Crew
Welcome Aboard!
Hello friends-
Houston Maritime Center & Museum eagerly anticipates its grand reopening in Houston’s East
River Development next fall. Perched on the banks of Buffalo Bayou, this new space will enjoy
not only the close proximity of downtown Houston, but also the increased visibility and traffic
of its prime location in this master-planned mixed-use development. This 150-acre tract along
Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s new Hike and Bike Trail extension from downtown features
everything from residences, shops, and restaurants to offices. Set in the heart of the Greater
East End juxtaposed with downtown Houston and easy access, the new location will make a
tremendous positive impact on Houston Maritime Center & Museum’s visitor traffic and
outreach.
This new space presents history, arts, culture, and sciences through a maritime lens. Our
collection navigates a voyage through the nautical world with extensive exhibits, models, and
artifacts, emphasizing interactive experiences bringing the collection to life. Maritime artifacts,
ship models, art, photography, and printed materials will be thoughtfully disseminated through
zones translating maritime history from the very earliest maritime pioneers to modern day
science and technology.
HMC&M is hard at work on this process in an “all hands on deck” approach. Specifically, we wish
to thank all our donors, corporate members, volunteers, board members, and special friends
who have supported us so diligently to make this exceptional possibility a reality.
We can’t wait to show you our new home, so stay tuned for further updates. If you haven’t had
a chance to join us yet as a Member, please do so by clicking the Membership tab on our home
page or below to see the wide range of possibilities. Houston Maritime Center & Museum
membership also confers benefits from other network museums.
Together, it’s full steam ahead at Houston Maritime Center & Museum. We look forward to
seeing you soon!
With sincere appreciation,
Sara Howell
Chair, Board of Trustees
Houston Maritime Center
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Sara Howell
Board Chair
Chelsea Investments
Ed Carr
Vice Chair
MOL Group, Retired
Mike Dumas
Treasurer
Carbon Neutral Energy
Derrick Thomas
Secretary
Fillette Green
Renee Klimczak
At-large
Alvarez & Marsal
MEMBERS
Judge Ed Emmett
Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice Institute
Margaret Kidd
University of Houston, Supply Chain & Logistics Program
Marco Poisler
UTC Overseas
Ruthie Porterfield
Sotheby’s International Realty
Captain Jason Smith
Chevron Shipping, USCG (Ret.)
Captain Clint Winegar
Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots
ADVISORY BOARD
Sallie Alcorn
Houston City Councilwoman
Ariana Almaguer
Amegy
John Arcidiacono
Health Museum
Harlan Bergen
Sage Energy
Ingrid Bond
Oil and Gas, retired
Jerald Broussard
Growth Advisors Intl.
Captain Anuj Chopra
ESGPLUS
Tarik Darian
M. Baker Marine Towing
Bob Diamond
Mid-Ship Group, retired
Peter Fitzpatrick
Next Decade
Art Flanagan
HUB International
Julia Haines
Holland & Knight
John Hark
Texas A&M Galveston
Peter Jensen
ExxonMobil, USCG (Ret.)
Andrea LaVorgna
Greater Houston Port Bureau
Carleen Lyden-Walker
North American Environmental
Marine Protection Association
Citlalli Martinez
Enterprise Products
Paul Mazzarulli
The Baltic Exchange, Ltd.
Mister McKinney
Houston Historian
Dr. Ernest Moniz
Former US Secretary of Energy
Timothy Nash
Sinokor LNG
Julie Nelson
Cheniere Energy
Peter Noble
Noble Associates
Misha Paltiyevich
Nichols Brar Weitzner & Thomas
Zoran Perunovic
Rice University
Alan Robb
International Longshoremen’s Assoc.
Anthony Rose
United by Design
Milt Rose
Seacor, retired
Mark Ross
Chevron Shipping
Jay Schulz
GAC
Joshua Sebastian
The Shearer Group
David Smith
RED Group
Captain Kristi Taylor,
Houston Pilots
Captain Lou Vest
Houston Pilots, retired
Bill Withers
Kirby Marine
Emeritus
Niels Aalund*
Phil Dunn*
Pat Conney
Bob Fry*
Burton Reckles
Ed Roland
Tom Johnson*
Eric Young
Sara Young
*Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Our Deckhands
Leslie Bowlin
Executive Director
Brian Cosgrove
Director of Operations
Wade Surovik
Events Manager
Olivia Devillier
Visual Communications
Michael Garcia
Administrative Assistant