Meet Our Team

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David C. Smith
President

David started with the Ground Angels in 2014 and joined the Board in 2022.  David retired from Shell Oil Company in 2020 and has since filled his time with various charitable activities.  He is a graduate of the University of South Florida following his four-year enlistment in the Marine Corps.  David and his family have lived in the Houston area for over 20 years.  David is married to Jacqui and have two adult sons. 

He also volunteers at the Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County as a mediator,  the Woodlands Church and Abandoned Animal Rescue in Magnolia.

Martha Harrer  Treasurer

Board Member since 2014. Martha joined Houston Ground Angels as a volunteer in 2007. Married with two wonderful children, she is a native Houstonian and graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Martha is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and a Certified Fraud Examiner and currently works in the Compliance Department of a Houston based offshore drilling services company.  World travel is Martha’s passion.

Rebecca Maitland
Executive Director

Rebecca has been with Houston Ground Angels for 17 years, serving in different positions and was appointed Executive Director in March 2021.  She has over 25-years’ experience working with non-profits as a grant writer, consultant, event planner, management, fundraiser and in fund development.  She is a native Houstonian and lives in Sugar Land.

Derek King
Board Member – WebMaster

Derek joined the board in October 2019. He came to Houston from the UK over 40 years ago with his wife Ann and their two kids (one born in Rugby, England the other in Glasgow, Scotland). They now have five grandchildren. He first volunteered for Ground Angels in 2008 – starting very slow with just a few missions. Derek and Ann attend St. Dunstan’s Episcopal church close to FM1960 on Houston’s northside.

“Houston traffic is just another means to get people hassle free to where they need to be. My hope for Houston Ground Angels is to facilitate getting added volunteer drivers and supporting the organization in getting out the group’s message. Our driver volunteers show travellers the best of Houston. “

Gerald (Gerry) Rein
Board Member

Gerry has been a driver volunteer since July 2019 and has driven over 650 missions – joined the HGA Board in January 2022. Gerry Rein retired from BNSF Railway (the largest freight railroad network in North America) in 2008 after spending nearly forty years in railroad operations working in the Pacific Northwest. He is a graduate of Western Washington University. Gerry and his family transferred to Houston in 2001. Gerry and wife Donna married in 2005.  Gerry has two adult children. 

Timothy (Tim) Stone
Board Member

Tim who joined the Board in November 2022 lives with his wife Kristen and two kids in the Sugar Land area of Houston. He is a Senior Business Development Manager for Bechtel’s LNG business line. Through his own diagnosis with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and treatment challenges, he began to understand the heavy burden that a critical medical condition can mean financially and on family/friends. He is in remission after 6 months of treatment at MD Anderson.

“At a meeting with medical staff from the Houston VA Hospital, it hit me hard learning that many veterans fail to show up for their surgery appointments – citing the lack of transportation. “ He is enthusiastic that Houston Ground Angels provides these services and hopes to get our message out to our veterans.

Tim and his family attend the River Pointe Church in Richmond and as a follower of Jesus Christ seeks to demonstrate God’s love through service. A keep fit enthusiast; Tim recently completed a Spartan obstacle race as part of a F3 Nation team.

Paul Marvin
Secretary

Paul was invited to join the Board at the end of 2024.  He first volunteered during 2023 and has already driven over 400 missions.  In February 2024, as a challenge and tribute to his mother who had recently turned 100 and then passed away peacefully a week later, he ran 111 missions during the month.  He is a semi-retired CPA, and for the last 20 years has served in various companies as Chief Financial Officer.

Paul grew up in Minnesota as the youngest of seven children of hard-working parents who spent countless hours volunteering in their community. He thawed out in Miami for nearly a decade, before moving to Houston during 1998 as a newlywed with his wife Michele. They have two college-age children and reside near Houston’s medical center with their dog Louise, rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  Paul enjoys cooking, traveling, and has recently taken up playing guitar.