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 treopia@girlsinc-houston.org | Rebecca Cox, LMSW Chief Program Officer rebecca@girlsinc-houston.org |
DeDe Doakes Executive Administrator Assistant & Board Liasion dede@girlsinc-houston.org | Celina Lily Finance Manager celina@girlsinc-houston.org |
Simone Williams Digital Marketing Manager simone@girlsinc-houston.org | Alexandria Maxey Director of Development alexandria@girlsinc-houston.org |
Suzanne Mobarak, LMSW Director of Program Operations & Compliance suzanne@girlsinc-houston.org | Marlena Grooms, MSW Advocacy & Outreach Program Manager marlena@girlsinc-houston.org |
Vernadette Jarmon Program Manager vernadette@girlsinc-houston.org | Kayla Dillard Program Manager kayla@girlsinc-houston.org |
LaShaun Shipp College & Career Coordinator lashaun@girlsinc-houston.org | Isabelle Guerrero Program Data Specialist isabelle@girlsinc-houston.org |
Jacziry Jaramillo Program Facilitator (Bi-lingual) jacziry@girlsinc-houston.org | Gloria Guardado Program Facilitator (Bi-lingual) gloria@girlsinc-houston.org |
Sadie Salinas Program Facilitator sadie@girlsinc-houston.org | Ashley Hernandez Program Facilitator ashleyh@girlsinc-houston.org |