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 energy…
In 1994 when Judge Vanessa D. 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 Erma 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…
Being a wife, mother and church leader are at the core of this astonishing woman of God. Torsha Johnson is spiritually gifted in leading women to the heart of God by developing and mentoring and nurturing women of Higher Dimension Church and across the nation. As a supportive wife, mother of four and church leader, Johnson is committed to helping women…
Tamar Davis, known as the muse and favorite singer of her mentor Prince, gained notoriety for being The music legends “Protégé” while co-writing their Grammy-nominated duet “Beautiful, Loved and blessed” (Universal Republic). A native Houstonian and graduate of University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Tamar recently released her independent, sophomore album, “I Am…
Dr. Wanda Thornton Mott is Managing Partner for the Houston Women’s Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates, and she has practiced as a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist in Texas for more than 20 years in the Texas Medical Center. As a gynecological clinician and surgeon, her hallmarks include educating patients and providing cutting edge medical and…
Selina Ahmed was born in Bangladesh. In 1973, Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, conferred upon her a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Human Nutrition. Since August of 1975, she has taught Nutrition as an Associate Professor at Texas Southern University in the Department of Human Services and Consumer Sciences. She has also served as…
