Leadership

Meet Our Officers

The Texas Wildlife Association is governed by a Board of Directors, four statewide Officers, and an Executive Committee of volunteer members.

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Nyle Maxwell
President

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Parley Dixon
Vice President

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Spencer Lewis
Treasurer

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Dr. Louis Harveson
2nd VP for Programs

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TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION

Executive Committee

The Texas Wildlife Association Executive Committee is appointed by the President. All members of the Executive Committee must be Voting Members of the Association.

The Executive Committee governs all actions and sets all policy of the Association and may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the interim period between meetings of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee has full power over all business as conducted by the Officers of the Association, and the Officers are responsible to this Committee.

Marko Barrett

Sarah Biedenharn

Kevin Comiskey

Charles Davidson

Parley Dixon

Donnie Draeger

Chuck Greco

Louis Harveson

David Hewitt

Lee Hoffpauir

Rebecca Jones

Harrison King

Jim Kolkhorst

Jonathan Letz

Spencer Lewis

Monty Martin

Nyle Maxwell

Mary Pearl Meuth

Jenny Sanders

Greg Simons

Don Steinbach

William Thompson

Larry Weishuhn

Jeff White

Neal Wilkins

Ex Officio: David Langford

Directors Emeritus

J. David Anderson

Marko Barrett

Richard Bennett

Mark Bivins

Warren Blesh

McLean Bowman

Rob Bracken

Fred Bryant

Christine Buford

Richard Butler

Susan Combs

Charles Davidson

Ed Dutch

Bill Eikenhorst

Joseph Fitzsimons

Derry Gardner

James Hayne

AC Dick Jones IV

Luke Kellogg

Wallace Klussmann

Steve Lewis

Gary Machen

Keith Martin

Dr. Dan McBride

Paul McSween

Daniel Pedrotti, Sr.

Murphy Ray

Randy Rehmann

Wallace Rogers

Dale Rollins

Charles Schreiner

Greg Simons

Don Steinbach

David Synatzske

Jimmie Thurmond III

Arthur Uhl

Tom Vandivier

Larry Weishuhn

Bill Wilson

Craig Archer

Thomas Arnim

Ty Bartoskewitz

Tom Beard

Randy Cadwallader V

Linda Campbell

Jim Cathey

Sterling Curry

Cary Dietzmann

Justin Feild

Dan Flournoy

Maureen Frank

Jackie Harker

Steven Harker

David Harrison

Stephen Hill

William Howell

Randall Hudson

Mason King

Steven Mafrige

Trey Maxwell

Mary Pearl Meuth

James Oliver

Scott Petty

Bryan Pickens

Carroll Schubert

Tim Siegmund

Ross Studer

Bryan Wagner

Clayton Wolter

Travis Wuest

Brad Wuest

John Baker

Connard Barker

James Barrow

Kenneth Bell

Sarah Biedenharn

Craig Bowen

Ruben Cantu

William Carrington

Chuck Cashdollar

Ken Cearley

Deborah Clark

Kevin Comiskey

Trey Dittmar

Parley Dixon

Donnie Draeger

Robert Dullnig

Steve Dutton

Jonny Fitzsimons

Chuck Greco

Heath Grigg

Rebecca Heidelberg

Mark Hiler

Roger Hill

Helen Holdsworth

Anson Howard

Rebecca Jones

Karl Kinsel

Dan Kinsel

Brad Knolle

Jim Kolkhorst

Bart Koontz

Keith Lake

Richard “Spencer” Lewis

Ben Love

M. Russell Marshall

Caroline McAllister

Augie McCan

Con Mims

Rick Nauert

Matt Oliver

William Osborn III

John Park

Roger Parker

Joe Patterson

Preston Polk

Jay Robertson

Louie Sanchez

Michael Sasser

Tim Taylor

James Uhl III

Fay Walker

Rex Webb

Jeff White

Brad Wolfe

Tamara Wood

Andy Allen

Terry Anderson

Ernest Angelo

Katharine Armstrong Love

Warren Bluntzer

Jim Bradbury

Tyler Brimager

Emily Brochon

Dylon Brochon

Neal Carlton

Matt Carter

E.A. “Bud” Christy

Alan Curry

Ernie Davie

Doug DuBois

Edward Farmer

Carlos Gonzalez

Milton Greeson

Louis Harveson

Elliott Hayne

Brian Hays

David Hewitt

Richard Hill

George “Timo” Hixon

W.H. “Bill” Hoffmann

Lee Hoffpauir

Will Hughes

William “Whit” Jones III

Kyle Kacal

Shane Kiefer

Harrison King

Tanner Kneese

Tucker Knight

Grant Lawrence

Jonathan Letz

Robert Lindsey

Ryan Luna

Walter “Monty” Martin

Mark Matthews

Nyle Maxwell

Guy McCrary

Patrick McNamara

Blake Murden

Clint Orms

Larry Pierce

Carl Ray Polk

Sue Price

Bruce Roberts

Josh Rodriguez

Jenny Sanders

Kevin Smithhart

Misty Sumner

William Thompson

Tamara Trail

Jerry Wascom

Cody Webb

Karla Welch

Neal Wilkins

William Wright

William “Carl” Young

Texas Wildlife Association

Board of Directors

The Texas Wildlife Association Executive Committee is appointed by the President. All members of the Executive Committee must be Voting Members of the Association.

The affairs of the Texas Wildlife Association are managed by the Board of Directors. Only Voting Members of the Association serve as Directors. Each of the eight TWA regions has at least five representatives on the Board of Directors. The number of Directors is set by the Executive Committee. Each Director serves a term of three years, and there is no limit on the number of terms a Director may serve.

TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION

Statewide Committees

Membership Committee

The TWA Membership Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the issues and topics necessary to achieve the organization’s membership and regional development goals.

Legislative Committee

The TWA Legislative Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the range of issues and topics necessary to achieve the organization’s public policy goals (both legislative and regulatory) at the state and federal levels.

Finance Committee

The TWA Finance Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the range of issues and topics necessary to achieve the organization’s financial goals.

Big Game Committee

The TWA Big Game Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the range of legislative, regulatory, and non-regulatory issues and topics involving whitetail deer, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and bighorn sheep management in Texas.

Conservation Legacy Committee

The TWA Conservation Legacy Advisory Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the range of issues and topics necessary for implementing high-impact education programs.

TYHP Advisory Committee

The TWA TYHP Advisory Committee is formed to collaboratively work with the TWA Executive Committee to oversee the direction of the Texas Youth Hunting Program (including, without limitation, the administration and financing of the youth hunting program, or similar mutually agreed programs). TYHP is a co-sponsored initiative of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Wildlife Association, and Texas Wildlife Association Foundation, Inc. that is established as a program to consolidate youth hunting outreach and information in Texas.

Wildlife Conservation Committee

The Wildlife Conservation Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on a range of legislative, regulatory, and non-regulatory issues and topics involving game (not to include white-tailed deer, desert big game species and other exotic deer species) and nongame wildlife, fisheries and rare species in the State of Texas.

Land and Water Committee

The TWA Land and Water Advisory Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on the range of legislative, regulatory, and non-regulatory issues and topics involving land (property rights) and water (groundwater and surface water) in Texas.

Convention Committee​

The TWA Convention Committee is formed to provide advice and recommendations to the TWA Executive Committee on fundraising aspects and event related to TWA’s annual convention held each summer.