BRIT's Mission is to Conserve our natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public understanding of the value plants bring to life
Operating Board of Trustees
Gregory A. Bird
Chair of the Board
President, Jetta Operating Company, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Edward P. Bass
Vice Chair of the Board
President, Fine Line, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
R. Nowell Donovan, Ph.D.
Secretary of the Board
Charles B. Moncrief Chair of Geology
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Craig Hamilton
Board Treasurer
Chair of the Finance Committee
Owner, Craig Hamilton & Company, Fort Worth, Texas
Charles E. Amato
Founder SWBC Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
William A. Brentlinger
Interim Chair, Long Range Planning Committee
Chair, Research Committee
President, Seville Farms, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Dana L. Burghdoff
Advisory Director
Interim Assistant City Manager, Fort Worth, Texas
William K. Burton
Executive Vice President, Hillwood Properties, Fort Worth, Texas
James Day
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager, Amegy Bank of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas
Joseph P. DeWoody
Chair, Nominating Committee
President, Clear Fork Royalty, Fort Worth, Texas
Marilyn McNabb Gilbert
Co-chair, Advancement Committee
Executive Vice President, Marketing, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Erik Guggenheim
President/CEO & Firm Managing Partner, Delta Structural Technology LLC
Aric Head
Chair, Advancement Committee
CEO/Planner Peloton Land Solutions, Fort Worth, Texas
Richard A. Henderson
Richard A. Henderson PC Attorney at Law, Fort Worth, Texas
Marie Holliday, DMD
Doctor of Dental Medicine, Comprehensive Dental Care, Fort Worth, Texas
Adelaide Leavens
President, Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas
Michael L. Malone
Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig, Dallas, Texas
K. Scott McAfee
Senior Financial Advisor, Signal Securities, Fort Worth, Texas
Robert J. Mitchell
Executive Recruiter, WhitneySmith Company, Fort Worth, Texas
Lauren-Ashton Moncrief
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Debbie Morrison
Chair, Education Committee
Community Volunteer, Keller, Texas
Paxton E. Motheral
Vice President Cassco Development Co., Fort Worth, Texas
Robert J. O'Kennon
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Mary G. Palko
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Ross Perez
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, Fort Worth, Texas
Gina Ravnaas
Community Volunteer, Fort Worth, Texas
Kevin Robnett
Founder/CEO, InGauge, LLC, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Jay K. Rutherford
Partner, Jackson Walker LLP, Fort Worth, Texas
Carter Smith
Advisory Director
Executive Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas
The Honorable Fife Symington
Former Governor of Arizona
Owner, The Symington Group, Santa Barbara, California
Jon Taggart
Partner, Burgundy Pasture Beef, Grandview, Texas
Lewis D. Wall III
Fort Worth Community Volunteer
Nicholas L. Wanzor
Managing Partner, Hartman Wanzor LLP, Fort Worth, Texas
William Welder
Vice President, Commercial Lending, BB&T, Fort Worth, Texas
Michael Williams, MD
President, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Foundation Board
D. Bradley Bourland
President of the Board
President & CEO, Diesslin Group, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Jane Schoomaker
Secretary of the Board
Managing Director, J. P. Morgan, Fort Worth, Texas
Edward P. Bass
President, Fine Line, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
David H. Diesslin
Chairman, Diesslin Group, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Alfred J. Lockwood
Director of Investment Administration, University North Texas Foundation, Denton, Texas
Mary M. Matranga
Chief Financial Officer/ Chief Operating Officer, JCP Investment Management, LLC, Houston, Texas
Landowner Board
H. Terry Siegel
President of the Board
President /CEO Ventamatic, Ltd., Fort Worth, Texas
Randall C. Gideon
Secretary of the Board
Principal/Chairman, Gideon Holdings, LLC., Fort Worth, Texas
Bradford Barnes
President & General Manager, Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show, Fort Worth, Texas
Forrest Bowen
Vice President, MBL, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Richard F. Garvey
CEO, JaGee Holdings, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas
J. Randle Harwood
Advisory Director
Planning and Development Director, City of Fort Worth, Texas
Richard Zavala
Advisory Director
Director, Park and Recreation Department, City of Fort Worth, Texas