Loren Lane is the First Lady of Texas Southern University. Lane is the wife of the new President of Texas Southern University, Dr. Austin A. Lane. Her role goes beyond being the wife of the President, leading a mentorship program for freshmen to help them secure their path toward graduation within four years. She is…
Kimberly J. Williams is Deputy Chief Procurement Officer for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). She is responsible for procurement, purchasing and contract administration. Williams also manages METRO’s award-winning Small & Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. In addition, she is the President of Capstone ADR, where she is a mediator, arbitrator, and facilitator…
Dr. Kimberly Beatty is currently serving as Vice Chancellor for Instructional Services and Chief Academic Officer at Houston Community College (HCC). In this role, she is laser focused on student success and ensures the academic integrity of all programs. Since coming to HCC in January 2015, Dr. Beatty has led the institution through a major…
Kim Roxie’s passion for what she does is evident through her explanation: “I love enhancing women’s beauty by helping to build their self-esteem, making them feel good, and giving them more than what they expected in terms of revealing their natural beauty.” LAMIK Beauty offers women environmentally friendly makeup manufactured in the heart of the…
Joi-Lin Hunt-Venison, Esq. is a true believer of anything can be achieved with hard work and dedication. After earning her law degree from Southern University and her Master’s degree in Tax Law from Southern Methodist University, Mrs. Venison worked for International Tax Advisors (ITA) as a tax attorney. A true entrepreneur at heart, in 2007,…
Jackye Alton, a Little Rock, AR, native, initiated her pursuit of higher education at Fisk University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Her aim for academic proficiency didn’t stop in Nashville, TN, as she went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education from Howard University. An obvious proponent of scholastic achievement, Alton…
Ingrid Robinson is the President of the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC). HMSDC is a business development organization designed to actively involve its members, both minority business enterprises and major corporations in efforts to increase and expand business opportunities and business growth for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) while driving excellence in supplier diversity and…
Gracie Saenz was born and raised in the City of Houston. She is originally from the 5th Ward area of the City and is a shareholder in Saenz & Burkhardt, PLLC. Her practice focuses on government relations, business and commercial, and international business transactions. She is a former Houston City Council Member At-Large (at the time,…
In 2005, Gigi Myung was transferred from Washington, D.C., to Houston, to work for W.W. Grainger, Inc. Two years later, she was recruited by Houston’s Group 1 Automotive, Inc. to lead their turnaround, and she retired at the end of 2011. After taking some time off to recharge from twenty-five years of leading for Fortune…
Frances Castañeda Dyess is a native Houstonian, driven by passion for her community and championing the advancement of businesses as the engines of economic progress. Frances joined the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce in 2010 as President. Under her leadership, she’s driven significant growth in Chamber membership and operating revenue, solidifying the economic presence,…
