Benjamin Youngblood
District 4, Bexar County

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Benjamin Youngblood is a member of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors, representing District 4, which covers the northwest portion of Bexar County.  He serves on the Research & Technology and Aquifer Management committees of the board. Mr. Youngblood was appointed to his current position in July 2008 and was then elected to the position in November of the same year. His current term expires December 1, 2012. 

Mr. Youngblood, a resident of San Antonio, is an independent business attorney practicing corporate, real estate, and oil & gas law and holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas, and a degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Texas A&M University.

Mr. Youngblood serves on the boards of directors of: Mission Pharmacal Company (a multi-national pharmaceutical manufacturer); Edwin M. Jones Oil Company (a diversified independent oil & gas producer); and Airport Galleria Land Company (a commercial real estate development company).  Mr. Youngblood has current and past service on a variety of civic, non-profit, and charitable boards, including the San Antonio Ethics Review Board (Vice-Chair),  San Antonio Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee, San Antonio Water System Citizen’s Advisory Panel  (Vice-Chair), San Antonio Water System Rate Structure Committee, San Antonio Water Policy Group, San Antonio City Council Redistricting Commission,  Northside Neighborhoods for Organized Development (NNOD) (Past President), Northside ISD Bond Committee, and as board member of the Down Syndrome Association.  He has taught youth programs in Astronomy, Freshwater Ecology, and Sailing.