The Better Business Bureau that serves the eight-counties and the Bolivar Peninsula of Southeast Texas has announced the officers of its Board of Directors for 2013.  They include Board Chairperson – Tim Sudela, President American Valve & Hydrant; Vice-Chairperson – Mark Russo, Senior Analyst Entergy Texas; Treasurer -- Dan Bell, VP Business Lending of MCT Credit Union; Chairperson-Elect for 2014 – Robert Edgar, Shareholder Edgar, Kiker & Cross, PC, CPA and Consultants; Secretary – Jarren Garrett, Chief Administrative Officer Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas-Orange; and past Board Chairperson – Bill Hecht, Chief Financial Officer CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas Region.

         Twenty-four other prominent business leaders in the region including Slate Babineaux, Vice President of Air Comfort, Inc.; Ann Scoggin, Owner of Coldwell Banker Southern Homes; Jed Dollinger, Senior Partner (Retired) of Wathen, Deshong & Juncker, CPA; George Crawford, General Manager of Lamar Advertising; Paul Skinner, President Star Graphics, Inc.; Robert Bertrand, President of Cotton Cargo; and Shawn Hanley, VP/Marketing of Howell Furniture Galleries.

         Also on the BBB Board are Michael Sculley, Sales Manager of Kirksey’s Sprint Printing; Sally Broussard, Chief Authority Officer of Spindletop Center; Barry Bryant, Marketing Manager Bill Clark Pest Control, Inc.; Tim Baker, President of Baker Auto Repair; Corinne Creason, Owner of Manning’s School Supplies; Mike Hebert, President of Texas Marine & Brokerage, Inc.; Jada Kelley, President/CEO of DuPont Goodrich Federal Credit Union; Gail Shook, Owner of Airport Travel Agency; Jerry Sonnier, Owner/President of Coastal Roofing Specialists; Laura Miller-Sattler, Owner/Vice President of Beaumont Dealers Auction, Inc.; Anthony Toups, General Sales Manager at Classic Chevrolet; Bo Weinbaum, Owner of PRIMCO; David Thornhill, President of Southwest Building Systems; Carin Falconer, VP Service Operations Conn’s HomePlus; Robert Henckel, Manager Chick-Fil-A; Leslie Harrison, Executive Producer Talon Insurance Agency, Ltd; and Tommy Patrizi, President Apex Payroll

         Also serving on the 2013 Executive Committee will be Bryant, Hanley, Kelley, Sculley, and Bertrand.

         “We are very pleased to have this caliber of business leaders at the helm of our regional Better Business Bureau, which is regionally governed and funded,” said John Paschall, BBB President/CEO.  “Each is sensitive and committed to our mission to “Start With Trust” -- advancing integrity and an ethical marketplace throughout all of southeast Texas,” he added.