Board of Directors & Staff

NPAT’s Board of Directors took a hike on Lawther-Deer Park Prairie soon after it was purchased.

Board of Directors

President: Erin Hatchett, Fort Worth
Past-President: Pat Merkord, Conroe
Secretary: Dr. Cassidy Johnson, Houston
Treasurer: Douglas Neaves, Houston
Jo Ann Collins, Fort Worth
Sean Fitzgerald, Dallas
Don Kirchoff, San Antonio
Gary Kocurek, Weimar
Will Newman, Temple
Rachel Rommel, San Marcos
Lan Shen, Houston
Tim Siegmund, College Station 
Jason Singhurst, Austin
Michelle Villafranca, Fort Worth
Matt Wagner, Austin
Wallace Ward III, Houston

Staff

Kirsti Harms, Austin

Executive Director

Jeff Sargent, Dallas

Development Director

Della Barbato, Houston and Coastal Region

Education Director

Carly Aulicky, PhD, Denton County

North Texas Outreach and Stewardship Director

Advisory Board

Scientific Advisor: Dr. Fred Smeins
B.F. Hicks
Bob O’Kennon
David Todd
Carolyn Vogel
Matt White