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Diversity Summit Co-Chair
William
Bulloch SVP and Principle Utility Revenue Management
Cora
Guinn Robinson Advanced Diversity Consultant Marathon OIl
Prior to joining Marathon, she was Senior Manger of Diversity for SYSCO Corporation; and Managing Director of INROADS/Houston, an international career development and placement organization for talented minority, college students. Cora is a Journalism graduate of Texas Tech University and is married to Judson Robinson, CEO of the Houston Area Urban League, they have three children.
Morning Keynote
George
Greanias President & CEO METRO
From 1982 through 1987, George was a member of the Houston City Council, representing the more than 270,000 residents of District C. Following his tenure on council, George served as Controller for the City of Houston until 1995. As the City’s Charter-designated chief financial officer, George had oversight responsibility for an operating budget of $1.4 billion and a capital budget of $500 to $1 billion annually. In addition to his public-sector work, George was a charter member of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Management. During his nine years at the School, during which he became an Associate Professor, he was responsible for creating and leading innovative courses in the interplay among business, government, policy and politics. An accomplished writer, George has co-authored two books – one on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and another on contemporary issues regarding boards of directors – and is a published playwright. In 1972, the Rockefeller Foundation, through its Playwrights for Tomorrow program, selected “Wilson,” his play with music, for production at the Miami Repertory Theatre. “Wilson” was subsequently produced in 1974 at Houston’s Alley Theater.
Irma
Diaz-Gonzalez Chairwoman Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
A native of Zaragoza, Mexico, Mrs. Diaz-Gonzalez began her professional career with the Illinois Migrant Council where she worked in various capacities while attending college and eventually became its Executive Director. She moved to Houston in 1982 where she worked as Manager of the City of Houston's Youth Employment Program, an initiative that placed over 10,000 inner city young adults in jobs every year. She has been honored for the work she has done in Illinois and in Texas by the Illinois Migrant Council, the Martin Luther King Center, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Hispanic School Administrators, Texas Executive Women, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Pan American Round Table, Mexico’s Office of Foreign Affairs, Univision and others. Her company has also been named One of the Best Places to Work by the Houston Business Journal and has been named one of the Top 50 Family Owned Businesses in Houston.
Dr.
Michael Williams Trustee District IV Houston Community College
Williams is the Founding Pastor of Joy Tabernacle in Houston, which in 1999 became the first African-American church to relocate to the heart of Houston’s inner city for service and advocacy. He has also served as Senior Pastor for the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and the East End Baptist Tabernacle Church in Bridgeport, CT. He has preached in 37 of the 50 states, three continents and in the Middle East. Williams also founded HOPE for Houston, Inc., a non-profit agency committed to serving at-risk young people and their families. Williams earned his undergraduate degree from Westminster College; his Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Williams is the author of three books and his articles have been featured in professional and popular journals. Dr. Williams has served as a professor at several universities, including the University of Houston. A commanding presence, he is a highly sought-after speaker for conferences and conventions and on college campuses across the nation. It is his dedication to the community and serving disenfranchised communities that have been hallmarks of his career. It is also part of the unique vision he has brought with him to HCC.
Morning Plenary Session A
Deborah
Campbell Director Advisory Services Catalyst
Prior to joining Catalyst, Ms. Campbell spent 14 years at HP, where she led cross-functional teams to create business strategies that drove business plans, organizational initiatives, and financial results. As a management consultant within HP specializing in business strategy, she envisioned and led the Business Case for Workforce Diversity, a complex project involving multiple divisions within HP. Ms. Campbell holds an M.Phil. in System Dynamics from the University of Bergen in Norway. She received her Bachelor’s in Computer and Information Sciences, with honors, from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Elizabeth
Campbell Chief Diversity Officer Andrews Kurth
She works closely with the chairs of the firm’s Diversity Committee and the Women’s Initiative Team, and is a member of the Recruiting, Professional Development and Associates Committees. She also collaborates with the firm’s marketing professionals to drive marketing and branding strategies; the Community Relations partner to identify opportunities to support community-based endeavors that align with the firm's strategic goals; human resources professionals to develop human capital strategies for all employees; and accounting professionals on the firm's supplier/vendor diversity pursuits. During her career, Elizabeth has worked in the areas of administrative and employment law both in law firm and in-house counsel settings, and has led human resources, employment relations and diversity strategies at large corporations. Before joining Andrews Kurth in February 2007, Elizabeth served as Vice President of Employment Relations and Corporate Diversity Officer for ARAMARK Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth received her J.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her B.A. from the American University in Washington, D.C.
