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
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ChairTyler J. SchroederSenior Manager, Govt. Relations, Boeing
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Vice ChairJoe Fisher
President of Hallmark University
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Immediate Past ChairBianca RhodesCEO, Knight Aerospace
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SecretaryDan GonzalesVice President, StandardAero
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TreasurerDr. JT NorrisProfessor of Accounting, UIW
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Chair Governance CommitteeBrad WebbUSAF, Retired
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Chair Finance/Audit/FundraisingCol. Dick Francey, Ret. Army
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Chair Mission AdvancementDr. Christopher Combs
Dee Howard Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, UTSA
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Chair Marketing and Branding CommitteeDr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
Former City of San Antonio Councilwoman
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Chris Beardsall
Dean for Academic Success at St. Philip's College
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Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio, Ret. USAFED of Women in Aviation Alamo Chapter
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Tony MagaroVice President, Human Resources, Southwest Research Institute
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Dr. Sean Maika
Superintendent North East ISD
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William W. SurbeyRet. Aerospace Engineer
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Wayne FaganFounder & Board Chair Emeritus, The Dee Howard Foundation
DHF News

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