Board of Directors

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

Suzan Deison

Suzan Deison

CEO/President/Founder

GHWCC

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

Jeanna Bamburg

Jeanna Bamburg

Chief Executive Officer

Women’s Hospital of Texas

Heather Betancourth

Heather Betancourth

Community & Government Relations Representative

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP

Mary Anne Brelinsky

Mary Anne Brelinsky

President
EDF Energy Services, LLC

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

Sara Cronin

Sara Cronin

Vice President,
Communications & Public Affairs

Loretta Cross

Managing Director

Karen David-Green

Karen David-Green

Senior Vice President Stakeholder Engagement & Chief Marketing Officer

Weatherford International Ltd.

Susan Dray

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

Deborah Gordon

Deborah Gordon

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Memorial Hermann Health System

Debra Hatter

Debra Hatter

Partner

Melanie Herz Promecene

Melanie Herz Promecene

Vice President

Leisa Holland-Nelson

Leisa Holland-Nelson

Vice-President/CMO

Nikki Homratsamy

Nikki Homratsamy

Director, Tax

Linda Humphries

Senior Vice President / Marketing Director
Allegiance Bank

Myrtle Jones

Myrtle Jones

2018 Chair of the Board

Senior Vice President-Tax

Matt Kabot

Matt Kabot

Greater Houston Area Complex Manager

Dana Kervin

Dana Kervin

Chief Development Officer

Heather Linton

Heather Linton

Divisional Vice President of National Accounts and Energy

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Karen Love

Karen Love

Chief Executive Officer

Karen Love & Co.

Veronica Torralba Lozano

Veronica Torralba Lozano

Bridging Strategy and Execution / International Joint Ventures / Launching New Products

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Chapter Chairs

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

Robin Fielder

Robin Fielder

(The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair)

President/Chief Operating Officer

Noble Midstream

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

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

Caleen Allen

Caleen Allen

General Manager, Strategic Partnerships

Lina Bell

Director, Diversity and Inclusion

Rice University

Sarah Blakelock

Sarah Blakelock

Director of Communication

Nelda Luce Blair

Nelda Luce Blair

Attorney

The Blair Law Firm, P.C.

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

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

VP, Marketing

Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas

Gilda Ramirez

Senior Director, Small Business and Education Outreach

Port of Houston Authority

Matt Ross

President

Ventures Marketing

Gabriella "Gaby" Rowe

Gabriella “Gaby” Rowe

Executive Director and CEO

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