Trustees

Our Board of Trustees consists of seven former Texas A&M University students, each with extensive business experience. These individuals serve seven-year terms, during which they determine our investment and fundraising policies and approve our annual budget. Our trustees also oversee many of the Texas A&M Foundation’s recognition programs, such as the Sterling C. Evans Medal Award, the R. A. "Murray" Fasken '38 Partner in Philanthropy Award and the Trustees’ Outstanding Student Award.

 

Dan Allen Hughes Jr. is the CEO and president of the Dan A. Hughes Company LP and Hupecol Operating Company LLC.  Mr. Hughes has been active in the E&P industry for over 40 years. During that time, he has presided over the exploration, development and operation of conventional and unconventional oil and gas fields in multiple producing basins, both domestically and internationally. Domestically, he has a proven track record of profiting from new plays with early entry into and successful exits from the Eagle Ford, Barnett and Fayetteville Shales. Internationally, Mr. Hughes has repeatedly made and sold oil discoveries in Colombia. In total, he has generated approximately $2 billion in proceeds from his successful asset sales.   

Dan A. Hughes Company LP (DAHCO) is a prominent independent petroleum exploration and production company that has been successfully discovering and producing oil and gas for almost 50 years. The company has developed, drilled and operated oil and gas properties throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and the Rocky Mountains.  DAHCO succeeded in growing its oil and gas reserves by assembling and drilling technically and economically sound prospects, while building a reputation among both landowners and industry partners for integrity, practicality and competence.  Through its subsidiary, Hupecol LLC, DAHCO has also discovered and currently operates significant oil properties in Colombia. 

Hupecol LLC is the international subsidiary of DAHCO and is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Colombia and Sicily. The Colombian operations are focused on properties in eastern Colombia, principally in the Llanos Basin. Hupecol has generally sought to operate projects with good exploratory potential on a low-cost basis, thus maximizing potential returns. 

Mr. Hughes is a member of the All-American Wildcatters, Chairman of the Sul Ross State University Borderlands Research Institute Advisory Board, and a former Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. He received his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University. He is a member of the Texas A&M University – San Antonio Advisory Board, Chairman of the Berg Hughes Center Advisory Board and serves on the 12th Man Foundation’s Champions Council. He previously served on Texas A&M’s Lead by Example National Campaign Council and has also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas A&M University. 

David Dunlap ’83 is president of Crystal Beach Oil & Gas LLC, a private investment company with a focus on the oil and gas industry. He earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and enjoyed a career in the oil and gas industry that spanned several decades and included prominent leadership positions. He worked at BJ Services from 1984 to 2010, where he excelled in various engineering, operations and management roles, eventually reaching the position of executive vice president and COO. He later joined Superior Energy Services and served as the company’s president and CEO from 2010 until 2021.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, he has served on advisory boards for The Woodlands Children’s Museum and the National Petroleum Council, serving the Houston community he calls home and advancing his industry. He has also previously served on the 12th Man Foundation’s Board of Trustees and currently serves on the College of Engineering’s Advisory Council and the President’s Board of Visitors for the Corps of Cadets.  

In 2017, he was inducted into the A&M Petroleum Engineering Academy of Distinguished Graduates. In 2024, he was named a Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus. His support for the John D. White ’70 – Robert L. Walker ’58 Music Activities Center led to the naming of the Dunlap Drill Field in his honor.  

He and his wife, Anne, have six children, and four (Margaret ’11, Elizabeth ’18, Theresa ’22 and Mary ’22) have graduated from Texas A&M.   

George Harris co-founded Kozusko Harris Duncan, a boutique law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago, in 1999 and was the firm’s managing partner for 20 years. Before entering private practice, George was a trial attorney in the Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, and was awarded the Tax Division’s Outstanding Attorney Award. George previously chaired the Tax Audits and Litigation Section of the District of Columbia Bar Association. At Texas A&M, George served on The Association of Former Students’ Board of Directors from 2015 to 2018, where he chaired its Compensation and Affiliation Agreement Committees and served on the Finance and Audit Committees. George was on the Board of Directors of the National Capital Texas A&M Club from 2011 to 2014 and served as pro bono counsel to the club in obtaining its tax-exempt status. He and his wife, Karen Zent ’86, live on Lake Conroe. They previously resided 30 years in the Washington, D.C., region. They are members of the Endowed Century Club members and the Texas A&M Legacy Society. 

Gina Luna is a managing partner of Genesis Park and a founding partner of GP Capital Partners LP, an SBIC fund focused on making lower middle market debt and equity investments. She founded Luna Strategies in 2016, where she counseled companies on complex strategic issues and growth initiatives. Prior to that, she held executive roles with JPMorgan Chase & Co. for 22 years. Today, she serves on several company boards, including Roku Inc. and Houston Trust Company. Gina is also the founding chairman for Houston Exponential, an organization focused on building the innovation ecosystem in Houston. She holds positions on the boards of The Welch Foundation and the Greater Houston Partnership. She recently completed board service with Tetra Technologies Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Houston Branch, St. Luke’s Health System, and Baylor College of Medicine. At Texas A&M, she serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for Mays Business School. She and her husband, Carl ’91, support The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation and Mays. They have two sons: Tyson and Carson. 

Michele A. Mobley ’87

Michele Mobley practices in the area of estate planning. She received her B.A. degree with honors from Texas A&M University and her J.D. degree with honors from Duke University, where she was a member of the Duke Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She is licensed to practice in Texas, New York and Florida and before the U.S. Tax Court. She is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. She has been selected by her peers as a Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc. (2006-present), and as a Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters (2004, 2007-2010) in the area of estate planning and probate. She is AV rated by the Martindale Hubbell legal directory. Her practice encompasses a wide range of estate planning subjects, such as wills drafting, trust drafting, estate and trust administration, estate tax, fiduciary income tax, business succession planning, charitable planning and advising nonprofits. She has spoken to varied audiences on the subjects of limited liability companies, family limited partnerships, estate planning for the family business owner, planned giving techniques, donor advised funds, legal issues fund raisers face, planning for legacy real estate, planning for retirement assets and executive compensation.

Wayne Roberts ’​85 
Trustee

Wayne Roberts ’85 is a technology industry veteran with an extensive background building companies. He served as president and CEO of Abrigo, a leader in assisting financial institutions with compliance, portfolio risk, lending and credit, and data solutions, from 2016 until his retirement in 2022. Prior to this position, he served in senior executive positions at Accruent, Rackspace Hosting, Dell, Accenture and Trammell Crow Company over the course of his 40-year career. He currently serves as a board member for Baylor Scott & White in Bryan-College Station and supports MD Anderson Cancer Center and Twin City Mission. Previously, he sat on the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Witte Museum boards. 

At Texas A&M University, he was the lead donor for projects such as Mays Business School’s Wayne Roberts ’85 Building; Aggie Park, named in memory of his late wife, Shannon Lia Roberts ’85; the Gary Blair Court at Reed Arena; the Men’s Basketball Player Development Center; and the 12th Man Foundation’s Centennial Campaign, where he used his naming rights to honor R.C. Slocum. He was named a distinguished alumnus of the university in 2024 and of Mays Business School in 2019 and is a Legacy Society member, Heritage Member and Endowed Century Club member. He also serves as the Mays Business School Dean’s Advisory Board chair and previously served as a 12th Man Foundation trustee. He resides in Bryan and is married to Layne Cole Roberts ’88 and has two children, Jack and Katy ’20, and two stepchildren, Adam ’18 and Cole ’20.