2025-2026 Advisory Board Members 

Tom Henry '03

President

Former Senior Manager Refinery Turnarounds, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc

Maris Peno, '16

Vice President

GMTI HR Lead, International Paper

Nelson Bernard, CPA

Co- Secretary/Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Firestone Polymers

Phyllis Geans, CPA, '03

Co- Secretary/Treasurer

Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance,  Port Arthur ISD

Mandy Arceneaux, '21

Director of Marketing, Triple R Brothers

Dr. Dwaine Augustine, '09

Superintendent, Hamshire-Fannett ISD

Lanie Brown, '16

Senior Regional Director, U.S. House of Representatives Brian Babin, TX-36

Pat Calhoun, '08

Former Executive Director of Foundation, Workforce Training and Continuing Education,  Lamar Institute of Technology

Shandi Conner, '17

President & CEO of the Training Center ,  ABC Southeast Texas

John Durkay, '10

General Counsel, Industrial Safety Training Council

Guy Goodson, '95

Principal at Germer, Attorneys at Law

Joshua Gray, '24

Production Excellence Specialist, Motiva

Judy Honeycutt, '14

Former Educator, Silsbee ISD 

Krista Hunter, '23

Executive Director of Foundation, Lamar Institute of Technology

Kathy Londow,  '19

Former Educator, Port Arthur ISD

Anya McInnis, '09

Public Affairs Consultant, Anya McInnis Public Affairs 

Jennifer Pate, '20

Government Relations & Industry Advancement, CRH AMAT Texas Group

Jeremy Raley, '18

Owner, North Star Music

Nathan Rivers, '16

President, SETEX Construction Corp.

Becky Rutledge, '07

Former Materials Sales Manager, Gulf Coast, a CRH Company/ Bridge City ISD Trustee

Tanya Tanner, '18

PSM Team Leader, Indorama Ventures