Council member Wayne Becak appointed to Greater San Marcos Partnership Board

Submitted by ebonar on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 4:20pm

Wayne BecakSAN MARCOS, Texas – February 8, 2012 – San Marcos City Council member Wayne Becak has been appointed to the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) Board of Directors. Mr. Becak, who was elected to Place 4 on the San Marcos City Council in November 2011 for a three-year term, will assume his new role immediately, joining San Marcos City Manager Jim Nuse, Mayor Daniel Guerrero, and Economic Development San Marcos Chair Don Nash, as representatives for the City of San Marcos.

"We are pleased to welcome Council member Wayne Becak to our board, stated Amy Madison, President & CEO of the Greater San Marcos Partnership." While serving on the Economic Development San Marcos Board, Mr. Becak helped steer the economic development strategic plan that resulted in forming the GSMP. His economic development experience is exemplary and demonstrates a holistic approach to the creation of wealth and prosperity for our area."

Mr. Becak retired in 2010 after 18 years with Broadway Bank and Balcones Bank in San Marcos, and is very active in the local community currently. He currently serves as Chair of the San Marcos Advisory Board for Pioneer Bank and Chair of the Central Texas Medical Center Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Council for the Finance & Economics Department at Texas State University, McCoy College Student Managed Investment Fund, Hays County Investment Committee, and Hays County United Way.

He has also served previously as Vice-Chair and a Chair of the Economic Development San Marcos Board, a Vice-Chair of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, and Chair of the Chamber Government Affairs Committee. He has also served on the San Marcos CISD Finance Committee, the State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee, and is a past president of the San Marcos Rotary Club.

Mr. Becak is a veteran of the United States Army and Texas Army National Guard, achieving the rank of Major.

Greater San Marcos PartnershipThe Greater San Marcos Partnership, a 501(C)6 nonprofit Texas partnership of public-private investors in Hays-Caldwell counties focused on directing future growth and positioning the region for a wider diversity of quality jobs with higher wages.

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