86R31355 SME-D
 
  By: Anderson H.R. No. 2001
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         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 Bob 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, and schedules and manages public
  events; and
         WHEREAS, Executive director Rod Welsh oversees the State
  Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff,
  David L. Byers, Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Linda L. Gaby, Dale
  G. Hernandez, Alice B. James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, and
  Ann M. Vay, as well as the skilled members of the finance
  department, Lindsey A. Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Angela Knoll,
  Yvette Rendon, Deanna L. Wall, and Vashyra Waller; the agency's
  work further benefits from the support of its administrative
  personnel, Virginia Benavidez, Robert M. Davis, Dana Dennett, Jane
  A. Falkenberg, Patricia G. Hernandez-Ruiz, Valerie Simpson, and
  Dale Sumers, as well as IT staff members Andre Bygrave and Rosemary
  Rodriguez; and
         WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Richard
  T. Eisenhour, Paige A. Hester, and Michelle Lambing; educational
  tours of the Capitol are offered by Joyce Aldridge, William
  Anderson, Cody Barnes, Leslie Covington, Marilena Crouchet,
  Jeffrey Crunk, Priscilla Flowers, Analise Garcia, Carmen Garcia,
  Carolyn Hoehle, Nancy Korzilius, Margie Paz, Laura Peckham,
  Jeniffer Perales-Garcia, Marsha Rainey, Galen Randall, Karen Rohe,
  Amanda Strittmatter, Maria Suarez, Comfort K. Tysen, Rachel Vogt,
  Katheryn Wells, Derrick Wright, Jayme Zigler, and Georgia Zunker;
  and
         WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed every day to the
  Capitol Visitors Center by staffers Charles Angel, Moin Ullah Baig,
  Eric A. Boedy, Polly Chandler, Elizabeth Garzone, Stephanie
  Mueller, Elizabeth K. Reid, Idali Reyes, Kandace D. Russell, Amy
  Russell, Cortney Smith, Christopher Wagner, Kyle Walker, Jenna
  Archuletta, and Leigh Gershman; the retail staff is overseen by
  Sheryl D. Baker, Misha Karen Buckman, Michael J. Dillon, and
  Carolyn Rzeppa, and its members include Cynthia Cervenka, Arcilia
  Gonzalez, Nancy Hennessy, and Angelia Rios Hennigan at the Capitol
  Visitors Center gift shop, Patricia-Ann Bass, Susie Brewer, So Yean
  Chung, Tom Farley, Tracy Lee King, and Paula Dianne Talley at the
  Capitol Extension gift shop, and Cady Bates, Michael Coronado,
  Elizabeth A. Deutchman, and Karen N. Griffin 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 E. Aguirre, Nathan Harris, Kevin M. Koch, Joe Medina,
  Christopher L. Nunn, Rachel S. Ramirez, Araceli Ripper, and Douglas
  R. Young of facilities management, Tommy Bailey, Roberto Carlos
  Benavides, Julie Boehm, Peter Castilleja, David Flanegan, Bill
  Kleinebecker, Thomas Levitt, Chinh C. Nguyen, David Pham, Terry
  L. Pyle, Scott Schmidt, James Skinner, Eric Tamayo, Vincent Tamayo,
  Gregory V. Taylor, Phillip Torres, and Alex Villalobos of the
  maintenance crew, Olibama Barron, Oralia Bautista De Martinez,
  Laura G. Cuellar, Crisostoma Espino-Recendiz, Citlali
  Gomez-Hernandez, Eliceo Hernandez, Marlen Hernandez, Aida Robles,
  Maria Rodriguez, Rosalinda Sanchez, Flora Torres, Lloyd White, and
  Shatora Williams of the housekeeping team, and Antonio Delgado,
  Brent Dickerson, and Hector N. Medrano of the groundskeeping staff;
  overseeing the operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are
  Irene G. Arispe, Christopher B. Currens, Gladys Howard, Luke
  McNicholas, Amanda Remillard, John Patrick Wessels, and Tony
  Hubbard; 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 Bob Bullock Texas State History
  Museum; led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative
  team consists of Kate Betz, Javier Cavazos, Elizabeth Esparza,
  Derek E. Lemons, and Kevin Paris, and those employees handling
  communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing,
  and membership are Emily Morris, James Barela, Gilbert Medina, Hunt
  Wellborn, Erin Shanahan, Nicole Shaffer, Leslie Adkins, and Chloe
  Jones, with Lily Alpern, Andrew Malesky, and William Epperson
  coordinating events, and Neal Johnson, David Munns, and Evan
  Windham working in web and digital media; the museum's education
  department consists of Shelby L. Barrera, Robin Davis, Angela
  Kennedy, Kaitlin Lloyd, Rachel Manning, James McReynolds, Janene
  Pearson, Gaila Sims, and Jessica Smarr, and its exhibits staff is
  made up of Ashley Alvarado, Toni Beldock, Ed Bopp, Franck Cordes,
  Angela Glasker, Sean Harrison, Mike Juen, Hannah Kemp, John
  L. Peel, Stefan M. Ruff, Kathryn A. Siefker, and Thomas J. Wancho;
  and
         WHEREAS, Visitor service representatives and coordinators
  for the Bullock Museum include Kyle Albrecht, Joseph Almand, Raegan
  Bass, Denise Bell, Nicholas J. Byers, Greg Caparis, Morgan
  Catching, Annalin Davis, Monet Flores, Melinda Franks, Theodora
  Georgescu, Catherine Howk, Kaitlin Kuan, Kellyn Lappinga,
  Jacqueline Martinez, Rosa Pedraza, Hamaila Qureshi, Gloria Maria
  Ramirez, Patrick Sanderson, Kristi Senterfitt, Craig Simpson,
  Michael Strittmatter, Lauren Troccoli, Dorothy Walker, and
  Scotland Washington, and the facility's famed IMAX theater is
  operated by Shae Stanford, Darla R. Anderson, Mathew Flowers, James
  Jennings, and David Ripper; members of the museum's retail team
  include Heidi P. Afkami, Michael Byers, Laura C. Kelly, and Tayebeh
  Masomian, and its maintenance and housekeeping crew consists of
  Eric Avery, Isaac L. Edwards, Freddie E. Flores, William
  Rittenhouse, Moon Kim, Veronica Orduna, and Edith Broten; 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, Carlos Galvan, Jose Cruz Hernandez Puente, Nathan Stephens,
  and Daniel Sutherland; 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 86th 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.