Dr. William J. Merrell, A&M Galveston, Bob Mitchell, President, Bay Area 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, 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 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