Board of Directors
President, John McLaughlin
I have been coming to Sargent for over 50
years and am now a full time resident. It is my desire to serve the
community and to preserve and protect the integrity of East
Matagorda Bay and its estuarine to the best of my ability. I am a
U.S. Navy veteran (Vietnam era), a former business owner, and former
GM of an electrical distributor. I earned a BS in Electrical
Engineering Technology from UH and am a past president of the
Technology Alumni Association at UH. I have been involved with the
resurrection of the East Matagorda Bay Foundation from the
beginning.
Vice-President, Larry Cabness
A
weekender since 1954, who grew up in Caney Creek Estates coming down
on weekends and for the summer. Larry is a Captain licensed by
the U.S. Coast Guard to operate a non inspected vessel. He is
also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and currently employed as sales
manager for Amerifab International, Inc., manufacturer of electrical
power buildings. Larry and his wife Debbie plan on retiring in
Sargent. He truly cares about East Matagorda Bay and means to
protect it and hand it on to our children in pristine condition.
Treasurer, Ed Stavinoha
Ed is currently on the board of Caney Creek
Estates. He is a full-time resident of Sargent and a past member of
the East Matagorda Bay Foundation. He is married to Joan, retired
from OFM Machine and has owned property in Sargent since 1971. He,
along with his two sons, Donald and Scott love fishing the Sargent
and Matagorda Area.
Secretary, Suzanne Porretto
Suzanne is a 4th generation property owner on
Caney Creek and has 3 other family members who have made Sargent
their full time residence. She is a stay at home Mom with 2 children
in VVISD and has helped her husband with the paperwork involved in
owning and operating their own construction business for almost 15
years.
Prior to relocating in Sargent, Suzanne held several different
secretarial, assistant and accounting positions over the years in
Houston.
She hopes to stay in Sargent and is concerned that all the waterways
and estuaries in our area remain as clean and pristine as they are
at the present. It is her intention to assist in this endeavor
however she can.
Director-At-Large, Edward Kinney
I have been a resident of Sargent since 1982, I am a past President of the Chamber of Commerce from the 80,s. I was in the construction business in the late 80,s, I then got in the Insurance Adjusting business, I have worked Hurricane Hugo, Andrew, Opal, Katrina, Rita, Ike and the Earth Quake in Los Angles. I had Frontier Adjusters of Bay City until 2005.