Our Leadership

NAME: Trudy Eberhardt
BOARD POSITION: President & Treasurer
BOARD TERM: 2024-2026
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2020
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: New Jersey, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Business Administration, MBA, CPA (NM), and many fine art courses over the years. Certified Texas Master Naturalist since 2021.
CAREER: 45 years in managerial accounting (Controller, Director of Finance, and CFO) for manufacturing companies and a non-profit organization in New Mexico and Texas.
WHY A BOARD MEMBER? I believed I could contribute to HCAA as a board member after working at CWR for a few years and gaining insight into how this organization operates both in the field and administratively. I subsequently served as Treasurer, then Membership Director, and ultimately as President. Additionally, I create the MailChimp emails. I will gladly pass on everything but the Presidency and Treasurer’s position before 2027.
OTHER INTERESTS: I wanted to be a fine artist when I grew up, so I decided to pursue it on the side. As a result, I have been woodcarving and watercolor painting for 50 years, whenever time allowed. Then, after retiring in 2019, I began volunteering at numerous nature centers, and I also serve as a director on two other nature-related boards. I have rescued two German Shepherds from shelters who trained me well on walking, soaking in the river, and ball chasing.

NAME: Diane Dismukes, MS
BOARD POSITION: Vice President
BOARD TERM: 2024-2025
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: Not Sure
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Detroit, Michigan, Hondo, Texas, Panama City, Florida, Tacoma, Washington, Windcrest, Texas, Marion, Texas, Schertz, Texas, Brunswick, Georgia, Denton, Texas, Odessa, Texas, Brownwood, Texas, Midland, Texas, Houston, Texas, Austin, Texas, Whitney, Texas, and Kerrville, Texas.
EDUCATION: BS in Business from Texas Woman’s University, 1970; MS in Anthropology from The University of Houston, 1996
CAREER:  Assistant Manager: Texas Woman’s University Book Store 1970-1972; Lecturer and Field School Instructor: University of Houston 1993-1996; President and Owner: BC&AD Archeology Inc. 1993-1996; Regional Archeologist: TxDOT 1996-2000; Regional Cultural Resources Coordinator and Statewide Trainer in Cultural Resources Policy and Procedures: Texas Parks and Wildlife 2000-2015
WHY A BOARD MEMBER? I love to share my knowledge of Archeology, Anthropology, and History with people. After I retired, I wanted to stay connected with the field of study and practice I had been working in and help others love it as much as I do.
OTHER INTERESTS: Travel, especially in the United States, driving, hiking, visiting museums, and National and State Parks. I also quilt, build stained glass windows, and write fiction stories.

NAME: Kelly Skovbjerg
BOARD POSITION: Secretary
BOARD TERM: 2025-2027
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: May 2024
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Many places in north, central, and south Texas and, most recently, Boerne, Stuttgart, Germany, and Alexandria, VA
EDUCATION: Southwestern University, B.A. English, University of North Texas, M.S. in Library and Information Science.
CAREER: 27 years in public, special, and university libraries, with the last 22 years as director of the public library in Boerne.
WHY A BOARD MEMBER? I have had a lifelong fascination with history and archaeology, and I have always wanted to discover evidence of long-lost civilizations. When I retired in April 2024, Richard Tomlinson introduced me to HCAA fieldwork at CWR, and it has been so rewarding. HCAA fulfilled a lifelong dream of mine, so it is only fitting that I use my talents to give back to the organization.
OTHER INTERESTS: reading, writing, history, traveling, fieldwork, being in and understanding nature (I recently was accepted to the Texas Master Naturalist training program!)

NAME: Mike McBride
BOARD POSITION: Past President (2017-2023)
BOARD TERM: 2024-2026
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2014
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: A lifelong Texan, currently residing in Fredericksburg, TX.
EDUCATION:
CAREER: 45 years in pharmacy practice and management, and the founder of Rx Partners Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy company with operations in San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston. Retired in 2018.
WHY A BOARD MEMBER?
OTHER INTERESTS: Archeology. President and Board Chairman of the Dallas Archeological Society from 2000 to 2005; it has since merged with the North Texas Archeological Society, and I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Gault School for Archaeological Research. Principal Investigator in Dallas, Kerr, and Gillespie Counties, currently for HCAA’s Crying Woman Ranch Project in Kerr County, focusing on Paleoindian Period occupations at the site.

