Township Future
TownshipFuture is governed by a Steering Committee of active residents of The Woodlands Township. We are actively recruiting other residents who may be interested in participating in TownshipFuture activities. Anyone interested in participating or learning more may contact us at info@TownshipFuture.org. TownshipFuture is a Texas general purpose political action committee registered with the Texas Ethics Commission and a Section 527 entity registered with the Internal Revenue Service.
We are dedicated to transparency and on-time reporting to the Texas Ethics Commission.
Our latest filings will be posted here:
TownshipFuture Steering Committee
The TownshipFuture Steering Committee consists of Chair Amy Lecocq, Treasurer Walter Cooke, Secretary Kira Becker and Members Robert (Bob) Leilich and Robert (Rob) Johnson.
Amy Lecocq, a former federal prosecutor, served as President of Indian Springs Village Association, President of The Woodlands Arts Council and currently mediates at the Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center. She has been active in her children’s activities and co-founded the Signatures Author Series.
Walter Cooke is an attorney who lives and works in The Woodlands. In 2005 Walter served on the Board of The Woodlands Community Association and in November 2019 he was candidate for Township Director. He is a 2005 Hometown Hero and has served on multiple nonprofit boards. Currently he serves as the president of The Madalyn Cooke Foundation.
Kira Becker is a mom of two students at Creekside Forest Elementary School and leads corporate communication for a unit of a global technology company. She lives in Creekside Park, and has been active in mobilizing her Village in response to flooding and development issues affecting residents.
Bob Leilich is a longtime resident of Grogans Mill who has served on the Grogans Mill Village Association, the Grogans Mill RDRC, MUD #1 (Municipal Utility District) and as Trustee of the Woodlands Joint Power Agency as well as an active participant in his church.
Rob Johnson retired from Exxon Mobil as Assistant General Counsel and has recently served on the Board of Interfaith of The Woodlands and Interfaith Community Clinic. He is also on the Alumni Board of American University and has served as a Boy Scout leader locally when his boys were younger.
Members of the Steering Committee come from varied backgrounds, but all agree in the excellence of our community and that it is worth working together to maintain its unique qualities.
Together we have a long history of service to our community these are some the contributions made by our steering committee members:
| 2005 Hometown Hero |
| Adopt-a-Path – several in The Woodlands |
| Advisory Board, Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center |
| Art Bench Committee |
| Assistant Scoutmaster and merit badge counselor |
| Because Art Matters outreach programming |
| Board member of Interfaith of The Woodlands |
| Board member, Indian Springs Village Association |
| Boy Scout Leader |
| Chair for Signatures, A Community Author Series (Mitch Albom and Anthony Bourdain) |
| Chair, HR Committee for Christ Church United Methodist |
| Co-Founder of Signatures, A Community Author Series |
| Co-Treasurer, Jubilee Prison Ministry |
| Coalition for Responsible Development |
| College Park RDRC—Chairman and Member |
| College Park Village Association – President and Secretary |
| Creekside Forest Elementary PTO |
| Creekside Hurricane Harvey Recovery |
| Cub Scout Leader |
| Design Standards Committee (DSC) |
| Director, Grogan’s Mill Village Association |
| Director, MUD 2 |
| Drama Mama |
| Economic Development Partnership – Chair |
| Education for Tomorrow Alliance – Director |
| English as a Second Language Teacher (Volunteer) |
| Financial supporter of numerous non-profit groups in the community |
| Flea Market Volunteer |
| Flea Market Volunteer |
| Founding Member, Voter Awareness Council |
| Fourth of July parade Volunteer |
| George’s Coffee Club |
| Grogans Mill Village RDRC |
| Habitat for Humanity Volunteer |
| Helped build and present Award-Winning Floats for South County Fourth of July Parades |
| Hometown Hero, 2017 |
| Hometown Hero, 2017 – yes, we have 2! |
| Insperity Golf Tournament Volunteer |
| Interfaith Community Clinic, Board Chair |
| Interfaith of The Woodlands, Board Chair |
| Jubilee Prison Ministry Volunteer |
| Law Enforcement Advisory Committee |
| Leadership Tomball ISD |
| Member, Advisory Committee, The Woodlands Arts Council |
| Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center Mediator |
| Montgomery County Youth Services (Yes to Youth) – Director |
| MUD Director |
| Panther Creek RDRC |
| Panther Creek Village Association Board Member |
| President, Fine Arts Council, The John Cooper School |
| President, Indian Springs Village Association |
| President, MUD 1 |
| President, MUD 2 |
| Pro bono legal work for CASA of Montgomery County |
| Pro bono legal work for Mosaics of Mercy |
| Pro bono legal work on behalf of veterans in VA benefits appeal cases |
| Representative to Township Drainage Task force |
| Room Mom and Grade Representative many years, The John Cooper School |
| Stop the Flooding in MUD 386 |
| Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church – Active Member |
| Texas Women for Justice |
| The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Director |
| The Madalyn Cooke Foundation – President |
| The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce – Director |
| The Woodlands Arts Council – President, Vice President and Board Member |
| The Woodlands Association (a predecessor organization to the Township) Director and Secretary |
| The Woodlands Bar Association |
| The Woodlands Flea Market Volunteer |
| The Woodlands Governance Committee –Member |
| The Woodlands Marathon Volunteer |
| The Woodlands Recreation Center Board of Directors –President |
| The Woodlands Symphony – Director |
| The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival Art Dash Committee |
| The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival Committee |
| Treasurer, Grogans Mill Village Association |
| Trustee, The Woodlands Water Agency (formerly The Woodlands Joint Powers Agency) |
| Vice President, Voter Awareness Council Volunteer Habitat for Humanity |