Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee
Co-Chair
Mr. Brian Christian
Director
Small Business & Environmental Assistance Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Co-Chair
Mr. Toby Baker
Governor’s Advisor
Office of Governor Rick Perry
MEMBERS
Mr. Terry Zrubek
Governor’s Advisor
Office of Governor Rick Perry
Ms. Carole Baker
Member
Water Conservation Advisory Council
Director of Public Information
Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District
Ms. Carol Batterton
Executive Director
Water Environment Association of Texas
Austin
Mr. John L. Howard, Jr.
President-Elect
Keep Texas Beautiful
Clarendon Strategies
Austin
Dr. Ronald J. Kendall
Director
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Texas Tech University
Mr. Tom McDonald
Vice President, Environmental Affairs
JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Dalhart
Ms. Cindy Mendez, M.E.S.
Environmental Quality Manager
City of Grand Prairie
Mr. Ron Ordner
Environmental Technician
Mars Snackfood US LLC
Waco
Ms. Donna G. Phillips
Coastal and East Texas Area Director
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Houston
Ms. Deborah Pickering
Environmental Coordinator
DuPont – LaPorte Plant
Mr. Joe Polanco
Co-Chair
Dallas Small Business Advisory Committee
Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica
Ms. Mary Ann Reid
President
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Freddie L. Richards, Sr.
Dean
College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University
Mr. Roel Rodriguez, P.E.
Member
Rio Grande Watermaster Advisory Committee
General Manager
McAllen Public Utility
INVITED
Ms. Mary Kelly
Senior Counsel
Environmental Defense Fund
Austin
Mr. Keaton Thomas
Science Rocks U
Whiteface High School
Mr. Zachary Wilbanks
Science Rocks U
Whiteface High School