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