Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

Officers/Executive Committee

Sandra Alvarez, Board President

Sandra Alvarez, President
Joined: 2018; Expires: 2027
Founder & CEO, Alvarez Business Consultants

Lance Brown, Board Vice President

Lance Brown, Vice President
Joined: 2019; Expires: 2025
Supervisor of Training
Cheniere, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Operation

Michelle Unda, Past Board President

C. Michelle Unda, Past President
Joined: 2015; Expires: 2025
Vice President of Existing Industry and Regional Development, CCREDC

Melody Nixon-Bice, Board Secretary

Melody Nixon-Bice, Secretary
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
General Manager,
Embassy Suites
by Hilton Corpus Christi

Travis Nelson, Board Treasurer

Travis C. Nelson, Treasurer
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
Chief Financial and Operations
Officer, Kleberg Bank

Todd Walter, Board Scholarship Chair

Todd Walter, Scholarship Chair
Joined: 2021; Expires: 2024
Principal,
Timeless Design Group, Inc.

Drue Jones, Board Special Projects Chair

Drue Jones
Special Projects Chair
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
Associate Professor Emeritus,
Del Mar College

Ken Trevino, Board Development

Ken Trevino
Board Development Chair
Joined: 2016; Expires: 2025
President/CEO, Workforce Solutions

Troy Bethel, Exec Committee At-Large

Troy Bethel, At-Large
Joined: 2016; Expires: 2025
Assistant Vice President, Frost Bank

Rosendo Cruz, At Large

Rosendo Cruz, At-Large
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
Public & Government Affairs Manager,
ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Adam Smith, Exec Committee At Large

Adam Smith, At-Large
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
Director Refinery Operations,
Valero-Corpus Christi
Refineries

DMC President and CEO, Mark Escamilla, Ph.D.

Mark Escamilla, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Del Mar College

Members

Trustee, Mr. Kaushik 'Charlie' Bhakta, CHA

Kaushik ‘Charlie’ Bhakta, CHA
Joined: 2017; Expires: 2026
Senior VP of Operations
ZJZ Hospitality

Russell Franques, Board Member

Russell Franques
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
Partner, Highpoint Wealth Advisors

Crissy Hinojosa, Board Member

Crissy Hinojosa, Ph.D.
Joined: 2019; Expires: 2025
Vice President Business Process/Systems, Bay LTD

Tim Legamaro
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2025
President, Legamaro Financial Services

Susan Temple, Board Member

Susan Temple
Joined: 2016; Expires: 2025
HR Manager, Chemours

Past Presidents

  • Dr. Edgar L. Cortes - 1983-1986
  • Eugene H. Bouligny - 1987-1992
  • Jeff Bell, Jr. - 1992-1993
  • H.W. 'Bill' Volk, Jr. - 1993-1995
  • S. Loyd Neal - 1995-1996
  • Eugene H. Bouligny - 1996-1997
  • Jacob G. Munoz - 1997-2000
  • Sylvia Whitmore - 2001-2002
  • Joe E. Coco - 2002-2004
  • Joseph C. Wise, Jr. - 2004-2005
  • Jesse Garcia - 2005-2007
  • Bob Crow - 2007-2010
  • Wayne M. Squires 2010-2012
  • Richard J. Hatch, Jr. - 2012-2014
  • David Ainsworth, Sr. 2014-2016
  • Todd M. Walter - 2016-2018
  • Gabriel 'Gabe' Guerra - 2018-2020
  • Julio Reyes - 2020-2022
  • C. Michelle Unda - 2022-2024

Trustee Emeriti

  • Chris N. Adler
  • Ret. Judge Rene Haas
  • Susan Hutchinson
  • Willie J. Kosarek
  • Alice H. Sallee
  • Eugene (Gene) Seaman
  • Sylvia Whitmore
  • Robert C. Wolter
  • John T. Wright, III

Posthumous Trustee Emeriti

  • Dr. Howard E. Barth
  • Jeff Bell
  • Nettie Ruth Hoskins
  • Mark Hulings
  • Judge S. Loyd Neal, Jr.
  • Bernard A. Paulson
  • Charles J. 'Jim' Smith
  • Norma Urban
  • M. Harvey Weil
  • William Neal Woolsey

Page last updated December 11, 2024.