Laura Ryan-Heizer of Cypress is currently vice president of GSFSGroup Inc. She has previously held management positions in the automotive industry with Gulf States Toyota and Nissan North America. She is a member of the American Finance and Insurance Professionals and a grade level chairperson of the National Charity League. She is also a volunteer with Northwest Assisted Ministries, Operation Interdependence, the Boys and Girls Country of Houston Inc., and Habitat for Humanity of Cypress. She attended Penn State University and is a graduate of the University of Texas Executive Education Future Leaders Program. She is appointed for a term to expire February 1, 2015.