CHRIS KOVATCH, PLACE VI
(2020-PRESENT)
Chris was born in Orange, Texas. He has been a resident in the Orangefield community for six years.
He graduated from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, with a major in Criminal Justice/Sociology. Chris is a commercial banker with Texas First Bank. He has been in the banking industry for seventeen years. He works with local businesses to handle any of their financial needs.
Chris and his wife, Christi Thayer Kovatch, have been married for twenty-two years. They moved to Orangefield because they wanted their children to attend the Orangefield Independent School District based on the values and educational standards they observed. Chris and Christi are happy to be “transplants” to Orangefield and they look forward to being lifelong Bobcats. They have six children, Jackson and Rosie, both who are graduates of Orangefield High School; Thayer is in eighth grade at Orangefield Junior high School and he participates in the junior high band program and e-Sports; Summer attends Orangefield Junior High as well and is a sixth grader and she loves to dance; Stryker is in fifth grade and attends Orangefield Elementary School. He loves all sports; Kayden, the caboose, attends Orangefield Elementary School and is in second grade. He has the sweetest disposition.
Chris volunteers his time to various organizations in the Orange area: Treasurer, Orangefield High School Music Boosters; Treasurer, Orange Lions Club; Past Chairman for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, and Immediate Past District Governor–Lions of Texas-District 2-S1. In his spare time, Chris enjoys keeping up with his kids’ activities, gardening, and volunteering.