Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority : Governor Appoints Fair Oaks Ranch Businessman to GBRA Board

SEGUIN-Michael Schultz of Fair Oaks Ranch became the newest member of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) Board of Directors, through an appointment from Governor Rick Perry. Representing Kendall County, Schultz's term will run from 2009 to 2015.

Schultz is the Director of Business Development for The Trust Company of San Antonio, a wealth management business with $1.6 billion worth of assets and serves on the board of directors for the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Boerne Chamber Leadership Program class of 2007-2008 and a co-founder of LeaderSteps, a program for seniors at Boerne I.S.D.

Through his work in the real estate business, Schultz became involved in many water and developmental issues. From 1988 to 2003, he was engaged in the financial services business and created the Business Financial Group.

Schultz also served five years on the Boerne Independent School District Board, two years on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), and past president of the San Antonio YMCA which included it's 13 branches.

Additionally, Schultz has served on church committees and boards leading to three different master planning and building projects accounting for multi-million dollar construction projects.

Schultz and his wife Carol have been married for 27 years and have two sons and a daughter.

GBRA is governed by nine directors, appointed by the Governor of the State of Texas and confirmed by the Senate. The 10 counties in GBRA's statutory district are represented on a rotating basis. Each director serves a six-year term with three directors appointed or re-appointed every two years.

The GBRA was established by the Texas Legislature in 1933 as a water conservation and reclamation district. GBRA provides stewardship for the water resources in its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, and Refugio counties.

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