BRENHAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS

  

The Brenham Economic Development Foundation announced today that its members have elected five directors to serve a three-year term on the board starting in December.

Three current directors were re-elected to serve another term which includes Roger Atkins, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing at MIC Group; Tee Dippel, President of Brenham National Bank; and Stephen Miller, President & CEO of Brenham Wholesale Grocery Co. Two newcomers to the board are Mike Hopkins, Jr., President of Mike Hopkins Distributing Co. and Barney Loesch, Financial Consultant at Thrivent Financial.

The EDF board presently consists of 16 members, with three sets of five directors serving staggered terms and the immediate past chairman.  The remainder of the board will include Matt Bentke, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative; Cory Flencher, Citizens State Bank; Billy Holle, Seidel, Schroeder & Co.; Catherine Kenjura, Lacina & Kenjura; William Krueger, Jones & Carter; Brett Smith, Lee Anderson Co.; Arlen Thielemann, Thielemann Construction Co.; Jarvis Van Dyke, Van Dyke, Rankin & Co.; Don Voelter, Ph.D., Blinn College, Retired; Gary Weiss, Germania Insurance; and David Yeager, A.W. Hodde Jr., Technical Education Center at Blinn College.

Jon Hill of Appel Ford and Barbara Maurer, retired from Chase, will be retiring from the Brenham Economic Development Foundation after both serving 9 years on the board of directors. Chairman of the Board, Billy Holle, thanked Mr. Hill and Mrs. Maurer for their time on the board and their dedication to economic development in Brenham.

The Brenham Economic Development Foundation was created in 1953 to promote the development of industry in the city and the creation of jobs in the community

For more information, visit www.BrenhamEDF.com.