About Us

GBRA/GPS
2075 FM 2673, Suite D
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
Phone: 830-964-5424
Fax: 830-964-5425
tours@canyongorge.org

 

Board of Directors

John F. Guenzel, Chair

· 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.

Susan Bogle, Treasurer

· Retired logistics administrator within the insurance industry.
· Member of Texas Master Naturalists, Pilot Club, Community Resource & Recreation Center, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Morning Glory Garden Club and the Tye Preston Memorial Library and Cibolo Nature Center.
· Texas native and worldwide traveler.

Josie Gonzales, Secretary

· Canyon Gorge Tour Guide, Co-Chair GPS Education and Outreach Committee and Member of GPS Tours Committee.
· Texas Master Naturalist and Certified Interpretive Guide from the National Association of Interpretation.
· Volunteer with Outdoor Classroom school program at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne and Interpretive Hike Leader at various other natural areas.

Valerie Schroller, Past Chair

· Alternative Pest Control, co-owner
· Texas Master Naturalist.
· Solid Gold Dancer.
· Gorge Preservation Society Board of Directors from inception.

Barry Brupbacher, Director

· Mechanical Engineer, Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and Ohio.
· Retired from Shell Chemical Company after 32 years, still active in consulting.
· Life Member of ASME, Texas Master Naturalist.
· Tour Guide Canyon Lake Gorge.
· Retired PADI scuba instructor after 15 years, Certified Full Cave Diver NACD and NSS-CDS.

Dwain W. Blaschke, Director

· Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas Law School, Attorney at Law since 1971, located practice in Canyon Lake, Texas in 1991.
· Currently Trustee of the Canyon Lake Community Library District.
· Past President and Director of the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce.
· Past Director of the Crisis Center, New Braunfels, Texas.
· Past Director and officer of the CRRC, Canyon Lake, Texas

Pete Bryant, Director

· Canyon Gorge Tour Guide, member of the Scientific Research Committee.
· Retired educator.
· Volunteer Naturalist for Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, aboard M/V Spree and M/V Fling.
· Diving for Science volunteer Texas State University.
· Texas Master Naturalist.

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.

Van Green, Director

· Retired State employee for 33 years working with Mentally Retarded individuals.
· Texas Master Naturalist with interest in Entomology, Geology, Native Plants and Birding to Home Gardening.
· BA in Anthropology from University of Texas, a BS in Education from Southwest Texas State and a Master in Education Administration/Supervision from OLLU.
· Audubon Society since High School.

Jaynellen Ladd, Director

· Natural Resource Specialist for GBRA (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority).
· Past President of the Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
· Past Executive Director of the Community Resource & Recreation Center, CRRC.
· Intermediate Archery Instructor, Secretary for Archery League in Canyon Lake.
· 1st Place Indoor State Archery Champion 2010.
· Director on the South Texas Water Safety Coalition Board.
· Volunteers for the After School Archery Program and New Life Treatment Center for girls.
· Texas Native and Texas Master Naturalist.

Tommie Rhoad, Director

· 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.