“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
Advocacy Director
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.
Brian grew up on his family’s farm in Zabcikville (yes, it’s a real place).
"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
2023 Board Officers
President
Clark Hancock
Vice President
Andrew Harrod
Secretary
Michelle Camp
Treasurer
Kathy Smartt
2023 Board Members
Board Member
Clare Barry
Board Member
Mary Ann Neely
Board Member
Steve Beers
Board Member
Dick Kallerman
Board Member
Craig Smith
Board Member
Ed Crowell
Board Member
Sarah Larocca
Board Member
Pam Thompson
Board Member
Dave Rapozo
Board Member
Mina Shekarchi
Board Member
Roy Waley
Board Member
Stefan Wray
Board Member
Cynthia Wilcox
Board Member
Roger Baker
Board Member
Jon Beall
Board Member
Jackie Goodman
Emeritus
Jack Goodman
Emeritus