The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston, is a governmental entity created by a special act of the Texas Legislature in 1962 for the purpose of directing all tourism efforts for Galveston.

The State of Texas requires that a nine-member board be appointed by the City Council, with four members appointed on alternate years for two-year terms and a City Council representative appointed annually.

The Park Board employs a full-time, year-round staff with additional seasonal employees as needed.

The mission statement of the Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston is to position Galveston Island among the top five tourist destinations in the State of Texas by accepting responsibility for Galveston's number one industry: Tourism. They are responsible for promoting Galveston Island, its diversity and natural resources, and are committed to sustaining a world-class organization through visionary leadership, empowerment of staff, human development and effective appropriation of resources.

The Park Board of Trustees offices are located at 2504 Church and their main phone number is (409)797-5000.

• Jeri Kinnear, Chair
• Betty Massey, Vice-Chair
• Michael Hightower, Secretary/Treasurer
• Danny Weber, Mayor Pro-Tem
• Ernie Connor
• Lauraleigh Gourley-Vogel
• Eddie Walsh
• Vic Maceo
• Sheryl Rozier

• Lou Muller, Executive Director - Oversees the operation of the park's under the Park Board's jurisdiction, beach maintenance, beach renourishment, works with the hospitality industry to address beach matters that effect tourism, oversees Mardi Gras Galveston and other special events sponsored by or, coordinated by the Park Board of Trustees.
• Karen Leach, Administrative Assistant - Responsible for general day to day operations of the office, serves as Board Reporter for the Board of Trustees with the responsibility of formulating and distributing meeting notices, recording, and transcribing minutes of the meetings, and preparing correspondence for the Board.
• Receptionist

• Mario Rabago, Director of Beach Operations and Parks - Oversees the maintenance of the city's beach parks, and of the beach nourishment project.
  Phone: (409)797-5106
• Brandon McDermott, Stewart Beach Park Manager - Oversees the maintenance of the city's beach parks, and of the beach nourishment project.
  Phone: (409)797-5182
• Ninfa Cedillo, Apffel East Beach Park Manager - Oversees the maintenance of the city's beach parks, and of the beach nourishment project.
  Phone: (409)797-5111
• Joe Romero, Dellanera Park Manager - Operates and manages Dellanera RV Park.
  Phone: (409)797-5103
• John McMichael, Seawolf Park Manager - Operates and manages Seawolf Park.
  Phone: (409)797-5115
• Dale Minix, Beach Cleaning Superintendent. Oversees the beach cleaning operation of the Park Board.

Visit the official website of The Galveston Beach Patrol at galvestonbeachpatrol.com.

• Peter Davis, Beach Patrol Chief - Supervises all of the Beach Patrol staff, the Junior Lifeguard Program and develops water safety programs for Galveston County school districts.
  Phone: (409)797-5180
• Mike Reardon, Administrative Supervisor -

• Michael Moser, Controller - Responsible for financial management of the organization.
• Edward Montoya, Field Auditor -
• Tony Andrisek, Payroll Clerk -
• Linda Walker, Accounts Payable -
• Tom Fraley, Staff Accountant -