Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Board of Directors 2022
Cindy Miles, Legacy Community Health
Gina Carroll, Houston President Author, Lawyer
John Guess IV, Houston Senior Finance and Portfolio Analyst
Joseph Cohen
Sean Roberts, Houston Attorney
Winell Herron, Houston Group VP of Public Affairs & Diversity, H-E-B Grocery Company
Jeffrey Jackson, Washington, DC Retired USAID VP
Melanie Lawson, Houston KTRK 13 Television Anchor
Elmer Rogers, Houston Area Urban League
Keith Sparks, Houston Clean Line Energy
Craig McGowan, New Orleans, President Technical and Fabrication Resources, LLC
Ex-Officio
The Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee, MC
John Guess, Jr., Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
Advisory Committee
Lauren Anderson, Houston Retired Prima Ballerina Houston Ballet
Najee Dorsey, Columbus, Owner Black Art in America
John Franklin, Washington, DC Retired Senior Manager, Office of External Affairs at NMAAHC at the Smithsonian Institution
Jonathon Glus, Executive Director, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Freda Lewis Hall, Florida Retired EVP and Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer
Benito Huerta, Dallas Artist, Professor UT Arlington Director/Curator The Gallery at UTA
Bernard Kinsey, Los Angeles Owner of the Internationally Renowned Kinsey Collection
Founding Supporters
Annette Bracey, MPH, Consultant
Robert Galloway, MD, Physician
Ursula Hall, Harris County District Court Judge
Ellena Huckaby, Retired Counselor, Educator and Consultant
Irene Johnson, Human Resource and Placement Consultant
Eileen Lawal, Group VP, CAMAC International Corporation (retired from Board end of 2017)
The Rev. William Lawson, Pastor Emeritus, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
100% financial participation from Voting Board