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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott
Tuesday appointed seven people to the Sulphur River Basin Authority (SRBA) Board
of Directors, including Katie Stedman of Mount
Pleasant, president and CEO of the Mount
Pleasant/Titus County Chamber of Commerce. Previously, she was the director of
operations at Prepared 4 Life. She is a member of the Lions Club of Mount
Pleasant and the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant.
Stedman received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas
at Austin. She
took over as head of the Chamber staff on August 31, 2015, replacing Faustine
Curry.
She came from Houston,
where she was the director of operations at Prepared 4 Life, a group that
prepares youth for life through fun, proactive and experiential programs
infused with life skills, character education, and entrepreneurship.
Other newly-appointed members include:
Gary Cheatwood of Bogata, an equipment operator for Pat
Donelson. He is president of the Cuthand Volunteer Fire Department and an
archeological steward for the Texas Historical Society. Previously, he served
as a member of the Region D Water Planning Group.
He was honorably discharged from the Army National Guard,
and received a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education from East Texas
State University
in Commerce.
Brad Drake of Paris
is CEO of Lamar Companies LLC. He is a former board member of the North Lamar
Education Foundation. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree
from Texas Tech University.
Wally Kraft of Paris is a
veterinarian and the owner of Animal
Health Center.
He is the Texas
delegate to the American Veterinary Medical Association and former president of
the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. In addition, he is a board member of
the Boys and Girls Club and Farm Bureau. He was honorably discharged from the
United States Air Force, and received a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of
veterinary medicine from Kansas
State University.
Bret McCoy of Omaha
is a financial advisor who works in the financial services industry. He is a
board member of the Morris County Farm Bureau and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic
Church Parish Council. He received a Bachelor of Science in agriculture
development from Texas A&M University
and a Master of Science in agriculture from Texas A&M
University - Commerce.
sant. She received a Bachelor of Arts from The University of
Texas at Austin.
Kelly Mitchell of Texarkana
is the president and chief operating officer of TEXAR Federal Credit Union. He
is secretary and board member of Riverbend Water Resources and an ex-officio
member of the Region D Water Planning Group. He is a member of the Arkansas
Hunger Relief Alliance and Wilber Smith Rotary Club and president of the Wright
Patman Chapter of Credit Unions. In addition, he previously served as the chair
of Harvest Texarkana and Texas A&M Texarkana Alumni Association. Mitchell
received a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business
Administration from Texas A&M University
at Texarkana.
Chris Spencer of Hughes Springs is president and chief
operating officer of Crump Foods, Inc. He is the current secretary of the
Linden Economic Development Corporation and past president of the Hughes
Springs Chamber of Commerce. He attended The University of Texas at Tyler majoring in
Management and minoring in economics.
Gov. Abbot appointed Drake and Kraft for terms set to expire
on February 1, 2019; McCoy and Stedman for terms set to expire on February 1,
2021; and appointed Mitchell, Cheatwood, and Spencer for terms set to expire on
February 1, 2023.
In addition, the Governor named Spencer presiding officer of
the board.
The SRBA board has the responsibility to construct,
maintain, and operate inside the state and in the watershed of the Sulphur
River and its tributaries inside or outside the boundaries of the authority any
works considered essential to the operation of the authority and for its
administration in controlling, storing, preserving, and distributing the water
of the Sulphur River and its tributary streams, including the storm water and
floodwater.
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