Dr. William J. Merrell, Texas A&M Galveston, Bob Mitchell, President, Bay Area Houston Ike Dike Founder Economic Partnership
Robert Eckels, President, Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District Dr. Samuel D. Brody, Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores
Scott Joslove, President & CEO, Texas Hotel & Bob Harvey, President & CEO, Greater Houston Lodging Association Partnership
James F. Thompson, Chief Executive, Global Programs, AECOM Earl Shipp, Vice President of Gulf Coast Operations, Dow Chemical
James D. Dannenbaum, President & CEO, Dannenbaum Engineering Hector Rivero, President & CEO, Texas Chemical Council
William L. Raba, President, Raba Kistner
Todd Staples, President, Texas Oil and Gas Association David C. Fisher, Director & CEO, Port of Beaumont
Vicki Fullerton, Chairman of the Board, Texas Association of Realtors
Floyd Gaspard, Port Director, Port of Port Arthur L.M. “Matt” Sebesta, Jr., County Judge, Brazoria County, Texas Joe Deshotel, State Representative, District 22 Jimmy Sylvia, County Judge, Chambers County
Mark Henry, County Judge, Galveston County, Wayne Faircloth, State Representative, District Texas 23
Dennis Paul, State Representative, District 129 Ed Emmett, County Judge, Harris County, Texas
Dade Phelan, State Representative, District 21
Jeff Branick, County Judge, Jefferson County, Texas Theresa Rodriguez, President, Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership
Stephen Brint Carlton, County Judge, Orange County Mike Shields, Executive Director, Baytown / West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
Cindy H. DeWease, President & CEO, Larry Taylor, State Senator, District 11 Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Greg Bonnen, State Representative, Craig S. Beskid, Executive Director, East Harris District 24 County Manufacturers Association
John P. Cyrier, State Representative, District 17 David S. Murphy, Chairman, Galveston County Economic Development Alliance Jerry Mouton, Mayor, Deer Park, Texas Bobby Hocking, President, Galveston County Mayor and Council Members Association
Julie Masters, Mayor, Dickinson, Texas
Jeff Sjostrom, President, Galveston Economic Development Partnership
Robert White, Mayor, El Lago, Texas
Joyce Calver McLean, Chair, Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees
Kevin M. Holland, Mayor, Friendswood, Texas
Gina M. Spagnola, President and CEO, Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce James D. Yarbrough, Mayor, Galveston, Texas
Colleen Hicks, President, La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce Sylvester Turner, Mayor, Houston, Texas
Carl Joiner, Mayor, Kemah, Texas Cheryl Sanders, Mayor, Anahuac, Texas
Bobby Hocking, Mayor, La Marque, Texas Stephen DonCarlos, Mayor, Baytown, Texas
Louis R. Rigby, Mayor, La Porte, Texas Billy Combs, Mayor, Beach City, Texas Pat Hallisey, Mayor, League City, Texas Greg Smith, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, Clear Creek Independent School District, Texas
Nick Dixon, Mayor, Mont Belvieu, Texas
Lloyd W. Graham, Superintendent of Schools, Michel J. Bechtel, Mayor, Morgan’s Point, Texas La Porte, Texas, Independent School District
Mark Denman, Mayor, Nassau Bay, Texas
Johnny Isbell, Mayor, Pasadena, Texas
Jeff Tambrella, Mayor, City of Santa Fe, Texas
Glenn Royal, Mayor, Seabrook, Texas
Jon Keeney, Mayor, Taylor Lake Village, Texas