Government Market News StaffTexas Facilities Commission (TFC) Deputy Executive Director John Raff officially retired at the end of July. Raff has been with the commission since 2005, the latest role in his 40-year career. Will McKerall has been selected to succeed Raff. McKerall has been with TFC since October 2023.
Raff played a key role in growing the agency from a small team of architects and engineers responsible for less than $400 million in projects per year in 2005 to more than 400 employees overseeing a $4.4 billion construction portfolio today.
Before joining TFC, Raff for an architecture firm for 20 years. His work with the firm and TFC include the Palmer Event Center, the Bullock Star at the Bullock State History Museum, the University of Texas at Austin Microbiology Wet Lab and the Student Health Center.
At TFC, Raff has overseen several high-profile projects and pioneered change within the organization’s structure and strategy. He helped develop the agency’s Deferred Maintenance Program, Maintenance and Renewal Program. Notable projects Raff oversaw include facility improvements for the Texas schools for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBCI) and the Deaf (TSD). He also worked on the North Austin Complex, the Texas Border Wall project and both phases of the Capitol Complex project.
McKerall brings 45 years of engineering, construction and infrastructure management experience to the role. Before joining TFC, McKerall was the founding partner and president of an engineering technology firm. He holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M and is a registered professional engineer in Texas.
