Our Board of Directors

  • Position 1: Alberto “Beto” P. Cardenas, Jr.

  • Position 2: Mary K. Vargo

  • Position 3: Tracy Stephens

  • Position 4: M.E. “Sonny” Garza, Chairman

  • Position 5: Gusta Booker III

  • Position 6: Hugo Alvarez

  • Position 7: Dr. Samuel Sarabia

Board meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday at 3:30 pm at Houston Botanic Garden, 1 Botanic Lane, Houston, Texas 77017.

This is a new meeting location at the event tent in the north Culinary Garden.
Parking is available on the north side of in the main lot and gate will be open.
Visitors should enter at the main entrance: 1 Botanic Lane off of Park Place.

Executive Director

Executive Director

David Hawes
DHawes@HawesHill.com

Administration

Project Manager

Don Huml
DHuml@TIRZ8.org

Planning / Mobility

Tony Allender
Cell: 832.483.1853
TAllender@TIRZ8.org

Financial Analyst

Naina Magon
NMagon@TIRZ8.org

GIS Coordinator

Patrick Horton
PHorton@TIRZ8.org

Director of Public Affairs and Communications

Alan Bernstein
Cell: 713.503.9421
ABernstein@TIRZ8.org

Central Services / Back Office Administration

Compliance Officer

Susan Hill
SHill@TIRZ8.org

Records / Compliance

Linda Clayton
LClayton@TIRZ8.org

Production / Materials

Elisa Rodriguez
ERodriguez@TIRZ8.org

Roy Hill
RHill@TIRZ8.org

Board Documents