Ron and his wife Ina have owned a State Farm Agency for the past 18 years, now located at Louetta Rd and Lakewood Forest, and have lived in NW Harris Co. for the past 25 years. Ron graduated from Texas A&M, Commerce with a degree in business. Prior to serving as Director of District 1, Ron served as Trustee of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD for 12 years. He and his wife are members of Cypress Bible Church and live in Lakewood Forest Subdivision. They have two grown daughters, Amy & Laurie. Ron is dedicated to providing clean, affordable, dependable and plentiful water supply for our future. Ron and Ina live and work in District 1 and he is always available to anyone who wants to meet with him. Just give him a call 281-376-9505 or home 281-376-1660.

Len, his wife Carol, and their three children moved to northwest Harris County in early 1970, and Len and Carol currently reside in Champions Place subdivision. Len graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. During his 20-year career in sales and marketing with a major machinery manufacturer, Sigler had responsibility for over half of the United States and over $200 million in annual sales. Len later founded a machinery distributorship selling products to the oil/drilling and offshore industry where he also gained valuable experience in water purification, including seawater desalinization using reverse osmosis technology. Today, Len is semi-retired and does some export sales/marketing work. Len sought a seat on the Authority’s Board because he feels that a task of this magnitude and scope of work requires directors with technical expertise and a vision for the future (i.e., water resources, developing technologies, etc.) coupled with the utmost degree of honesty and integrity.

Jim and his wife Pam have been married for 35 years, and have lived in northwest Houston for 30 years, and in Jersey Village for the past 6 years. They have a son who lives nearby in Winchester County with his family. Jim is a civil-structural designer in the petrochemical industry and designs concrete and steel structures and civil drainage systems. He expects his project management and design experience will prove useful in his new assignment on the Authority’s Board. Pulliam served as Director of Jersey Village Flood Committee after the September 1998 flood; as president of White Oak Bayou Association for two years and worked with the Harris County Flood Control District in designing and obtaining funding for improvements of White Oak Bayou; and as President of Inwood Pines Homes Association for five years. Previously, Jim was a director of Inwood Pines MUD for two years, before it was annexed by the City of Houston. Jim brings 37 years of work and concern about our area’s dependence on groundwater to his new role with the Authority.    

Al and his wife Janice have lived in Ponderosa Forest for 29 years. Their adult children also live in the community. He was a career executive with Exxon and retired after 35 years with the company. Al lead the fight during the 1997 and 1999 Texas Legislative sessions to pass responsible legislation to give north Harris County voters control over their own future water supplies. Rendl worked with legislators all over the state to stop abusive city annexations, as happened in Kingwood, and has been involved in regional water issues for many years. Al served as a WCID #91 director for 16 years and as that group’s president; he was chairman of the North Harris County Water Issues and Annexation Reform Group; a director of the North Harris County Water Users Association; and as president of the Spirit of North Harris County Coalition. Al emphasizes a regional approach to managing our future water supplies.

Kelly, his wife Marcie, and their 4 children have lived in Spring for 17 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Oral Roberts University. Following an early career as a refinery chemist, Kelly branched out into the area of software development and related consulting. His now 25-year career in the software field has provided him with broad experience in such diverse areas as automated petrochemical distribution, process analysis, configuration management and regulatory compliance.

Kelly was also the founding President of the Cherry Tree Republican Club, a community activist organization formed in the early 1990’s for Republican voters in North Harris County. He has represented our community as an elected delegate to many Republican Senatorial District and State conventions.
Kelly enjoys working with his fellow board members, the NHCRWA staff and consultants and the many individuals in the local water communities. He is deeply committed to seeking the most cost-efficient, common sense solutions for the water issues we face now and in the future.