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Executive Director: Debbie Markey

Executive Director, Debbie Markey

Photo taken by Nick Quinn Photography For John Daugherty Reators’s 2006 Spring edition of “The Magazine”
Debbie and HANC were included in the feature article: “Houstonians Who Matter”

Our People

Executive Director: Debbie Markey, 713-366-0371
Associate Director: Pat Marks, 713-366-0373
Development Director: George Hawkins, 713-366-0426
Program Development Director: Bill Eley, 713-366-0379
Conservation Director: Joe Blanton, 713-366-0422
Facilities Manager: James Crabb, 713-366-0378
Naturalists:
- Lucien Bouffard - 713-366-0377
- Jennifer Garrett - 713-366-0424
- Lois Davis - 713-366-0423
Volunteer/Public Relations Director: Lori Hutson, 713-366-0375
Administrative Manager: Keely Pate, 713-366-0374
Receptionist & Nature Shop Manager: Iris Taplin, 713-366-0370
Receptionist: Grace Hsu
Registrar & Membership: Carol Taylor, 713-366-0421
Conservation Assistant: Theo Ostler
Events Coordinator: Chalon Fontaine

A dedicated corps of volunteers contribute over 11,000 hours of service to the Arboretum each year.

Executive Committee

Mr. Nigel Curlet, President
Mrs. Ruth Flournoy, Immediate Past President
Mr. J. Taft Symonds, Chairman
Mrs. Deana Blackburn, Vice President
Mrs. Ethel Hutcheson, Vice President
Mr.Tom O'Leary, Vice President
Mrs. Tina Pyne, Vice President
Mr. Ernie Pekmezaris, Treasurer
Mr. Daniel David Hu, Secretary

Board of Directors	Emeritus Board
Mr. Steven L. Anderson Mr. David Andrew Mr. Drew Anton Mrs. Bonnie Bering Mr. Jason A. Buchman Mrs. Kay Ebert Ms. Katy Gottsponer Dr. Nancy Greig Mr. John Griggs Ms. Helen Grivich Mr. William D. Gutermuth Mr. Robert Ladd Mrs. Sara Ledbetter Mrs. Estelle Masterson Lozmack Ms. Amanda McMillian Mrs. Marion Monsen Mr. G. Crawford Moorefield Ms. Stella Raymaker Mr. Allen Rustay Mr. John Wombwell Mrs. Liz Wozencraft	Mr. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Mrs. Nathan M. Avery Mr. T. Lance Barlow Ms. Ruth B. Bauer Mrs. Edward A. Blackburn, Jr. Mr. Jesse W. Couch Mr. James L. Daniel, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Daniel-Hetherington Mr. Carl Estes, II Mr. Donald Gray Mrs. Louise Jamail Mrs. Nancy Japhet Mrs. Catherine Kaldis Mrs. Libby Mackin Mrs. Alvin Owsley Mrs. Nancy Peterkin Dr. Julie Robinson Mrs. Sellers J. Thomas, Jr. Mrs. A. Ben White
Advisory Board	Ex-Officio
Mr. August Bering V Mr. Dan Eggers Ms. Sarah Flournoy Mrs. Hollis Grace Mr. Brett Hogan Mr. Sam Pyne Mr. Rob Stacy Mr. David Symonds	Mr. Rick Dewees, Parks & Recreation Mrs. Gail Faris, Garden Club of Houston Mrs. Gail Payne, River Oaks Garden Club Ms. Paulette Preiss, AMIGO Representative