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…
President & CEO, The Source for Women “It’s not what we’re against, it’s what we’re for. We’re here for her.” -Cynthia Wenz, CEO of The Source for Women. She has proven those words time and again as a pioneer in the field of women’s holistic reproductive health. When she accepted the position of unpaid CEO…
Chief Strategist for Innovation and Research, Lone Star College Christina Robinson Grochett currently serves as Chief Strategist for Innovation and Research at Lone Star College – University Park. Grochett spearheads the expansion of innovative ideas across the Lone Star College system and engages cross-functional teams in delivering strategic outcomes. Grochett is a champion of higher…
Chief Operations Officer, Amerigroup Catherine Mitchell is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the AMERIGROUP Texas, Houston and Beaumont health plans. Mitchell is a native Houstonian who has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Sam Houston State University and has been with AMERIGROUP for more than seven years. She has an extensive background…
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Facial Plastic Surgery Associates Dr. Angela Sturm is an Associate at Facial Plastic Surgery Associates located in the Texas Medical Center. She has been named one of Houston’s Top Docs for facial plastic surgery and recognized as a 2013 Top Women in Business. Dr. Sturm attended medical school at Baylor College of…
Texas Southern University set the bar for how institutions of higher learning should throw a gala. The university’s annual Maroon & Gray black-tie event not only broke records, raising $1 million for scholarships with more than 1,500 guests, but it also featured Emmy award-winning journalist and native Texan Tamron Hall, Mayor Sylvester Turner, the university’s…
Many of us can relate to these scenarios: It’s the morning of a big presentation or a special event, and all of a sudden, bumps or pimples appear on your face; add a glass of wine later in the day and your cheeks take on a bright red color, beyond what could be considered a…
“No more pencils and no more books” was a chant heard on playgrounds across the country when the final bell released students for the summer months. And while Alice Cooper’s lyrics go on to showcase how excited the children were about their freedom from homework, they also highlight one of the biggest problems the American…
When Oxford Dictionaries chose “selfie” as the word of the year in 2013, they weren’t just describing the moment. They were documenting the present and forecasting the future. And increasingly, it’s a future many American families are hoping to change. Devices everywhere. Gizmos at every turn. Eyes looking down and glued to electronics at arm’s…
Cyberattacks like the hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Target have put serious cybercrime on the radar of the American public and government alike, so it’s no surprise that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the cyber security industry will grow 37 percent by 2022. The hack on Anthem Inc., a leading U.S….