Board of Directors

Doug English, President

Doug is a former all-American defensive tackle at UT as well as an all-pro professional football player for the Detroit Lions. His career ended with a serious neck injury in 1985, and he has raised millions of dollars for spinal cord injury research since 1988. He is currently enjoying being a rancher along with his philanthropic service.

Jack RanneY

Jack Ranney joined the Lone Star Classic team in 1999.  Jack and Suzy Ranney’s son, Carleton, was severely injured in an automobile accident with the prognosis he would be paralyzed, wheelchair bound and dependent on a ventilator for the remainder of his life.  When he was injured in 1997, Carleton benefited from research the Lone Star Classic helped fund years before-the development of Methyprednesilone.  Carleton experienced an amazing recovery.  Jack is an account manager for Waste Options Southwest, LLC.

Laura Peck

Laura has been involved with the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation since she moved to Austin in 1995 and currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors. Laura owns her own accounting business, L P Business Solutions LLC, while also working full-time at Barry Coffman’s CPA. Laura and her husband, Dave, are both heavily involved in the behind-the-scenes organization of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. They have two sons, 12 and 16, and enjoy attending their school and sporting events.

Steve Bartholomew

Steve Bartholomew served as President and founding partner of Main Street Homes from 1992 to 2012. His professional history as a CPA and tenured experience in the savings and loan industry prepared Mr. Bartholomew early and well for his leadership role in the financing and administrative responsibilities demanded in the creation and subsequent success of Main Street Homes with over 10,000 homes built.  In August 2011, Steve and his partner established MS General Contractors with the sole vision of providing construction management, marketing and financial services in Central Texas to developers and investors of multi-family housing; along with building and selling homes under the name of Texas Capital Builders. Over the years, Steve and his wife Michelle have devoted boundless energy and many hours helping a variety of charitable organizations achieve their goals. Steve’s practical and successful experience in business and philanthropic pursuits make him an extremely valuable advocate and board member.

Daniel Curtis

Daniel Curtis survived a spinal cord injury in May 2011, and has since been working toward recovery with the assistance of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. He is an ardent advocate and knowledgeable spokesperson for the organization and annually hosts the Pay It Forward event for the foundation. Daniel’s unique perspective makes him the perfect host for a fundraiser to benefit LSPF. Since his injury Daniel, has gone back to school where he received a bachelor’s degree at University of Texas and is currently pursuing an MBA. He is interested in working in the healthcare/nonprofit sector.

Bill Engvall

Bill began his stardom career performing in comedy clubs in Dallas, Texas. His first TV appearance was in 1990, and two years later, he won the American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up. His career took off from there. He then released the album, Here’s Your Sign in 1996, and it went platinum. In 2000, Bill joined the hilarious Blue Collar Comedy Tour which was a huge success. Bill became the star of his own sitcom, The Bill Engvall Show, in 2007, then competed and finished 5th Place on Dancing with the Stars in 2013. Bill has been married to Gail Engvall for 33 years and they have two children. Bill and Gail have been huge supporters of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation for years and have become dear friends to many of the guests who attend each year. Bill is our honorable host of the Lone Star Classic Gala and enjoys coming back every year to play golf, visit with new and old friends, share laughs and witness first-hand the improvements those living with SCI have made from the services LSPF provides.

Carl Miller

Carl and his wife have been involved with the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation since 2005, and Carl joined the board in 2007.  He is the owner and president of Hill Country Staffing.  Carl and his wife, Deanna, live in Round Rock and have 4 children.  They are heavily involved with the Greater Williamson County YMCA, The Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center and the Round Rock Community Foundation.  They were recipients of the 2007 Hope Alliance Philanthropy Leadership Award and 2008 Greater Round Rock Community Foundation Philanthropy Award.

Holly Munin

Holly is currently the Chief Performance Officer (CPO) of Superior HealthPlan. When she joined the organization in 1998 as the Manager of Financial Analysis, she was one of the company’s first employees. Since that time, Holly has taken on roles of increasing responsibility as the company has grown from fewer than 1,000 members to its current number of approximately one million members in multiple product lines. As CPO, Holly oversees all regulatory, compliance and business development aspects of Superior’s business.  Additionally, Holly serves as the national leader of Centene Corporation’s Foster Care Programs, having lead the establishment of the country’s first Medicaid managed care model to serve children in the foster care system. During her career, Holly has gained significant experience in government and regulatory relations, health care management, organizational and business development.

Kelly Sharp

Kelly has been involved with the Lone Star Classic and has been instrumental in cultivating relationships with rehabilitation centers. Kelly enjoys teaching high school students and volunteers at the Regents School of Austin. She is a proud mother of 3 boys, ages 16, 14 and 12.

Leslee Massey

Leslee Massey was first introduced to the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation in early 2011 when her son, Tyler, was paralyzed in an auto accident. Realizing how important it was to get connected to a community that understood the challenges for those with spinal cord injuries, she became involved in every way possible. Leslee was voted onto the Board of Directors in 2015, and continues to involve herself in every aspect of communicating the message for LSPF and helping those in need.

LANCE WINN

Lance Winn is a Partner in the firm’s Austin, Texas office. Mr. Winn brings a wealth of recruiting experience to his clients, having partnered in the growth of executive, management, and technical teams for 35 years. Mr. Winn’s expertise in Healthcare is in medical devices and pharmaceuticals where he has successfully placed executives in Research & Development, Engineering, Marketing, Quality, Finance, Sales, Technical Services, Systems, etc.

Mr. Winn is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. He has earned both a BA and a MA degree from Arizona State University. After graduating from ASU, he was a history teacher and coached football and baseball. Lance and his wife Barbara reside in Austin, Texas. They have two sons, Brett and Eric. Brett graduated from Lamar University where he was captain of the baseball team, spent two years in the minor leagues, and is now a Human Resource Business Partner professional, while Eric graduated from Cleveland State University, was the captain of the men’s tennis team, is a USTA National Champion and currently is the Director of Tennis at a country club in North Carolina.

JAVIER CORONA

Born in Mexico City, moved to Austin in the 80’s with his family. Studied finance at UT Austin and was working in the banking industry abroad when he suffered a spinal cord injury in 1999.  He has been involved with the LSPF since 2006. He understands firsthand the different challenges that a person with SCI faces and can bring a different insight to the board. He currently works in the Real Estate / Financial sector and has a 19 year old son.

Paul Horton

Paul is a native Texan who received engineering degrees from The University of Texas and an MBA from Tulane. After a career in product development engineering and manufacturing management in Austin and New Orleans, Paul retired to Austin where he and his wife Shearon currently reside.

After several years of retirement bliss, Paul sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking in 2010. He is most widely known for being rescued by his golden retriever Yogi who won the Humane Society National Dog of Valor for running off and summoning help.

Paul joined the LSPF board in 2018.

Shawn Trotter

Shawn Trotter serves as a Vice President at Dell Technologies and has been there for 24 years. She has been in numerous sales leadership and enablement roles. Shawn is responsible for hiring, training, and developing all global early-career sellers. She is also an ICF certified Executive Coach. She has been married to her husband Wil for 31 years and has two wonderful children, Drake (age 30) and Matteson (age 20), and one grandbaby girl, Deklyn (age 19 months). Over the years, Shawn has served as a youth ministry leader at her church and passionately supported LSPF through the Drake Golf Tournament for the last seven years.