2008 Public Policy Fellows
Joe Straus and T. Michael O’Connor during a role play exercise
Barney Austin, Ph.D., Director, Surface Water Resource Division, Texas Water Development Board
Oliver Bernstein, Deputy Press Secretary, National Sierra Club
Jim Grace, Partner, Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Glenn Hegar, Jr., Senator, Texas Senate
Donna Klaeger, Judge, Burnet County
Barry Kulpa, CEO (ret), ArcOne & Huttig
Janet Lawson, M.D., FACOG, Assistant Commissioner, Regional/Local Health Services, Department of State Health Services
Adena Williams Loston, Ph.D., President, St. Phillip's College
Scott McCown, Executive Director, Center for Public Policy Priorities
David Morales, Deputy Attorney General-Litigation, Office of the Attorney General
Geanie Morrison, Representative, Texas House of Representatives
Melissa Noriega, City Council Member, City of Houston
T. Michael O'Connor, Sheriff, Victoria County
Jason Sabo, Chief Operating Officer, Frontera 501
Marika Schoolar, Trustee, The Nature Conservancy
Carter Smith, Executive Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, Texas House of Representatives
Les B. Trobman, General Counsel , Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Leticia Van de Putte, Senator, Texas Senate
C.E. Williams, General Manager, Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District