Our Team

The Texas Botanical Gardens & Native American Interpretive Center, Inc. is led by a dedicated team and supported by a distinguished group of advisors whose collective expertise helps shape the organization’s vision. Together, they provide strategic leadership, thoughtful stewardship, and a shared commitment to advancing a community cultural and educational destination that serves as both a model for sustainable design and green construction and offers engaging, interactive exhibits and programs celebrating the natural and cultural heritage of Texas.

Staff

Board of Directors

  • President – Brody Stacy
  • Vice President – Tommy Head
  • Treasurer – Elita Witty
  • Secretary – Ginger Horn

Board Members

  • Julio Aguilar
  • Becky Barrington
  • Brenda Brooks
  • Kathryn Caulkins
  • Mindy Davis – Fundraising Chairwoman
  • Janice Fischer – Executive Director Emerita
  • Ramona Flores
  • Melissa Hoyer
  • Margaret Madeley
  • Kristi McCoy – Goldthwaite Pavilion Coordinator
  • Diane Shank
  • Keith Shank
  • Suzanne Smith
  • Theresa Strickler – Education Chairwoman
  • Melissa Sturdivant
  • Dean Thorpe

Project Team

  • Architectural Engineers Collaborative – Structural Engineers
  • Scooter Cheatham – Ethnobotanist, Useful Wild Plants Project
  • Robert Gaeke – Gaeke Construction Company
  • Robert Jackson – Jackson and McElhaney Architects
  • Tab Ledbetter – Landscape Designer, Looking Out Design
  • Love and Briley Engineering, Inc. – MEP Engineers
  • Drew Patterson – Exhibit Designer, Drew Patterson Studios

Project Advisors

  • Emil Her Many Horses – Curator, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
  • Karen Fort – Senior Exhibit Coordinator, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
  • Dr. Grant Hall – Consulting Archeologist
  • Dan Potter – Regional Archaeologist, Texas Historical Commission

Board of Directors

Board Members

Project Team

Project Advisors

The Texas Botanical Gardens and Native American Interpretive Center has assembled a gifted project team and a diverse group of advisors to guide the creation of a community cultural and educational facility that serves as a model for green construction and presents an array of interactive exhibits offering visitors an authentic and unparalleled museum experience.