About the CRRC
The CRRC serves the residents of Canyon Lake by providing vital social services, as well as life-enriching recreational and educational opportunities.
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake is in the second fastest growing county in the nation.
Resource
The CRRC provides vital social services to the residents of Canyon Lake.
Recreation
The CRRC provides life-enriching recreational and educational opportunities.
Meet The CRRC Team
The CRRC is staffed by a dedicated team of Directors, Board Members, Employees, Volunteers, and Community-minded Helpers.
Tiffany Quiring
Tiffany joined the CRRC team as Development Director in March of 2022, after years of non-profit work and volunteer experience in New Braunfels and Comal County. Her passion for community resources and inter-agency relationships lead her to CRRC's program. Tiffany was named Executive Director in December of 2023. Tiffany graduated from New Braunfels High School and from Texas State University. She is grateful for the upbringing and opportunities provided to her in Comal County, and works toward resources being available to everyone, regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. When she's not at CRRC, she's enjoying time with family and trying to change the world.
Bill Sherman
Bill is originally from Eugene, Oregon and is a retired U.S. Navy Veteran having served over 21 years active service. During his time in the military he lived in Italy, Hawaii, Washington DC, Florida and Chicago, and had the opportunity to visit/travel to numerous countries on 6 continents. Bill met his wife, who is also a Navy Veteran, in Italy. He started his second career after the military working his way up from sales management to store director/manager in big box retail with the likes of Target, Sears and most recently Lowe’s Home Improvement. Bill has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Master’s in HR Development.
Denise Farias
Denise Farias is the Community & Resource Development Director at CRRC of Canyon Lake. I am running the Step Forward Program that is designed to help clients achieve financial and housing stability through financial assistance paired with goal planning and resources from local community partners. I am a nonprofit specialist in Housing and Resource Assistance. I have been in the nonprofit world for over 10 years. I am passionate about the work I do because I have seen how lives can be changed with positive influence and guidance.
Tamara Acosta
Tamara Acosta joined CRRC of Canyon Lake in October 2024 as Volunteer Coordinator and now serves as our Recreation Campus Director. She brings years of nonprofit leadership experience, having served as a Program Director at organizations focused on crisis intervention, training and staff development, grant reporting, and program creation and execution. Tamara has also worked extensively in developing policies and procedures that ensure programs meet both community needs and funding requirements, while acting as a vital liaison between grant managers and program leads. Tamara believes deeply in the power of the nonprofit sector to deliver opportunities and resources that help people thrive. She is inspired by CRRC’s founding spirit of building stronger communities through kindness and service. In her role at the Recreation Campus, she champions programs that foster belonging, wellness, and connection—ensuring that people of all backgrounds feel welcome, supported, and empowered to live healthier, more connected lives.
Alma Hernandez
Alma joined CRRC in November 2023. Alma brings her background in journalism to CRRC and hopes to help tell the story of CRRC. She grew up in Weslaco, Texas and graduated with a journalism degree from The University of Texas-Pan American. While in school she worked at the student newspaper as a photographer and fell in love with photojournalism. After a photography internship at The Monitor in McAllen and graduation she freelanced for the San Antonio Express News, The Monitor, Folo Media and various other outlets. She moved to New Mexico for a staff photographer position at The Independent newspaper in Gallup, New Mexico covering local news, sports and features in Gallup and the surrounding communities including the neighboring Navajo Nation. While covering COVID in New Mexico, Alma felt the pull of home and realized how much she missed her family, friends and the foods of Texas. An opening at the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung thankfully brought her back to Texas. Alma’s passion for photojournalism gave her the opportunity to witness the great work being done by Comal County non-profits and she was eager to find a way to actively help the people in the community that needed support. After 2 ½ years covering New Braunfels and surrounding areas in Comal County she made a career pivot accepting a position at CRRC of Canyon Lake as Development Coordinator. CRRC was a natural fit for her to document the stories of individuals and to ensure they had the support they needed to live full lives.
Meet Our Board of Directors
DIANE SCHAULE
Diane found her calling in public service in 1974. She moved up the career ladder, retiring in 2004 as a Supervisory Senior Policy Analyst with the Department of the Army Headquarters in the Pentagon. Upon retiring, she and her husband, retired US Air Force Colonel Norm Schaule, moved from Alexandria, VA, to Canyon Lake. She’s been very active in the Canyon Lake community and has held offices in several organizations and Boards. In January 2025, Diane was elected Board President of the CRRC Board of Directors.
GRANT FARRIS
Grant is a retired oil and gas executive with a Business Communications degree from Oklahoma State University. He started his career as a land man with Conoco/Phillips in Houston in 1978 and went on to start and sell 3 startup crude and natural gas trading companies over his 38-year career. Grant also served as President of his HOA for 10 years. He retired to Canyon Lake in 2015 with his wife Lisa. They have one daughter who resides in Austin. Grant enjoys working with Meals on Wheels, the North Pole Village as well as other community activities. Grant and Lisa enjoy scuba diving at the Grand Cayman Islands and seeing this great country in their motorhome.
ALAN TUCEI
A Mississippi native, Alan holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Mississippi. He moved to Houston after graduation for a career with Arthur Andersen & Company’s audit division. With his CPA license, his work focused on the finance departments of mortgage companies, banks and real estate companies. He and his wife Renee have four children and six grand-children who are spread out between New York, Denver and Austin. He enjoys volunteering and traveling with his wife.
PHYLLIS SPITTLER
Phyllis’s career has focused on effective communication – from her early days as a newspaper reporter, to marketing and business development for large Houston architecture and engineering firms. Retiring in 2016, she and her husband Steven moved to Canyon Lake, where she has embraced Hill Country living. A proud native Texan, she is a Lifetime Member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where she served on the Bar-b-que, Cutting Horse, Wine and Editorial Committees. She has enjoyed trail riding and team penning, raising her beloved Texas Longhorns, riding cutting horses and shooting sporting clays.
ART SEAGO
Arthur “Art” Seago and his wife of 32 years, Rachelle Connally Seago, have been a part of the Comal County area for almost 10 years and has been serving as a CRRC Board member since 2020. Art and Rachelle have three sons, Travis (30), Austin (27) and Jacob (21). Spending most of his adult years in the San Antonio area, he has worked in leadership roles for HEB (District Manager & Buyer), Santikos Entertainment (CEO/President) and several other companies over the past 30 years. He has a passion for helping those who need a helping hand to improve their lives. Over the last 10 years he has been on the board or worked directly with several charities, including Connections Individual and Family Services, Variety – the Children’s Charity of Texas and several smaller organizations. Art has also participated on several advisory boards for community projects.
MIKE DUSSERE
Mike has lived in the area for 20 years with his wife and two children. He works as the General Manager of WORD of Comal County and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has served as President of the United Way of Comal County; President of the Comal County Child Welfare Board; Founding member and past Chair of the South Central Texas Water Safety Coalition; Founding member of Keep Canyon Lake Beautiful, a KAB affiliate; New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Strategy & Steering Committee; Water Strategies Task Force; Guadalupe Basin Coalition. Mike firmly believes that the CRRC of Canyon Lake provides essential services to an underserved population, and joined the Board in order to help advance their mission.