About Us

2011-2012 Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Officers

Chairman James Doyle
1st Vice Chair George Pontikes
2nd Vice Chair Timothy Love
Treasurer Guy Robert Jackson
Secretary Melinda Kilpatrick
Immediate Past Chairman Bill King
   
Regular Trustee Dr. Anna Armitage
Regular Trustee Bill Baker
Regular Trustee Walter Bartel
Delegate Trustee (Houston Canoe Club) John Bartos
Regular Trustee Paul Dunphey
Regular Trustee Mickey Eastman
Regular Trustee Adam Friedman
Regular Trustee Leonard Hale
Regular Trustee Daniel Layton
Regular Trustee Janiece Longoria
Regular Trustee Karen Shaw Miller
Regular Trustee Mike Petit
Regular Trustee Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson
Regular Trustee Dr. Ron Sass
Regular Trustee Sharron Stewart
Regular Trustee Marise Textor
Delegate Trustee(Sierra Club) Page Williams
Delegate Trustee(Houston Audubon Society) Jim Winn
Regular Trustee Matt Woodruff
   

Regular Trustee (Voting - Three Year Term expiring 2014)

Dr. Anna Armitage
Paul Dunphey
Mickey Eastman
Adam Friedman
David Haglund
Leonard Hale
Melinda Kilpatrick
Wade Kilpatrick
Bill King
Janiece Longoria
Sharon Mattox
Doug McLeod
Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson
George Pontikes
Ron Sass
Sharron Stewart
Marise Textor
Evan Watkins
Louis Wilson
 

Regular Trustees (Voting - Three Year Term expiring 2013)

Bill Baker
Tommy Douglas
Charles Irvine
Marianne Ibrahim
Bill Jackson
Chris McCarthy
Peter Meyer
Mike Petit
Lawerence Rearick
Dr. Evan Sieman
Matt Woodruff
 

Regular Trustees (Voting - Three Year Term expiring 2012)

Walter Bartel
Dr. Phil Bedient
Roxanna Brom
Paul Caruselle
James Eloi Doyle
Alisha Jackson
Tracee Jones
Berdon Lawerence
Daniel Layton
Timothy Love
Frank Madero
Karen Shaw Miller
Frank Molina
Margaret Woodruff
 

Delegate Trustee (One Year Term - Voting)

Mr. Tom Kartrude Armand Bayou Nature Center
Ms. Jennifer Lorenz Bayou Land Conservancy
Ms. Michele Wilkens Citizens Environmental Coalition
CDR Stephan (Phil) Glenn (USCG Ret.) Clean Channel Association
Mr. Jayo Washington Coastal Conservation Association -Texas
Dr. Thomas Linton Friends of Galveston Island State Park
Mr. Lawrence W. Tobin Galveston Bay Conservation & Preservation Assn.
Mr. Jim Winn Houston Audubon Society
Mr. John Bartos Houston Canoe Club
Capt. Robert Thompson Houston Pilots Association
Ms. Page Williams Houston Sierra Club
Mr. John Cardenas Houston Yacht Club
Mr. Johnny Cronin Houston Wilderness
Ms. Mary Anne Piacentini Katy Prairie Conservancy
Ms. Priscilla Seymour Ladies Sports Fishing Foundation
Mr. Mark Dumesnil The Nature Conservatory
Mr. Johnny Valentino, Jr. PISCES, c/o Eagle Point Marina
Ms. Deborah January-Bevers Quality of Life Coalition
Ms. Ruth Flournoy River Oaks Garden Club
Ms. Lalise Whorton Mason Scenic Galveston
Mr. Jim Dobberstine Texas Association of Environmental Professionals
Mr. William Matthews Texas Corinthian Yacht Club
Mr. Dan Wyatt Texas Mariners Cruising Association
Mr. Laurance Armour Texas R.I.C.E.
Mr. Jerry Torok Texas Waterways Operators Association
Mr. Guy Robert Jackson Upper Texas Coast Waterborne Education Center
Mr. Jerry Mohn West Galveston Island Property Owners Association
Ms. Sharon Schmalz Wildlife Rehab & Education
 

Advisory Trustee (One Year Term, Non-Voting)

Mr. Aston Hinds Manager, Environmental Affairs Port of Houston Authority
Mr. Bill Mathis President, Port of Texas City
Mr. Eddie Gray Baytown Parks & Recreation Department
Mr. George Guillen Director of Environmental Education, EIH
Mr. George (Pudge) Willcox General Manager, Chambers-Liberty County Navigation District
Ms. Helen Drummond Program Director, Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Dr. Jacqueline Smith Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
Mr. Jesse Salinas United Latin American Citizens League Local 151
Mr. Jim Kruse Texas Center for Ports and Waterways
Dr. Jim Lester Houston Advanced Research Center
Dr. Jim Webb Department of Marine Biology, Texas A & M Galveston
Mr. John Huffman Coastal Program Coordinator, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Mr. John Jacob Team Leader, Texas Coastal Watershed Program
Mr. John Jenkins Trinity River Authority
Dr. John Ramsey Curriculum & Instruction UH, Science Education
Ms. Julie Massey Galveston Marine Extension Agent, Texas Marine Advisory Svc
Mr. Kevin Ladd Executive Director, Wallisville Heritage Park
Mr. Kurt Voss Texas Seaport Museum
Ms. Lisa Gossett Assistant Professor, University of Houston/Clear Lake
Ms. Lori Traweek Manager of Operations, Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Capt. Marcus Woodring Captain of the Port, USCG, MSO Houston-Galveston
Mr. Mike Talbott , P.E. Director, Harris County Flood Control District
Mr. Reed Eichelberger General Manager, San Jacinto River Authority
Dr. Robert Stickney Director, Texas Sea Grant College Program
Mr. Rusty Swafford National Marine Fisheries Service
Dr. Sammy Ray Professor Emeritus, Texas A & M Galveston
Mr. Scott Alford Resource Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Cons. Svc.
Dr. Stephen Klineberg Professor, Sociology Department, Rice University
Dr. William Merrell Vice Chancellor, Texas A & M Galveston
Mr. Woody Woodrow Texas Coastal Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
 

Emeritus Trustee (One Year Term, Voting by Proxy Only)

Mr. A.R. "Babe" Schwartz
Ms. Alecya Gallaway
Ms. Barbara Carroll
Mr. Charles Herbeck
Mr. Clifford Hillman
Ms. Doris Nelson
Mr. Frank Smith
Ms. Glenda Callaway
Mr. J. Bryon Morris
Mr. James Blackburn
Ms. Kathryn Smyth
Mr. Richard Morrison
Ms. Sally Fish
Mr. Steven Valerius
Mr. Wayne Johnson
Ms. Mary Carter
 

Ex Officio Trustee (One Year Term, Non-Voting)

(All County Judges, State and Federal Representatives and Senators whose jurisdictions or districts touch Galveston Bay and the Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Texas)

Alumnus Trustee (One Year Term, Non-Voting)

Mr. Charles Harter, III

Honorary Trustee (One Year Term Non-Voting)

Terry Hershey
Garry Mauro
George Mitchell