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Aquarium Leadership

 

President & CEO
Tom Schmid
VP Finance & Administration & CFO
Julio Flores
Director of Animal Husbandry
Jesse Gilbert
Director of Education
Leslie Peart
Director of Human Resources
Nicole Andrade
Chief Marketing Officer
Richard E. Glover, Jr.
Director of Sales
Liz Gallagher
Director of Maintenance
Jack Nyitrai

 


The Texas State Aquarium is honored to have the following members of our community serve on our Board of Trustees: 

 

2013 Officers
Chair
Deneece Squires
Past Chair/Parliamentarian
Lee Jordan
Vice Chair
Bruce S. Hawn
Secretary
Denise Tavares
Treasurer
Julie Buckley

 (Term expires December 31 of Year Listed)

 

Corpus Christi Area 

  2013   2014   2015
1.
Julie Buckley
1.
Paula Dodd
1.
Joe Adame
2. Darrell Coleman 2. Rob Hall 2. Allen Borden
3. Elinor Donnell 3. Mark Gottlich 3. Louise Chapman
4. Eddie Garcia 4. Gloria Hicks 4. John W. Creveling, Sr.
5. Judy Hawley 5. Lee R. Jordan 5. Steve DeSutter
6. Susan E. Hutchinson 6. Dr. Flavius Killibrew 6. Dr. Robert "Bob" Furgason
7. Don Kingsbury 7. Robert (Bill) Maxwell, Jr. 7. Joni Harrel
8. Edward A. Martin 8. Josephine Miller 8. Bruce S. Hawn
9. Mark Meyer 9. Maureen Miller 9. R. Scott Heitkamp
10. Dan Richter 10. Rick Patel 10. Charles A. "Charlie" Hicks
11. Alice H. Sallee 11. Mike Pusley 11. Dr. Larry McKinney
12. Keleigh Sasser 12. Deneece Ann Squires 12. Julie McNeil
13. Frank J. Scanio, III 13. Nathan Taggart 13. Patty Nuss
14. Celika Storm 14. Denise Tavares 14. J. Ted Oakley
15. Sam L. Susser 15. Sylvia A. Whitmore 15. Walt Schumacker
        16. Larry Urban

 

 Statewide

 

  2013
1. Barry Andrews (Dallas)
2. Thomas E. Dobson (San Antonio)
3. Pat Frost (San Antonio)
4. Peter Holt (San Antonio)

 

  2014
1. Willard E. Brown, III (Waco)
2. John F. Dorn (Houston)
3. Larry Meyers (Washington, DC)
4. Rich Tuttle (Boerne)

 

  2015
1. Esperanza "Hope" Andrade (San Antonio)
2. Laura Fischer (Beeville)
3. Robert A. "Bob" May (Beeville)
4. Mike Shaw (San Antonio)

 

 

Past Presidents 

 

1978-81   Arthur W. Zeitler/Lillian A. Murray
1995-96   Paul Person, III
1981-82   Lillian A. Murray 1996-97   Gene Urban
1982-83   Arthur W. Zeitler 1997-98   R. B. "Randy" Cutlip
1983-84   Paula Butt 1998-99   Sylvia A. Whitmore
1984-85   Elinor Donnel 1999-01   Thomas R. "Tom" Dobson
1985-89   John F. Dorn 2001-02   R. Scott Heitkamp
1989-90   Thomas V. Shockley, III 2002-03   Thomas R. "Tom" Dobson
1990-91   Luther Jones 2003-04   Mark Meyer
1991-92   Stephen W. Sullivan 2004-05   Eddie L. Garcia
1992-93   Gary Miglicco 2005-07   Bruce Hawn
1993-94   Charles Wade 2008-09   Rich D. Tuttle
1994-95   Gloria Hicks 2009-11   Judy Hawley
  2011-12   Lee Jordan

 

 

Trustee Emeritus
R.C. Allen
Charles C. Butt
Margaret "Peggy" Lasater Clark
Arthur W. Zeitler