HONORARY ADVISORS

Our Honorary Advisors are those who have previously served on the Board of Directors and now help to advise and offer valuable input to the current Board.

Mark Alvarenga

Treasurer

Mark Alvarenga, an Arlington, TX native, has been with IBC-Zapata for 11 years after graduating from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio with a ...

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Frank Armstrong

Frank Armstrong was born in Laredo, Texas and raised in Hebbronville. A fifth generation Texan he obtained both a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws ...

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Giovana Benitez

Giovana Benitez grew up around a family owned stocker and pre conditioning yard in Edinburg, Texas. She has been actively involved in the management of the operation since 2011.

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Mark Burroughs

Mr. Burroughs is on the investment staff at EnCap Investments, a Houston-based energy private equity firm. Prior to joining EnCap in March 2007, Mr. Burroughs worked in UBS Investment ...

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Presnall Cage

Presnall Cage is a third generation South Texas rancher who operates his family’s property in Brooks County, Texas. Presnall was raised in Falfurrias and graduated from Texas A& I University ...

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James "Jim" Gibbs

James Gibbs, currently the owner and operator of San Pablito Ranch in Jim Hogg County, brings a wealth of business and ranching experience to the STPRA board of directors. Prior to his 18 years ...

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Bill Guerra

William T. "Bill" Guerra Bill Guerra, a native of Roma, TX, currently helps operate the family ranch in Starr County. Prior to returning to the ranch, he was in the automotive industry for over 25 ....

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J.E. "Eddie" Guerra

Eddie currently serves as the Sheriff of Hidalgo County after winning the position during the 2014 mid-term elections. Current Hidalgo Co. Sheriff, former Hidalgo County Precinct 4 ...

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Richard Guerra

Richard Guerra, a native of South Texas and McAllen, TX resident, is a long time member of STPRA, having joined the organization in 2008. Richard a retiree of TxDOt, ...

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W.T. Guerra

Tommy Guerra of Guerra Ranches is a fourth-generation rancher from Starr County. He graduated from Rio Grande City High in 1960 and received a BBA degree from UT Austin in 1964.

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Sarita A. Hixon

Sarita Armstrong Hixon is a former member of the Texas Historical Commission and currently serves on the board of the Texas State Historical Association. She has previously been ...

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Bruce Hoffman

A native of Alice, Texas, Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Austin and is a Life Member of the University of Texas Exes. ...

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Jesse W. Howell

Jesse Howell has lived in southern Jim Wells County his entire life and is active in several agricultural operations, including a cattle feedlot, silage operation and liquid feed plant. He is president ...

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A.C. Jones IV

A.C. "Dick" Jones IV of Hebbronville,Tx. manages his cattle operations through Jones Ranch LLC. His ranching headquarters are at Jones Borregos Ranch south of Hebbronville...

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Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones is a South Texas native who lives outside of Hebbronville with her husband Whit and their 3 children. Sarah had a passion for wildlife and land conservation instilled in her ...

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Joe Maley

Joe Maley is a life long resident of Bee County where both sides of his family have farmed and ranched since the 1890's. Joe graduated from Pawnee High School and earned a Bachelor of ...

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James A McAllen, Sr.

James A. "Jim" McAllen was born in Brownsville, Texas. He has spent his whole life on the McAllen Ranch, 35 miles north of Edinburg. Jim is an ...

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Beth Knolle Naiser

Beth Knolle Naiser is part of a family which has ranched in Texas since its members arrived with Stephen F. Austin’s first colony. Beth grew up in Houston, where her father was ...

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Joe Phillips

Joe, a sixth generation Texan, was born in McAllen, TX and attended Texas public schools. Joe is a 1972 graduate of the University of Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Journalism, and ...

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John Prukop

John Prukop lives in Jim Wells County and has been farming since 1974 in Jim Wells, Kleberg and Nueces Counties. Mr. Prukop holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A & I University in...

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Neal Wilkins, PhD

Neal Wilkins is President and CEO of the East Foundation, where he is responsible for leading the Foundation’s mission of supporting wildlife conservation and other public benefits of ranching ...

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