GPS Board of Directors



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Valerie Schroller, Chair

  • Alternative Pest Control, co-owner
  • Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for the past 5 years. Office of Treasurer for two years and First Vice-President this year.
  • Active volunteer for the Canyon Lake Community Resource and Recreation Center.
  • Texas Master Naturalist.
  • Solid Gold Dancer.
  • Gorge Preservation Society Board of Directors from inception.

Tommie Rhoad, Secretary

  • Economic Development Manager for GBRA (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority).
  • Works with communities in a ten county area helping local residents and elected officials create projects designed to drive the local economy.
  • A geographer by education, Rhoad specializes in nature and rural tourism efforts.
  • Serves on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations and is a professional grant writer.

J. W. Pieper, Treasurer

  • Retired in 2000 after more than 33 years in the banking industry and moved to the Texas Hill Country near Boerne.
  • President of the Alamo Area Master Naturalists.
  • Treasurer of the Friends of Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek, and leads Saturday morning hikes in Honey Creek SNA.
  • Co-founder of the Bergheim Volunteer Fire Station.
  • Chairman of the advisory board of the Cibolo Nature Center and coordinator of various research endeavors.

Susan Bogle, Director

  • Retired logistics administrator within the insurance industry.
  • Member of Texas Master Naturalists, Pilot Club, Native Plant Society, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Morning Glory Garden Club and the Tye Preston Memorial Library.
  • Texas native and worldwide traveler.

Donna Eccleston, Director

  • Realtor Mortgage Lender over six years.
  • Appointed and served on Comal County Private Road Study.
  • President & Charter Member Canyon Lake Rotary Club.
  • Tye Preston Memorial Library Capital Campaign Committee.
  • Volunteers for CRRC of Canyon Lake, Canyon Lake, New Braunfels & Hill Country Chambers of Commerce.

John F. Guenzel, Director

  • Co-owner of Rio Raft & Resort on the Guadalupe River.
  • Past board member and former President of the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce.
  • Member of Friends for Rivers and Guadalupe River Organization.
  • Blue Coat member of New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce.

Jamie Kinscherff, Director

  • Professional luthier since 1978 making acoustic guitars highly regarded by players worldwide.
  • Recently started Argus Ecoservices, a land and wildlife management company promoting good land stewardship.
  • Master Naturalist – 2003. Has served on the training committee since 2004.
  • Wildifire Ecology Specialist, Certification by Texas State Forest Service.
  • Licensed pesticide applicator (private not commercial), Texas Dept. of Agriculture.
  • Currently Land Management Gorge Committee Chair .

Jaynellen Ladd, Director

  • Natural Resource Specialist for GBRA (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority).
  • Past President of the Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
  • Intermediate Archery Instructor, Secretary for Archery League in Canyon Lake.
  • 1st Place Indoor State Archery Champion 2008.
  • Serves on the South Texas Water Safety Coalition Board.
  • Volunteers for the After School Archery Program and New Life Treatment Center for girls.

Dave Skinner, Director

  • Retired Federal manager with 34 years experience in logistics, procurement and contracting.
  • Texas Master Naturalist.
  • Has worked with GBRA, LCRA and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
  • Member Texas Nature Conservancy and Texas Chapter Trust for Public Land.

Bill Ward, Director and Liaison with Science Committee

  • Retired Professor of Geology, University of New Orleans.
  • Co-PV of Education, Native Plant Society of Texas.
  • Mega volunteer at Cibolo Nature Center.
  • Presents the geology segment of training for Texas Master Naturalist.

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