Adrienne C. Trimble is the Vice President and Chief Diversity and Culture Officer for Sysco Corporation. She is a known thought leader for advancing corporate diversity, equity,…

Ada Ortega is a dynamic public affairs leader with over a decade of experience in government relations, media communications, issue management and corporate social responsibility. Ada is…

Martina Lemond Dixon of Kingwood is the Chief Executive Officer of C3 Building Solutions, where they expedite permitting for construction projects by “turning red tape into rainbows.”…

A Texas native, Regina G. Deadrick hales from Palacios, Texas, and a family that taught, “No one is better than you, but you are no better than…

For more than 30 years, Laquita Cyprian, a proud Houston native and accomplished banker, has been working her way through the ranks in business leadership. Her mother…

On May 5, 2018, Martha Castex-Tatum won the special election to fulfill the unexpired term of the late Houston City Council Member Larry Green representing District K,…

As Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief of Staff at BMC Software, Michelle Carbone is a trailblazer in driving operational excellence through the power of people,…

Patricia Cantu is an Assistant Chief with the Houston Police Department, the fifth-largest municipal police department in the United States. She is a native Houstonian growing up…

Maxine N. Buckles is Port Houston’s first Chief Equity Officer. She was appointed after Port Houston established the Business Equity Division and launched its Minority and Woman-Owned…

Susanne Brady-Lusk is the Vice President and General Manager of Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages. Susanne has 13 years of experience in the Coca-Cola system as Key…

Dr. Antrece L. Baggett, a fourth-generation educator and domestic violence advocate, is the Houston Community College, Southeast College interim college operations officer. She oversees the Southeast College’s…

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sofia Adrogué  immigrated to the United States at the age of eight arriving  in Boston at Logan Airport with her family and  14…

Sallie Alcorn was elected to Houston City Council in December 2019. As an at-large council member, she works on broad policy issues – city finances, public safety,…

Carolanda Bremond Woodgett has practiced law for over 18 years and is currently the Associate Vice President and General Counsel ad interim at The University of Texas…

Dr. Christie Whitbeck became superintendent of Fort Bend ISD, the 8th largest district in Texas, in September 2021. She previously served as the superintendent of Bryan ISD and…