Trustees of the BRIT Boards
BRIT's Mission is to Conserve our natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public understanding of the value plants bring to life
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Operating Board of Trustees
Gregory A. Bird
Chair of the Board
President, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Edward P. Bass
Vice Chair of the Board
President, Fine Line, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
R. Nowell Donovan, Ph.D.
Secretary of the Board
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
Charles B. Moncrief Chair of Geology
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Craig Hamilton
Board Treasurer
Chair of the Finance Committee
Owner, Craig Hamilton & Company, Fort Worth, Texas
Susan Alanis
Advisory Director
Assistant City manager, City of Fort Worth
Charles E. Amato
Founder SWBC Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
William A. Brentlinger
Chair of the Research Committee
President, Seville Farms, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
J.K. Rooter Brite
Owner, J.A. Ranch, Bowie, Texas
William K. Burton
Executive Vice President, Hillwood Properties, Fort Worth, Texas
Joseph P. DeWoody
Chair of the Nominating Committee
President, Clear Fork Royalty, Fort Worth, Texas
James C. Estill
Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Marilyn McNabb Gilbert
Co-chair of the Advancement Committee
Executive Vice President, Marketing, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Erik Guggenheim
President/CEO & Firm Managing Partner, Delta Structural Technology LLC
Aric Head
Co-chair of the Advancement Committee
CEO/Planner Peloton Land Solutions, Fort Worth, Texas
Richard A. Henderson
Richard A. Henderson PC Attorney at Law, Fort Worth, Texas
Marie Holliday, DMD
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Comprehensive Dental Care, Fort Worth, Texas
Adelaide Leavens
President Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas
Robert J. Mitchell
Executive Recruiter, WhitneySmith Company, Fort Worth, Texas
Lauren-Ashton Moncrief
Vice President Marketing and Communications, YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, Texas
Debbie Morrison
Chair of the Education Committee
Community Volunteer, Keller, Texas
Paxton E. Motheral
Vice President Cassco Development Co., Fort Worth, Texas
Robert J. O'Kennon
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Mary G. Palko
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Ross Perez
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, Fort Worth, Texas
Gina Ravnaas
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Kevin Robnett
Founder/CEO, InGauge, LLC, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Carter Smith
Advisory Director
Executive Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas
The Honorable Fife Symington
Former Governor of Arizona
Owner, The Symington Group, Santa Barbara, California
Jon Taggart
Partner, Burgundy Pasture Beef, Grandview, Texas
Lewis D. Wall III
Fort Worth Community Volunteer
Nicholas L. Wanzor
Managing Partner, Hartman Wanzor LLP, Fort Worth, Texas
Michael Williams, MD
President, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Erica Hybarger
Manager of Girl Experience, Girl Scouts Texas Oklahoma Plains
Board Shadow
Foundation Board
D. Bradley Bourland
President of the Board
President & CEO, Diesslin Group, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Jane Schoomaker
Secretary of the Board
Managing Director, J. P. Morgan, Fort Worth, Texas
Edward P. Bass
President, Fine Line, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
David H. Diesslin
Chairman, Diesslin Group, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Alfred J. Lockwood
Director of Investment Administration, University North Texas Foundation, Denton, Texas
Mary M. Matranga
Chief Financial Officer/ Chief Operating Officer, JCP Investment Management, LLC, Houston, Texas
Landowner Board
H. Terry Siegel
President of the Board
President /CEO Ventamatic, Ltd., Fort Worth, Texas
Randall C. Gideon
Secretary of the Board
Principal/Chairman, Gideon Holdings, LLC., Fort Worth, Texas
Bradford Barnes
President & General Manager, Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show, Fort Worth, Texas
Forrest Bowen
Vice President, MBL, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Richard F. Garvey
CEO, JaGee Holdings, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas
J. Randle Harwood
Advisory Director
Planning and Development Director, City of Fort Worth, Texas
Richard Zavala
Advisory Director
Director, Park and Recreation Department, City of Fort Worth, Texas