Our Team
2023 Board Officers
Jeannie Gardner, Chair
KBC
Jeanie Gibbs, Vice Chair
Read King Commercial Real Estate
Tara Agen, Co-Treasurer
HP
Alex Calicchia, Immediate Past Chair/Governance Chair
Hive Partners
Kara Byrne, Secretary
Baker Hughes
Nida Khan, Co-Treasurer
Quarterback Advisory Services
2023 Board Members
Tara Agen
HP
Najah Callander
Houston Independent School District
Nicole Soussan Caplan
Reed Smith
Susan Carson
RGP Consulting
Sarah Carter
Transwestern
Laura DiStefano
BDO
Una Dowey
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants
Esther Flores
Tax Tech
Cecilia Garcia
Ameriprise Financial Services
Arquella Hargrove
Epic Collaborative Advisors
Karina Moreno
LJA Engineering
LeDacia Osei
Houston Dynamo
Katherine “Kat” Pressly
Compass RE
Maria Velasco
Deloitte
Alicia Wade
Starbucks
Carolyn Whiteman
LyondellBasell
Ann Louise Broostin (non-voting, Rice Board Fellow)
Southwestern Energy
Honorary Directors
Margaret D’Onofrio
D’Onofrio Consulting Partners
D’Onofrio Consulting Partners
Caroline Baker Hurley
295th Civil District Court
295th Civil District Court
| Treopia Cannon Chief Executive Officer [email protected] |
Hilary Pircher 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 Advocacy and Policy Manager [email protected] |
| Simone Williams Digital Marketing Manager [email protected] |
Alexandria Gomez Grant Manager [email protected] |
| Louis 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] |
| Denise Garcia Elementary School Program Facilitator [email protected] |
Jacziry Jaramillo Elementary School Program Facilitator [email protected] |