Leadership
Climbing Tendril by Trinity Arts Photo Club
Meet Our Team
The Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge is led by a full-time 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
Haily Summerford, MBA
Executive Director
Board Emeritus
Marty Leonard
Board Member Emeritus
Community Leader & Philanthropist
Community Leader & Philanthropist
Board of Directors
Pete McKone, CWB
President
Senior Project Director
Weaver Consultants Group
Senior Project Director
Weaver Consultants Group
Linda Christie
President-Elect
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Lynda Gearheart
Past-President
Consultant
Consultant
William O. Rodgers
Treasurer
President
Pegasus Resources
President
Pegasus Resources
Dr. Ellen Browning
Secretary
Instructor, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences & Biology
Western Governors University
Instructor, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences & Biology
Western Governors University
George Bristol
Director
Conservationist
Conservationist
Christie Eckler, LMSW, CFRE
Director
Executive Director, South Central
National MS Society
Executive Director, South Central
National MS Society
Greg Fitzgerald
Director
Attorney
Law Offices of Greg Fitzgerald, PC
Attorney
Law Offices of Greg Fitzgerald, PC
Michael Fouraker
Director
Executive Director
Fort Worth Zoo
Executive Director
Fort Worth Zoo
Joanna Gant
Director
Business Manager
Hill School of Fort Worth
Business Manager
Hill School of Fort Worth
Joe Gearheart
Director
Owner & General Contractor
Gearheart Construction
Owner & General Contractor
Gearheart Construction
Kristy Odom
Director
Owner & Co-Founder
Sweet & Sassy Inc.
Owner & Co-Founder
Sweet & Sassy Inc.
Bob O'Kennon
Director
Research Scientist
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Research Scientist
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Vernon Rew
Director
Attorney
Whitaker Chalk
Attorney
Whitaker Chalk
Mary Margaret Richter
Director
Board Member
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Board Member
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
Lydia Saldaña
Director
Communications Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Communications Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Robin Sanders
Director
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Chris Smith, MBA
Director
Director of Marketing and Communications
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Director of Marketing and Communications
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Laura Wood
Director
Development Consultant
Development Consultant
