Executive Board
Robin Farris
Chairman of The Board
Director of College Guidance
Retired- Marine Military Academy
Dr. John Butler
Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
Marine Military Academy
John L. Tippit
Secretary
Founder and Partner
The Tippit Law Firm
The Board of Directors
Pat Burchfield, Ph.D.
Executive Director / CEO
Gladys Porter Zoo
Scott Boruff
Deputy Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer
Retired - Texas Parks and Wildlife
J. Ralston Creswell, CAE
Regional Senior Vice President/Senior Executive Director
Retired - American Heart Association
Carol DeMoss
Graphic, Fine Artist, Illustrator
Jeff George
Executive Director
Retired - Sea Turtle Inc.
Sam Patel
Former Sr. Director of Starship Operations Aerospace Engineer, and World Explorer SpaceX
Jeff Root
Executive Vice President
Retired - MXR Imaging
Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Practice Department of Communication Studies
Texas State University
Norma Torres
Board Member
Retired - President and COO Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad
Earl Possardt
U.S. Fish andWildlife Service Division of International Conservation
International Marine Turtle Program Officer- Retired
JC Whitfield
Board Member
Salesforce - Success Manager
Other board members not shown above include:
Heather Hunt and Shane Wilson