Board of Trustees

2019/2020 Officers

Michael Perez, Board Chairman

Karen Nichols, Chairman Elect

Alex Guidroz, Immediate Past Chairman

Annie Nield Howell, Vice Chairman

Karl Krotz, Vice Chairman

Amy Tarver, Secretary

Jeff Beaver, Jr., Treasurer

Jennifer Gregory., General Campaign Chairman

Sadé Chick, Associate Campaign Chairman

Derwin Samuels, Jr., Immediate Past Campaign Chairman

Lori Higgins, Allocations Chairman

Steve Lyle, Allocations Vice Chairman

2019/2020 Trustees

Jason Apodaca, Turner Industries

John Arcana, Remax

Dr. Dwaine Augustine*, Hamshire-Fannet ISD

Laura Austin, BASF

Dalton Babineaux*, Retired A/V&H

Jeff Beaver, Jr., Schaumburg & Polk

Hannah Breitenstein, OCI Beaumont

Debbie Bridgeman, BISD

Tina Broussard, City of Beaumont

Brad Brown, First Financial Trust & Asset Management

Gary Chalk, CenterPoint Energy

Dwayne Champagne, Edward Jones Lumberton

Doug Chase*, Allegiance Bank

Sadé Chick, Port of Beaumont

Natosha Coleman, HEB (Unit Director) Beaumont. 6

Alan B. Coleman*, Dentistry

Marion C. Dunham, ExxonMobil Refinery

Todd Dunkleberger*, Entergy Texas, Inc.

Phil Dunlap*, Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt

Kayla Fisher, BHHS Town & Country, Realtor

Jennifer Gregory, Beaumont Housing Authority

Alex Guidroz*, Del Papa Distributing Company

Mike Hamburg*, Total

Lori Higgins, Mobiloil Credit Union

David Hitt*, Retired/Banking

Wayne Holland*, CommunityBank of Texas N.A.

Annie Neild Howell, H.B. Neild & Sons, Inc.

Cindy Bloodsworth Jeanis, Bloodsworth Enterprises

Karl Krotzer, ExxonMobil Chem Polyethylene Plant

John Lee*, Lamar University, Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network

Evelyn Lord*, Retired/ City of Beaumont

Steve Lucas*, Allegiance Bank

Steve Lyle, Texas Coffee Company

Tina Marshall, Mason Construction

Matt McCallon, CenterPoint Entergy

Shelton McClure*, Wells Fargo Texas

Craig Messer*, ISC Constructors

Ryan Miller, Christus SETX

Karen R. Nichols, Lamar University Foundation

Michael Perez, Gateway Mortgage

Vernon Pierce*, SETERF

Jes Prince, City of Beaumont

Natalia Rios, Scallon Controls

Laurie Ritchel*, Lamar University

Dr. Kevin Roy*, Interflow Factors, Corp.

Shanna Savage, Natgasoline

Pete Shelton*, Retired/City of Beaumont

Tim Sudela*, American Valve & Hydrant

Amy Tarver, Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc.

Dick Townsend*, Retired/Exxon Mobil

Pam Williams, Entergy

John Woods, Claybar Kelly Watkins

Melissa Woods*, A4Media/Suddenlink Media

Juan Zabala*, Lamar University

*Past President/Chairman of the Board - Lifetime Member