LCRA senior management team

Rudy Garza serves as LCRA’s 12th general manager and chief executive officer. He implements LCRA Board policy, manages LCRA’s relationships with customers and stakeholders, appoints and directs executive staff, and oversees projects and operations supporting LCRA’s public service mission.

Garza brings 30 years of utility leadership experience to the role. He joined LCRA in 2026 from CPS Energy in San Antonio, the nation’s largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility, where he served as president and CEO. Garza joined CPS Energy in 2012 and rose through operational and customer service leadership roles before being named president and CEO in 2022.

Before joining CPS Energy, Garza served as assistant city manager of business support services and as director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Corpus Christi, where he led advocacy before the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress.

Garza is a Corpus Christi native and holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Texas. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin and on the national boards of the Large Public Power Council and the Keystone Policy Center. He has been elected to the Electric Power Research Institute Board of Directors and will begin his term in August 2026.

John Hofmann oversees LCRA’s water, river, irrigation, dam and hydroelectric operations, water surface management, water resource planning, conservation, water quality protection, and water customer services. Prior to joining LCRA, John was a regional manager for the Brazos River Authority, where he was responsible for lake and dam operations, water and wastewater treatment and project development. He also has served as Brazos River Authority’s manager of government and customer relations. Other career highlights include serving as then-Gov. Rick Perry’s liaison to the Texas House of Representatives and working in the commissioner’s office at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. John graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in history and government. He is also a graduate of the Governor’s Executive Development Program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Steve Kellicker oversees community resources, telecommunications and LCRA’s enterprise resources, including facilities, fleet, real estate and environmental laboratory services. He has more than 25 years of financial management and leadership experience in government and utility industries. Since joining LCRA in 2002, Steve has served in a finance role for various business operations within LCRA and most recently as LCRA’s senior vice president of Finance. Before joining LCRA, Steve held various finance positions supporting the Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance office. Steve earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Clark University.

Jim Travis is responsible for the financial management of LCRA. He oversees accounting, capital and financial planning, finance, investor relations, treasury activities, and supply chain, as well as the financial oversight and compliance related to energy trading and hedging. Since joining LCRA in 1992, Jim has served as controller, manager of planning and treasurer, in addition to leading risk management activities. Jim also served as acting general manager and CFO from mid-March to mid-July 2026. Prior to joining LCRA, Jim held various positions in finance, audit and accounting with Tenneco Inc., an international energy and manufacturing company. Jim holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.