On June 17th, the Texas Southern University Board of Regents unanimously selected Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young as TSU’s 13th president following a vote of confirmation. Dr. Crumpton-Young will assume her role at TSU on July 1st. “Dr. Crumpton-Young is the leader TSU needs to usher in a new era of greatness. Her vision for TSU will…
Main Street Theater welcomes Sloane Teagle as its new Artistic Inclusion and Community Engagement Director. “Main Street Theater is committed to providing an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible space for our artists, audience, and staff. We are thrilled to have Sloane on board to help guide our efforts,” says Main Street Theater Founding Artistic Director…
Houston native and owner, Kim Roxie is proud to announce that LAMIK products will now be available on ULTA.com, which is the largest beauty specialty retailer in the country. The official launch date is set for August 1, 2021, at 12 midnight. “I have worked really hard over the last decade to establish LAMIK as…
Friday, May 7, 2021 The Board of Directors of The William Stamps Farish Fund is pleased to announce that Carolyn Watson has joined as Executive Director. The Houston-based Fund was formed in 1951 and supports education, health, social service and faith-based programs. Its geographic footprint includes Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and New York. Larry Shryock,…
May 19, 2021 — Mayor Turner announced Wednesday the appointment of Olivera Jankovska as new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Education. Jankovska joins the City from UNICEF USA, where she served as a spokesperson in the Southwest region and leveraged the agency’s education, advocacy, and influence to transform the lives of children. She also serves…
Dr. Janet Wormack is a recent transplant to the Houston, Texas community. She currently serves as the vice chancellor of finance and administration at Houston Community College providing leadership and oversight of a dynamic leadership team including talent engagement, facilities and capital improvement, public safety, budget and finance, financial aid, information technology and procurement. She…
Jennifer St. Julian Wooden wears many hats, holding several roles in her career, volunteer and family life. She has almost two decades of experience in the fields of public relations, performing arts, design and sales and marketing. Wooden currently serves as the director of the Humble Civic Center & Arena Complex, the Charles Bender Theatre…
Dr. Tamara Williams is the president of Chamberlain University’s Houston campus. She brings nearly 20 years of combined experience in nursing practice and nursing education to her role. Prior to joining Chamberlain University, Dr. Williams was a cardiac clinical nurse specialist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. She has extensive clinical experience…
Carolyn Watson is Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at JPMorgan Chase. She directs the JPMorgan Chase Foundation’s philanthropic investments for Houston, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso, which collectively employ more than 10,000 people. The approach of each high-impact investment is to leverage the company’s strength – and the dedication of its talented employees – to…
Bridgette Smith-Lawson is the Managing Attorney for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Regions 5 & 6 consisting of 23 counties in Southeast Texas. Smith-Lawson began with the Department of Family Protective Services as a Regional Attorney assigned to Adult Protective Services and then to Child Protective Services. Smith-Lawson supervises a division of…