Kristine Thomas

As the Vice President of Finance, Kris is responsible for leading the financial planning and operations for both Communities Foundation of Texas and its initiative, Educate Texas. Kris and her team partner with colleagues to help ensure CFT’s short-term and long-term financial goals are achieved.

With over 25 years of tenure at CFT, Kris has had the privilege of playing a crucial role in the increased sophistication of an organization growing from $450M to over $1.7B. During this time, she has established a successful track record and developed expertise in a number of different financial areas including audit, financial reporting, investments, treasury, financial analysis and risk management.

Prior to joining CFT, Kris was with Paging Network Inc. for almost four years, serving as the external reporting accountant in which she was responsible for SEC reporting, debt compliance and providing key metrics for the investor relation team.

Kris holds a bachlor’s of business administration in accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (non-active).

Kris has two grown sons and resides in Murphy.