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 – Zach Holland – Upper Gulf Coast
Vice-President – Amber Blount- Ogallala
Treasurer – David Bailey – Upper Carrizo
Secretary – Greg Sengelmann – Edwards Carrizo
Parliamentarian – Andy Garza – Lower Gulf Coast
Past-President – Dirk Aaron – North Texas
Janet Adams – Far West Texas
Ron Fieseler – Lower Edwards Trinity
Diana Thomas – Upper Edwards Trinity
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
Zach Holland
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.
Janet Adams
Andy Garza*
Zach Holland
Kathy Turner Jones
Lonnie Stewart
Steven Walthour
CE Williams
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.
Amber Blount
Janet Guthrie
Zach Holland*
Neil Hudgins
Russell Labus
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.
Charles Dunning
Ty Edwards
Andy Garza
Janet Guthrie
Zach Holland
Lynn Smith
David Van Dresar*
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.
Dirk Aaron
Meredith Allen
Lori Barnes
Michelle Cooper
Alan Day
Carrie Dodson
Katherine Drury
Jill Garcia
Janet Guthrie
Megan Haas
Zach Holland
Natalie Jensen
Kathy Turner Jones
Stephanie Keith
Sinclaire Newby
Vanessa Puig-Williams
Greg Sengelmann*
Jennifer Smith
Kirk Welch
Victoria Whitehead
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.
Dirk Aaron
Janet Adams
Meredith Allen
David Bailey
Lori Barnes
Bobby Bazan
Amber Blount*
Leon Braden
Jon Cartwright
Jason Coleman
Joe B. Cooper
Alan M. Day
Carrie Dodson
Ty Edwards
Gregory M. Ellis
Vanessa Escobar
Andy Garza
Janet Guthrie
Lindy Harris
Scott Holland
Zach Holland
Kathy Turner Jones
John Martin
Mike McGuire
Monique Norman
Vanessa Puig-Williams
Kyle Russell
Greg Sengelmann
Doug Shaw
Brian Sledge
Shauna Sledge
Lynn Smith
Lonnie Stewart
Diana Thomas
Steven Walthour
Kirk Welch
Victoria Whitehead
CE Williams
Conference Planning Committee
The Conference Planning Committee assists TAGD and its partners in planning, organizing, and producing our annual Texas Groundwater Summit.
Dirk Aaron
Meredith Allen
Lori Barnes
Bobby Bazan
Amber Blount
Jason Coleman
Alan M. Day
Gregory M. Ellis
Zach Holland
Leah Martinsson*
Lonnie C. Stewart
Kirk Welch
Victoria Whitehead
*signifies committee chair