Reserve Advisory Board
The Reserve Advisory Board (RAB) provides an opportunity for collaboration between Reserve staff and partners for management, research/monitoring activities, stewardship objectives, and educational programs based on the approved Reserve management plan.
The RAB is made up of key state, federal and private partners of the Reserve including the Texas General Land Office (GLO), United State Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Coastal Bend Land Trust (CBLT), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Fennessey Ranch, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Coastal Bend Bays and Estuary Program (CBBEP), and a local governmental representative mutually agreed upon by Aransas County and the City of Rockport. These partnerships have been established based on mutual interest in the project and to provide a means by which key aspects of the program will function (i.e., research, education, monitoring, administration, resource protection, facility).
Current RAB Members
| Ray Allen | CBBEP |
| Peter Boone | GLO, Energy |
| Tammy Brooks | GLO, CMP |
| Raul Cantu | TxDOT |
| Sally Crofutt | Fennessey Ranch |
| Mark Dumesnil | TNC |
| Ed Hegen | TPWD |
| Felix Keeley | Local Representative (Current chairman of RAB) |
| Chad Stinson | ANWR |
| Jake Herring | CBLT/CBBEP |
| Tony Williams | GLO, Asset/Leasing |
Agreements that describe the relationships between these partners are described in a MOU between the UTMSI and the nine partners. Please see files available for download including the MOU and meeting minutes.