2013 Board of Trustees

Officers

Tom Slick, Jr.
Life Time Trustee
President, Slick Enterprises, Atlanta ,GA
B.A., Yale University with Honors in Psychology and Pre-Med
Georgia State University, Graduate School of Business Administration/Accounting Tom maintains an active role in his father’s prolific legacy as a lifetime trustee of the Mind Science Foundation, Southwest Research Institute, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, and Georgia Grape Growers Association, and he is the President of the Georgia Winegrowers Association. His special interests are touring wine regions and fishing.

Robert R. "Bob" Cocke, Ph.D.
Co-Chairman
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
PHS Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of Rochester Medical Center
Professionally, Bob has an active interest in the relationship between the mind and disease resistance. Personally, he spends a lot of time enjoying, and working to preserve, the Texas Hill Country. He resides in Austin, Texas.

Sandy McNab
Co-Chairman
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.

Paul Ingmundson, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair & Chief Science Officer
Clinical Director, Alamo Sleep Disorders Center
Director, South Texas Veterans Health Care System Sleep Clinic
Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Paul Ingmundson is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders. He first became interested in sleep, dreaming, and the science of consciousness while pursuing his graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He stays busy in professional practice, research, and teaching. He is active in a number of professional societies and organizations, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Fellow of the Bexar County Psychological Association, and Treasurer of the San Antonio Society for Psychoanalytic Studies. He first joined the Board of Trustees of the Mind Science Foundation in 2003.

Trustees

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.

MSF Ambassadors

International Advisory Board

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