Dr. Janice M. Beal, is a researcher, clinician, author, and behavioral expert. Her leadership and administrative experiences include President of Beal Counseling Associates, and Beal Behavioral Health…

As Deputy Director of the Houston Airport System, Saba manages the External Affairs division for Global Industry Relations, Government Affairs and Community Engagement. She leads a variety…

Talia Alfred has always had a knack for logistics and management. You can always count on her to plan an event from start to finish. She loves…

Dr. Patricia K. Allen was elected to the Houston ISD Board of Education in December of 2019. She served her initial year as an officer – Board…

A woman of faith and favor, fueled by the words of Proverbs 31:25, “Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come,”…

As a native Houstonian, Dr. Vanessa T. Barrow is proud to finally bring the integrated worlds of podiatric, regenerative, and aesthetic medicine to her hometown. Sole Aesthetic…

Dr. Ira K. Blake is the 5th president of the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL), one of the region’s top public universities. A native of Arkansas, President…

For more than 30 years, Cindy Clifford has been an active force in Houston’s business, civic, and political communities. Combined with her resourcefulness, experience, and can-do spirit,…

Glenda Demas is a licensed professional counselor, advanced clinical trauma practitioner, and mental health advocate with 15 years of experience in crisis intervention and behavioral health management…

Dr. Shelly Lesikar deZevallos, President of West Houston Airport, is a pilot, business owner, mom, wife and passionate spokesperson about sharing the importance of the aviation and…

Raynese Edwards is the CEO and Chief Strategy Consultant for OutsideIn Consulting, LLC, an award-winning Public Engagement and Community outreach company. A Houstonian, by way of Joliet,…

Raised in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Melinda Faust was the 4th of 5 children born to George and Marilyn Faust.  Melinda moved to Houston,…

Dr. Charlene Flash is president and CEO of Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, a Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary, behavioral, and dental care to 14,000 patients…

In Dr. Reagan Flowers’ current role as Chief Knowledge Officer for Education Consulting Services, she provides education innovation, diversity and inclusion, and workforce development advisory services to…

Lauren Haller Fontaine is Senior Director & Legal Counsel – Operations at Pattern Energy Group LP, a renewable energy company focusing on the clean energies of wind,…

Eureka Gilkey serves as Executive Director of Project Row Houses (PRH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people and enriching communities through engagement, art, and direct action…

Cynthia Ginyard is a retired Alief ISD educator, who served as HR-Director of Employee Relations, Principal, Assistant Principal and Speech Language Pathologist.  Upon retirement, she became engaged…

Dr. Cherry Ross Gooden formerly served as an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education at Texas Southern…

DeAnna Green is the CEO and Founder of Nydan, LLC dba Nydan Real Estate Group (NRG). She is also a licensed Texas realtor. DeAnna hails from North…

Teneshia Hudspeth is County Clerk of the third-largest county in the nation and the largest county in the State of Texas. Harris County has a population of…

Jenifer Jarriel was raised as one of seven sisters who learned early the values of working hard to achieve goals, helping others, and giving back.  She truly…

Tennille Johnson is a Pharmacist, Community Advocate and Entrepreneur. She is the CEO and founder of Scrubs To The Rescue, LLC and TrxJ Optimum Solutions. Growing up…

Jamie Jordan is a practicing family law attorney and community service advocate in the Greater Houston area.  A native North Dakotan, she was born and raised in…

Vivian R. King, accomplished in business and law, serves as the Chief of Staff for the HarrisCounty District Attorney’s Office. In her 38 year career, she has…

Linda Leto Head serves as Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Lone Star College’s Office of External & Employer Relations. Serving more than 90,000 students, Lone Star College…

Cassie A. Levy is the 2nd generation owner of Emmit Moss Trust (EMT), formerly known as  Moss Properties, named after her late uncle Emmit Moss. Ms. Levy’s…

Melanie Miles is a board-certified family law attorney who has served the citizens of Harris County for over 25 years. She is a native of Houston, Texas,…

Amber Mostyn leads a team of smart, tenacious, battle-hardened lawyers who fight for people’s rights. At Amber’s direction, her firm is sharply focused on obtaining justice for…

With an academic and professional career in technology and management that spans over three decades, Denise Navarro has established herself as a respected business leader within the…

From a boat refugee fleeing a war-torn country to an award-winning journalist and now a celebrated educator and nonprofit executive, Andrea Nguyen came from a humble beginning…

Since December 2018, Tamla Oates-Forney has served as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM). She drives an innovative, people-first strategy…

Co-Owner and Global CFO of Houston-based Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM), Rani Puranik, thrives at leading innovation, empowering others and inspiring collaboration.  She directs financial controllership, strategy, investments…

Linda M. Rhodes brings more than 26 years in nonprofit leadership and development to her role as the Executive Director of The Women’s Fund for Health Education…

Karen Carter Richards serves as CEO and Publisher for the Forward Times Publishing Company, Inc., a multimedia company that publishes weekly; the largest Black-owned and independently published…

Dr. Shirley Rose-Gilliam understands the meaning of growing up in tough, challenged, and disadvantaged settings with very few opportunities. Her experiences as a child have been both…

Erica Davis Rouse is a 3rd generation Houstonian with deep roots in the community. Her grandfather was President of the Galena Manor Civic Club which was her…

Tasha Royal is a fiercely independent, confident and ambitious woman who has always been determined to succeed. Armed with courage, passion and a sense of purpose, Tasha…

Reem Sabouni, M.D. is a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) physician and Director of Infertility and Oocyte Cryopreservation at Houston Fertility Institute. As a surgical subspecialist of…

Dr. Roberta Grace Scott is a distinguished passionate educator with 18 years of expertise in administration and teaching. She has successfully educated and empowered students to succeed…

Driven by a passion for empowering people towards career and economic advancement, in 2006 Tracy Taylor Smith founded Taylor Smith Consulting (TSC), a staffing and professional development…

Lenora Sorola-Pohlman is a second-generation native Houstonian, born and raised in Houston’s East End barrio.  Lenora has been a licensed insurance broker since 1996, a small business…

Helen Stagg is Chief Executive Officer of Change Happens, a community based social service organization in Houston, Texas. Change Happens is one of the largest Black-founded, Black-led…

In 2013, Tiffany D. Thomas ran for Trustee position 7, with Alief ISD, serving one term as the youngest elected official at her election. In 2019, with…

Molly Waits leads Houston Airports’ Marketing, Air Service Development and Communications, MAC, division. She’s a passionate aviation professional with 22 years in the industry, including 16 years…

Christian, humanitarian, and commitment to helping others are all metaphors used when describing Janice Weaver. She is known for her tireless good works in the community. With…