Board of Directors

Meet the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Board Members

Elizabeth Youngblood Fasche

Elizabeth Youngblood Fasche

COO
CHI Texas Division
President
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Marie Guillot

Consultant
Preng & Associates

Kim Coomber-Hallum

NGL Logistics Manager
bp

Caroline Verot Moore

Caroline Verot Moore

Senior Vice President- Houston Market Executive
Fifth Third Bank

Myra Davis

Myra Davis

Chief Information Innovation Officer
Texas Children’s Hospital

Rhonda Sandel

Rhonda Sandel

CEO
Texas Emergency Care Center & Gryphon Healthcare

Lees Rodinov

Lees Rodinov

Global Director Sustainability
Schlumberger

Valerie Gibbs

Chief C&I Officer
Allegiance Bank

Casey Curry

Casey Curry

Corporate Citizenship Director
Education and Awareness
alliantgroup

Megan Avery

National Business Development Officer
Stewart Title

Elizabeth Ortega

Elizabeth Ortega

CEO
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas

Suzan Deison

Suzan Deison

CEO/President/Founder
GHWCC

Kelly Frazier

Gwen Schreffler

Gwen Schreffler

Corporate Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Core Laboratories

Elizabeth Graham

Elizabeth Graham

Senior Counsel
Union Pacific Railroad

Dr. Juliet Breeze

2020 Chair of the Board
CEO & Medical Director

Next Level Urgent Care

Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock

Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock

2019 Chair of the Board
Director of Local Relations
CenterPoint Energy

Abby Alford

Abby Alford

Transaction Manager
CBRE

Heather Betancourth

Heather Betancourth

Community & Government Relations Representative

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP

Kathy Britton

Kathy Britton

CEO

Stacy Canady

Assistant Vice President, AT&T External & Legislative Affairs

Denise Castillo-Rhodes

Denise Castillo-Rhodes

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Texas Medical Center

Loretta Cross

Managing Director

Karen David-Green

Karen David-Green

Susan Dray

Director, Alternative Channel Business Development

Reliant, an NRG Company

Allison Esenkova

Allison Esenkova

Vice President

Samina Farid

Samina Farid

Farid Ventures

Kristina Fenske

Kristina Fenske

Executive Vice President, Team Leader and Business Development
Central Bank

Cyndy Garza Roberts

Cyndy Garza Roberts

Director Community Impact/External Affairs

Valerie Gibbs

Executive Vice President, Chief C&I Officer

Allegiance Bank

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Chapter Chairs

Natalie Saikowski Goertz

Natalie Saikowski Goertz

(The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair)
Senior Vice President
Guaranty Bank & Trust

Heather Betancourth

Heather Betancourth

Community & Government Relations Representative

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP

Brenda James

Brenda James

(The Woodlands North Houston Co-Chair)
Brenda James & Co.

Irene Helsinger

Irene Helsinger

(Fort Bend Chapter Chair)
Managing Director
NewportLLC

Mary Ryder

Mary Ryder

(Fort Bend Chapter Chair)
Executive Vice President
Cadence Bank

Brenda Mainwaring

Brenda Mainwaring

(The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair)

Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs

Union Pacific Railroad

Sallie Rainer

Sallie Rainer

(The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair)
President & CEO
Entergy Texas

Jennifer Briscoe

Jennifer Briscoe

(Energy Corridor / Katy Area Chapter Co-Chair)
President

Maria Martinez

Maria Martinez

(Energy Corridor / Katy Area Chapter Co-Chair)
Vice President, HR & Administration

Amanda E. (Franke) Eaves

Amanda E. (Franke) Eaves

(Bay Area Chapter Co-Chair)

Director and Office Industry Leader of Governmental & Public Non-Profit Audit and Higher Ed Services

BKD CPAs & Advisors

Ann Krieger

Ann Krieger

(Bay Area Chapter Co-Chair)

Financial Advisor

Halisha Balla

Halisha Balla

Cost, Business Plan & Controls Section Supervisor
Baytown Complex – Mechanical

EX-OFFICIO

Whitney Whitmire

Whitney Whitmire

President

Whitney Whitmire Consulting

Rhonda Arnold

Rhonda Arnold

Chief Community Relations Officer

Houston Airport Systems

Jamie Belinne

Jamie Belinne

Assistant Dean

The University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

Lina Bell

Director, Diversity and Inclusion

Rice University

Sarah Blakelock

Sarah Blakelock

Director of Communication

Linda Buchman

Linda Buchman

Community Relations Officer

Spring Branch I.S.D.

LaQuita Carter

School Leadership Officer

Bob Charlet

Bob Charlet

Market President
& Publisher

Houston Business Journal

Dr. LaTonya Goffney

Dr. LaTonya Goffney

Superintendent

Holly Gruy

Holly Gruy

Chief Operating Officer

The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership

Linda Head

Linda Head

Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor

Lone Star College Foundation

Dewannya Horn, Ph.D.

Dewannya Horn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Accreditation
Associate Professor of Management
College of Business
Texas Women’s University

Brenda James

Brenda James

(The Woodlands North Houston Co-Chair)
Brenda James & Co.

Tim Jeffcoat

Tim Jeffcoat

District Director

US Small Business Administration

Karen Marshall

Karen Marshall

Director of Client Services

Maryanne Maldonado

Executive Director

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Dr. Susan Osterberg

Dr. Susan Osterberg

Adjunct Professor of Arts & Humanities

University of Houston Downtown

Cindy Pena Sarrat

Cindy Pena Sarrat

Public Affairs

Federal Reserve Bank

Leila Perrin

Community Volunteer

Gilda Ramirez

Senior Director, Small Business and Education Outreach

Port of Houston Authority

Matt Ross

President

Ventures Marketing

Linda Schaible

Linda Schaible

VP, Marketing & Strategic Development

Houston Chronicle

Katherine Schieffelin

Katherine Schieffelin

Assistant Dean, External Relations

Jones School of Business @ Rice University

Danielle Scheiner

Danielle Scheiner

Executive Director

Conroe Economic Development Council

Janis Schmees-Burke

Janis Schmees-Burke

CEO

Harris County – Houston Sports Authority

Meredith Watassek

Meredith Watassek

Director of Career and
Technical Education