Current Headwater Heroes
Board Leadership Team
Melissa Krause
Board President
Ian Taylor
Board Vice-President
Leonard Dougal
Board Secretary
Dawn Schriewer
Board Treasurer
Jordan Matney
Board Member At Large
Shawn Schorn
Board Member At Large
Staff
Nancy Pappas
Managing Director
Lauren Strack
Assistant Manager
Victoria Broderick
Watershed Educator
Jack Downey
Program Coordinator
Technical Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Technical Advisory Committee (“TAC”) is to support the mission of the Headwaters at the Comal (“Headwaters”) by providing strategic support and oversight on the Headwaters Research and Conservation Programs.
Robert Mace, Chair
Executive Director, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Cindy Hooper, Vice-Chair
Community Member
Mark Enders, Secretary
Watershed Program Manager, City of New Braunfels
Todd Ahlman
Director, Center of Archaeological Studies
Texas State University
Roger Biggers
Community Member
David Britton
Deputy Center Director, US Fish & Wildlife Service
San Marcos Aquatic Research Center
Chad Furl
Chief Science Officer, Edward Aquifer Authority Habitat Conservation Plan
Nathan Pence
Executive Manager, Environmental Science & Community Affairs
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Katherine Romans
Executive Director, Hill Country Alliance
Benjamin Schwartz
Director, Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center
Texas State University
Jennifer Walker
Senior Program Manager, National Wildlife Federation
Casey Walther
Hydronova
Capital Campaign Committee
A dedicated team of community members working to obtain the necessary resources for the success of this legacy conservation project.
Rusty Brockman
Mayor, City of New Braunfels
Shelly Bujnoch
Territory Representative, Paychex
Chandler Gray
Community Member
Robin Jeffers
Owner, J&R Gymnastics
Brit King
President/CEO, New Braunfels Area Community Foundation
Betty Kyle
Community Member
Katie Lynch
Real Estate Advisor, Core35 Realty
Michael Meek
Community Member
Ted McKinnon
Community Member
Reagan Parks
Executive Director, NBISD Education Foundation
Gretchen Reuwer
Director of Electric Services, New Braunfels Utilities
Natalie Rougeux
CEO, Rougeux & Associates
Fernando Yarrito
Retired Executive Director, Development, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carroll Hoffmann, Advisory
Founder, Hoffmann Financial Services
Pat & Becky Wiggins, Advisory
Owner, Wiggins Company
Education Taskforce
Providing oversight and guidance on the development of relevant formal TEKS-based and informal community education programs.
Kevin Alley
World Geography, New Braunfels High School Ninth Grade Center
Micki Clark
7th Grade Science, New Braunfels Middle School
Kristen Kirsch
7th Grade Science, Canyon Middle School
Susan Hankins
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment-Texas State University
Mitchell Ray
AP Environmental Science, Canyon High School
Kaye Smith
3rd Grade DL Math, Carl Schurz Elementary School
Melonie Steele
6th Grade Science, Danville Middle School
Anissa Villarreal
5th Grade Math/Science, Voss Farms Elementary School
