
Board Chair, RiverAid San Antonio
Brendan Gibbons serves as the board chair of RiverAid San Antonio, a nonprofit organization dedicated to stewardship, cleanup, and water quality monitoring of local creeks and waterways. Gibbins brings nearly a decade of experience as an environmental reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and the San Antonio Report, where he extensively covered water, climate, and ecological issues impacting the city. His background in journalism and his leadership in citizen science initiatives position him as a knowledgeable advocate for watershed health and flood resilience. Gibbins is committed to public engagement and pragmatic solutions for San Antonio’s growing challenges around water management, conservation, and infrastructure adaptation.
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