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


