Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Deven Bhakta
ZJZ Hospitality, Inc.
CHAIR ELECT
Philip Ramirez
Turner Ramirez Architects
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Alan Wilson
Charter Bank
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Rosie Gonzalez Collin
Port Corpus Christi
PRESIDENT & CEO
Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr.
United Corpus Christi
Chamber of Commerce
Mark Casanova
Christus Spohn Hospital
Dr. Luis Cifuentes
Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi
John Garcia
Comfort Suites
Regina Garcia-Posada
H-E-B
Gabe Guerra
Kleberg Bank
Samuel Longoria
BBVA Compass Bank
Leah Olivarri
Olivarri & Associates
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Greg Perkes
Perkes Law Firm, PC
Libby Averyt
United Way of the Coastal Bend Eloy Salazar
Salazar Investments
Barbara Canales
Commissioner Port
Corpus Christi Bill Stockley
FASTSIGNS
Rachel Canales
Can Long Investments, Ltd. C. Michelle Unda
NuStar Central
West South Region
Ed Cantu
Ed Cantu Insurance Agency Eric Villarreal
LNV Engineering
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Capt. Philip Brock
NAS Corpus Christi
Commanding Officer
Dr. Mark Escamilla
Del Mar College
Judge Loyd Neal
Nueces County Judge
Dr. Kelly Quintanilla
Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi
Margie Rose
Corpus Christi
City Manager
Dr. Steven H. Tallant
Texas A&M University-
Kingsville
Ken Trevino
Workforce Solutions of
the Coastal Bend
Iain Vasey
CCREDC
Mark Wagner
CCAD