Our Team
2024 Board Officers
Jeannie Gardner, Chair
KBC (A Yokogawa Company)
Nida Khan, Treasurer
Quarterback Advisory Services
Kara Byrne, Vice Chair
Baker Hughes
Sarah Carter, Secretary
Transwestern
2024 Board Members
Tara Agen
FlavoredLayers
Najah Callander
Houston Independent School District
Una Dowey
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants
Robin Evans
Worley
Esther Flores
Tax Tech
Cecilia Garcia
Ameriprise Financial Services
Jeanie Gibbs
Read King Commercial Real Estate
Kaci Hancock CPM, AcoM
REIS Associates
Suzanna Hernandez
Woodside Energy
Karina Moreno
LJA Engineering
David A. Northern Sr.
Houston Housing Authority
Katherine “Kat” Pressly
Compass RE
Chelsea Reeder
Amegy Bank
Nicole Soussan
Reed Smith
Michelle A. Carroll Turpin PhD
University of Houston
Maria Velasco
Deloitte
Carolyn Whiteman
LyondellBasell
Kate Gunn Pagel
(Non-Voting, Board Fellow – Junior League of Houston)
Planned Parenthood
Victoria Rose Roy Steib
(Non-Voting, Rice University Board Fellow)
Vopak
| Treopia Cannon Chief Executive Officer [email protected] |
Leslie Ausucua Executive Administrator [email protected] |
| Rebecca Cox Chief Program Officer [email protected] |
Shannette Prince Development & Community Engagement Director [email protected] |
| Suzanne Mobarak Director of Program Operations & Compliance [email protected] |
Marlena Grooms, MSW Advocacy & Outreach Program Manager [email protected] |
| Simone Williams Digital Marketing Manager [email protected] |
Alexandria Gomez Grant Manager [email protected] |
| Isabella Guerrero Accounting Assistant [email protected] |
DeDe Doakes Program Operations Specialist [email protected] |
| Danielle Ponquinette High School Program Specialist [email protected] |
Mutakale Ayoyi Middle School Program Specialist [email protected] |
| Kayla Dillard Elementary School Program Specialist [email protected] |
LaShaun Shipp High School Program Facilitator [email protected] |
| Jacziry Jaramillo Elementary School Program Facilitator [email protected] |
Gloria Guardado Program Facilitator [email protected] |
| Sadie Salinas Program Facilitator [email protected] |
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