Board of Trustees

2021/2022 Officers

Karen Nichols, Board Chair

Lori Higgins, Chair Elect

Michael Perez, Immediate Past Chair

Annie Nield Howell, Vice Chair

Karl Krotzer, Vice Chair

Amy Tarver, Secretary

Jeff Beaver, Jr., Treasurer

Sade' Chick, General Campaign Chair

 Associate Campaign Chair

Steve Lyle, Allocations Chair

Jennifer Gregory, Allocations Vice Chair

2021/2022 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

Raymond Begnaud, JM Prewitt Company

Norman Bellard, Lamar University

Debbie Bridgeman, BISD

Tina Broussard, City of Beaumont

Gary Chalk, Retired - 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.

Karl Krotzer, ExxonMobil Chemical 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

Kevin Nectoux, Hancock Whitney

Michael Perez*, Gateway Mortgage

Vernon Pierce*, Jefferson County Commissioner

Jes Prince, Jefferson County

Efrain Ramirez, OCI 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.

Cory Thibodeaux, UPS

Don Thompson, Thompson-Doctors Answering Service, Inc.

Dick Townsend*, Retired - Exxon Mobil

Phillip Trew, Jefferson Entergy

Julie Walker, J. Walker Enterprises, LLC

Melissa Woods*, A4Media/Suddenlink Media

Juan Zabala*, Lamar University

*Past President/Chairman of the Board - Lifetime Member