Officers:

• Jessica Ludwig Bertuccio, Board Chair | Finance Professional
• Ann Al-Bahish, Director at Large 1 | Partner – Haynes Boone
• Mindy Davidson, Chair of Engagement | Executive Director – Houston Bar Association
• Cynthia Williams George, Chair of Development | Public Relations Professional
• Charic Daniels Jellins, Secretary | Retired Tax Attorney
• Lisa Modica, Director at Large 2 | VP, Labor & Employment – Halliburton
• Tana Pool, Chair of Finance | Executive Vice President – Legal – TGS

Members:

• Valencia Amenson, Chair of People + Culture | Human Resources Professional
• Vineet Bhatia | Partner – Susman Godfrey
• Jim Grace | Founding Partner – Grace & McEwan Consulting
• Cynthia Hablinski, Chair of Investments | Head of US Pensions & Treasury – Shell Oil Co.
• Greg Harper | Independent Director – Sprague Resources
• Eartha Jean Johnson, Chair of Risk Management | CEO – Risk Mitigation Worldwide
• Jeff Kaplan | Executive Vice President, Legal & Public Affairs – LyondellBasell
• Gin Kinney | Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Philanthropy – NRG Energy, Inc.
• Marcus Malonson | Senior Vice President – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
• Dr. CleRenda McGrady | Philanthropist, Author, Entrepreneur
• David Rose | Retired Aerospace Professional
• Nicole West | President – NCA Investigations, Westco Ventures LLC
• Jamie Wright | Sr. Management and Program Analyst – Department of Veterans Affairs

* Past Board Chair
† In Memoriam

Advisory Council:

• Deborah Duncan, Chair, Host for Great Day Houston – KHOU TV
• Rhonda Arnold, HAS Community Relations and Business Affairs Officer – Houston Airports
• Sharon Birkman, CEO – Birkman International
• Shannon Buggs, Director – Houston Complete Communities Initiative
• Len Cannon, Anchor – KHOU TV/ Former Board – HAWC
• Twila Carter, Community Leader
• Ellen Cohen, Former Mayor Pro Tem – City of Houston / Former HAWC CEO
• Sarah Davis, Houston Attorney / Former Texas State Representative
• Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1 Commissioner – Harris County
• Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Council Member – City of Houston
• Troy Finner, Chief of Police – Houston Police Department
• Dr. Kathy Flanagan, President – Houston Medical Forum
• Bill Fulton, Director – Kinder Institute at Rice University
• Adrian Garcia, Precinct 2 Commissioner – Harris County / Former Board – HAWC
• Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff – Harris County / Former Board – HAWC
• Dr. Elizabeth Gregory, Dean – University of Houston WGSS & IRWGS
• Paula Harris, Executive Director – Astros Foundation
• Diana Hudson, Former Board Chair – HAWC / Retired Partner – Andrews Kurth
• Simmi Jaggi, Managing Director of JLL Houston
• Rep. Ann Johnson, State Representative for Texas District 134
• Myrtle Jones, SVP – Halliburton / Former Board – HAWC
• Abbie Kamin, Council Member – City of Houston
• Melanie Lawson, Anchor – ABC NEWS KTRK TV
• Phyllis Mandola, Ninfa Foundation
• Jerry Martin, General Manager – KPRC TV
• Hannah McNair, Vice President of the Houston Texans Foundation
• Sherry Merfish, Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Dr. Leticia Plummer, Council Member – City of Houston
• Carrie Potter, Financial Advisor in Sports – Carrie Potter Group / Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Shawn Raymond, Partner – Susman Godfrey / Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Sandra Salazar, Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Angela Shippy, Senior Physician Executive, Nonprofit Healthcare – Amazon Web Services
• Dr. Jeff Temple, Director – Center for Violence Prevention
• Carolyn Truesdell, Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Nikki Van Hightower, Author / Former CEO – HAWC
• Caroline Vetterling, Founding Partner – Blazek & Vetterling / Former Board Chair – HAWC
• Carolyn Watson, Executive Director – Williams Stamps Farish Fund
• John Whitmire, Senator – Texas Senate District 15
• Gene Wu, Representative – Texas House District 137