Terry Bratton was elected to the Houston Police Officers' Board of Trustees in January of 2002 and is currently Chairman of the Board.  He has 38 years with the Houston Police Department and has spent much of his career training officers in the Officer Safety and Survival Program. Mr. Bratton has served as President of the Texas Law Enforcement Educators Association, President of the Texas Officers Association and holds a LCC from Texas Law Enforcement Command College and an advanced instructor Certificate from Texas A&M University. Mr.  Bratton received the lifetime achievement award from the 100 Club in 2002.  He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston.

Dwayne Ready was elected to the Board in June 2014.  He has 32 years of service with the department and currently commands the Major Offenders Division. His career includes a broad range of experience that comes from managing several assignments in field operations, administration, and investigations. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Senior Management Institute of Policing.  He is also a certified TCOLE instructor and a practicing attorney who obtained his law degree from the University of Houston. Dwayne and his wife, Rhonda, are native Houstonians. You may contact Dwayne Ready directly through email at drhpops@gmail.com

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Michael J. Newsome holds one of the three elected active positions on the HPOPS Board of Trustees. Mike entered Houston Police Academy Class #112 and has served HPD for over 32 years. As Family Assistance Officer for the last 20 years, Mike has personally assisted hundreds of families with survivor benefits when officers pass away. He has served as a very vocal advocate for deceased officer's families with the pension system, insurance companies and other city benefits such as worker's compensation and health insurance. Prior to his HPD career, Mike attended TSU and Howard University. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in biology and used that knowledge to author HPD's first General Order for Communicable Disease. Mike earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and worked at Hermann Hospital as the Director of Central Distribution supervising a department of 150 employees. He is also a licensed real estate broker.

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Melissa Dubowski is the Assistant Director for Treasury and Capital Management with the City of Houston’s Finance Department. She leads the department's liquidity management, debt issuance, and property and sales tax forecasting and collections. She also oversees the City's $8.3 billion five-year capital plan and had a key role in formulating and implementing the Houston Pension Solution. Before joining the City of Houston in August 2014, Melissa worked for New York City's Office of Management and Budget where she oversaw the operating and capital budgets for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Melissa graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering.

Don Sanders is the Founder of Sanders Morris Harris. Now more than 29 years later the successor to Sanders Morris Mundy is one of the most successful wealth management firms in the United States. Prior to starting Sanders Morris Harris Group in 1987, Don was employed by E.F. Hutton, one of the nation’s leading securities firms, for nearly 30 years, serving as Executive Vice President as well as being a Board Member. A native of Mexia, Texas, he received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Don continues his full time job at Sanders Morris Harris but has also found other interests.   In 1979 he became a minority owner of the Houston Astros.  Twenty years later, he, along with Nolan and Reid Ryan founded Ryan Sanders Baseball which today owns the Round Rock Express (the Texas Rangers AAA Farm Club), and Ryan Sanders Sports Services, also known as RS3. Although Don is well-known for his financial and sports expertise, he is equally well-respected as an active community leader. He was the founder of the Houston Police Foundation and currently a Board Member as well as a member of the Houston Police Pension System.  He is a founding Board Member of the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl and the Nolan Ryan Foundation.  Previously he served on the Board of Regents of the University of Houston. Don has a long tradition of supporting area schools and has generously built a baseball field for the KIPP Explore Baseball program, as well as the Kinkaid School baseball field and facilities which bears his name. Don also donated and endowed a world-class baseball facility at his alma mater, Sam Houston State University where he was also inducted into the Hall of Honor.  In addition, he funded a life-sized bronze statue at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown that commemorates the All-American Girls Baseball League. His tremendous love for animals led Don to Friends for Life, a No-Kill animal rescue and adoption shelter where he personally financed a state-of-the-art shelter and facility. From his business accomplishments to his dedication and love of sports, care of animals, and compassion for others, he continues to embrace life in the fullest.