Officers:

• Jessica Ludwig Bertuccio, Chair, Finance Professional
• Cindy Deere, Immediate Past Chair, Finance Executive – Retired*
• Cynthia Williams George, Chair of Development, Public Relations Professional
• Greg Harper, Director at large, Independent Director – Sprague Resources
• Charic Daniels Jellins, Secretary, Retired Tax Attorney
• Kristin Midgett, Chair of Board Engagement, Communications Professional
• Tana Pool, Chair of Finance, Executive Vice President – Legal – TGS

Members:

• Ann Al-Bahish, Partner – Haynes Boone
• Valencia Amenson, Chair of People + Culture, Human Resources Professional
• Vineet Bhatia, Partner – Susman Godfrey
• Mindy Davidson, Executive Director – Houston Bar Association
• Jim Grace, Founding Partner – Grace & McEwan Consulting
• Cynthia Hablinski, Head of US Pensions & Treasury – Shell Oil Co.
• Eartha Jean Johnson, 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
• Lisa Modica, VP, Labor & Employment – Halliburton
• Debra Ibarra Mayfield, Senior Legal Counsel – Enterprise Products †
• David Rose, Retired Aerospace Professional
• Nicole West, President – NCA Investigations, Westco Ventures LLC
• Jamie Wright, Sr. Management and Program Analyst – Department of Veterans Affairs
• Elizabeth Wyman, Senior Counsel – Yetter Coleman LLP

* 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