Vision Galveston launched as a 501c3 in January 2020. Our funders, partners, and volunteers are the lifeblood of Vision Galveston, and there would be no organization, no action, and no impact without them.
2021 Funders
Dr. Andrew and Eleanor Grant (in honor of Betty Massey)
The Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston
Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund
Randall Kempner
The Kresge Foundation
The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Lauren and Kevin Scott
2021 Partners
Better Parks for Galveston
Blackstone Launch Pad
The Cannon
Galveston Economic Development Partnership
City of Galveston
City of Galveston Industrial Development Corporation
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell Historic Properties
Texas A&M University Galveston
University of Texas Medical Branch
Green Galveston Action Team
Nick Barbee, Galveston Cultural Arts Commission
Sabrina Dean, Better Parks Galveston
Zahrah Ektefaei, Galveston Independent School District
Priscilla Files, Galveston Island Tree Conservancy
Torrina Harris, Nia Cultural Center
Alice Havner, Better Parks for Galveston
Michele Hay, City of Galveston
BJ Herz, Better Parks for Galveston
John Paul Listowski, City of Galveston
Elizabeth Murphy, Galveston Independent School District, Parker Elementary School
Barbara Sanderson, City of Galveston
Barbara Sasser
Dominick Sasser
Kathy Tiernan
Charlyn Vaiani, Better Parks for Galveston
John Zendt, Moody Gardens
Incubate Galveston Action Team
Kayode Atoba, Texas A&M University
Gordon Daughtery,The Capital Factory
Larry Denner, Ph.D., UTMB and Blackstone Launchpad
Alexander Gras, The Cannon
Stephen Gray, Gray Fratres & Co LLC.
Ben Griffin, The Cannon
Lanette Harris, UTMB
Michele Hay, City of Galveston
Randall Kempner, Aspen Institute
Stephen Lewis, Galveston Independent School District
Patrick Louchouarn, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Will Mobley, Texas A&M University
Massoud Motamedi, Ph.D. UTMB
Sharon Petronella Croisant, Ph.D., UTMB
Richard Seline, Resilience Innovation Hub
Jeffrey Sjostrom, Galveston Economic Development Partnership
Gina Spagnola, IOM, Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce
Marina Walne, Ph.D., EduStart
Build Galveston Board of Directors
Pierre Banks, Ed.D., Senior Director of Admissions and Recruitment, UTMB
Cornelia Banks, Former District 1 Councilmember, City of Galveston
Chris Basilotto, Owner, Basilotto Realty Group
Christine Bryant, CEO, Vision Galveston (Ex Officio)
Ingrid Gonzalez, Broker, Inside Galveston Real Estate
Megan Jones, Attorney, Mills Shirley LLC
Dwayne Jones, CEO, Galveston Historical Foundation
Keath Jacoby, Marketing and Brand Director, Hotel Lucine
Betty Massey, Executive Director, Mary Moody Northen Endowment
Brian Maxell, City Manager of Galveston (Ex Officio)
Pastor Shirlyn Thomas, God’s Kingdom and Restoration Ministries
Marshall Tyndall, Neighborhood Works America