Members

Current Term: May 2022 - May 2024

Term Count: 1st Term

Next Election Date: May 2024

Catherine Eaves worked her way through college, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry, while employed in the banking industry. She earned her Master of Science Degree in Microbiology while working as a Microbiology Researcher. 

Eaves spent 25 years as a Secondary Science Educator and an Adjunct College Professor and one year working for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department in the Records Division.  She also founded and currently directs a nationwide Non-Profit Organization benefiting current and former First Responders. 

Mayor Eaves is an eight-generation Texan and mother of two successful children. One of Catherine's strengths is her ability to work with people of differing opinions and backgrounds.

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Ward 1 – Council Member Judy Stokes
ward1.stokes@cityofalpine.com

Current Term: May 2023 - May 2025

Term Count: 2nd Term

Next Election Date: May 2025



Judy Stokes is the mother of 4 grown children, 5 grandchildren, and one small dog, Penny Lane. Stokes comes from a long-standing, civic-minded family. Her uncle, Hugh S. White, was Mayor of Alpine in the 1950s and her father, John E. Allen, was a District Judge in Austin and Alpine City Attorney for many years.

Councilor Stokes graduated from Alpine High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a teaching certificate from Sul Ross State University. After working for the Brewster County Sheriff's Office for nearly 20 years, Stokes retired, ran, and won a seat on the Alpine City Council representing the citizens of Alpine in Ward 1. Councilor Stokes loves Alpine and works hard to represent her constituents.

Councilor Stokes sits on the Alpine Animal Board and on the Board of Directors of the Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend. She is also a member of the Alpine Kiwanis and the Alpine Ambassadors.

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Ward 2 – Council Member Chris Rodriguez
501 S. 14th St, Alpine, Texas, 79830
ward2.rodriguez@cityofalpine.com
432-294-0225

Current Term: May 2022 - May 2024

Term Count:  2nd Term

Next Election Date: May 2024

Chris Rodriguez is an Alpine native, born the middle of three children to Simon and Isabell Salas. Rodriguez loves Alpine and has lived in Alpine most of her life. Her vision for the already-great City of Alpine includes the unity of all citizens to develop positive improvements for the city, while making sure that she is accessible to her constituents and transparent in her actions as a public servant.

Councilor Rodriguez graduated from Alpine High School and then attended Sul Ross State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a minor in Business.  She currently works as a Property Manager for Skyway Gardens, which provides her with the perfect platform to meet and visit with people within the community, allowing her to feel the pulse of this great city. Rodriguez is also active with the Alpine Ambassadors.

Councilor Rodriguez is the proud mother of two amazing grown sons, Justin and Jarrod, and the proudest grandmother to one grandson, Elliot.

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Ward 3 – Council Member Darin Nance
ward3.nance@cityofalpine.com

Current Term: May 2023 - May 2025

Term Count: 1st Term

Next Election Date: May 2025




Darin Nance was born in Odessa but has traveled to Alpine and the surrounding area for outdoor recreation since he was a child. He graduated from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin with a business degree and has worked in public education as a Director of Technology since graduating. He is currently the Technology Director at Alpine Independent School District and has lived in the area for 11 years.

Councilor Nance has served on the Parks & Recreation Board for the previous 3 years prior to his time on City Council. He has also served on the Artwalk Board for the previous 2 years. He is excited to hear from the citizens of Ward 3 on their ideas and vision for Alpine and to work to solve some of the issues native to our town and region. He is passionate about the Strongtowns philosophy concerning municipal government and is excited to push technology as a priority in city decision-making. He also owns a cat.

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Ward 4 – Council Member Martin Sandate
ward4.sandate@cityofalpine.com
432-294-2043

Current Term: May 2022 - May 2024

Term Count: 2nd Term

Next Election Date: May 2024

Martin Sandate is a third-generation Alpine resident who has lived in Ward 4 his entire life. He was a graduate of Alpine High School and attended Sul Ross State University, where he studied education. Martin proudly served our Country in the United States Army and is currently an active member of the American Legion Post 79.

Councilor Sandate began working with the Texas Department of Transportation after college and had a rewarding 34-year career with the State before retiring in 2013. Sandate’s most recent role at TxDOT as Maintenance Supervisor provides him with a unique understanding of the functions of the City Public Works Department.

Sandate ran for office to make improvements to Ward 4 and the City at large. Councilor Sandate is proud of the significant accomplishments that the City has made since he entered office, including the considerable increase of paved City Streets. Sandate enjoys serving the residents of Ward 4 and the City at large and looks forward to keeping Alpine the best town in West Texas. 

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Ward 5 – Council Member Rick Stephens
ward5.stephens@cityofalpine.com
714-262-5089

Current Term: May 2023 - May 2025

Term Count: 1st Term

Next Election Date: May 2025



When it came time for Rick Stephens to retire after a 33-year career at the Boeing Company, he and his wife Elane Neu Scott (an Alpine native) felt there was no better place to live than Alpine. Between them, they have 5 grown children and 13 grandchildren.

Rick’s career has included leading large-scale businesses including guidance and control systems, submarine combat systems, space shuttle, homeland security, and responsibility in the C-suite for global facilities, IT systems, human resources, and administration. He has testified before Congress, was appointed by the President to be a member of the President’s Board of Advisors for Tribal Colleges and Universities, and was appointed by three US cabinet secretaries to serve in various capacities on boards and commissions.

Rick’s focus after his work career has been about giving back, serving today on boards for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Digital Promise, and Sul Ross State University. As a Native American and former tribal chairman, he continues to support the American Indian Science and Engineering Society as the chair emeritus.

Rick is a former US Marine Corps Officer. He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Southern California, a MS in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton, and completed the majority of his work toward an MBA at Claremont Graduate School.

Having served three full and a partial term on the Alpine City Council from 2014 to 2021, Rick believes in the importance of community engagement and dialogue so that working together, we can help Alpine be the best it can be. He is excited to once again serve Ward 5 on the Alpine City Council.