New Braunfels ISD Board of Trustees

Wes Clark

Eric Bergquist

 

Eric Bergquist, a 1987 graduate of New Braunfels High School, began his first term on the NBISD Board of Trustees on May 21, 2018. He is employed by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals as a Territory Account Manager. He is very active in the community and currently serves on the NBISD Education Foundation Board of Directors. He and his wife, Dawn, have two children who recently graduated from NBHS.  He currently serves as Board Vice President as of May 2021.

David Heefner

Dave Heefner, a resident of New Braunfels for the past 33 years, retired from teaching in 2015 after 21 years in NBISD at Carl Schurz and Oak Run Middle School. Over the past several years he has received several awards including being named a Silver Unicorn and NBISD District Secondary Teacher of the Year. Heefner, an avid artist and musician, is a member of the contemporary service band at First Protestant Church. After retirement he has also spent time mentoring students at Oak Run Middle School. He was first elected to the board in 2016 and reelected in 2019. Heefner is currently the Board Secretary as of May 2018.

He and his wife, Tammye, have two daughters that both attended NBISD. 

Keith D. Smith

Keith D. Smith was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2010 and reelected in 2013, 2016 and 2019. After an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps, he returned to New Braunfels with his family and has been a resident of NBISD for the past 22 years. He is a general contractor, remodeling homes and businesses since moving to New Braunfels. His wife and daughter are both NBHS graduates. 

Nancy York

Nancy York was elected to the Board of Trustees in November  2020.  She grew up in San Antonio and graduated from Texas A&M University. She has lived in New Braunfels since 2019 and has owned property within the district for 12 years. York retired from teaching high school mathematics in our Texas public school system in May 2019. After 40 years of teaching and holding education leadership positions, she feels that serving as a NBISD trustee is an avenue to give back to the students, parents, school district, and community of New Braunfels. 

She and her husband Leo have a son and a daughter who both reside in New Braunfels with their families.

John E. Tucker

 

John E. Tucker was elected to the Board of Trustees in November 2020. He has worked as an architect, mostly in school construction, for more than 30 years. Tucker has lived in NBISD since 2015. From 1995 to 2011, Tucker worked for Dallas ISD, including being part of the lead team for contracting and procurement for large construction programs in 2002 and 2008. Most recently, he worked with Comal ISD on their 2015 and 2017 programs. Tucker and his family have also worked with Texas Child Protective Services for 20 years.

 

He and his wife, Patty, have eight children.

Steve Minus

Elected: 2021

 

Steve Minus was elected to the Board in May 2021. He has lived in New Braunfels for 15 years. He is currently the General Manager of Operations for an engineered building materials company in central Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. He ran for the Board because NBISD is growing and changing more rapidly than ever before and he wants to help ensure we meet those challenges.
 
Throughout his time in New Braunfels, he has served in many different capacities with some of the area’s finest organizations including NBLL, CYO, Comal 4H, CCJLSA, Knights of Columbus, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, BSA Troop 163, Upward, NBYSA, and the Wurstfest Association. His wife is a 5th generation New Braunfels resident and proud graduate of NBHS. He has two school-aged children that attend NBISD schools.