Board Officers

The Mission of The Dee Howard Foundation (DHF) is to honor San Antonio’s aviation and aerospace history and to nurture our innovators of the future. We seek to inspire, challenge and empower innovators in these fields while helping to train a skilled workforce for the San Antonio, Texas region while being open to expanding our programming beyond this region in the future. Our educational focus is primarily on Pre-K thru 12 underserved students and first-generation college students through the DHF Pre-K thru 12 Aeronautical STEM Pathway Initiative

Board Members

Chair

Bianca Rhodes

CEO, Knight Aerospace
Chair Elect

Tyler J. Schroeder

Senior Manager, Govt. Relations, Boeing
Vice President

Col. Timothy W. Strawther (USAF Ret.)

Lead Exec., Lockheed Martin
EVP for Academic Affairs

Dr. JoAnn Browning

Dean at UTSA, CEID
Secretary

Dan Gonzales

Vice President, StandardAero
Treasurer

JT Norris

Professor of Accounting, UIW
Chair, Governance Committee

Gen. Ed Rice, Ret. USAF
Chair Finance/Audit/Fundraising

Col. Dick Francey, Ret. Army
Chair Mission Advancement

Joe Fisher

President of Hallmark University
Chair Marketing and Branding Committee

Adrianna Rocha Garcia

Councilwoman
Wayne Alexander

Ret. President of SBC
Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio, Ret. USAF

ED of Women in Aviation Alamo Chapter
Dr. Thomas McNish

Biodynamic Research Corp and Vietnam POW
Dr. Lloyd Verstuyft

Superintendent Southwest ISD
Tony Magaro

Vice President, Human Resources, Southwest Research Institute
William W. Surbey

Ret. Aerospace Engineer
Chris Beardsall

Dean for Academic Success at St. Phillips College
Wayne Fagan

Founder & Board Chair Emeritus, The Dee Howard Foundation
Christina Martinez

Executive Director, The Dee Howard Foundation

Ex-Officio Board Members

Jim Perschbach

President & CEO, Port San Antonio
Richard Perez

President & CEO, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Rey Chavez

President/CEO, San Antonio Manufacturers Association
David E. Marquez

Executive Director, Bexar County Economic Development
Leo Gomez

President & CEO, Brooks
Jenna Saucedo-Herrera

President/Chief Executive Officer, Greater: SATX

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