Since 1984, I have been an ongoing independent researcher in Maya and Mesoamerican Studies, focusing on lithic technologies, and have published on the ethnopharmacology of psychoactive agents in ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Collaborated on field projects in the Yucatan Peninsula, Central Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize with research focusing on lithic technology and documentation and analysis of chert and obsidian sources in Belize, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Central Mexico.

Currently, I am a co-developer with Dr. Jon Lohse of the Pine Ridge Preceramic Project in Northern Belize. PRPP research goals include recovery, documentation, analysis, and curation of Paleoindian and Preceramic Period artifacts, which will significantly add to evidence of the earliest human migrations in the region as well as throughout the Americas.

NAME: Donald Priour
BOARD POSITION: Director at Large
BOARD TERM: 2025
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2022
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Kerrville, Texas
EDUCATION: MD Ophthalmology
CAREER: retired ophthalmologist
WHY A BOARD MEMBER? maintain an archeological laboratory
OTHER INTERESTS: Natural history, photography. Medical mission work in Mexico and Guatemala.

NAME: Lisa Flanagan
BOARD POSITION: Director at Large
BOARD TERM: 2025-2028
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2024
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Kerrville, TX, since 1988 (military brat)
EDUCATION: 2 years of college, San Marcos, TX
CAREER: Massage therapist for 30 years
WHY A BOARD MEMBER? interested in archeology and the function of board
OTHER INTERESTS: Texas Master Naturalist, Riverside Nature Center, property in Terlingua/Big Bend region

NAME: Russell C. “Rusty” Busby
BOARD POSITION: At-Large Director
BOARD TERM: 2025–2027
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2024
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Boerne, Comfort, Austin, Amarillo, San Antonio
EDUCATION: BBA Marketing, University of Texas, 1968; JD, St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1972
CAREER: Practicing lawyer for 53 years
WHY A BOARD MEMBER: I’ve always been interested in archeology. HCAA is working to bring archaeology to life for all those in our 7-county area.
OTHER INTERESTS: Texas history; Alamo cannons, life member Sons of the Republic of Texas, member Sons of Confederate Veterans; member Alamo Historical Society; Director Alamo Letter Society; antiques

NAME: Françoise Wilson
BOARD POSITION:  Director at Large
BOARD TERM: 2024-2025
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2017
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Columbus, Ohio; Western Europe; Austin, TX; Osaka and Kumamoto, Japan; Kerrville, TX.
EDUCATION: B.A. in French, Spanish, Language & Literature. Certifications from la Sorbonne (Paris), l’Institut de la Touraine (Tours), and Universidad de Madrid. Awarded M.A. in Romance Philology (Comparative Romance Linguistics) from UT-Austin. Studied photography & Black/White Darkroom in Japan. Teaching certificates in TX & OH; awarded M.A. in Foreign Language Education from The Ohio State University. HCAA Principal Archaeologist certification and Texas Master Naturalist certification. Texas Historical Commission Archaeology Steward certification. Continuous learning in TAS academies and field schools.
CAREER(S): Worked throughout Western Europe, taught ESL & Dance in Japan; taught French & Spanish in Columbus (OH) Public Schools for 27 years—translated documents for the Texas Legislature, English to Spanish.
WHY A BOARD MEMBER?: To play a role in HCAA’s discussions, decisions, and actions.
OTHER INTERESTS: Former: Traveling; photography; bicycling; archaeological expeditions with Earthwatch. Current: Gardening; also involved in archaeology, serving as a board member since 2018.

NAME: Richard G. Tomlinson
BOARD POSITION: Director at Large
BOARD TERM: 2024-2026
HCAA MEMBER SINCE: 2018
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Lima, OH; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Hartford, CT; Boerne, TX.
EDUCATION: BS & MS degrees from Case-Western Reserve; PhD from The Ohio State University;  MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sr. Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
CAREER: As a graduate student, I worked in the OSU Electro Science Lab, pioneering the use of laser-produced ignition plasmas for large thermonuclear fusion devices. I hold four U.S. patents and attained the rank of Senior Principal Scientist for Fusion Physics Research at the United Technologies Research Laboratory. Delegate to the 1975 US/USSR Conference on Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion. Worked at UTC Building Systems Company and was VP of the UTC Communications Company. Founded Connecticut Research Inc., a consulting and publishing company, published six history books, and contributed to half a dozen scientific books.
WHY A BOARD MEMBER?
OTHER INTERESTS: Genealogy and history. Past President and a Director of the Genealogical Society of Kendall County and the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club. A member of the Kendall County Behavioral Health Advisory Coalition. Named to the Kendall County Historical Commission in 2023.