Member Agencies and Representatives

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Committee Chairman:
Zak Covar
Executive Director

Designated Committee Chairman:
Cary L. Betz, P.G.
Staff Geologist

Texas Water Development Board

Committee Vice-Chairman:
Melanie Callahan
Executive Administrator

Designated Committee Vice-Chairman:
Larry French, P.G.
Director

Railroad Commission of Texas

Member:
Mary (Polly) Ross McDonald
Acting Executive Director

Designated Representative:
Peter Pope, P.G.
Assistant Director

Department of State Health Services

Member:
David Lakey, M.D.
Commissioner

Designated Representative:
Ken Ofunrein
Group Manager

Texas Department of Agriculture

Member:
Drew DeBerry
Deputy Commissioner

Designated Representative:
Richard Eyster
Department Hydrologist

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Member:
Rex Isom
Executive Director

Designated Representative:
Richard Egg
Statewide Programs Engineer

Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts

Member:
Kathy Turner Jones
President
General Manager, Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District

Designated Representative:
David Van Dresar
Vice President
General Manager, Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District

Texas AgriLife Research

Member:
Craig Nessler, Ph.D.
Director
Texas AgriLife Research

Designated Representative:
Neal Wilkins, Ph.D.
Director
Texas Water Resource Institute

Bureau of Economic Geology

Member:
Scott Tinker, Ph.D., P.G.
Director

Designated Representative:
Bridget Scanlon, Ph.D., P.G.
Senior Research Scientist

Texas Department of Licensing and Registration

Designated Representative:
David Gunn
Well Driller/Pump Installer/Abandoned Well Referral Program