2025 Board Members
Kay retired from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2004 and was recruited by Lu Skillern to join the Friends of Anahuac Refuge (FOAR) in January 2005 serving on the Nature Store Committee. In a couple of years, she became the Committee Chair and volunteer manager of the Visitor Station Nature Store after Lu moved to Oklahoma. After the second Nature Store was opened in the Visitor Center, she became an independent contractor for FOAR to manage the two Nature Stores. She has been involved with the FOAR Board since 2005 serving as a Director at Large, Outreach Committee Chair, Secretary, and President. Kay's interests are about all things nature and enjoys sharing information about the value of wetlands and a healthy environment.
David retired after 35 years from the University of Houston in 2016. He was one of the founders of the Friends of Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge in 1995 and has served on the board continuously since that time. He has served as a director at large, secretary, vice-president, and president 5 terms. Birds and birding are his main interests. Outside of the Friends he served as the president of the Texas Ornithological Society and on board for 16 years. In 2025 he authored a new field guide for Texas birds with Timber Press.
Carolyn grew up camping and has always appreciated nature. Her love of birding began in 2004 when she joined the Texas Master Naturalist and began radio tracking endangered Attwater’s prairie chickens at Texas City Prairie Preserve. Carolyn and her husband Jason have a goal to record a bird in all 50 states. She has a deep appreciation for the natural world and enjoys introducing children to it. Carolyn recently retired as an accounting professor at University of Houston and currently serves as Treasurer on the Friends of Anahuac Refuge (FOAR) board of directors.
Jason began his enjoyment of birding in 2016 but became serious about it when he discovered eBird. He is a Texas Master Naturalist and one of his hobbies is building screech owl nesting boxes. Jason's latest passion is photographing dragonflies. He is a year-round swim coach who enjoys working with children and has been a part of various nature summer camps for many years. Jason retired from a long career in IT and has served on the Friends of Anahuac Refuge (FOAR) board of directors since 2023.