2022/2023 Officers
Lori Higgins, Board Chair
Steve Lyle, Chair Elect
Karen Nichols, Immediate Past Chair
Jeff Beaver, Jr., Vice Chair
Phillip Trew, Vice Chair
Natalia Rios, Secretary
Kevin Nectoux, Treasurer
Sade' Chick, General Campaign Chair
Amy Tarver, Associate Campaign Chair
Jennifer Gregory, Allocations Chair
Raymond Begnaud, Allocations Vice Chair
2022/2023 Trustees
Jason Apodaca, Turner Industries
John Arcana, Remax
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
Tina Broussard, City of Beaumont
Dwayne Champagne, Edward Jones Lumberton
Doug Chase*, Allegiance Bank
Sadé Chick, Port of Beaumont
Gregory Clark, Legendary Inspections
Natosha Coleman, HEB (Unit Director) Beaumont. 6
Alan B. Coleman*, Dentistry
Marion C. Dunham, ExxonMobil
Todd Dunkleberger*, Retired - Entergy Texas, Inc.
Phil Dunlap*, Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt
Kayla Fisher, BHHS Town & Country, Realtor
Ron Fletcher, Entergy
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.
John Lee*, Lamar University, Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network
Evelyn Lord*, Retired - City of Beaumont
Steve Lucas*, Allegiance Bank
Steve Lyle, Texas Coffee Company
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 Group LLC
Vernon Pierce*, Jefferson County Commissioner
Lisa Prejean, Allegiance Bank
Jes Prince, Principality Properties
Natalia Rios, Scallon Controls
Laurie Ritchel*, Lamar University
Nikki Robin, Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital
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.
Don Thompson, Thompson-Doctors Answering Service, Inc.
Dick Townsend*, Retired - Exxon Mobil
Phillip Trew, Jefferson Entergy
Daylyn Turner, JK Subaru
Julie Walker, J. Walker Enterprises, LLC
Barbara Wilson, BAW Resale
Melissa Woods*, A4Media/Suddenlink Media
Juan Zabala*, Lamar University
*Past President/Chairman of the Board - Lifetime Member