David Querbach

David Querbach is no stranger to the Boerne arts scene. An artist himself, he just completed his second term as President of the Boerne Professional Artists Association (BPA). As a sixteen year veteran of the hospitality industry and a member of the Boerne Tourism Council, if there is an event in Boerne, there is a good chance David is a part of it. He manages the Boerne Market Days, co-directs the Boerne Hill Country Christmas with Bob Caran Productions and coordinates the monthly Second Saturday Art and Wine event participants to mention a few. David and his wife Necole opened Garden Path Gallery here in 1996.

Doris Perez

Doris Perez has had an appreciation for the creative process her entire life. She has worn many hats over the years, including a 15 year career in retail management, an opportunity in the historic house museum field, and creating a position at the El Paso Museum of Art as their first Museum School Coordinator. Upon arriving in Boerne, Doris worked at the Eclectic Collection Art Gallery and most recently, as the Volunteer Coordinator at the Cibolo Nature Center. She is now the Director of Operations for the CNC.

Doris and her husband Bob have lived many places over the years, and made a conscious “quality of life” decision to relocate to the Boerne area with their two daughters, Marina and Aubrey.

Greg Talford

Greg Talford is currently the president and chairperson of the Kerrville Performing Arts Society (www.kpas.org). He is also their Artistic Director. Greg’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music degrees from Central Michigan University. His professional experience encompasses being responsible for Sales & Marketing for Village Builders (residential construction) until 1999. During the 1980s, Greg was the University Bands Conductor at the University of Houston; previously at Oklahoma State University and Western Michigan University. In the 1970s, he was Director of High School Bands at Traverse City High School and Music Department Chairman at Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. Greg brings to the HCCArts multiple talents and skills focused on organizational management, education/outreach, marketing, and programming. His vision for the arts in the Texas Hill Country is to “create a cultural ‘gem’ in the hill country as a destination for all forms of the arts.”

Paula Brigham Horner

Paula Brigham Horner received years of experience at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Historic New Orleans Collection, and the National World War II Museum, and served on the Board of Directors of A Studio in the Woods, a multi-disciplined artists' haven, while pursuing an M.A., 2005, in Non-Profit Administration from the University of New Orleans. Horner found refuge at the Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, Texas, where she served as Curator, 2007-9, after arriving in San Antonio on the tail of Hurricane Katrina. On behalf of the arts in Texas Hill Country, Brigham-Horner is currently a contributing writer for the Boerne Star. 

Polly Welmaker

Polly Welmaker, Treasurer, HCCArts, is Owner/Manager, Wholly Habitat Decorating Services, Bulverde, Texas. Polly was an Accounts Manager for Maritz Travel/PepsiCo/PepsiCola (Dallas), Sunbelt Travel Company (Dallas), and XTS Travel Service (Dallas). Her vision for our community is to help promote various arts throughout the Hill Country. 

Rob Ziegler

Rob Ziegler has made Texas his home for 32 years. He and Lucy, his wife of 20 years, moved to Boerne from Corpus Christi nine years ago. Rob earned a restaurant and hotel management degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

During his 39-year career in the hospitality and beverage industries, he has held senior management positions in business development, product management, sales, and marketing. A steady hand, Rob worked for the same company for 30 years until launching his "second career" as president of Smart Wine Media, LLC.Rob is an avid supporter of public broadcasting and the arts.

He was instrumental in creating the San Antonio Express-News Wine Festival, which donates all proceeds to public television station KLRN. Rob was a member of the Boerne City Council from 2006-2010, working with Boerne citizens and city staff to keep Boerne a great place to live.

Sharon Benedict

Sharon is an ICF credentialed Professional Life Coach and Consultant, specializing in Lifeskills Development, Wellness, and the Creative Arts. Her diverse background includes Bachelor/Master Degrees in the creative arts/crafts with minors in business and industrial arts education. For more than twenty years she produced fiber sculptures/weavings, and jewelry. Sharon was also the Program Manager for a highly successful university arts/crafts program (UC Davis Craft Center) and designed a newly expanded facility. Sharon believes within each person is a unique capacity for creativity and full potential when one’s life, work, and creativity are in synergy.

Sonja Howle

Sonja has worked in San Antonio Media for over 12 years . . . television, network radio, public radio.  A former partner of Wizard of Ads-Austin, she created the marketing curriculum "Art as a Tool of Marketing" for the Wizard Academy.  She's written and researched corporate art programs that have extended brands, sales and the arts.  When the Hill Country Council for the Arts was chosen to become the 9th Business Committee for the Arts affiliate in the nation, Sonja became the Director.