Board Members
Amy Concilio: Board President of the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
Associate Professor of Environmental Science, St. Edward’s University
Kelly Lyons: Board Vice President of the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
Professor of Biology at Trinity University , Trinity University Associate Editor, Invasive Plant Sciences and Management Director, McNair Scholar Program,
Patrick Chaiken: Board Secretary of the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
William Forbes: Board Treasurer of the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Ryan Fikes: Central Texas Regional Representative
Environmental Scientist & Project Manager – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Gabriela Sosa: Texas South Coast Regional Representative
Chair, Stream Corridor Restoration Committee, Bayou Preservation Association (BPA) / Advisory Member, Natural Resources Advisor Committee, Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
Kerri Crawford: Texas North Coast Regional Representative
Associate Professor of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Houston
Andy Newman: East Texas Regional Representative
Professional Wetland Scientist
Brandon Belcher: North Texas Regional Representative
The Nature Conservancy, North Texas Preserves Manager Texas A&M University – Commerce, Adjunct Faculty
Jaime Baxter-Slye: Texas Student Liaison
Communications Committee Member and University of North Texas SER student chapter staff advisor
Charlotte Reemts: Board Member; Bylaws Committee; Awards Committee; Communications Committee
Ecologist at the Texas Nature Conservancy
Aaron Rhodes: Board Member
Brackenridge Field Lab at the University of Texas at Austin
Ted Maas: Board Member
Board of Directors member for TreeFolks. Owner and operator of an ecological landscaping and land management company.