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
Caroline Baker Hurley
295th Civil District Court
Treopia Cannon
Chief Executive Officer

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Hilary Pircher
Executive Administrator

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Rebecca Cox
Chief Program Officer
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Shannette Prince
Development & Community Engagement Director

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Suzanne Mobarak
Program Director/Social Worker
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Ashley Young
Program Director
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Louis Guerrero
Accounting Assistant
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Kristina Spritzer
Grant Writer
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Marlena Grooms
Advocacy and Policy Manager
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Simone Williams
Digital Marketing Manager

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Tamara “TJ” Laster
Program Facilitator
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Danielle Gibson
Program Specialist
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Mutakale Ayoyi
Program Specialist 
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Denise Garcia
Program Facilitator
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Sharon Erazo
Program Facilitator
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Danielle Ponquinette
Program Facilitator
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Ashley Michel
Program Facilitator
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Myra Sanabria
Curriculum Coordinator
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