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Brian has been a Kendall County resident for the past 31 years. He moved to Kendall County shortly after he married his wife Kristi Yarnell who has been a resident of Kendall County for 49 years. Brian and Kristi have been married for 29 years and they have raised two beautiful daughters. One is in college at Liberty University and the other is a Senior at Boerne High School. The whole family is very involved at 1910 church and love serving the community. Brian has been in the customer service industry for 30 plus years and Kristi works for State Farm here in Boerne. Brian is one of the founding members of the Kendall County Sheriff’s office Foundation. He has a heart for serving the community and has a goal-oriented personality. He will do whatever it takes to get the job done.

byarnell@kcsoftx.com

Kurt has been a proud resident of Kendall County since 2017 when he moved here with his wife and 2 sons. He attended Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, OH and has been in the customer service and retail industry for over 15 years. Kurt has a passion for supporting his local first responder community through fundraising and community outreach.

kmeder@kcsoftx.com
Debbie Mayfield and her husband Steve have been residents of Kendall County since 2005. Together they own Bergheim Cellars. A graduate of Trinity University, Debbie also owns Benefit Processing Services.

Debbie is on the Executive Board of the Texas Package Store Association. She is also a member of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office Foundation and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Community Relations Board.

She has a fundraiser’s heart, having helped the Cibolo Center for Conservation, The Library Foundation, Hope for Heroes and The Kendall County Wild Game Dinner. Being part of a Thin Blue Line family, she has a deep respect for law enforcement and is honored to help support initiatives, programs and projects the sheriff and the Foundation Board deem important to Kendall County.
dmayfield@kcsoftx.com
John and his lovely wife, Mary Rose, have been married for 57 years. Both John and his wife are native Texans. They moved to Kendall County twenty-five years ago from San Antonio and have not regretted the move. Two married daughters have given them five wonderful grandchildren.

John started his career in commercial television at KONO-TV, later to become KSAT-TV, in San Antonio in the production department working his way up to Senior Producer/Director. Following his stint at Channel 12, John received his real estate broker’s license and established his own real estate firm which he operated until the mid-80s. While in the real estate field John recognized the need for a service company to provide repair and maintenance for fellow brokers/salespeople. He established and operated such a company until his retirement six years ago.

John is service orientated. He has twice represented pro se his neighbors at the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in Austin involving LCRA transmission line issues. He was instrumental in establishing the Texas Citizens Coalition, a now defunct organization, to fight utility company abuses of power. John was a founding member of KCCLEAA, a local 501(c)(3) where he served as Chairman of the Board. In 2021, John was picked to be one of the founding members of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office Foundation (KCSOF) where he serves as a director and as Chairman of the KCSOF Blue Santa Committee. John is a long-time volunteer with the Sheriff’s Office and has been associated with the Blue Santa program for fourteen years.
jcarter@kcsoftx.com
Jennifer Forbes joined The Ecumenical Center in January, 2021 as the Program Director for the Trauma Informed Certification Program. This program is dedicated to helping entities create trauma-informed environments and establishing a common language within organizations throughout Bexar County and South Texas that recognizes the impact of trauma and the importance of mental health.

Jennifer grew up in Wyoming and Colorado, then moved to Southwest Houston where she graduated high school. She earned her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in American History and Cultural Anthropology, then attended Purdue University, earning her M.A. in American History with a minor in Women’s Studies. She returned to Texas, where she has worked with numerous non-profits and governmental entities over the past two decades. Those twenty years have been dedicated to improving our community through ensuring agencies have the necessary resources to provide services, creating access to programs and training, and building a culture of care within our community.

Jennifer lives in Fair Oaks Ranch. She and her husband of 24 years have two amazing kids, both at Champion High School – a senior and a sophomore.
jforbes@kcsoftx.com

Coby Knox and his wife Diana have been residents of Kendall County since 2010. Together, they own and operate a small farm in Sisterdale. Two of their daughters attended Champion High School and The Geneva School of Boerne.
A graduate of The University of Texas (BA Economics) and Southern Methodist University (MBA), Coby lived in Houston prior to moving to Boerne. In Houston, Coby was president of Cobisa, an electric energy company based in Houston that developed natural gas fueled generation facilities. He served in that role for 25 years. Additionally, he served as a volunteer, Board Member and Chairman for Today’s Harbor, a children’s home in the Houston area.
In addition to supporting the Sheriff’s Foundation, he and his family actively volunteer and support local schools, charities, first responders and churches in Kendall County.

tknox@kcsoftx.com

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