Lina Sabouni, co-founder and principal of AUTOARCH Architects, brings more than twenty years of experience in the delivery of architectural, engineering and design excellence in the new construction of 21st century educational and work force facilities. Her body of work includes educational (K-12 and higher education) institutions, governmental, office and commercial buildings, medical facilities and…
Liliana Rambo joined the Houston Airport System (HAS) in July 2011 to oversee the parking operation for George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). Rambo is responsible the operation of over 35,000 parking spaces and annual revenues of over $95M. Her responsibilities also include the development of a parking team, maximizing the…
Dr. Krista L. Olson is Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director at the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Olson has trained at the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and is responsible for training and educating the future surgeons in the field of facial plastic…
Kim Gagne is the Emmy Award-winning supervising producer of the Steve Harvey daytime talk show, and for five years she has produced Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards. Gagne is known for her outstanding leadership and communication skills, as well as her successful track record of effectively managing and training up strong production teams. Gagne prides herself…
Katie Walthall Mehnert is the Founder and CEO of Pink Petro, the first and only global social community for women in energy and their diversity advocates. Pink Petro is aimed specifically at closing the gender gap. A daughter to an engineer in the 1980s, Mehnert was acutely aware of the impact the bust in the…
In 1994 when Judge Vanessa Diane Gilmore was sworn in, she was then the youngest sitting federal judge in the nation. The native of Silver Spring, Maryland was also the youngest member of her freshman class at her alma mater, Hampton University in Virginia. Gilmore decided to undertake a career in law after she represented…
Joyce Tyler-Williams was born in Beaumont, Texas. She has been a native of Houston for 57 years. She received her Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration from Texas Southern University School of Business. She is Senior Vice- President and Community Development Officer for the Houston/Galveston Region of Frost Bank, where she has worked for 30 years. …
Twila Carter enters her fourth season as Executive Director of the Astros Foundation and Senior Vice President of Community Relations for the Astros. She made the transition to baseball in 2011 with Jim Crane’s purchase of the Astros franchise and has worked with The Crane Group in various capacities since 1998. Carter oversees all fundraising,…
As Manager of Supplier Diversity & Local Participation for TransCanada’s Major Projects Organization, Heather Holland is responsible for leading, developing and implementing a multi-year supplier diversity strategy and program for a portfolio of U.S. and Canadian energy infrastructure projects in excess of US $20 billion. In this role, Holland works to ensure integration of aboriginal,…
As a native Houstonian and graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, it was instilled in Palmer to dream bigger than her. For over 20 years, Palmer served as executive secretary to several prominent attorneys in Houston, gaining extensive experience that helped make her the successful business woman she is today, as CEO of Autos R…