Volunteer leadership

Neighbors serving neighbors.

RRI is led by local volunteers who care about the land, the people, and the future of the Bush-area community.

Published board profiles

Local experience, long-term commitment.

The leaders below unite RRI's community-building work with the KeepBushRural campaign's focus on land-use accountability.

Portrait of Rex Williams
Chair

Rex Williams

Rex Williams is a leader defined by service, advocacy, and a deep commitment to the future of the community. A graduate of Southern Arkansas University and Grand Canyon University, Rex has spent more than a decade as an educator and coach, developing the patience, discipline, and strategic vision needed to guide young people.

His background in special education strengthened his commitment to ensuring every voice is heard and every challenge is met with compassion. Rex believes Bush's strength lies in its people. He serves to preserve the rural way of life so his grandchildren, and future generations, can inherit a strong and vibrant community.

Portrait of Marion Miller
Secretary

Marion Miller

A resident since 1988, Marion is a business owner and office manager with a long record of community service. For more than 10 years, she served as PTA President, Vice President, and Volunteer Coordinator for Fifth Ward Jr. High School, while also volunteering at St. Michael's Catholic Church.

Raised in Kenner, Marion fell in love with the quiet of Bush and its close community bonds. She and her husband have raised Beefmaster cattle, adopted horses, and now raise chickens and rabbits. She has watched a generation of Bush children grow up and raise their own families here, continuing the rural traditions she values.

Portrait of Dan Pettis
Board Member

Dan Pettis

Dan Pettis is a lifelong, second-generation resident of District 6. He graduated from Sullivan Vocational in the mid-1990s as an automotive technician and became a general mechanical service and logistics subcontractor for agricultural and forestry equipment in 2009.

Outside of work, Dan is a forester and practitioner of dendrology specializing in oaks. He is a born-again Christian, a Baptist, and a small-government conservative with traditional values reflective of those beliefs. He has been a member of Collins Boulevard Baptist Church in Covington for more than 20 years.

Open seats at the worktable

Committees turn local knowledge into action.

RRI has identified events, fundraising, and zoning watch as areas where volunteer help is useful. Research, writing, outreach, legal, accounting, and project experience are also welcome.