Board of Trustees

2023/2024 Officers

Steve Lyle, Board Chair

Jeff Beaver, Jr., Chair Elect

Lori Higgins, Immediate Past Chair

Sade' Chick, Vice Chair

Jennifer Gregory, Vice Chair

Daylyn Turner, Secretary

Kevin Nectoux, Treasurer

Amy Tarver, General Campaign Chair

Natalia Rios, Associate Campaign Chair

Raymond Begnaud, Allocations Chair

Annie Neild Howell, Allocations Vice Chair

2023/2024 Trustees

Pat Anderson, Port of Beaumont

Jason Apodaca, Burrow Global

Dr. Dwaine Augustine*, Hamshire-Fannet ISD

Laura Austin, BASF

Clayton Authement, Alphagraphics

Dalton Babineaux*, Retired A/V&H

Jeff Beaver, Jr., Schaumburg & Polk

Raymond Begnaud, JM Prewitt Company

Terry Boles, ExxonMobil

Debbie Bridgeman, BISD

David Castronovo, Diocese of Beaumont

Doug Chase*, Retired

Sadé Chick, Port of Beaumont

Gregory Clark, Legendary Inspections

Natosha Coleman, HEB (Unit Director) Beaumont. 6

Alan B. Coleman*, Dentistry

Tea Do, Farmers Insurance 

Todd Dunkleberger*, Retired - Entergy Texas, Inc.

Phil Dunlap*, Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt

Ron Fletcher, Entergy        

Jacque Gagne, Coburn Supply

Jennifer Gregory, Beaumont Housing Authority

Bekah Guedry, Creative Buzz LLC

Alex Guidroz*, Del Papa Distributing Company

Mike Hamburg*, Total

Brandy Hamilton, Retired

Lori Higgins*, Mobiloil Credit Union

David Hitt*, Retired

Wayne Holland*, Stellar Bank

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

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

Evelyn Lord*, Retired - City of Beaumont

Steve Lucas*, Stellar Bank

Steve Lyle, Texas Coffee Company

Shelton McClure*, Wells Fargo Texas

Nic McLaughlin, Jason's Deli

Craig Messer*, ISC Constructors

Ryan Miller, Christus SETX

Karen R. Nichols*, Lamar University Foundation

Kevin Nectoux, Hancock Whitney

Ana Pereda, Lamar Institute of Technology

Michael Perez*, Gateway Mortgage Group LLC

Vernon Pierce*, Jefferson County Commissioner

Lee Potter, American Air Systems

Lisa Prejean, Stellar Bank

Natalia Rios, Scallon Controls

Laurie Ritchel*, Lamar University

Andrea Ross, M & D Supply

Dr. Kevin Roy*, Interflow Factors, Corp.

Shanna Savage

Pete Shelton*, Retired - City of Beaumont

Dave Stevens, American Valve & Hydrant

Tim Sudela*, American Valve & Hydrant

Amy Tarver, Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc.

Don Thompson, Thompson-Doctors Answering Service, Inc.

Dick Townsend*, Retired - Exxon Mobil

Phillip Trew, Jefferson Entergy

Daylyn Turner, JK Subaru                                                                                                                                                                    

Jeff Wheeler, Del Papa Distributing

Lauren Williams, Natgasoline

Barbara Wilson, BAW Resale

Melissa Woods*, A4Media/Suddenlink Media

Juan Zabala*, Lamar University

*Past President/Chairman of the Board - Lifetime Member