Our Team
2023 Board Officers
Jeannie Gardner, Chair
KBC
Jeanie Gibbs, Vice Chair
Read King Commercial Real Estate
Alex Calicchia, Immediate Past Chair/Governance Chair
Hive Partners
Nida Khan, 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
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
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Hilary Pircher Executive Administrator [email protected] |
| Rebecca Cox Chief Program Officer [email protected] |
Shannette Prince Development & Community Engagement Director [email protected] |
| Suzanne Mobarak Program Director/Social Worker [email protected] |
Ashley Young Program Director [email protected] |
| Louis Guerrero Accounting Assistant [email protected] |
Kristina Spritzer Grant Writer [email protected] |
| Marlena Grooms Advocacy and Policy Manager [email protected] |
Simone Williams Digital Marketing Manager [email protected] |
| Tamara “TJ” Laster Program Facilitator [email protected] |
Danielle Gibson Program Specialist [email protected] |
| Mutakale Ayoyi Program Specialist [email protected] |
Denise Garcia Program Facilitator [email protected] |
| Sharon Erazo Program Facilitator [email protected] |
Danielle Ponquinette Program Facilitator [email protected] |
| Ashley Michel Program Facilitator [email protected] |
Myra Sanabria Curriculum Coordinator [email protected] |