The board of directors and staff at Kerr◆Konnect are incredibly dedicated to their mission of providing safe and reliable transportation services, and they work tirelessly to ensure that their customers and the community are well-served.
Mike Burkett
Chair of Board & President
Attorney in Fort Worth, Texas, for over 40 years. Primary practice areas were business organizations, consumer
protection, real estate, probate and wills, and municipal law. Now retired. Since moving to Kerrville in 2012, has
participated in founding and organization of Kerr♦Konnect. Also is a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and involved in
various positions with his church.
Elementary school counselor in Fort Worth Independent School District. M.Ed. degree in Counseling and Licensed Professional Counselor. Now retired. Since moving to Kerrville in 2012, participated in founding and organization of Kerr♦Konnect, also volunteers for Meals on Wheels, Riverside Nature Center, the City of Kerrville Senior Services Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Hill Country Chorale. Has volunteered with Hill Country Homeless Coalition, and Art2Heart.
Karen Burkett
Secretary
Wendy Anderson
Treasurer
Class of '78, Texas A&M. Moved to Kerrville in 1986, with husband Gary. We raised 4 sons here in the Texas Hill Country and now prioritize spending time with their families, which includes our nine grandchildren. Together, we run a real estate title search service and manage part of the ranch where I was raised in the Texas Panhandle. I retired as a KISD teacher of 22 years in 2019. Have been blessed through these years to volunteer as a PTO president, a BSF group leader, a member of Code Review Committee for the City of Kerrville, a KerrKonnect driver, and with service in a variety of areas in my church community.
Stephanie Ertel
Vice President
Lifelong Texan, and the fourth generation of her family to live in Kerr County.
Graduate of Texas Lutheran University, M.S. in political science from the U. of North Texas. After teaching for over a decade, Ertel pursued a law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law. She was a corporate lawyer at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in Dallas.
Ertel's civic involvement includes Hill Country CASA, Kerr County Women’s Chamber, Hill Country Retired School Employees Association, Hill Country Chorale, Interfaith Welcome Coalition, and Texas Impact. Ertel served as President and a board member of the Hill Country Archeological Association.
Staff
Whit Matteson
Program Director
Primary career was in software development with Hewlett Packard, managing 80-90 employees and contractors. After retiring from HP in 2002, earned an Enrolled Agent certification from IRS which allows him to represent taxpayers whose returns are being examined and audited. He is familiar with QuickBooks and non-profit accounting systems. After HP, he also began a career with non-profits serving on several boards and as Executive Director of the Atlanta Youth Choir. Since 1969, he has also served as an organist, choir director and music director of various churches in communities where he has lived.
Kerrville native. Worked as a marketing director for multiple broadcast corporations, technology firms both national and international. President/owner of GMedia, Inc. a Kerrville based advertising agency for over 15 years.
