Leadership
Climbing Tendril by Trinity Arts Photo Club
Meet Our Team
The Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge is led by an executive director and an active, hands-on board of directors. Meet the people who have devoted their time, talent, and energy to helping transform a grassroots group of nature enthusiasts into an award-winning professional organization that is perfectly positioned to champion the Nature Center well into the 21st century and beyond.
Executive Director
Chris Smith, MBA
Executive Director
Board of Directors
William O. Rodgers
President
President
Pegasus Resources
President
Pegasus Resources
Linda Christie
Past-President
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Charles "C.B." Team
Treasurer
Partner & Principal
Ellis & Tinsley, Inc.
Partner & Principal
Ellis & Tinsley, Inc.
Laura Wood
Secretary
Development Consultant
Development Consultant
Jill Black
Director
Property Manager
Witcher Properties, Ltd.
Property Manager
Witcher Properties, Ltd.
Jill Black
Director
Property Manager
Witcher Properties, Ltd.
Property Manager
Witcher Properties, Ltd.
Megan Davis-McConnell
Director
Owner
Tesoro Nature Preserve
Owner
Tesoro Nature Preserve
Michael Fouraker
Director
Executive Director
Fort Worth Zoo
Executive Director
Fort Worth Zoo
Joanna Gant
Director
Controller
All Saints' Episcopal School
Controller
All Saints' Episcopal School
Lynda Gearheart
Director
Consultant
Consultant
Bob O'Kennon
Director
Research Scientist
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Research Scientist
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Vernon Rew
Director
Attorney
Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz
Attorney
Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz
Mary Margaret Richter
Director
Board Member
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Board Member
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Abby Rodgers
Director
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Abby Rodgers
Director
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Robin Sanders
Director
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Dennis Shingleton
Director
Community Leader
Community Leader
Stephen Tatum
Director
General Counsel
Tarrant Regional Water District
General Counsel
Tarrant Regional Water District
Stephen Tatum
Director
General Counsel
Tarrant Regional Water District
General Counsel
Tarrant Regional Water District
Craig Woodcook
Director
General Counsel, Secretary, and
Vice President of Legal Affairs
Ben E. Keith Company
General Counsel, Secretary, and
Vice President of Legal Affairs
Ben E. Keith Company
Board Emeritus
Marty Leonard
Board Member Emeritus
Community Leader & Philanthropist
Community Leader & Philanthropist
George Bristol
Board Member Emeritus
Conservationist
Conservationist
