Community Advisory Board Members
The individuals below are members of the Community Advisory Board and have agreed to allow us to share their names with you, their neighbors and fellow residents of our city and county. As community liaisons and participants on the board, these individuals may be able to answer your questions or bring any concerns you may have forward to the university. Their participation on this board does not necessarily signify an endorsement of any UTMB initiative by them or the organizations they represent.
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Abdul Amin | Galveston County League of Women Voters |
| Captain Christine Balboni | U.S. Coast Guard Group, Galveston |
| Richard Black | Galveston Island Pachyderm Club |
| Phyllis Bledsoe | Corps of Engineers |
| Paul Boor, M.D. | UTMB Faculty Senate |
| John Carstarphen | West End Lions Club |
| Carolyn Smith Clyburn | The House Company |
| Jackie Cole | Galveston City Council |
| Barbara Crews | Galveston City Council |
| Marsh Davis | Galveston Historical Foundation |
| Ted Deyo | Galveston Alliance of Island Neighborhoods |
| Father Frank Fabj | Sacred Heart Church |
| John W. Ford | Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees |
| Reverend Bert Bagley | Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church |
| Mark Guidry | Galveston County Health Department |
| Reverend Douglas Guthier | First Lutheran Church |
| Lynn Hale | Galveston Independent School District |
| Ted Hanley | The Jesse Tree |
| Steve Haustein | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Michael Jackson | St. Vincent’s Episcopal House |
| E.R. Johnson | Galveston Evening Lions Club |
| Garry Kaufman | Galveston Chamber of Commerce |
| Harris L. Kempner, Jr. | Galveston Economic Development Partnership |
| Rabbi James Kessler | Temple B’Nai Israel |
| Greg Kunkel | Galveston County Emergency Management System |
| Wayne Lange | Galveston Lions Club |
| Steve LeBlanc | City of Galveston |
| Gean Leonard | Galveston County Sheriff’s Department |
| Melanie S. Loving | UTMB Support Staff Professionals |
| Captain Kenny Mack | City of Galveston Police Department |
| Roney McCrary | The Rotary Club of Galveston |
| Dennis Miller | Galveston Citizen |
| Mark Muhich | Sierra Club of Galveston |
| Lou Muller | Executive Director, Galveston Park Board of Trustees |
| Kerry Neves | Galveston Island Pachyderm Club |
| John M. Pena | University Area Association |
| Deacon John Pistone | St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica |
| Reverend Ronald D. Pogue | Trinity Episcopal Church |
| Jose Ramirez, P.E. | Texas Department of Transportation |
| Alan Rasco, Ed.D | Galveston College |
| Gilbert Robinson | City of Galveston Fire Department |
| D. Gale Rogers | The Kiwanis Club of Galveston |
| Fredell Rosen | Galveston City Council |
| Gilbert Rowe, Ph.D. | Texas A&M University of Galveston |
| Steve Salch | Galveston Citizen |
| Barbara W. Sasser, Ph.D. | Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund |
| David Schuler | East End Historical District Association |
| Cindy Schulz | The Rotary Club of Galveston Island |
| Jeffrey Sjostrom | Galveston Economic Development Partnership |
| Melody Smith | Galveston Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Guilio Taglialatela, Ph.D. | UTMB Faculty Senate |
| Reverend Kerry Tillmon | Baptist Ministers’ Association |
| Evangeline Whorton | Galveston City Council |
| L. Otis Zapp, Jr. | Zapp Realty |
| Frederick M. Zaunbrecher, M.D. | The Luke Society, Inc. |