TTN Officers

Jim Waldbauer
PRESIDENT (2004 - 2008)
Allen, TX

Jim Waldbauer, P.E., is a civil engineer with over 20 years experience and community service as Vice President of BW2 Engineers, Inc. in Garland, Texas. Jim's professional experience includes a wide variety of design projects for many municipalities. On a personal level, Jim has been a long-time community volunteer in Allen including 10 years on the Parks and Recreation Board, including several years as Chair. Subsequently, Jim founded the Allen Parks Foundation and is currently serving as President. These efforts led, in part, to Jim receiving the Texas Recreation and Parks Society Region 3 Advocate of the Year Award in 2002. In addition, Jim has chaired various committees for Allen's capital improvement bond programs and serves on the board of the Allen Chamber of Commerce.

Elihu Gilespie
VICE PRESIDENT (2008 - 2010)

Elihu Gillespie is the Leisure Services Manager with the City of Corinth Department of Community Services. Elihu’s professional experience includes more than 20 years of experience in the field of Parks and Recreation. He created the Recreation and Athletic Divisions for the City of Corinth, and is responsible for the coordination of the construction of new trails and the maintenance of the existing trails system in the City of Corinth. In addition, he represents the City of Corinth as its Cost Share Partner with the U.S. CORPS of Engineers and its neighboring cities in the construction and maintenance of the Elm Fork Trail System in the Denton County area. He is an active member of Texas Recreation and Parks Society (TRAPS) where he serves on the State Awards Committee, the Chair of the Region 2 & 3 Evaluations Committee and as State Membership Chairman. Elihu is very active in his community and serves on several nonprofit organization boards. He enjoys gardening, camping, and fishing with his family.

Kathy Joslyn

Kathy graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BS in Recreation. After following her army husband around the world for 22 years, she settled in Nacogdoches where she is the Director of Parks Recreation and Cemeteries. Kathy is working on a millennium trails plan that will connect all parts of the city and is extremely interested in trail development throughout the state.

Bob Prejean

Robert Prejean is a professional urban and regional planner in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He has worked both in the public sector and private sector, and his professional work ranges from small community plans to regional planning and analysis. A planner since 1991, much of his work today focuses on comprehensive plans and the land use - transportation relationship, including the development of linkages to foster sustainable communities and enhance economic development.

John R. Collins, Jr., Ph.D.
PAST PRESIDENT (2005 - 2009)
Denton, TX

Dr. Collins is an Associate Professor in the Recreation and Leisure Studies Program at University of North Texas. His research interests include user needs assessment and preferences, facility design, park and trail planning and development, customer service assessment, and programming evaluation. Dr. Collins served as TTN's vice-president from
2001 to 2003, and as president from 2003-2006. He thoroughly enjoys the outdoors from gardening and hiking to flyfishing, and meeting other trail enthusiasts.