Conservancy Board Members
Conservancy board members are elected from the community to oversee operations and management of the Greenway, lead nature conservation efforts, provide education and recreation opportunities, and partner with the community, environmental organizations, and government entities to ensure the best experience possible for visitors today and for generations to come. Members of the Board of Directors are elected for 1-year terms beginning July 1.
Board of Directors |
Advisory Board Members |
| President |
Ralph Rieger, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy; Past President, Brays Oaks Management District Board Chairman Bruce Krewinghaus, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy; Past Board of Director, Southwest Houston 2000 Board Chairman Hazel Potvin, Board Member, Houston Chapter Native Prairies Association of Texas Noreen Hoard, Master Naturalist; Retired Gardener Hermann Park Conservancy Jeff Peters, Board Member, Friends of Levitt Pavilion Houston; Brays Bayou Association Edith Napoleon, President, Precinct 287 Civic Association Samantha Lona, Business Owner, Local Graphic Arts Andrew Blanks, Head Coach, Track & Field/Cross Country Westbury High School Matt Nielson, Chief Operating Officer, Houston Parks Board Edidiong Chryst Obot, Community Representative, Harris County Precinct One DiDi Chavis, Chief of Staff, City of Houston District K Councilmember’s Office Shane Hrobar, Forestry Manager, Harris County Flood Control District Mary Ann Beauchemin, Senior Naturalist, Houston Audubon Society Mary Warwick, Executive Director, Texas Wildlife Rescue Center |
| Bill Burhans | |
| Vice President | |
| Bill King | |
| Treasurer | |
| Valerie Runge | |
| Recording Secretary | |
| Barbara Richards | |
| Corresponding Secretary and Membership Committee Chair | |
| Tony and Donna Robert | |
| Past President and Events Committee Chair | |
| Howard Sacks | |
| Emeritus and Native Prairie Preserve Committee Chair | |
| Russell Schexnayder | |
| Conservation Committee Chair | |
| Brett Byers | |
| Education Committee Chair | |
| Trudy Holmes | |
| Water Resources Committee Chair | |
| Richard and Sarah Ball | |
| Website Committee Chair | |
| Gayle Nesom | |
| Finance Committee Chair | |
| David Naff | |
| Insurance Committee Chair | |
| Becky Edmondson | |
| Westbury Civic Club Representative | |
| Cindy Chapman | |
| Westbury High School Representative | |
| Waymon Moore |