Welcome to The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization of highly influential and diverse women and men dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of women through avenues of leadership, education, advocacy and mentoring. To learn more about the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce, we welcome you to get involved or join us in our upcoming events. 

NOMINATION: GREATER HOUSTON WOMENS HALL OF FAME

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Due Monday, May 31, 2013
Download Nomination Procedures and Form 
Email info@ghwcc.org
Fax 281-400-3635

Please call the Chamber office with any questions at 713-782-3777. 

To nominate a candidate, please complete the nomination form for the woman you wish to nominate for the 2013 Greater Houston's Women's Hall of Fame Award including a short bio. All nominees will be considered and those selected for recognition will be notified as soon as selections are complete.

Nominees must:
• Have contributed significantly to the advancement of women and improved the quality of life for future generations of Houstonians.
• Agree with GHWCC's mission of empowering women through advocacy, research and education.

MEMBER ORIENTATION

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Chamber Offices
First Floor Community Room
3015 Richmond Avenue
(Between Buffalo Speedway & Kirby) 
Date Monday, June 3, 2013
Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
RSVP Register here 

Explore ways to increase your Company's visibility and get involved in the Chamber's program of work. Learn about Committees, Workshops, Education, Volunteer Opportunities, Events, Initiatives, Advocacy and more.

Bring a guest! This event is open to members and non-members and there is no charge to attend.

MANAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NON-TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

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Cliff Scherer

Galleria 
Microsoft Store
5015 Westheimer Avenue
(2nd Level, North Side of Ice Rink ) 
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Date Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Time 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hands-on Demo 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
(The Hands-on Demo is limited to 10 registrants and will be given on a first-come-first-served basis. )
RSVP Register here 
Registration  $10/person

Easy Steps to Save Money and Build Business


At this session business owners and decision makers will get a low tech, easy to implement view of what to expect from your computer network and how much to pay for it. At the end of the session, we'll also have laptops setup for demos of Office 365 – Microsoft's Cloud Computing System. 

2013 Legislative Agenda

Legislative Agenda   The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of  Commerce is committed to empowering women  to be successful while supporting economic development and educating our membership on public policy.

In addition, we are committed to aggressively advocating our 2013 Legislative Agenda and key priorities.

Read the agenda here.

2013 BREAKTHROUGH WOMEN

These women were chosen because they're truly trailblazers in their industry and have demonstrated amazing courage and leadership in reaching their career goals. We salute these visionaries who took risks and embraced change...whose passion and performance have paved the way for the dreams of new generations of women.
 
 Laura Bellows, President & Chairman, W.S. Bellows Construction  Nelda Luce Blair,       Cris Daskevich
LAURA BELLOWSNELDA L. BLAIRCRIS C. DASKEVICH
President & Chairman,
W.S. Bellows Construction
 Founder
The Blair Law Firm
 Senior Vice President,
Texas Children's Hospital
Barbara DuganierJaniece LongoriaAnnella
BARBARA DUGANIERJANIECE LONGORIAANNELLA METOYER
Managing Director,
Accenture's Resource
Operating Group
Partner, Ogden Gibson
Broocks
Longoria & Hall LLP
Market President,
Capital One Bank
 Sara N. Ortwein 
 SARA N. ORTWEIN 
 President, ExxonMobil
Upstream Research Company
 

2012 Hall of Fame HONOREES

The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce kicked up its heels in honor of 13 outstanding women. Read the story here and view pictures from the 2012 Hall of Fame Gala.
 Gracie Cavnar, Author   Jane Page Crump, President, Jane Page Design Group      Kelli Cohen Fein, MD
GRACIE CAVNARJANE PAGE CRUMPKELLI COHEN FEIN, MD
 Author President
Jane Page Design Group
Radiologist and Educator
 Ellie Francisco, Founder, francisco+co   Winell Herron, Vice President Public Affairs HEB      Susan Kellner, Philanthropist
ELLIE FRANCISCOWINELL HERRON     SUSAN KELLNER
 Founder
francisco+co
 Vice President Public Affairs
HEB
 Philanthropist, Former Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustee
 Melissa Mithoff, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist   Carrin F. Patman, Attorney, Philanthropist      Sue Smith, National Ballroom Dance Champion, Philanthropist
MELISSA MITHOFFCARRIN F. PATMAN  SUE SMITH
Entrepreneur
Philanthropist
 Attorney
Philanthropist
 Philanthropist
Mary Spangler, PhD, Chancellor of Houston Community College   Karen T. Stall, Entrepreneur, Founder of Karen T. Stall Research and Breast Institute      Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD
MARY SPANGLER, PhDKAREN T. STALLELIZABETH L. TRAVIS, PhD
Chancellor of
Houston Community College
  Entrepreneur, Founder of Karen T. Stall Breast InstituteAssoc. VP for Women Faculty Programs at MD Anderson
        Beth Williams, Entrepreneur, Commercial Real Estate      
   BETH WILLIAMS 
   Entrepreneur, CEO     
  TechTrans International