HAWC draws upon the strengths and expertise of a diverse group of leaders to guide our work of ending violence in the community.
Learn more about the individuals who are dedicated to making this happen.
Officers:
- Jessica Ludwig Bertuccio, Board Chair | Finance Professional
- Lauren Brogdon, Chair of Development | Partner – Haynes and Boone
- Mindy Davidson, Chair of Governance | Community Volunteer
- Jeff Kaplan, Chair of Finance | Executive Vice President, Legal & Public Affairs – LyondellBasell
- Lisa Modica, Chair Elect | VP, Labor & Employment – Halliburton
Members:
- Ann Al-Bahish | Senior Corporate Counsel- HSE – CITGO
- Valencia Amenson | Global Executive Director, Talent Acquisition and Mobility – Fluor Corporation
- Vineet Bhatia | Partner – Susman Godfrey
- Alison Chen | Partner – Akin Gump
- Greg Compean | President – Compean Funeral Home
- Cynthia Williams George | Public Relations Professional
- Jim Grace | Founding Partner – Grace & McEwan Consulting, CEO – Datum Tech
- Giselle Rodriguez Greenwood | Lead Editor – Houston Landing
- Cynthia Hablinski, Chair of Investments | Head of US Pensions & Treasury – Shell Oil Co.
- Greg Harper | Chairman & CEO – Evergreen Midstream
- Charic Daniels Jellins | Retired Tax Attorney
- Eartha Jean Johnson | CEO – Risk Mitigation Worldwide
- Gin Kinney | Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Philanthropy – NRG Energy, Inc.
- Suzanne Lind Liewald | VP Finance Strategy Transformation – LyondellBasell
- Marcus Malonson | Managing Director – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
- Dr. CleRenda McGrady | Philanthropist, Author, Entrepreneur
- David Rose | Retired Aerospace Professional
- Dr. Nicole West | President – NCA Investigations & Westco Ventures LLC
Advisory Council:
- Deborah Duncan, Chair, Host for Great Day Houston – KHOU TV
- Rhonda Arnold, Chief Community Relations and Business Affairs Officer – Houston Airport System
- Sharon Birkman, Owner and Chairman of the Board – Birkman International
- Shannon Buggs, Director – Houston Complete Communities Initiative
- Len Cannon, Anchor – KHOU TV/ Former HAWC Board Member
- Twila Carter, Council Member – City of Houston
- Ellen Cohen, Former Mayor Pro Tem – City of Houston / Former HAWC CEO
- Sarah Davis, Attorney – Wilson Elser / Former Texas State Representative
- Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1 Commissioner – Harris County
- Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Council Member – City of Houston
- Troy Finner, Retired Chief of Police – Houston Police Department
- Dr. Kathy Flanagan, President – Houston Medical Forum
- Bill Fulton, Former Director – Kinder Institute at Rice University
- Adrian Garcia, Precinct 2 Commissioner – Harris County / Former HAWC Board Member
- Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff – Harris County / Former HAWC Board Member
- Dr. Elizabeth Gregory, Dean of Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies and Director of Institute for Research of Women and Gender Studies – University of Houston
- Paula Harris, Senior Vice President of Community Affairs – Houston Astros / Executive Director – Astros Foundation
- Diana Hudson, Retired Partner – Andrews Kurth / Former HAWC Board Chair – HAWC
- Simmi Jaggi, Managing Director – JLL Houston
- Ann Johnson, State Representative, District 134 – Texas House of Representatives
- Myrtle Jones, Senior Vice President, Tax – Halliburton / Former HAWC Board Member
- Abbie Kamin, Council Member – City of Houston
- Melanie Lawson, Anchor – KTRK TV
- Phyllis Mandola, Owner – Mandola’s / Ninfa Foundation
- Jerry Martin, Retired General Manager – KPRC TV
- Hannah McNair, Vice President – Houston Texans Foundation
- Sherry Merfish, Former HAWC Board Chair
- Dr. Leticia Plummer, Council Member – City of Houston
- Carrie Potter, Principal – Potter Advisors LLC / Former HAWC Board Chair
- Shawn Raymond, Partner – Susman Godfrey / Former HAWC Board Chair
- Sandra Salazar, Senior Portfolio Manager – Fifth Third Bank / Former HAWC Board Chair
- Angela Shippy, Senior Physician Executive – Amazon Web Services
- Dr. Jeff Temple, Director – Center for Violence Prevention
- Carolyn Truesdell, Retired Partner – Vinson & Elkins / Former HAWC Board Chair
- Nikki Van Hightower, Author / Former HAWC CEO
- Caroline Vetterling, Founder & Partner – Blazek & Vetterling / Former HAWC Board Chair
- Carolyn Watson, Executive Director – Williams Stamps Farish Fund
- John Whitmire, Mayor – City of Houston
- Gene Wu, State Representative – Texas House District 137