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
Chris Smith, MBA
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Linda Christie
President
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Government Affairs Director
Tarrant Regional Water District
Pete McKone, CWB
Past-President
Senior Project Director
Weaver Consultants Group
Senior Project Director
Weaver Consultants Group
William O. Rodgers
Treasurer
President
Pegasus Resources
President
Pegasus Resources
Kristy Odom
Secretary
Owner & Co-Founder
Sweet & Sassy Inc.
Owner & Co-Founder
Sweet & Sassy Inc.
Dr. Ellen Browning
Director
Instructor, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences & Biology
Western Governors University
Instructor, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences & Biology
Western Governors University
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
Controller
All Saints' Episcopal School
Controller
All Saints' Episcopal School
Lynda Gearheart
Director
Consultant
Consultant
Megan McConnell
Director
Owner
Tesoro Nature Preserve
Owner
Tesoro Nature Preserve
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
Robin Sanders
Director
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Owner & Founder
Sanders Travel Centre
Laura Wood
Director
Development Consultant
Development Consultant
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
Director
Conservationist
Conservationist
