Texas to achieve the Triple “A” status in the utility profession. Garza has a Certified Water Professional (CWP) certification from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, is a Certified Public Manager (CPM), and an adjunct instructor for TEEX. Garza is a member of the Texas Water Utility Association (TWUA), America Water Work Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and Texas Municipal Water Association (TMUA).  Garza is the current Board President of the Boys & Girls Club of Pharr-San Juan. 

Jay Warren - Active Member
Mr. Warren is the Director of Communication and Legislative Affairs for the City of Arlington, Texas. In this role, he oversees the Office of Communications, City Secretary’s Office, Intergovernmental Affairs, the City’s call center, and the support staff for the City Manager and City Council.

Brenda Martin - Retiree Member
Ms. Martin served as the City of Lewisville’s Director of Finance from 2009 until 2023. During her career, she was a member of national and state governmental and accounting associations and is a certified public accountant.