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     ______________________________   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.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House