Sonia Clayton is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is also best known as the Founder, President and CEO of Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC (VIP); a recipient of 25 awards of excellence since inception to date, including White House and state recognition. Sonia was born in Colombia and raised in Venezuela and Brazil. She studied…
Shern-Min Chow, whose first language was not English, today both co-anchors KHOU 11 News @ Noon and reports for KHOU 11 News during the week. She began her career in journalism as a stringer for Newsweek, has worked at KTRK-TV and anchored at KPRC-T V in Houston, as well as KENS-TV in San Antonio. Chow’s…
Sharon E. Murphy is a founding partner at McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP (MJLM). MJLM has grown into the third largest African American-owned consulting and accounting firm in the nation. MJLM’s CPA affiliate has established itself as one of Houston’s largest certified public accounting firms. MJLM is proud to include notable Fortune 500 firms,…
Senator Sylvia R. Garcia is a native of the South Texas farming community, Palito Blanco. The eighth of 10 children, Sylvia learned at an early age the value of education and hard work. She saw her parents struggle to raise 10 children and because of their struggles, her parents wanted to make sure each of…
Ronda M. Prince has a very diverse and well-rounded professional background. A 1985 graduate of Kashmere High School in Houston, she continued her education at Lamar University where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Social Work in 1990. She furthered her education at Prairie View A&M University for graduate studies in Counseling. She taught…
Reva Witherspoon is the Vice President of Marketing for Amerigroup, a managed healthcare organization serving more than 192,000 underserved citizens of Harris, Jefferson and 18 surrounding counties. Amerigroup is a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc., one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. Witherspoon completed her education at Middle Tennessee State University and…
Pamela Ellis is President of Smahrt Solutions, Inc. Prior to starting Smahrt, Pamela held various management positions with corporations such as: JPMorgan Chase Bank, LG&E Energy Corp., Union Bank of California and Dynegy. Smahrt is a management consulting firm based in the greater Houston area. Smahrt provides strategic planning and program management in four primary…
Nikki Elizabeth Hart came from humble roots: she was born in a small town in Ohio with just one stoplight. She was quite the athlete – a competitive roller skater, cheerleader, track runner and FFA Queen who didn’t quite see herself as anything but a farm town girl. Hart spent some time studying at Clark…
Having established an impressive record of public service, Neeta Sane continues to dedicate herself to causes that make a difference in the growth of the community. In 2007, Neeta was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees of Houston Community College. In 2013, she was re-elected to serve her second six-year term on the…
Miranda Horn was born in Coushatta, La. October 4, 1972 and graduated from Pelican High School. She earned an associate’s degree in social work from Angelina College and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). Miranda was…
