Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the University of the Incarnate Word is made up of a diverse group of educators, professionals, civic leaders, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and other religious, and the president of the Student Government Association. The Board includes an Executive Committee and five specialized committees devoted to oversight of Academic Affairs, Board Development and Governance, Finance, Institutional Advancement, and Mission.
Suzanne Goudge
Committee: Executive
Board Member Since: 2015
Thomas M. Evans, PhD, President
President, University of the Incarnate Word
Committee: Executive
Ex-Officio
David M. Adelman
Principal, AREA Real Estate, LLC
Committee: Finance
Board Member Since: 2022
Dr. Chris Alvarado
Pharmacist, H-E-B
Committee: Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2021
Dr. Susan Amaturo
Physician, Redwood Empire Dermatology
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2023
Dr. Glenn Ambrose
Faculty Senate President
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2021
Mario A. Barrera
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Committee: Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2021
Scott Beckendorf
President, Beckendorf Liquors, Inc./Eastern Retail Services
Committee: Finance
Board Member Since: 2017
Henry Bonilla
Partner, The Normandy Group
Committee: Governance
Board Member Since: 2021
Dr. Eduardo Caballero
Physician, Family Practice
Committee: Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2020
Christie Cody
Committee: Finance
Board Member Since: 2023
J.J. Feik, Jr.
President, Paradigm Management
Committee: Executive, Governance, Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2018
Sr. Maria T. Flores, CCVI
CCVI Congregational Appointee
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2022
Jennifer Staubach Gates
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2022
Sr. Mary Henry, CCVI
CCVI Congregational Appointee
Committee: Governance
Board Member Since: 2016
Ricardo Hinojosa
Chief Judge, U.S. Southern District of Texas
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2015
Sr. Katty Huãnuco, CCVI
CCVI Congregational Appointee
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2024
Gary Joeris
CEO, Joeris General Contractors, Ltd.
Committee: Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2012
Greg Kowalski
President and CEO, The RK Group
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2024
Nick Meehan
President, Student Government Association
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2024
Kurt Merkelz, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Compassus
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2024
Edward C. Prado
Of Counsel, Bracewell
Committee: Governance
Board Member Since: 2022
Todd Rasco
Executive Vice President, Fidelity National Financial
Committee: Finance
Board Member Since: 2019
Dr. Amanda Roberts
President, UIW Alumni Association
Committee: Institutional Advancement
Board Member Since: 2024
Sr. Leticia De Jesus Rodriguez, CCVI
CCVI Congregational Appointee
Committee: Finance
Board Member Since: 2019
Bobby Rosenthal
Partner, Rosenthal, Pauerstein, Sandoloski, Agather LLP
Committee: Governance
Board Member Since: 2012
William G. Shown
Chief Executive Officer, Oxbow Development Group, LLC
Committee: Executive, Finance
Board Member Since: 2020
Sr. Yolanda Tarango, CCVI
Congregational Leader, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Committee: Executive, Governance
Ex-Officio
C. J. Warner
Senior Operating Partner, GVP Climate
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2023
Kenneth D. Wells, MD, MBA
Physician, Consultant and President, Alken Health Resources
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2019
Mark Wittig
President, Wittigs Office Interiors
Committee: Mission
Board Member Since: 2023
Kristi Wyatt
Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Engagement, Alamo College District
Committee: Academic Affairs
Board Member Since: 2022