Staff
Rick Broun
General Manager
BA, Southwest Texas State University, Mass Communication, Advertising. Six years of advertising experience working in Austin. Seven years of computer drafting experience working within the Houston area. Has lived in the Austin / Dripping Springs area since 1998. Depends on city water.
Alex S. Broun
District Geologist
PG 4845
Member AAPG since 1960 (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)
Member AGS (Austin Geological Society)
Former Board President
BS Geology, University of Illinois
Graduate studies in geology at Florida State University
Retired after 40 years with Exxons petroleum exploration group as a senior petroleum scientist, Exxons chief exploration geologist in Canada and in their over-seas group, President and General Manager of Exxon Trinidad Ltd. Past president of the Wimberley birding association. Executive Committee member on the Regional Water Quality Protection Plan for the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer. Depends on a Trinity well and storage tank for drinking water.
Wesley Schumacher
Staff Geologist
BS, University of Texas at Austin in Geological Sciences, Environmental Hydrogeology
Former President of the UT Grotto caving club. Actively caving in Mexico and across the US for over 10 years. Member of the National Speleological Society and Austin Geological Society as well as volunteer for Texas Cave Management Association and Texas Speleological Survey. Is deeply interested in water resources and Hill Country spring management. Coauthored a poster presented at GSA fall 2006 over research on Jacobs Well. Lives in central Austin and uses city water with rainwater collection for supplemental irrigation.
Board
Jimmy K. Skipton
President, District 1
Cell: 512-658-5046
jimmyskipton@gmail.com
David Baker
Vice President, District 4
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association – Executive Director
Hill Country Alliance Board of Directors
Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan Stakeholders Committee
Hays County Water and Wastewater Master Plan Committee
Hays County Parks and Open Space Advisory Board
Hays County 2025 Blue Ribbon Transportation Planning Committee
Envision Central Texas Board of Directors
Texas Spring Alliance Board of Directors
Village of Wimberley, Water and Wastewater Advisory Board
San Antonio Austin Corridor Council – Land & Green Space Committee
FEMA Mitigation Planning Committee
Hill Country Land Trust Founding Board Member
Texas Land Trust Council Member
Texas Center for Policy Studies – Round Table Steering Committee
I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and attended the University of Missouri on a football scholarship. I went on to study painting and pursue a career in art at the Kansas City Art Institute. I have two beautiful children Jacob and Jessica who grew up on Cypress Creek. I have lived in Wimberley near Jacob’s Well since 1988. In 1990 I started the Dancing Waters Inn Retreat at Jacob’s Well and in 1996 founded the non-profit 501c3 Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) to focus on advocating and protecting the aquifers, watersheds, springs and stream flows of the Wimberley Valley and the Texas Hill Country.
I have served as executive director of the WVWA for the past 10 years and am most proud of my work to consolidate, purchase and preserve 55 acres of land surrounding the spring known as Jacob’s Well. My efforts as executive director have been focused on leading environmental education programs, advancing organizational growth, and grant writing and fundraising. I have worked to design and implement water quality monitoring and scientific research programs, manage land protection and restoration programs, and network with community leaders and local land owners to develop sustainable land use programs and policy initiatives.
Mark A Key
Secretary/Treasurer, District 3
* Lifelong Hays County/Dripping Springs resident
* Married, three children
* Navy Veteran
* I9 Flag Football coach
* Utility Contractor
Greg Nesbitt
District 2
BS Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University
* Thirteen year resident of Hays County
* 20 years experience in Sales Management and Project Management with various Semiconductor Equipment and Materials companies.
* Owner of 2 companies: Glen Rose Pools: Swimming Pool Construction, Black River Services: Excavation, Septics and Rainwater Collection.
* Thirteen year member of the North Hays County Volunteer Fire Department
* Past Vice President, Past President
* Married with 3 children
Interested in protecting and increasing water supplies while protecting landowners rights.
Joan S. Jernigan
District 5
B.A. Sociology, University of Houston
M.A. Counseling, University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. Vocational Education for Special Populations, Texas A&M University
Grew up on ranches in Southern California and Texas. Familiar with crop irrigation, cattle raising.
• Thirteen year resident of Hays County
• Lecturer, Career and Technology Education, U.T. San Antonio, SWTSU
• Educational consultant, Education Service Center Region XIII
• Counselor/social worker
• Grant writer
• Building and remodeling
• Owned and maintained pecan orchard
Interested in developing education programs of study about water for children and adults.
Interested in building homes with rainwater and decentralized wastewater.