Rick
Carr Principle Deloitte Consulting
Mr. Carr has deep knowledge and experience in various supply chain and operational roles both in industry, for oil and gas and industrial companies, and in consulting. This experience includes many years of leading and delivering operational improvements, business process reengineering, transformation, and cost management programs related to capital projects, drilling and operations, maintenance, procurement, and logistics. He has led multiple global supply chain transformation initiatives for oil and gas companies including elements of strategy, process, and technology solutions. Mr. Carr has served oil and gas and industrial companies for almost 20 years. Prior to working with Deloitte, he served as the Global Procurement Center of Excellence Lead for a Fortune 100 industrials company and prior to that Mr. Carr was a Partner in IBM’s Oil and Gas Practice where he had responsibility for Asset Management and Supply Chain for the Exploration and Production Sector. He graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and received a Master in Business Administration from Alaska Pacific University.
Wade
D. Hutchings Manager Technical Excellence Marathon Oil
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Hutchings was the planning manager for Worldwide Exploration, subsurface manager of the Gas Assets Team in the North America Production Operations group, team lead Angola Block 32 and team lead Gulf of Mexico Regional team, both in the Worldwide Exploration organization. Mr. Hutchings joined Marathon in 2000 as a geologist in the Gulf of Mexico Exploration group. Mr. Hutchings is a native of Utah and holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from Brigham Young University and a master’s in geology from The University of Texas at Austin. He resides in Katy, Texas with his wife and four children, and is actively involved in youth sports, Boy Scouts, and church related activities.
Neddy
Perez Chief Diversity Officer National Grid
Prior to joining National Grid, she lead diversity efforts at KPMG, external diversity relations at Sodexo and diversity efforts at Shell Oil’s Global Solutions division. She has worked in the UK, Netherlands, and Latin America. Born in Havana, Cuba she realized at an early age the power of education as a way to break through the glass ceiling and over come prejudice. As a result, she has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations to support and create programs that empower people and remove organizational barriers. Some of the organizations she has been involved with include:
Morning Plenary Session B
Ken
Jones Director Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship University of Houston
His background includes an array of responsibilities with documented success in the areas of entrepreneurial development, turnaround management consulting, software development and implementation, and e-business creation. Mr. Jones’ background also includes experience in financial management, sales management and strategic marketing. Mr. Jones defines an entrepreneur as “one who knows the outcome is up to him and wants it that way.” This definition is proven through his consulting practice and through MYOBusiness, which offers a series of seminars and workshops designed for business owners to gain knowledge and practical techniques that can be applied to resolve critical business issues entrepreneurs face on a regular basis. Mr. Jones is a Silver Fox Advisor and the Director of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at The University of Houston. Mr. Jones has an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and received his MBA from the University of Houston.
Polo
Becerra CEO Post Oak Grill
Passion for Good Food and Great Service…
This is the passion of Chef Polo Becerra born in Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco Mexico. Polo learned about the hospitality business in his hometown Puerto Vallarta where he worked as a dishwasher, waiter, captain waiter, cook, chef’s assistant and later as an Executive Chef. He worked for prestigious hotels such as Camino Real and Fiesta Americana. In 1990, he found his break and became one of the cooks of the most prominent restaurants in the Tanglewood area of Houston, The Post Oak Grill. Polo’s loyalty to his customers and dedication to excellence in exemplary service at Post Oak Grill paid off. He became a partner and worked his way through the entire operation until he had full ownership and was proficient in achieving his long time dream of owning a restaurant. Since then, Executive Chef Polo has maintained the Post Oak Grill as a distinctive destination for the perfect dining experience. As an entrepreneur, Polo’s vision was to expand his company and has thus far by opening his newest concept of fine dining in “New American Cuisine”, Polo’s Signature, not far from West University. Polo recently opened Saga Food & Wine featuring a new flare “New American Tapas” located in Midtown, and he is in the process of opening a Post Oak Grill in Downtown. His commitment to delivering personal attention to his customers and providing a dining experience to the most demanding of Houstonian palettes is what sets Polo apart.
Vibhore
“VJ” Jain Managing Partner Research Periodicals & Book Services
Lisa
Reyna President & CEO International Consulates
Lisa's education includes a B.A. from the University of Houston, M.Ed. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, M.A. from the United Nations-University for Peace serving as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and awarded a prestigious fellowship to study at the American University of Beirut. She completed her thesis on public diplomacy initiatives through academic and culture exchange as a tool to peace. Participated in Leadership Houston Class 28.
