Board of Directors

Riverbend Water Resources District Board of Directors

Riverbend’s Board of Directors is comprised of 5 members locally appointed to four-year terms. No person may serve more than two terms. Appointments are made as follows: two directors from the City of Texarkana, TX, one director from New Boston, one director from TexAmericas Center (RRAD), and one director at-large representing the collective interests of the remaining Member Entities. Appointments are reflective of the amount of water usage among Member Entities.

The Board meets regularly, at least once a month to set strategic direction and plan for the region’s water resources, to approve projects ad large expenditures, and to review progress on major activities of the District.

Lynn Davis
City of New Boston, TX

Mr. Davis is a graduate of Texas Christian University and a lifelong resident of New Boston, Texas. Lynn has previously worked for Lineage Power, General Electric, and ABB, and currently serves as the Director of Key Accounts for Omnion Power. Lynn is active in the local community, also serving on the New Boston ISD School Board and the New Boston Special Industrial Board.

E: [email protected]
M: 903-276-0262

Sonja Yates Hubbard
City of Texarkana, TX

Mrs. Hubbard is a Certified Public Accountant from AICPA, who received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and accounting from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Is a Principal of the Yates Group and previously served as the CEO of E-Z Mart, Inc. for over 20 years.

E: [email protected]
M: 903.277.2175

Tina Veal Gooch
TexAmericas Center

Mrs. Veal Gooch completed her undergraduate studies in Marketing and History at Texas A&M in Texarkana. She served for seven years as a member of the City Council for the City of Texarkana, Texas. Lifelong resident of Texarkana, Texas.  

E: [email protected]
M: 903.278.9640

Van Alexander
Member-At Large

Mr. Alexander is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and a lifelong resident of Texarkana, Texas. He is a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America. He served as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Texarkana for two terms and as a member of the City Council for the City of Texarkana, Texas for six years. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Budget Advisory Committee for the City of Texarkana, Texas and on the Governmental Affairs board for the Chamber of Commerce.

E: [email protected]
M: 903.244.5871

Steve Mayo
City of Texarkana, TX

Mr. Mayo is a graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX and a lifelong resident of Texarkana, Texas. He is the President/CEO of Mayo Furniture, a manufacturing company with longstanding roots in the community. He served as Mayor of the City of Texarkana, Texas from 2008 to 2012. He has represented the region in regional water planning efforts and has served in leadership roles with numerous civic and business organizations, including the Texarkana Regional Chamber of Commerce, Christus St. Michael, and TexAmericas.

E: [email protected]
M: 903.293.0450

Riverbend Water Resources District
228 Texas Avenue, Suite A
New Boston, TX 75570
(903) 831-0091 phone
(903) 831-0096 fax
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