Officers and Chairs
2026-2027 Texas Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs
President
Alice Best
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
President-Elect
Ryan Seymour
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Past President
Joshuah Perkin, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Secretary
Melissa Casarez
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Treasurer
Brad Littrell
Bio-West, Inc
Committees
Awards
Travis Tidwell
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Continuing Education
Blake Thornton
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Editorial
Proceedings Editor-in-Chief
David Buzan
Freese and Nicholas
and
Preston Bean
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
and
Kelley Kowal
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Endowments
Brian Van Zee
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
History
Ray Mathews
TCAFS Archivist & Historian
Internet & Audio/Visual
Website/Listserv
Ryan Seymour
Trinity River Authority of Texas
and
Social Media
Haley Kokel
Fish on Aquatic Plants
and
Meeting Logistics
James York
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Issues (includes Exotic Species and Stocks at Risk subcommittees)
VACANT
Membership
Tommy Johnson
Texas Pro Lake Management
Newsletters
Matthew Troia, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Nominating
Greg Cummings
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Pond Management
Todd Sink, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Publicity/Exhibits
Anthea Fredrickson
Lower Colorado River Authority
and
Spencer Dorsey
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Scholarship Committee
Jennifer Butler
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Student Outreach
Beth Silvy, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management