CRAIG H. ZUREK
Rockwall ISD Board President -- Place 3 -- term expires May, 2012
Director, Media Development & Sales – Dallas Cowboys Football Club
Since 2005, Craig Zurek has been the director for media development and sales for the Dallas Cowboys Football Club in Irving, Texas. Craig received his Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University in 1978. He currently resides in Heath, Texas, and is serving his second term as the president of the Board of Trustees for the Rockwall Independent School District.
PAST EMPLOYMENT
CBS Radio, 1993-2005
Director of Sales, Dallas Cowboys Radio Network
Director of Sales, Texas Rangers Radio Network
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Member (five years) Board of Trustees, Rockwall ISD
- Former City Council Member (four years), Heath, Texas
- Board Member Dallas All Sports Association, a philanthropic organization dedicated to funding scholarships for needy, deserving students
- Supporter of Happy Hill Farm, a home for abused, abandoned, neglected children
- Supporter of the Tom Landry Classic, dedicated to scholarships for students whose schools participate in each year’s events
- Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Soloist – Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Heath, Texas
CHRISTOPHER CUNY, PE
Place 1........................term expires May, 2012
President – FC Cuny Corporation
Chris Cuny is the President of the FC Cuny Corporation, a Civil Engineering and Architectural design firm based in Heath. His firm began operations in fall of 2000 and specializes in engineering for land development projects and architectural design for criminal justice projects nationwide. Chris graduated from Rockwall High School and obtained a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M in 1983.
NOTABLE PROJECTS
- Falcon Point (328-acre single family subdivision) Heath, TX
- Dept of Homeland Security 2000-bed Emergency Detention Center Raymondville TX
- Civil Engineering for the New Rockwall County Library, Rockwall, TX
- Terrabella (12-acre single family lake front subdivision) Heath, TX
- Wyndemere (95-acre single family subdivision) Heath, TX
- Shepherds Highlands (20-acre single-family subdivision) Heath, TX
- Texas A&M International University, Fine Arts Building; Laredo, TX
- EDS Corporate campus (200-acre corporate headquarters) Plano, TX
- JC Penney’s (150-acre world headquarters campus) Plano TX
- EXXON (200–acre world headquarters) Las Colinas, TX
- City of Atlanta EPA Storm Water Segregation Remedial Project
- Privatization of Water Supply system – Nassau, Bahamas
- Emergency Water Supply System – Sarajevo, Bosnia
- Road and infrastructure development – Ethiopia/Sudan Africa
- Environmental Remediation Rhine River, Rotterdam Netherlands
PAST EMPLOYMENT
- Aguirre Corporation, Vice-President/Partner 1995-2000
- ITEX Environmental, Director International Operations 1989-2000
- Kimley Horn & Associates, Associate 1985-1989
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- President Rockwall Independent School District Education Foundation (2005-2006)
- Vice-President Rockwall Independent School District Education Foundation (2004-2005)
- City of Heath Mayor 1994–2004
- City of Heath Council member 1990–1994
- Chairman City of Heath Take-line Committee 2004-2007
- American Cancer Society Rockwall Relay for Life Chairman - 2008
- Board Member Rockwall Chamber of Commerce 2004-2005
- Past Member Noon Rotary Club
- Noon Rotary Club Mentor (Rochell Elementary 2002-2006)
LEIGH PLAGENS
Place 6...................term expires May, 2011
Leigh Plagens graduated from Auburn University. She taught French for 37 years, the last 22 at Rockwall High School. Mrs. Plagens is a community activist that serves on numerous boards throughout Rockwall County. She devotes her time to volunteering for a wide range of causes including education, historical preservation and literacy.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Friends of the Library ~ immediate Past president - current communications chair
- Rockwall County Historical Foundation ~ immediate past co-President - current recording secretary
- Friday Study Club ~ President
- Rockwall Noon Lions
- RISD Educational Foundation ~ charter member
- RISD Education Grandparents Century Club ~ charter member
- Reinhardt Elementary PTA
- Utley Middle School PTA
- Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association
- Rockwall Literary Club
- Rockwall County Juvenile Board
- Rockwall County Republicans
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church
STAN LOWRANCE, DDS, FAGD
Place 7...................term expires May, 2011
Dr. Lowrance attended West Texas State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1977. He attended the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas.
FURTHER STUDIES
1991 – Fellowship in Academy of General Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
1991 – Graduate of the Midwest Implant Institute
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Serves on the Board of Directors for the Rockwall County Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Rockwall Noon Rotary, served as president 1995-96
Rockwall Man of the Year 1999-2000
A.T.A.C. Missions to Mexico (Air Transport Arm of Christ)
DOUG HAMILTON
Place 4...................term expires May, 2010
EDUCATION
1986 – Master of Science Business Administration, Amber University
1975 – BBA, North Texas State University
1972 – Associate of Arts, Eastfield Jr. College
EMPLOYMENT
2007-present: American Eurocopter, SAP Operations Manager
2004-2007: Cadbury Schweppes, Global Director – SAP Center of
Excellence
2001-2004: Hamilton & Associates, Management Consultants, Principal
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Rockwall Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
- 2000 President
- 1999 Vice President
- 1998 Secretary
- 1997 Ex-Officio
- Rockwall High School PTA
- Williams Middle School PTA
- Reinhardt PTA
JAMES DAVID LOFTIS
Place 5........................term expires May, 2010
Dr. David Loftis graduated from Rockwall High School in 1983. He received his B.S. in Veterinary Science from Texas A&M University in 1987 and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University in 1990. He is serving his second term as vice president of the Board of Trustees for the Rockwall Independent School District.
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Rockwall Rotary Club
- Rockwall Texas A&M Club
- Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Rockwall Animal Shelter Board of Directors
- Texas Veterinary Medical Association
RUSS CHILDERS
Place 2....................term expires May, 2012
Russ Childers was elected to the Rockwall Independent School District Board of Trustees in May of 2009. He is employed at Lakeside Insurance Group in Rockwall, Texas. He is a 1987 graduate of San Angelo Central High School and he received his B.S. in Agricultural Sciences from Texas Tech University in 1992.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Rockwall Noon Rotary president-elect
- Campus Improvement Committee - Grace Hartman Elementary
- 2007 Leadership Rockwall Graduate
- Youth Alive, Inc. - board of directors