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