Board of Directors

Susan Muñoz holds an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and Psychology and a Masters degree in Management and Human Resources. She has traveled extensively and worked in the non profit worlds of Mexico City, Mexico DF and Frankfort, Germany in leadership and public relations. Susan has worked in real estate in New Jersey and Illinois […]

Edward H. Muñoz has a successful 30-year leadership record in the global chemical and plastics industry and in emerging technologies. Ed joined the Hoechst Celanese organization in 1988 as Director of Manufacturing for Engineering Resins. In 1990, he was promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Plastics Division of Hoechst Celanese, and in […]

Katharine Armstrong is President of Katharine Armstrong, Inc., an Austin based consulting firm specializing in corporate affairs, government relations and not-for-profit clients at both the state and national levels. She is a fifth-generation Texan raised on her family’s South Texas cattle ranch. She is an artist, an avid outdoorswoman and the mother of three children. […]

Carol Rausch has been involved in education for more than 30 years. Her career began as an elementary school teacher. She went on to earn Masters degrees in Student Personnel Services and Environmental Education. In 1980, she began an administrative career in higher education at The University of Texas-Pan American. She has worked as Assistant […]

Photographer, author and inspirational speaker Connie Bransilver is a professional photographer living in Los Ranchos, NM. She has photographed nature on all seven continents, with emphasis on Madagascar and Indonesia as well as the Everglades. She is on the Board and Senior Founding Fellow in the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and former President […]

The Honorable Hugo Berlanga, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and ranch owner has also joined the Board. Hugo was a member of the Texas House of Representative for the 34th District for several years, chairing several influential committees during his tenure. He was also appointed Speaker Pro Tempore. Because of his hard […]