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Stephen Harrigan is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. Steve is the author of the highly acclaimed The Gates of the Alamo. Interested in a career as a writer?

 

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Bill Broyles is a successful screenwriter and author. Bill has staked out a successful career in television, film, and publishing. A former editor of Newsweek and a founding editor of Texas Monthly, Broyles created and wrote the Emmy Award winning television series "China Beach," and he also authoried a highly-regarded Vietnam War memoir, "Brothers in Arms."

 

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Stephen Twidwell is a water quality expert with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He was instrumental in developing Texas’ water quality standards and has continued to spearhead important initiatives including the study and classification of polluted waters and the accumulation of mercury in fish.

 

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Dr. Tom Arsuffi directs the aquatic station and teaches at Texas State University at San Marcos. Find out what he does everyday!

 

 

 

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Michael Bira of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Protection Division. "Find what you like best by exposing your mind to as many career disciplines as possible."

 

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Mike Rich is a screenwriter whose credits include the screenplays for "Finding Forrester" (2000) which starred Sean Connery and Rob Brown and "The Rookie" (2001) starring Dennis Quaid and Rachel Griffiths.

 

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Dr. Elizabeth Smith, research scientist, Center for Coastal Studies Graduate Faculty, Department of Physical & Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

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John Wedig is a Senior Aquatic Scientist with the Lower Colorado River Authority. Learn more about the types of classes you need for a career in aquatic science!

 

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Liliana Valenzuela is an award-winning literary translator, writer, and poet. She has two poetry collections entitled Bocas palabras and Mujer frontera, mujer Malinche.

 

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Rachel Muir is the Founder and Executive Director of Girlstart, an innovative program that encourages young women to develop their skills by creating a fun, all-girl, supportive and collaborative environment. Find out what inspired her to become a young, successful entrepreneur!

 

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Mark Melliar-Smith is the founder and president of MSC, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. Learn about his experience in the high-tech industry!

 

   
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