The Hood County Clean Air Coalition started off the new year with board member nominations and officer elections.  The Coalition elected a new Board Chairman, former Treasurer, Joe Drew.  He has been on the Board since 2015.  The Communications Officer position was renamed the Vice-Chair position but will retain the assistance with communications obligation.  The new Vice Chair is the former Communications Officer, Chuck Licata.  He has been a board member since 2022.  Former Board Chairman, Mark Franco, will take over the Treasurer responsibilities.  Mark served as Board Chairman since June 2020 and is one of the founding board members, joining when the Coalition was formed in 2012.  Cresson Mayor Pro-Tem Lisa Clement will remain the HCCAC Secretary for 2026.  She has been on the HCCAC board since 2024.  Local government representatives on the HCCAC board include Hood County Judge Ron Massingill, Mayor of Granbury Jim Jarratt, and the HCCAC Secretary, Mayor Pro-Tem of Cresson Lisa Clement.  

John Campbell, one of the founding members of the Coalition, decided to step away from the board in 2026.  John was one of the guiding members of the Coalition who knew the community of Granbury and Hood County very well.  The board welcomed new member, Darlene Du Val, of the City of Granbury Economic Development Department in January.  Darlene will offer the Coalition a new perspective in addressing local air quality issues.  Remaining board members are Brian Caruthers, Director of Transportation for the Granbury ISD, who has been on the board since 2020 and Zak Monroe, President of Heine Propane, who has been on the board since 2024.  Learn more about the 2026 board members on the About Us page at https://hccleanair.org/about/.  The Coalition looks forward to planning air quality projects in 2026 that will help with understanding our local air quality issues.