BOAT Board of Directors
PresidentMichael Beard, CBO, CFM |
Vice President
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Immediate Past PresidentBrett King, CBO |
Second Past PresidentJeffrey Widmer, CBO |
SecretaryWayne K. Snell Jr., MPA, CPM, CBO |
TML Board RepresentativeJeffrey Widmer, CBO |
Director at LargeGail Lux, CBO |
Director at LargeOscar Pedregon |
Director at LargeRick Ripley, MPA, MCP, CBO |
Director at LargeByron King |
Associate Director at LargeTy Chapman |
BOAT Board of Director Bios
Michael Beard, CBO, CFM
Building Official
City of Harker Heights
Michael started his career in the inspections field in May of 2008 in Lampasas, Texas, as a code enforcement officer/building inspector. He was promoted to Building Official in early 2010 where he remained until November of 2012, when Michael was offered a position at the City of Harker Heights as the chief building inspector/assistant building official. He is now the building official for the city.
Michael holds several ICC certifications, and is a Texas State Board plumbing inspector, registered code enforcement officer, and a registered certified floodplain manager (CFM). He is also a licensed real estate inspector.
Professional Activities:
- Bluebonnet ICC Chapter President and Past President
- 2016 recipient of BOAT’s 2016 Code Professional
- 2015 recipient of the Bluebonnet ICC Chapter member of the Year
Brett L. King, CBO
Building Official
City of Carrollton
Brett joined the City of Carrollton in 1993, and has served in several positions with the city prior to becoming the chief building official in 2012. Before working for Carrollton, Brett spent time as a home builder, highway inspector, and sports facility manager. He is a longtime instructor and moderator at the Building Professionals Institute and serves on the UTA Construction Research Advisory Committee.
Brett holds a number of ICC certifications including Certified Building Official, and is a past president of the North Texas Chapter of ICC. Brett contributed to Chapter 7 of Building Department Administration, 3rd ed., and updated chapters 6-9 of the 4th edition. He proudly holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University.
Jeffrey Widmer, CBO
Building Official
City of Rockwall
Jeffrey began his municipal career in 1990 and has served as chief building official for the City of Rockwall since 1998. Prior to that, he worked for the Town of Addison and the City of Rowlett.
Current responsibilities for the City of Rockwall include the Building Inspections, Neighborhood Improvement Services, and Health Departments. Past duties also included eight years of management responsibilities of the City’s Animal Services Department and Animal Adoption Center.
Jeffrey is a Certified Building Official, has earned a State of Texas Plumbing Inspector License, a State of Texas Code Enforcement Officer license, a State of Texas Animal Control certification, and holds several ICC certifications. In addition he is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s Leading, Educating and Developing (LEAD) Program and also Leadership Rockwall.
Wayne K. Snell Jr., MPA, CPM, CBO
Director of Inspections
City of Irving
Wayne joined the City of Irving in 2019 and has served in several positions with various cities before becoming Irving’s Director of Inspections in 2019. Prior to his calling to the public sector, Wayne spent over a decade in the electrical construction industry. Since 2006 he has served as a building official for a small town, assistant building official for a large city, and director of a medium-sized city before arriving in Irving. Wayne has served with the North Texas Chapter of ICC and currently serves on the Regional Codes Coordinating Committee and the Energy and Green Advisory Board for the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Wayne holds several ICC certifications, including Certified Building Official, is a Texas licensed master electrician, and a state-licensed plumbing Inspector. He is the chair for the North Central Texas Council of Governments Energy and Green Advisory Board. Wayne proudly holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas (GO MEAN GREEN!), is a Certified Public Manager through Texas State University, and holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.