2011 Board of Trustees

Institutional Trustee (Southwest Research Institute)

Program Director, Organization & Management Development

Ph.D., Education, Psychology, and Communications, Stanford University

M.A., Education, Stanford University

B.A., Social Relations, Harvard University

B.A., History
B.E.S., Engineering Science
B.S., Mathematics
B.S., Physics
M.A., Anthropology
Ph.D., Anthropology
Dick Gill is a native San Antonian with a background in successfully starting and managing companies ranging in size from startups to larger organizations. His strong technical and scientific educational background combined with a love of learning results in the ability to quickly learn a business and achieve results. He is the author of The Great Maya Droughts: Water, Life, and Death (2005, University of New Mexico Press), which was also translated into Spanish. A one-hour documentary about Mr. Gill and his archaeological accomplishments was produced by the BBC in 2001. He is fluent in Spanish and French.

Mona McMunn Lowe
President, Mona Lowe Consulting Services, LLC

B.A. Literature, University of Texas at San Antonio
Certified Property Manager (CPM) Institute of Real Estate Management
President, 2006, San Antonio Chapter of The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
President, Houston Street Re-Development Corporation, Non-profit, San Antonio, Texas
Charter Member of the executive committee for the Artpace “Chalk It Up” Public Art event.
Mona balances her business endeavors with interests in reading, contemporary art, culture, philosophy and consciousness studies. She was born and resides in San Antonio with her family and enjoys traveling.

Sandy McNab
Former Chairman, Mind Science Foundation
President, United Energy Corporation
B.B.A. Finance, University of Miami, Florida
Sandy served as past Chairman of Saint Luke's Episcopal School, past President and current Chairman of the Rock Art Foundation of Texas and served as Project Manager of its recently published CD-ROM showcasing irreplaceable petroglyphs from the Lower Pecos Region. He also serves on the local advisory board of the Nature Conservancy of Texas.

Pemmaraju N. Rao, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Chairman, Department of Organic Chemistry
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India
Dr. Rao has published more than 100 research articles in peer-reviewed professional journals and presented several invited lectures at national and international conferences. He holds many patents in steroid hormone synthesis and various immunoassay methodologies. In his spare time, Dr. Rao enjoys photography, growing roses and organic vegetable gardening.

Trinity University

Emilio F. Romero, M.D.
Institutional Trustee (University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)
Former Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, UTHSCSA
Medical School, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Psychiatry Residency (UTHSCSA)
C.G. Jung Psychoanalytical Institute, Kusnacht, Switzerland, specialization in dream analysis.
Dr. Romero is a member of the American College of Psychiatrists, the Admissions Subcommittee Medical School UTHSCSA, and the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, and a past member of the M.H.M.R. Advisory Board. He was made a Knight of the Order of Malta in 1987. His special interests include sculpture, reading, travel, dream interpretation, international relations, and guiding medical students.

 

Texas State Advisory Board

Elizabeth Costello
Director, International Affairs Department
City of San Antonio
Ms. Costello's international affairs career spans over 30 years in global education, protocol, trade and investment. During her four year tenure as MSF's Executive Director (1998-2002), Ms. Costello continued the enriching speaker programs and events developed throughout Catherine Cooke's 15 year leadership at MSF. In conjunction with MSF Board Member Robert Sohn, she instituted an enduring strategic plan that founded and funded the Tom Slick Research Awards in Consciousness, acknowledging emerging consciousness professionals since 2004.

Glenn M. Garcia, M.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)-Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section
Medical School, UTHSCSA
Radiology Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, TX
Post Doctoral Fellowship-Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of California San Diego
Faculty/Attending at the UTHSCSA medical school in the departments of Radiology, Orthopaedic, Rehabilitation Medicine and Podiatry residents, and medical students. Primary research interests include traumatic joint derangements, bone and soft tissue tumors and musculoskeletal infections. Member of Medical School and Radiology Residency Admissions Committees, Radiological Society of North America, Roentgen Ray Society, Texas Radiological Society. Diplomate of The American Board of Radiology. Extracurricular interests are long-distance swimming, snowboarding, running, mountain biking and reading.

Richard King IV
Chairman, King Airways
B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1983

Michele Krier
Michele Krier is a San Antonio-based public relations specialist with more than 20 years experience serving as the media relations specialist for Dublin & Associates public relations firm before joining Creative Civilization as director of public relations. She also held the public relations manager position at VIA Metropolitan Transit and, in that role, worked with the community, civic and city officials, government agencies and media on a range of issues from consumer topics to state legislation. Michele earned her Masters in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word, where she was public relations director for four years. She wrote more than 100 articles for San Antonio Business magazine, and served for four years as business editor and four years as Public Relations Manager for the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Presently, Michele serves on the boards of the San Antonio Library Foundation, Mind Science Foundation and Arts San Antonio.

Ruth B. Russell
Owner, Dutch Cattle Co.
B.A., Art (History & Studio), Minor in Spanish, Trinity University
Ruth is an active supporter of Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, Texas Wildlife Association, Respite Card, and Terra Genesis. A devoted mother, Ruth also finds time for jumping horses, art, and mind-oriented studies.

 

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International Advisory Board

Patrick Wilken, Ph.D.
Ph.D., University of Melbourne