Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of TAGD’s elected officers, the immediate past President, and one member elected from each TAGD area that is not represented by another member of the Executive Committee. It has the power to fill vacancies of officers, represent TAGD during the legislative session, gather information and make decisions for TAGD as directed by the membership, review, adopt, and take action on financial matters, and perform other duties and responsibilities deemed necessary by the membership. Find out more about TAGD areas here.
President – Dirk Aaron – North Texas
Vice-President – Amber Blount- Ogallala
Treasurer – Zach Holland – Upper Gulf Coast
Secretary – Leah Adams – Upper Carrizo
Parlimentarian – Jim Polonis – Upper Edwards Trinity
Past-President – Joe B Cooper – North Texas
Janet Adams – Far West Texas
Ron Fieseler – Lower Edwards Trinity
Greg Sengelmann – Edwards Carrizo
Lonnie Stewart – Lower Gulf Coast
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee includes the current president and the two immediate past presidents. Members of the Nominating Committee are ineligible to run for office in the upcoming election, and nominations are solicited from the membership at large.
Dirk Aaron
Joe B. Cooper
Kathy Turner Jones
By-Laws
The Bylaws Committee reviews and considers changes to TAGD bylaws, policies, and action plans; ensures that TAGD activities and programs operate within the established policy guidelines; and performs other duties and responsibilities deemed necessary by the membership.
C. E. Williams
Gary Ashmore
Janet Adams
Janet Adams
Jim Polonis*
Kathy Turner Jones
Kelley Vickers
Lonnie Stewart
Ronald Naumann
Steve Walthour
Summer Webb
Victoria Messer Whitehead
Zach Holland
Finance & Budget
The Finance and Budget Committee consists of the current treasurer, the Vice-President, and three TAGD members appointed by the President. This committee is responsible for formulating and presenting an annual budget for the fiscal year and providing for an audit of TAGD’s financial affairs as needed.
Zach Holland*
Amber Blount
Janet Guthrie
Joel Pigg
David Bailey
Groundwater Protection
The Groundwater Protection Committee works with the representative of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee, established in 1989 by the Texas Legislature, and assists the representative in carrying out the duties assigned him/her by the TGPC.
Amanda Maloukis
Bobby Bazan
David Van Dresar*
Dirk Aaron
Doug Shaw
Janet Guthrie
Julia Carrillo
Kelley Vickers
Leah Adams
Lori Barnes
Lynn Smith
Marc Friberg
Morgen Ayers
Ronald Naumann
Summer Webb
Zach Holland
Information & Education
The Information & Education Committee is responsible for various public informational activities, including gathering information and formulating plans and programs to promote TAGD and its members, disseminating information to non-member districts and other potential members, maintaining a dialogue with the public and government officials to educate them on the benefits of groundwater conservation districts, and contacting districts that have been declared non-operational with an offer of support. This committee also works on gathering data and updating TAGD’s Groundwater Conservation District Index (GCDI), creating educational resources for new GCDs and General Managers, and developing articles on popular issues.
Alan M. Day
Cameron Goebel
Corrina Fox
Genell Hobbs
Joel Pigg
Katherine Drury
Kelley Vickers
Kirk Welch
Leah Adams*
Lynn Smith
Megan Haas
Megan Homeyer
Meredith Allen
Rene Villareal
Robin Gary
Ronald Naumann
Victoria Messer Whitehead
Zach Holland
Legislative
The Legislative Committee is responsible for informing the membership of relevant pending legislation. If possible, the committee will develop a position and act on such legislation with approval from the Executive Committee. This committee is also responsible for initiating legislative proposals, policies and resolutions for presentation to TAGD.
Dave Mauk
Alan M. Day
Amanda Maloukis
Amber Blount*
Andy Garza
Bob Patterson
Bob Patterson
Bobby Bazan
C. E. Williams
David Huie
Diana Thomas
Dirk Aaron
Doug Shaw
Drew Satterwhite
Gary Ashmore
Gary Westbrook
Genell Hobbs
Genell Hobbs
Greg Sengelmann
Jacob Hernandez
Janet Adams
Janet Guthrie
Jim Conkwright
Jim Polonis
Joe B. Cooper
Joel Pigg
John Dupnik
John Martin
Julia Carrillo
Kathy Turner Jones
Kelley Vickers
Kendall Bell-Enders
Kirk Welch
Leah Adams
Leah Adams
LG Raun
Lindy Harris
Lonnie Stewart
Lori Barnes
Marc Friberg
Megan Haas
Meredith Allen
Michael Redman
Mike McGuire
Peter Weingeart
Robin Gary
Ron Fieseler
Ronald Naumann
Ronnie Hopper
Russell Labus
Samantha Reiter
Scott Holland
Steve Walthour
Summer Webb
Ty Edwards
Vanessa Escobar
Vic Hilderbran
Victoria Messer Whitehead
Zach Holland
Bill Dugat
Brian Sledge
Greg Ellis
Heather Harward
Jennifer Smith
Mike Gershon
Monique Norman
Robby Cook
Shauna Fitzsimmons
Susana Canseco
Troupe Brewer
Ty Embrey
Vanessa Puig Williams
Conference Planning Committee
The Conference Planning Committee assists TAGD and its partners in planning, organizing, and producing our annual Texas Groundwater Summit.
Alan M. Day
Bobby Bazan
Britney Britten
Dirk Aaron
Greg Ellis
Heather Harward
Jason Coleman
Jennifer Smith
Jim Polonis
Kelley Vickers
Kristen Blackwell
Lonnie Stewart
Lori Barnes
Ronald Naumann
Sarah Rountree Schlessinger*
Steve Walthour
Victoria Messer Whitehead
Zach Holland