H.R. No. 2295
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 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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House