Board Members

DouglAS W. Matthews, President OF THE BOARD

Assistant Vice President for Government Relations, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - Galveston

CISSY MATTHEWS, Ed.D., Vice President of the Board

Vice President of Instruction, Galveston College

ROBERT SIMPSON, Secretary of The Board

Senior Vice President, Deloitte Consulting LLP

MICHAEL BODZIONY, DC, BOARD MEMBER

Chiropractor, Airrosti

Yvette East, Board Member

Educator

VANESSA JOHNSON, BOARD MEMBER

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at University of Houston-Clear Lake and Licensed Attorney, Real Estate Broker, Insurance Agent and Multi-Certified Human Resources Professional in the State of Texas

ROBERT KELSO, BOARD MEMBER

Senior Strategic Manager for Lunar Technology, AEGIS Aerospace, Clear Lake

LAUREN SUDERMAN MILLO, BOARD MEMBER

Edward Jones

Robert A. Mosbacher (1927-2010), President Emeritus

Founding OA Board President (1998-2010), President Emeritus, Former Secretary of Commerce for George Bush, Mosbacher Energy

George Abbey (1932-2024), Board Member Emeritus

OA Board President (2010-2024); Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy at the Baker Institute, Rice University; Former Director of the Johnson Space Center NASA

Dr. Judy Wern-Kiester, Board Member Emeritus

OA Board Member (Retired 2015); Retired from Texas A&M University-Galveston/Sea Campus