Jessica Farrar is currently in her eleventh term as State Representative of District 148. She was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1994 at the age of 27, and she is the longest serving Hispanic member from Harris County in the Texas House of Representatives. Rep. Farrar currently serves as the Vice-Chair…
Samille R. Frazier-Savoie is the Executive Director of The BES Group, Inc. of Texas and is a motivated leader with strong organizational and clinical abilities. Frazier-Savoie is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a National Board Certified Counselor. She empowers those suffering from substance abuse and mental illness to live their best…
Rhonda Skillern-Jones was elected to the Board of Education in 2011. She was sworn in as Trustee in January 2012. She served as board secretary in 2012 and 2013 and First Vice President in 2014. She also represents the Houston Independent School District (HISD) on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors. Skillern-Jones is…
Raquelle Lewis is the supervising Public Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), serving as the chief spokesperson and manager of communications in the Houston area. TxDOT-Houston District, the state’s largest of 25 districts, is comprised of six counties, including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery and Waller Counties. The District, which currently…
Petria McKelvey is CEO and Founder of Precision Medical Billing (PMB), a leading provider of customized medical billing and auditing solutions for home health and hospice agencies, physicians, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and nursing homes across the U.S. With 26 years of experience in the medical billing industry, Petria’s expertise…
For over a quarter of a century, The Page Parkes Center of Modeling & Acting has been highly acclaimed throughout the world as being the largest and most instrumental modeling and acting training facility in the Southwest United States. There has never been a shortage of beauty or talent in the world, nor has the world…
Nannette Ray was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and she received her undergraduate degree in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She also holds an MBA Degree in Finance from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. Ray has worked in the IT field for companies such as USAA and…
Dr. Melanie Johnson is an exceptional visionary and change agent for education-focused entities. She currently serves as the President and CEO for The Health Museum (THM) in Houston, TX. She comes to The Health Museum as the first African-American to hold a senior position in the history of the museum district in Houston. She previously…
Ivy R. Taylor is a history maker. She was elected Mayor of San Antonio on June 13, 2015. Mayor Taylor is the first African-American elected to this position. Prior to that, she was appointed to the office of Mayor in July, 2014, to fulfill Julian Castro’s unexpired term. She had served as the District 2…
Mary Redmond is a successful McDonald’s owner and operator, and she is spreading the company’s message of good food, good people and good neighbors all over the Houston area. She and her husband, Ernest Redmond have owned McDonald’s franchise locations in the Greater Houston area for the past 30 years. During that time, they have…