“You’ve gotta give a damn about something. And you’ve got to work to make it happen. You don’t win ’em all, but if you hadn’t tried, it would have been even worse. And no one does it alone. There may always be a leader, but it takes all of these co-believers to help.”
– Shudde Fath, Austin activist and SBCA Board of Directors emeritus
Brian Zabcik
Wastewater Campaign Organizer
Brian is the former Clean Water Advocate at Environment Texas, where he focused on promoting green infrastructure features like rain gardens and rain harvesting to stop runoff pollution.
He also helped write a GI resolution enacted by the Austin City Council and a GI bill passed by the Texas Legislature. Additionally, he authored a report on municipal stormwater policies in Texas and co-authored a report on bacteria pollution in the state’s waterways.
Sydney Garcia
Operations Manager
Sydney holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University and a BS in Environmental Science and Policy from Saint Edward’s University. Before SBCA, she's worked at multiple environmental organizations including the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve. Her experiences include community planning, natural resource management, and social sciences. Sydney brings a passion for community health and conservation of urban ecosystems to SBCA.
"It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder."
Joseph Wood Krutch (1971), in The Voice of the Desert, a Naturalist's Interpretation
2022 Board Officers
Clark Hancock
Andrew Harrod
Michelle Camp
Dave Rapozo
2022 Board Members
Clare Barry
Mary Ann Neely
Steve Beers
Dick Kallerman
Craig Smith
Marguerite Jones
Sarah Larocca
Ed Crowell
Pam Thompson
Kathy Smartt
Mina Shekarchi
Roy Waley
