Board Members

Bill Mearse
President of the Board of Advocates
Retired, Accenture
Houston, Texas

Tom Ayers
President
SBM Offshore
Katy, Texas

Brian Bammel
Corporate Business Services IT Manager
ExxonMobil
The Woodlands, Texas

Jay D. Battershell
CEO and President
McLane Intelligent Solutions
Temple, Texas

Jim Becker
Vice President, Polymers
Chevron
The Woodlands, Texas

Mark Biegler
Chief Engineer, Drilling and Subsurface
ExxonMobil
The Woodlands, Texas

Mark Cannata
Director of Sales and Marketing
IPG Photonics
Dallas, Texas

Kenneth Carlile
Co-Chairman
The Carlile Companies
Marshall, Texas

Nicole Carpenter
President, Business Development
Weatherford International
Houston, Texas

Beth Casteel
Assistant Treasurer
ExxonMobil
Irving, Texas

Joseph Cestari
President
Trinity Inspiration Management, LLC
Round Rock, Texas

Jeff Church
Engineering Fellow
L-3 Technologies, Aerospace Systems
Waco, Texas

Brad Crawford
Owner
Crawford Services
Dallas, Texas

Lauren Dreyer
Director of Human Resources and Business Operations
SpaceX
McGregor, Texas

Arthur Fichtner
Aerospace Consultant
The Highland Group
Dallas, Texas

Romelia Flores
IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor
IBM Global Solution Center
Coppell, Texas

Kim Mackenroth
Vice President and CIO
Textron
Dallas, Texas

Ryan Malone
Projects General Manager
BP Upstream
Katy, Texas

Hector Martinez
Chief Strategy and Process Officer
Pariveda Solutions
Dallas, Texas

Mark McCollum
CEO and President
Weatherford
Houston, Texas

Don McErlean
Senior Engineer
Aerospace Consulting
McGregor, Texas

Kellar Nevill
Principal - Tax and Operate
Ernst & Young
Roanoke, Texas

Craig Nickell
President
The Marco Company
Fort Worth, Texas

Todd Patterson
Founding Partner
Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
Houston, Texas

Harold Rafuse
Retired USAF Officer
President and CEO
Phantom Aerospace
Crawford, Texas

Don Roberts
LM Fellow
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Fort Worth, Texas

Shawn Sedate
Vice President
Pariveda Solutions
Farmer's Branch, Texas

Emile Sevadjian
Technology Manager
Halliburton
Carrollton, Texas

Stephen W. Smith
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
Trinity Industries
Dallas, Texas

Andy Spencer
President
Engedi Group
Austin, Texas

Greg St. Denis
President
Televoice
Houston, Texas

Dean Swisher
Retired
Dallas, Texas

Rick Tullis
President
Capstone Mechanical
Waco, Texas

Trent Voigt
CEO
Payment Experts, LLC
Van Alstyne, Texas

Jim D. Wiethorn
Chairman of the Board, Principal Engineer
HAAG Engineering Co.
Sugar Land, Texas