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 focused on making the company of nearly 50,000 employees an employer of choice and a great place to work. Reporting directly to the CEO, Mrs. Oates-Forney uses her…
Veronica Chapa Gorczynski is the President of the East End District, a geographic area serving approximately 16 square miles east of downtown Houston. The District’s services include public safety programs, an award-winning graffiti abatement program, maintenance of major thoroughfares, and disposal of illegally dumped trash. The District’s grant-funded capital program focuses on connecting neighborhoods 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, Illinois, she has lived in the Houston area for more than 25 years. Raynese leverages her 30-year career to make communications seamless for the businesses she serves. From…
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 newspaper in the southern region. Karen is the daughter of the late Julius P. Carter and Lenora “Doll” Carter, original founders and publishers of the historic publication, which…
Dr. 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 obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Sabouni is focused on the treatment of infertility, fertility preservation and hormonal dysfunctions leading to reproductive complications. She also serves as clinical faculty…
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 built her own law firm,received numerous legal honors, and has hosted and produced her own television program, Truth & Justice with Vivian King, since 2011. She received her…
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 victims of corporate greed and wrongdoing, and her firm’s attorneys remain committed to working harder and being smarter than their opponents. Before becoming the people’s rights advocate she…
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 despite their obstacles. Dr. Scott currently serves as the Director of Social Emotional Learning & Student Discipline for the Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest school district…
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 national federal government sector and within area communities. While earning an associate in applied science (AAS) in computer data processing from College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas…
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 more than 4.7 million. She is also the youngest and first African-American woman to serve in this elected role. Clerk Hudspeth is a native of Austin, Texas, but…
