James Clement
James Clement
James has served in a variety of roles in four different generational family
businesses that combine 17 generations of stewardship, over 250 shareholders, and more
than 360 years of continuous family ownership. He has led recruitment, operations,
transition, communication, resource management, and succession planning in these and
other family organizations. James combines his broad-based experience with a passion for agribusiness
stewardship and land sustainability, in addition to creating revenue.
Anson Howard
Anson Howard
In 2018, following Anson's service as Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps,
Anson returned to Texas to practice law and take over the operation of his family's Head of the
River Ranch in Tom Green County.
Anson and his wife Meredith live in San Antonio with their son and daughter. Anson's legal
practice focuses on representing landowners for all issues concerning real property. Anson is
actively involved in rangeland conservation and education through his ranching operations,
service as a director of both the Texas Brigades (Development Committee Chair) and the Texas
Wildlife Association (Executive Committee), as well as membership in the Texas Southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association.
Anson is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Oil, Gas, & Energy Resources Law Section).
Meredith Ellis
Meredith Ellis
Meredith Ellis (G Bar C Ranch) is an award winning 2nd Generation rancher in Rosston, TX. Working alongside her father, GC Ellis and ranch manager, Mike Knabe, they manage 200 mother cows on 3000 acres of land which Meredith lovingly refers to as her “national park.” She passionately believes in ranching’s ability to provide nutritious food to a growing population while leaving habitat and natural ecosystems intact. Meredith received her Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture with a focus on sustainability from the University of New Mexico. Through her formal education she is very familiar with the health and fragility of the ranch’s natural ecosystems and knows its importance to not only the success of her operation but to the health of our planet as a whole.