Members

Historical Commission Leadership

Harris County Judge

County Judge Lina Hidalgo

Commissioner Precinct 3

Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey, P. E

Commissioner Precinct 1

Commissioner Rodney Ellis

Commissioner Precinct 2

Commissioner Adrian Garcia

Commissioner Precinct 4

Commissioner Lesley Briones

Historical Commission Officers

Recording Secretary - Areas of Interest: Tejano History & Marker Narratives

Loretta Martinez Williams

Vice-Chair - Areas of Interest: Marker Mentor & Marker QR Codes

James H. Ford, Jr.

Corresponding Secretary - Areas of Interest: Historic Architecture & Abandoned Places

Scott Dailey

Chair - Areas of Interest: local Latino history, radio and television broadcasting history, southeast Harris County history

Christopher Varela

Historical Commission Chair-Members

Marker Dedication Chair - Areas of Interest: African-American history

Debra Blacklock-Sloan

State Marker Chair - Areas of Interest: State Markers

Paul R. Scott, CA, CRM

County Marker Chair - Areas of Interest: Brick Yards, Roads, Bridges, Ferries; plus all things east of San Jacinto River

Charles E. "Chuck" Chandler

Historical Commission Members

Member - Areas of Interest: Legislative Liaison

Charles “Charlie” Duke

Member - Areas of Interest: Heritage & Historical Tours

William N. “Will” Howard

Member - Areas of Interest: Historic cemeteries and Northwest Harris County

Gary E. White

Member - Areas of Interest: Local Markers & Church history

Dr. Gayle Davies

Member - Areas of Interest: Asian Studies; Freeman Town

Emily H. Nghiem

Member - Areas of Interest: Photographic Assistance

Joseph (Joe) Strange

Member - Areas of Interest: Cemetery Preservation & Archeology

Dr. Kenneth L. "Ken" Brown

Member - Areas of Interest: African American Studies

Calvin Malone

Member

Lisa M. Watkins

Member - Areas of Interest: Hispanic Studies and Local Music

Thomas "Tom" Carrizal

Member - Areas of Interest: Speakers Bureau

Nancy T. Burch

Member - Areas of Interest: Local archaeology & Hispanic studies

Jorge Garcia-Herreros

Webmaster - Areas of Interest: School History and Humble/Lake Houston Area History

Dr. Robert Meaux

Member - Areas of Interest: Military History, County History, Texas Germans

Bernice Bell Mistrot

Member - Areas of Interest: County History

James R. "Jim" Bailey

Member - Areas of Interest: Architecture & Texas Treasures Business Awards Program

Cathleen W. Hart

Member - Areas of Interest: Website Review, Houston 1860-1900, Houston Light Guard

Ann Dunphy Becker

Member - Areas of Interest: Northwest Harris County (Klein - Tomball - Rose Hill)

Bobby R Russell, Jr.

Member - Areas of Interest: County History

Christine Smith

Member - Areas of Interest: African American Studies

Annie Zelee

Member - Areas of Interest: County Archivist

Laney McAdow Chavez

Historical Commission Emeritus Members

Emeritus - Areas of Interest: Cultural Landscape History

Janet K Wagner, RLA

Emeritus Member - Areas of Interest: Former HCHC Chair 1987-2006

Alfred E. “Al” Davis

Emeritus Member - Areas of Interest: Website Calendar

Trevia Wooster Beverly

Emeritus Member - Areas of Interest: Garden history and design

Francita Stuart Ulmer

Emeritus Member - Areas of Interest: Sunnyside Community

Willie Lee Gay

Emeritus Member - Areas of Interest: Marker Inventory

James E. “Jim” Fisher

Emeritus Member

Barbara Eaves