2020/2021 Officers
Michael Perez, Board Chairman
Karen Nichols, Chairman Elect
Alex Guidroz, Immediate Past Chairman
Annie Nield Howell, Vice Chairman
Karl Krotzer, 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
2020/2021 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
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