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: 2028
Manager, Asset Training
Cheniere, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Operation

Michelle Unda, Past Board President

Russell Franques, Secretary
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2028
Partner, Highpoint Wealth Advisors

Travis C. Nelson, Treasurer

Travis C. Nelson, Treasurer
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2028
Chief Financial and Operations
Officer, Kleberg Bank

Todd Walter, Scholarship and Board Development Chair

Todd M. Walter, Scholarship and Board Development Chair
Joined: 2021; Expires: 2027
Principal,
Timeless Design Group, Inc.

Drue Jones, Special Projects Chair

Drue Jones
Special Projects Chair
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2028
Associate Professor Emeritus,
Del Mar College

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At-Large Seat - Vacant

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
President of Operations
ZJZ Hospitality

Crissy Hinojosa, Board Member

Crissy Z. Hinojosa, Ph.D.
Joined: 2019; Expires: 2028
Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President
Bay LTD

Tim Legamaro, Board Member

Tim C. Legamaro
Joined: 2022; Expires: 2028
President, Legamaro Financial Services

John Jackson, Board Member

John P. Jackson
Joined: 2025; Expires: 2028
Retired Co-founder/Financial Advisor

Hicks Layton, Board Member

Hicks Layton
Joined: 2025; Expires: 2028
Internet Sales Director with Hicks Automotive Group

Shileen Lee, Board Member

Shileen D. Lee
Joined: 2025; Expires 2028
Chief Financial Officer with Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend

Sam Longoria, Board Member

Sam Longoria
Joined: 2025; Expires: 2028
Chief Lending Officer with CoastLife Credit Union

Sarah Tindall, Board Member

Sarah Tindall
Joined: 2025; Expires: 2028
Chief Operating Officer with Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation

Jacqueline Phillips, Board Member

Jacqueline Phillips, D.O.
Joined: 2025; Expires: 2028
Program Director of Internal Medicine with Corpus Christi Medical Center

Matthew Busby, Board Member

Matthew J. Busby
Ex-Officio
Executive Director of DMC Foundation

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
  • 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
  • Robert C. Wolter
  • William Neal Woolsey

Please contact Matthew Busby at mbusby3@delmar.edu if you have questions or are interested in serving on the DMC Foundation board.

Page last updated October 10, 2025.