Present and Past Work Experience:

Vice President/ owner CHB Consulting, Inc.

January 2003-current

CHB Consulting Inc. specializes in the management of associations, web page design and management, lobbying, ranch consulting, and project management. Currently managing and lobbying for the Texas Ag Industries Association, managing educational requirements for the Certified Crop Advisors, operating a registered Brangus herd and working to implement brush control projects that help restore surface water.

Assistant Commissioner for Pesticide Programs, Texas Department of Agriculture

April l996- December 2002

I served as the Assistant Commissioner for Pesticide Programs for The Texas Department of Agriculture under both Rick Perry and Susan Combs. As Assistant Commissioner for the Pesticide Programs, I represent the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) as the state lead agency for pesticides in Texas under Chapter 76 of the Texas Agriculture Code. TDA also has a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce the rules under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Pesticide Division is made up of six programs:

Pesticide Registration

Worker Protection and Certification and Training of Applicators

Endangered Species

Program Development and Quality Insurance

Pesticide Lab

Risk Assessment and Toxicology

The Pesticide Program consistently received positive evaluations from the Environmental Protection Agency for a strong commitment to enforcing federal and state pesticide regulations. EPA also praised TDA for innovations in pesticide registration, for endangered species protection, for training Mexico’s pesticide inspectors, and for work done on the Surface Water Protection Committee. As Assistant Commissioner, I routinely made speeches to commodity groups around the state. I served as a member of the Department’s Senior Staff and was responsible for the Pesticide Division’s budgeting of funds, managing of diverse personnel, and ensuring all reporting and correspondence was correct and timely. I was responsible for grant applications from the initiation stage through the disbursement of funds.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Pesticide Programs, TDA

August l992-April 1996

Coordinator for Certification and Training, TDA

March l991-August l992

Certification and Training Specialist, TDA

December 1988-March 1991

Manager / Commercial Pesticide Applicator

1973-1988

Managed a farm service center and was a licensed commercial pesticide applicator specializing in pasture, brush and aquatic plant control

Committee Memberships:

U.S. Department of Interior’s Invasive Species Task Force

Texas Groundwater Protection Committee, Represented the Commissioner

Texas Surface Water Protection Committee, Chair 1999 - 2003

Toxic Substance Coordinating Committee

Texas Invasive Plants and Water Task Force, working on riparian species

Texas Prescribed Burning Board 2001-2003

Texas Structural Pest Control Board 1992-1997

American Association of Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO), President 2001- 2002

AAPCO Spray Drift Task Force 1998 - 2003

AAPCO Section 18 Committee 1997 - 2003

AAPCO Legislative Committee 2001 - 2003

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification and Training Advisory Group l998-2003, (Board Member)

Agricultural Aviation Association Professional Aerial Applicator Support System (PAASS) 1997-current

States Federal Insecticide Federal Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) l999-200l Region VI, Representative

Pesticide Operations and Management Work Group for SFIREG l996-2000

Texas Plant Protection Association, Board Member

Southern Weed Society, Applicator Recertification Committee Member

Boll Weevil Technical Committee 1998-2003

Texas Fire Ant Board

Texas Ag Council

Special Projects:

Texas Aquatic Management Plan, helped develop with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Pecos River Ecosystem Project, ongoing to eradicate salt cedar along the Pecos River

EPA Agriculture Advisory Committee Nominee

Unique Speaking Engagements:

Testified before Texas House and Senate committees about pesticide laws

Testified before U.S. House Agricultural Committee for Worker Protection Safety Rule

Presented program at the National EPA Conference on Endangered Species Rule

Gave the welcome at the EPA NAFTA Conference

Professional Trainings:

Governor’s Training in Management, Leadership, and Senior Management

Total Quality Management

Preventing Workplace Violence

Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Conflict Management in the Workplace

Covey’s seminar on the New Habits of Highly Effective People

Community Memberships:

International Brangus Breeders Association

Texas Brangus Breeders Association, Board Member / Vice President 2003-2005/ President 2006-2007/ Past President 2008

Bluebonnet Brangus Breeders Association, President

Fayette County Independent Cattleman’s Association / Board Member

Texas Association of Football Officials 1989-present

Saint Paul Lutheran Church Member1971-present

Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Council Treasurer / Finance Committee Chairman 2 terms

Fayette County Junior Livestock Show Committee 1984-1999

Fayette County Farm Bureau Member 1974-present

Fayette County Farm Bureau, Board Member / Secretary – Treasurer 2005-present

La Grange Rotary Club 2004-present