How we work together matters.

Brackenridge Park Conservancy has a small but mighty staff dedicated to preserving and enhancing the park. We are guided by an all-volunteer board and work closely with local stakeholders and citizens.

Brackenridge Staff

chris maitre

Chief Executive Officer

lynn bobbitt
Lynn Osborne Bobbitt

Director of Development

krys turner
Krys Turner

Office Manager

britta ramirez
Britta Ramirez

Director of Events & Programs

erin quintanilla
Erin Quintanilla

Volunteer Coordinator

Joe Turner Headshot
W. Joe Turner

Capital Projects Consultant

dora ann verde
Dora Ann Verde

CPA

Executive Committee
  • Lukin T. Gilliland, Jr.
    Chair
  • Timothy L. “Tim” Swan
    Vice Chair
  • Suzanne Scott
    Treasurer
  • Leticia Van de Putte
    Secretary
Board of Directors
  • Joseph D. "Joe" Calvert
  • Elizabeth A. Bueché
  • Terry M. Brechtel
  • Everett L. Fly
  • Ana M. “Cha” Guzman, Ed.D.
  • Robin P. Howard
  • Michelle Lugalia-Hollon
  • Suzanne Mathews
  • Stuart S. Selig
  • Claudia Salinas
  • CeCe Barfield Thompson
  • Samuel M. “Mac” White
  • Vicky Yuan
  • Lori Houston, Ex Officio
    Assistant City Manager
  • Lewis Vetter, Ex Officio
    President, Conservation Society of San Antonio
Advisory Committee
  • Christian Archer
  • Charles A. Birnbaum
    CEO and Founder The Cultural Landscape Foundation
  • Anthony “Tony” Cantu
  • C. LeRoy Cavazos-Reyna
  • Mary Alice Cisneros
  • Lewis F. Fisher
  • Jordan Ghawi
  • Jorge Herrera
  • Joe Earl Linson
  • Sarah Magill McLornan
  • Eduardo Parra
  • Maria Pfeiffer
  • Corinna Holt Richter
  • Ricardo Romo, Ph.D.
  • Ethel T. Runion
  • Robert F. “Bob” Scherer, Ph.D.
  • Greg Seiler
  • Paula Shaver
  • Cynthia Warrick
Brackenridge Park Stakeholder Advisory Committee
  • Vincent L. Michael
    Executive Director, Conservation Society of San Antonio
  • Kathy Krnavek
    Board President, Conservation Society of San Antonio
  • Daniel Menelly
    CEO, The Doseum
  • Carrie Kimbell
    Executive Director, Golf San Antonio/First Tee
  • Taylor Watson
    Board President, Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association
  • Andrew Peterson
    President/CEO, Municipal Golf Association San Antonio
  • Bill Aylor
    River Road Neighborhood Association
  • Katherine Trumble
    Interim Chief Executive Officer, San Antonio Botanical Garden
  • Mary Jane Verette
    President/CEO, San Antonio Parks Foundation
  • Frates Seeligson
    Executive Director, San Antonio River Foundation
  • Vanessa B. Beasley
    President, Trinity University
  • Thomas Evans
    President, University of the Incarnate Word
  • Alex Gonzalez
    Visit San Antonio
  • Irby Hightower
    Alamo Architects
  • Allison Cohen
    Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
  • Joe Bravo
    Westfort Neighborhood Association
  • Parker Dixon
    Tobin Hill Neighborhood Association
  • Randall Preissig
    Linear Creeks Advisory
  • Sara Beesley
    Parks and Wildlife Advocate
  • Toni Van Buren
    Monte Vista Neighborhood Association
Technical Committee
  • Terry Brechtel
    Brackenridge Park Conservancy
  • Lori Houston
    City of San Antonio
  • Dirk Elmendorf
    Witte Museum
  • Derek Boese
    San Antonio River Authority
  • Brian Mast
    San Antonio River Authority
  • Tim Morrow
    San Antonio Zoo
  • Tony Cañez
    Bexar County
Consultant Team
  • Jay Louden
    Work5hop
  • Allison Chambers
    Ford, Powell, & Carson
  • Anamaria Suescun-Fast
    talkStrategy

Chris Maitre

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Maitre is the Chief Executive Officer of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy. In this role, he leads the conservancy in raising funds to preserve and enhance the 125-year-old park’s natural, historic, educational and recreational resources for current and future generations.