Disaster Action, Inc.

TSA’s Disaster Action, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that was formed in July 1971, whose Bylaws were updated in April 2008. It was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Texas Society of Architects (TSA) to provide a tax-free mechanism through which the design professions and other allied groups could respond quickly and effectively to the restoration needs of the people of any community in Texas when their living and working shelters are ravaged by a disaster. The idea was conceived by members of TSA out of the belief that disaster restoration could improve living conditions over those that existed prior to the disaster.

The corporation’s Board of Directors are the Executive Committee Members of TSA, whose terms run concurrently with their terms as Executive Committee members of TSA. This structure accomplishes several things: 1) ensures continuity of the intent and policies of the Corporation 2) eliminates the need for separate elections; 3) simplifies procedures; and 4) allows the routine business matters of the Corporation to be handled at regular TSA Executive Committee meetings.

The "Disaster Assistance Handbook for Texas Architects" was created as a resource for volunteers and was approved by the TSA Board on October 22, 2009.

Volunteer architects have certain protections afforded to them by Federal law and Texas law.

TSA Disaster Action Committee (DAC)
The DAC is a committee within TSA, separate from the DAI Corporation, whose charge is to assist DAI in managing and organizing the volunteer-architect efforts. The DAC chair, and members, are appointed by the TSA President each year. Committee members are selected from the TSA membership, drawing on those with disaster-recovery experience or training.

Mark E. Watford, FAIA  Chair email   vcard 3535 Travis Street Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75204 phn: 214-528-8704 fax: 214-528-8707	Alan Graham Roberts, AIA email   vcard 1530 Grande Blvd Tyler, TX 75703 phn: 903-534-0995 fax: 903-534-1071	Stacey Elizabeth Mincey, AIA email   vcard 4222 85th Street Lubbock, TX 79423 phn: 806-473-2200 fax: 806-473-3500
Thom Robey, AIA email   vcard 314 E Commerce Ste. 850 San Antonio, TX 78205 phn: 210-224-6900 fax: 210-224-6916	Dohn H. LaBiche, AIA email   vcard 7999 Gladys #101 Beaumont, TX 77706 phn: 409-860-0197 fax: 409-860-0198

TSA DAC Chapter Liaisons
The DAC Chapter Liaisons are appointed by the TSA President each year and represent each AIA chapter in the region. The Liaison appointee should be interested in disaster action activities and should be in a position to encourage members of the chapter and other professions in the community to volunteer for service.

Grady R. Cozby, AIA  AIA Abilene email   vcard 1834 Cedar Crest Abilene, TX 79601 phn: 325-676-5829 fax: 325-676-0772	Dana Ann Williams, Assoc. AIA  AIA Amarillo email   vcard 2315 Hancock Street Amarillo, TX 79106 phn: 806-376-8199 fax: 806-376-8189	Meeta A. Morrison, Assoc. AIA  AIA Austin email   vcard 1900 Holly Hill Drive Austin, TX 78746
Vince Hauser, AIA  AIA Austin email   vcard 4115 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78751 phn: 512-452-3041 fax: 512-452-0930	Tom Parker, AIA  AIA Brazos email   vcard RAS 162 1512 Wolf Run College Station, TX 77840 phn: 979-574-7489	Jim Boggs, AIA  AIA Corpus Christi email   vcard P.O. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, TX 78469 phn: 361-826-3798 fax: 361-826-4554
Paul Luther Simmons, Assoc. AIA  AIA Dallas email   vcard 9026 Daytonia Ave Dallas, TX 75218 phn: 214-428-2080 fax: 214-428-2082	Geoffrey C. Wright, AIA  AIA El Paso email   vcard 2112 Murchison Drive El Paso, TX 79930 phn: 915-533-3777 fax: 915-532-7733	Tommy Stewart, AIA  AIA Fort Worth email   vcard 201 Verano Court Fort Worth, TX 76108 phn: 817-614-0682
Daniel W. Bankhead, AIA  AIA Houston email   vcard 5111 Austin St Houston, TX 77004 phn: 713-868-3121 fax: 713-802-0112	Marta Salinas-Hovar, AIA  AIA LRGV email   vcard 500 W Harvey St McAllen, TX 78501 phn: 956-292-7304 fax: 956-381-2771	Robert H. Nanz, AIA  AIA Lubbock email   vcard 4222 85th Street Lubbock, TX 79423 phn: 806-473-2200 fax: 806-473-3500
Brian M. Phillips, AIA  AIA Northeast TX email   vcard 1510 S. Vine Avenue Tyler, TX 75701 phn: 903-592-0728 fax: 903-595-0369	Charles A. John, AIA  AIA San Antonio email   vcard 915 S Saint Marys St San Antonio, TX 78205 phn: 210-299-1500 fax: 210-299-1622	Paul B. Thibodeaux, AIA  AIA Southeast TX email   vcard 16741 US Highway 69, South Warren, TX 77664 phn: 409-719-7102
John Grant Dudley, AIA  AIA Waco email   vcard 913 Franklin Avenue Suite 100 Waco, TX 76701 phn: 254-776-8380 fax: 254-776-7390	Timothy J. McClure, AIA  AIA West Texas email   vcard 1102 W. Texas Avenue Midland, TX 79701 phn: 432-682-1252 fax: 432-682-1257	Ralph B. Perkins, AIA  AIA Wichita Falls email   vcard 4724 Old Jacksboro Hwy. Wichita Falls, TX 76302 phn: 940-767-1421 fax: 940-397-0273

TSA Disaster Action Team
The Disaster Action Team is made up of volunteers on the ground in the area in which disaster has struck. This team is assembled by DAC members, with the help of DAC Chapter Liaisons contemporaneous, or prior to, the disaster. The Team is composed entirely of volunteers who can disengage themselves from their normal responsibilities to serve on the team within the disaster area declared by the Governor. Members are principally drawn from the design professions.