REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the SPRING BRANCH MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Position One   -           MICHAEL HAAPANIEMI, appointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Two   -           THOMAS E. JENNINGS II, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Three -           CATHERINE BARCHFELD-ALEXANDER, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Four  -           CASEY MOONSUN KANG, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Five   -           VICTOR C. ALVAREZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Six     -           MAURICIO VALDES, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Seven -           BRETT A. HUEY, appointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2027

Position Eight -           PATRICIA A. MADDOX, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Nine  -           DAVID GUTIERREZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Ten    -           JASON J. JOHNSON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Eleven           -           RINO CASSINELLI, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Twelve          -           STEPHANIE R. BRYSON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Thirteen        -           WILLIAM NATHANIEL (NAT) HESTON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

July 14, 2023

The Honorable City Council

City of Houston, Texas

Pursuant to Chapter 3830, Texas Special District Local Laws Code and City of Houston Ordinance No. 2006-847, I am nominating the following individuals for appointment or reappointment to the Spring Branch Management District, upon the recommendation of the District’s Board of Directors, subject to Council confirmation:

Michael Haapaniemi, appointment to Position One, for a term to expire June 1, 2027;

Thomas E. Jennings II, reappointment to Position Two, for a term to expire June 1, 2027;

Catherine Barchfeld-Alexander, reappointment to Position Three, for a term to expire

June 1, 2027;

Casey Moonsun Kang, reappointment to Position Four, for a term to expire June 1, 2027;

Victor C. Alvarez, reappointment to Position Five, for a term to expire June 1, 2027;

Mauricio Valdes, reappointment to Position Six, for a term to express June 1, 2027;

Brett A. Huey, appointment to Position Seven, for a term to express June 1, 2027;

Patricia A. Maddox, reappointment to Position Eight, for a term to expire June 1, 2025;

David Gutierrez, reappointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire June 1, 2025;

Jason J. Johnson, reappointment to Position Ten, for a term to expire June 1, 2025;

Rino Cassinelli, reappointment to Position Eleven, for a term to expire June 1, 2025;

Stephanie R. Bryson, reappointment to Position Twelve, for a term to expire June 1, 2025; and

William Nathaniel (Nat) Heston, reappointment to Position Thirteen, for a term to expire

June 1, 2025.

The résumés of the nominees are attached for your review. 

Sincerely,

Sylvester Turner

Mayor