TITLE: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 88th Legislative Session.

SUMMARY: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 88th Legislative Session.

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WHEREAS, Texans and visitors from across the nation benefit greatly from the dedicated efforts of the employees of the State Preservation Board; and WHEREAS, This vital state agency is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings in the Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction, repair, and renovation work; it also operates the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Texas State Cemetery, the Capitol Visitors Center and gift shops, and the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage; moreover, the agency provides educational and curatorial services, offers guided tours to the public, schedules and manages public events, and maintains the Texas Governor's Mansion and its grounds; and WHEREAS, Executive Director Rod Welsh oversees the State Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff, Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Chris Currens, Deborah Hujar, Ali James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, Eric Ramos, and Ann Vay, as well as the skilled members of the finance department, Lindsey Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Laura Kelly, Lisa Stockton, Deanna Wall, and Vashyra Waller; the agency's work further benefits from the support of its administrative personnel, Robert Davis, Dana Dennett, Jane Falkenberg, Patricia Hernandez-Ruiz, Elithia Rangel, Rachel Santos, and Valerie Simpson, as well as IT staff members Andre Bygrave and Michael Dillon; and WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Jax Delacruz-Luera, Lauren Graham, and Paige Hester; educational tours of the Capitol are offered by Patricia Andrews, Richard Bronson, Tweed Chouinard, Leslie Covington, John Fulbright, Susan Highfield, Nancy Korzilius, Monica Oatman, Marsha Rainey, Joseph Randel, Patrick Reed, Angela Roberson, Karen Rohe, David Schuler, Maverick Staub, Comfort Tysen, Derrick Wright, and Georgia Zunker; and WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed to the Capitol Visitors Center by staffers Jenna Archuletta, Eric Boedy, Chelsea Caldwell, Elizabeth Garzone, Lezlie Hernandez, Janet Holder, Laurence Jackson III, Elizabeth Reid, and Kandace Russell; the retail operation is overseen by Sheryl Baker, Misha Buckman, Michael Byers, Benjamin Smith, and Diane Talley, and team members include Sepideh Hariri, Nancy Hennessy, and Daniel Linkowski at the Capitol Visitors Center gift shop, Soo Jung Aguilar, Thomas Farley Jr., Jose Garcia-Bedolla, Lisa Gentry, Dale Hernandez, and Dominique Medrano at the Capitol Extension gift shop, and Elizabeth Deutchman, Richard Eisenhour, Joshua Garcia, Cecelia Hartley, Nathan Kuhles, and Karen Morris at the retail warehouse; and WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments are Steven Aguirre, Kevin Koch, Araceli Ripper, and David Salazar of facilities administration, Bradley Ashford, David Flanegan, Victor Flores, Ricky Gleason II, Fabian Gonzalez, Joshua Hastings, Waleed Ibrahim, Jeffrey Keith, Bill Kleinebecker, Subhash Kodinariya, Thomas Levitt, Chris Nunn, Joseph Person, David Pham, Oscar Rivera, Daniel Scott, Eric Tamayo, Alejandro Villalobos, Danny Vu, and Garrett Weaver of the maintenance crew, James Battjes, Adilene Castaneda Juanes, Laura Cuellar, Claudia Escobar Bonilla, Crisostoma Espino Recendiz, Moon Sung Kim, Joe Medina, Aida Robles, Maria Rodriguez, Maria Rosas De Alvarado, Sara Salazar Rivero, Estherdina Tinoco Montenegro, Flora Torres, and Alida Villatoro Giron of the housekeeping team, and Antonio Delgado and Anthony Garcia of the groundskeeping staff; overseeing the operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are Antony Hubbard, Irene Arispe, Gladys Howard, Amanda Remillard, and John Wessels; and WHEREAS, In addition to the commendable work of its Capitol Complex employees, the State Preservation Board further serves the public through its staff at the Bullock Texas State History Museum; led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative team consists of Kyle Albrecht, Josefa Gonzalez Mariscal, Emily Henne, Derek Lemons, and Natalie Rose Gerg, and those employees handling communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing, and membership are Victor Ramirez, Amanda Strittmatter, Cadelyn Bates, Daniel Rodriguez, Cassidy Reynolds, Sandra Tsang, Hunt Wellborn III, and Gilberto Medina, with William Epperson, Ryanne Howard, Rachel Miller, and Marieunise Sanchez-Fontanez coordinating facilities rentals; the museum's education department consists of Melissa Tamporello, Shelby Barrera, Rebecca Beck, Christine Carranza, Camerin Dunn, Rose Kemp, Kaitlin Lloyd-Leva, Jessica Moriates, Lindsay Muncy, and Kyle Shook, and its exhibits staff is made up of Vitaly Beskrowni, Peter Martinez, Josephine Mayes, Lisa Sharik, Tony Beldock, Angela Glasker, Elissa Graham, Michael Juen, Hannah Kemp, James McReynolds, John Peel, Stefan Ruff, Patrick Sanderson, and Kathryn Siefker; and WHEREAS, Visitor services representatives and coordinators for the Bullock Museum include Scotland Washington, Joseph Almand, Celia Browning, Nicholas Byers, Marisol Cacho, Morgan Catching, Colleen Cawthon, Elizabeth Covert, Kennedy Daughetee, Abigail Delagerheim, Mackenzie Elder, Hannah Gonzalez, Donald King, Kellyn Lappinga, Maren Lehman, Eleria Patterson, Hilary Pearson, Rosa Pedraza, Madeline Perry, Jay Podolnick, Samantha Pritchard, Gloria Ramirez, Rachel Simone, and Michael Strittmatter, and the facility's famed IMAX theater is operated by Conor Bell, Harry Flowers, Steven Christopher Hays, and James Jennings; members of the museum's retail team include Heidi Afkami, Kathryn Bohuslav, Melisa Geaslin, Tayebeh Masomian, and Vanessa McElroy, and its housekeeping and maintenance crew consists of Oralia Bautista De Martinez, David Beatty, and Peter Castilleja; and WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock State History Museum, the SPB oversees the operation of the Texas State Cemetery, which benefits from the support of staffers William Erwin, Ulises Garcia, Rene Hernandez, Nathan Stephens, and Isiah Tarbutton; and WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich legacy, the administrators and employees of the State Preservation Board are rendering a vital service to the people of Texas and introducing countless visitors to the remarkable story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby commend the staff of the State Preservation Board for their exemplary service; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the State Preservation Board as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Metcalf Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2295 was adopted by the House on May 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House