Chief Operations Officer/Principal, The Principle Partnering Group, LLC Karen Becerra is the co-founder and COO of the Principle Partnering Group, LLC. She leads and directs the firm’s activities in all aspects of business development, and program planning and implementation. The firm is a premiere management consulting organization with an unsurpassed track record in helping companies…
State Representative Carol Alvarado is a native Houstonian and a lifetime resident of Houston’s East End. Before being elected to the State House she served on the Houston City Council from 2002-2008 and as Mayor ProTem from 2004-2006. Rep. Alvarado is a tireless fighter for policies that focus on strengthening overall quality of life. She…
Founder, Pretty Girls with Cancer Kandice Rose was born and raised in Houston, and is the youngest child of Larry and Roslyn Rose. She has two sisters and one brother. She attended Langham Creek High school in Cy-Fair where she enjoyed playing sports. By the time Rose went to college at Huston –Tillotson University in…
Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Coast Community Services Association (GCCSA) Dr. Jonita Reynolds, affectionately called “DrJ”, is a native Houstonian and notable leader in the community. Upon graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston in 1992, she began working for the Houston Independent School District as an English teacher at Sterling High School. In…
Project Manager, Farouk Systems Inc. Jamilah Shami is a Palestinian-American organizer dedicated to civil and human rights. She served as a board member of several organizations, including the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination (ADC), the largest Arab-American Grassroots Organization. She also served as an ADC National Board Member and as Chapter President of the Washington D.C. Area Chapter…
COO & Pastor, New Light Christian Center Church Pastor Irishea Hilliard, daughter of Bishop I.V. and Pastor Bridget Hilliard was born on June 7, 1977 in Houston. She is definitely wise beyond her years. After attending The University of Oklahoma and Sam Houston State University and majoring in accounting, Pastor Hilliard decided to stop pursuing…
President, Bradlink, LLC Helen Callier is the president of Bradlink LLC, a go-to Technical Services Firm that provides Program Management, Construction Management, Facilities Design, BIM, and Operations/Maintenance services primarily in the public sector. Some of Bradlink’s clients include the Houston Airport System, AECOM, TDIndustries, XEROX, and CH2MHill. Callier has Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering….
Orthodontist & Owner, Dr. Heather Brown Orthodontics Dr. Heather Brown is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from Meharry Medical College and her specialist certificate in Orthodontics at Howard University where she graduated as Valedictorian of her class. Considered one of Houston’s most prominent orthodontists,…
Associate Vice President, University Advancement – Communications & Marketing – Texas Southern University As the Associate Vice President for University Advancement, Eva Pickens is responsible for the image, branding, communications and marketing at Texas Southern University, the third largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country. Pickens has 25 years of overall professional…
SVP and Chief Development Officer, Neighborhood Centers, Inc. Emelda Douglas is a veteran leader in the local philanthropic community.Her passion is to ensure that young people have the resources, education and connection to build better lives for themselves and their families. She is living her dream at the crossroads of this passion and her profession…