Board & Leadership
The Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund is stewarded by a professional leadership team and a dynamic Board of Directors comprised of Kempner descendants and Galveston residents.
Meet the Team
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Lauren E. Scott, MSW
Executive Director
lescott@kempnerfund.org
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Vivian A. Victoria, MBA
Grants & Office Administrator
vavictoria@kempnerfund.org
Board of Directors
The Kempner Fund’s Board of Directors comprises family descendants and two non-family Galveston community members. Board members are elected to serve a three-year term and are eligible to serve an additional five-year term.
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Randall T. Kempner
President
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Rachel Hamilton
Vice President
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Chandler Guttersen
Secretary
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S. Benjamin “Benjy” Shabot
Treasurer & Community Director
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Lisa Allen
Director
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Emily Bray, LCSW
Director
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Carol Bunch Davis, PhD
Community Director
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Jack Kempner
Director
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Kim Laughton
Director
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Martha Salley
Director
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Daniel Thorne
Director
Honorary Directors
Honorary directors serve as non-voting advisory members to the board.
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Robert Lynch
Honorary Director
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Hetta "Peaches" Kempner
Honorary Director
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Barbara Sasser, PhD
Honorary Director