When Frances left the Texoma Council of Governments in 2009 to become a part of SGR, it was the perfect transition to utilize her 30 year experience with local governments in a wider field of application. Always an advocate of Servant Leadership principles, you might say Ron Holifield was singing her song. As Sr. Vice President for SGR's Leadership Development, she first traveled the state of Oklahoma opening the market for training, then over the past 13 years, has settled into training facilitation. She also fills the role of President for ProTemPro, LLC, where she serves as an interim Executive for agencies in leadership transition. She's known for saying “Yes” before she even knows the extent of the challenge.

Her father’s love of nature nudged her toward a Geology degree from Baylor and a master's in Environmental Science from UT Dallas. Her love of travel and serving combined to take her to the mission field in India, Costa Rica, Israel, and Peru. Closer to home, she served as a mentor in the Austin College Leadership Institute and founded several local chapters of Women of Visionary Influence.

She and her husband have two married sons (both attorneys) and are expecting grandchild number 4 on Halloween. She’s been know to don a costume or two playing Mother Nature for an elementary school or Snow White for her niece’s Birthday.

Pouring into the next generation is her passion; she says “Our accomplishments are minimized unless we can pass lessons learned onto future generations."