Board of Directors

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

Suzan Deison

CEO/President/Founder

Myrtle Jones

2018 Chair of the Board

Senior Vice President-Tax

Halliburton

Elizabeth Travis, Ph.D., FASTRO

Associate Vice President, Women Faculty Program

MD Anderson Cancer Center

April Bailey

Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending Manager

Amegy Bank

Dr. Juliet Breeze

CEO & Medical Director

Next Level Urgent Care

Mary Anne Brelinsky

President
EDF Energy Services, LLC

Elizabeth Brock

Director of Local Relations
CenterPoint Energy

Kathy Britton

Perry Homes

Denise Castillo-Rhodes

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Texas Medical Center

Sara Cronin

Director, Corporate Communications / Govt Affairs

TPC Group

Loretta Cross

Managing Director

Stout

Karen David-Green

Vice President of Investor Relations, Marketing and Communications

Weatherford International Ltd.

Susan Dray

Director, Alternative Channel Business Development

NRG

Amanda Ebbighausen

Senior Manager

Accenture

Allison Esenkova

Vice President

PARIVEDA

Cyndy Garza Roberts

Director of Public Affairs

H-E-B

Paige Gerich

Partner

BKD, LLP

Valerie Gibbs

Executive Vice President, Chief C&I Officer

Allegiance Bank

Debra Hatter

Partner

Strasburger

Melanie Herz Promecene

Vice President, Director of Interiors

MORRIS Architects

Leisa Holland-Nelson

Vice-President/CMO

Astoundz

Matt Kabot

Greater Houston Area Complex Manager

Morgan Stanley

Dana Kervin

Chief Political Strategist

Houston Association of Realtors

Jennifer Kirk

Vice President/Principal Accounting Officer

Occidental Petroleum

Melinda Little

Director of Government Affairs

Comcast – Houston

Karen Love

Owner

Karen Love & Co.

Julie Luecht

Principal

KPMG, LLP

Jessica Mahaffey

Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Direct Energy

Janette Marx

Global Chief Operating Officer

Airswift

Elizabeth Matthews

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Total Petrochemical & Refining USA

Bambi McCullough

Professional Speaker & CEO

Chrysalis Partners

Shawntell McWilliams

CEO

Infinity Cleaning Solutions

Annette Monks

President

Carlton Staffing

Jeanine Haller Piskurich

Vice President Land, US Lower 48 Onshore

BP America Production Company

Sandra Porter

Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Business Development

Hines

Erika Tolar

Worldwide Executive – Private Equity Sales & Strategy

FedEx Services

Dr. Mary Ann R. Wilkins

Vice President & Senior Business Development Officer

Stewart Title Guaranty Group

Dr. Jeanette Winters

Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Igloo Products Corp.

Beth Young

Senior Vice President

Colliers International

Robin Young-Ellis

President/CEO

ROBINYOUNG & COMPANY, INC.

CHAPTER CHAIRS

Brenda Mainwaring

The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair

Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs

Union Pacific Railroad

Robin Fielder

The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair

Vice President, Investor Relations

Anadarko Petroleum

Irene Helsinger

Fort Bend Chapter Chair

Managing Director

Newport Board Group

Sallie Rainer

The Woodlands/North Houston Co-Chair

President & CEO

Entergy Texas

EX-OFFICIO

Caleen Allen

General Manager, Strategic Partnerships

Houston I.S.D

Rhonda Arnold

Chief Community Relations Officer

Houston Airport Systems

Dr. Wanda Bamberg

Superintendent

Aldine ISD

Jamie Belinne

Assistant Dean

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

Lina Bell

Director, Diversity and Inclusion

Rice University

Nelda Luce Blair

Attorney

The Blair Law Firm, P.C.

Linda Buchman

Community Relations Officer

Spring Branch I.S.D.

LaQuita Carter

School Leadership Officer

Spring ISD

Bob Charlet

Market President & Publisher

Houston Business Journal

Samina Farid

Community Leader

Nicole Robinson Gauthier

Executive Director

Lone Star College Foundation

Holly Gruy

Vice President of Operations

The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership

Linda Head

Lone Star College Foundation

Susan Hill

Senior Managing Director

HFF

Brenda James

Managing Director

Clayton Personnel

Anness Jensen

VP-Retail Banking

IBC Bank

Maryanne Maldonado

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Houston Technology Center

Karen Marshall

Director of Client Services

METRO

Sonia Mathur

Managing Director

Golden Seeds Houston

Ayse McCracken

President

eNNOVATE Health Ventures

Dr. Susan Osterberg

Vice President and President –Elect

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

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

Sally Ramsay

Senior Vice President

Pierpont Communications

Matt Ross

President

Ventures Marketing

Danielle Scheiner

Executive Director

Conroe Economic Development Council

Janis Schmees-Burke

CEO

Harris County – Houston Sports Authority

Meredith Watassek

Director of Career and Technical Education

Fort Bend ISD

Sarah Wood

Early Childhood & Gifted Program Specialist

Conroe ISD

Debby Young

Managing Director

Accenture