Metrocrest Services Announces New Members to Board of Directors

Anthony Hill, a financial analyst and trustee of the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees, has been named a member of the 2024-2025 Metrocrest Services Board of Directors. A resident of Coppell, Hill is a graduate of Wittenburg University with a bachelor’s in accounting and Clark Atlanta University with a master’s in finance. He also earned a certificate in e-commerce management from the University of Dallas Graduate School of Management. Hill is in his 17th year of service to the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees, to which he was first elected in 2007 and where he has held multiple officer positions. Additionally, Hill is a director on the North Texas Area Association of School Boards and TASB Risk Management Fund Board. He is also an emeritus board member at Mobility Credit Union in Irving, where he served as board chair and vice chair for 14 years. Hill has served in many different capacities with Metrocrest Services, from volunteering on committees to working in the food pantry and the warehouse, in the holiday store and with Sack Summer Hunger.

Joe Mendez, a resident of Coppell, has been named to the 2024-2025 Metrocrest Services Board of Directors. Mendez is a retired director of provisioning operations and services for Southwest Airlines, where he worked for almost 40 years. He was first introduced to Metrocrest Services through his employer and, after his retirement, he put his skills to work on a regular basis at Metrocrest Services, where he is now the lead volunteer in the Food Pantry, assisting clients and guiding new volunteers as they learn their roles. Mendez leveraged his insight and experience as an operations director to help guide the team with transitions experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and again during the move to Metrocrest Services’ new home. He also serves as a Metrocrest Services ambassador, representing the agency at a variety of community service events throughout the year. Mendez is a native of El Paso, where he lived until 1987. Mendez is a graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice.

James Weichel, senior vice president of WaFd Bank and manager of the bank’s Texas Retail Division, has been named to the 2024-2025 Metrocrest Services Board of Directors. Weichel has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry, where he spearheads the success of his teams by orchestrating operations of Texas retail, mortgage lending and small business lending for WaFd Bank. Outside of his professional endeavors, Weichel is deeply committed to community service, dedicating over a decade to the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce, where he has served as chairman of the board. His outstanding community contributions were recognized in 2022 when he was named Citizen of the Year by the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce. Weichel has also served as an active member of the boards of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Education Foundation, Rotary Club of Park Cities and Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce. Presently, James lends his expertise to the Metrocrest Services Board of Directors and Finance Committee, as well as the UTD Economic Advisory Committee. Weichel holds a bachelor’s in finance from Southwest Oklahoma State University and a master’s in banking from the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking.

Shellie Rayford, managing director in Citigroup’s Internal Audit function, has been named chair of the board. With more than 26 years of experience in the financial services industry, Rayford is responsible for providing oversight for audit coverage of Citigroup’s Enterprise Services and Public Affairs and Human Resources. Rayford is a graduate of Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and computer information systems.