Luncheon Keynote
Jason
Few President Reliant Energy
Few serves on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership; he is a member of the executive committee and chairs the economic development committee. He also serves on the M.D. Anderson Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors and the boards of the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, the American Heart Association, Rebuilding Together Houston, Central Houston, the 2011 Houston Senior Games and the 2011 NCAA Houston Host Committee. He served on the Board of Syniverse Technologies (NYSE: SVR) until the company was successfully sold to the Carlyle Group. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer systems from Ohio University and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Diversity Champions
John
Sequeira
Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Shell
During his nearly 35 years with Shell, he has held numerous Human Resources generalist and manager positions and specialist roles in training and organizational change across nearly every U.S. Shell business segment. For the last fourteen years, he has specialized in Diversity & Inclusion and has held a variety of roles within the function as the governance for D&I has shifted from solely U.S. focused to global and adapted to changing business conditions. John holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame with a concentration in Human Resources Management and has completed Shell Management and Leadership Development Programs at the University of Houston and the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner Certification Program at the National Training Lab and was a charter member of the Diversity Best Practices Council, which is currently a subsidiary of Working Mother Media. He served as Membership Chair to the Conference Board Diversity Council and functioned as Shell’s representative to the National Hispanic Corporate Council where he was elected to its Board of Directors. He currently serves in a mentoring capacity to the NHCC/SMU Hispanic Leadership Development Program. John has published numerous articles on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion for Profiles in Diversity Journal, and contributed commentary to other Diversity and Inclusion related research published by Conference Board, Catalyst, Diversity Best Practices and a case study on Shell’s global approach to Diversity and Inclusion produced by Harvard University. He has been supported by his wife Diane for the last thirty-three years and draws daily inspiration from his daughter Gina and his son, John-Michael.
Richard
Huebner President Houston Minority Supplier Development Council
In 1985, Huebner responded to a blind ad in the Wall Street Journal that provided a perfect match for his proven skills in association management and his passion for economic development. Today he leads 221 major corporations and more than 1,000 Minority Business Enterprises in a common mission to increase and expand business opportunities and business growth for minorities. Under his direction, the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council has been recognized five times nationally as Council of the Year and by the Greater Houston Partnership as Houston’s Greatest Non-Profit Business Organization. Huebner serves on advisory boards of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Port of Houston Authority, Houston Community College, Unity National Bank, ACCION Texas and the NASA-Johnson Space Center Joint Leadership Team. He is active in Grand Lakes Presbyterian Church, Chairman of Leadership Houston, graduate of the Center for Houston’s Future and a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, and was named to Best of the Decade in Supplier & Workforce Diversity by Minority Business News.
Dr.
Jill Carroll Scholar, Writer & Speaker
Dr. Carroll earned her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Rice University in 1994 with a specialty in philosophy of religion. She is the author of numerous articles and four books. A recent book, A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gulen’s Islamic Ideals and Humanistic Discourse was a Publishers Weekly bestseller in religion, having been in a “Top 10” category on Amazon in May 2007. She is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and has been interviewed by The New York Times, PBS, MSNBC, and Good Morning America. She writes a featured blog called “Talking Tolerance” for the online religion section of the Houston Chronicle. She also writes a lifestyle blog called “Now That We’re Here.....”. For two years, she co-produced and co-hosted with Kym King the popular radio program “Peaceful Coexistence” on Houston’s Pacifica station KPFT 90.1 FM. She is the creator and founding director of the Amazing Faiths Project, a national grassroots community initiative that fosters interpersonal relationships between people of all faiths and no faith through dialogue and table fellowship. She has taught widely for many years in the Houston area, including at all campuses of the University of Houston system, Rice University, The Women’s Institute of Houston, The Jung Center of Houston, and in the Texas State prison system. She is a favorite for keynotes and public lectures because of her informative content as well as her inspiring and entertaining style. Dr. Carroll was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She lives with Nishta Mehra in Pearland, a suburb of Houston, Texas.
Afternoon Track C
Omar
Reid Human Resources Director City of Houston
Mr. Reid earned his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from University of Houston and his Master Degree from Texas Southern University. His expertise in leadership, team-building, problem solving, and communications have been demonstrated by his successful involvement in both business and community. Mr. Reid has served as Vice President of Complete Personal Resurrection Group, an organization that developed leadership seminars to corporations and small businesses; Co-Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, National Black Master of Business Administration, Co-Chairman of Houston Black Leadership Conference; Coordinator of United Way Texas, representing United Parcel Services; District Coordinator, United Negro College Fund Walk-A-Thon; Media Spokesperson, UPS-Southeastern Region, and Chairman of the Board Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority and Tax Reinvestment Zone. Listed among his accomplishments, Mr. Reid is a published author of The Traffic of Life: Characteristics of Effective Leadership. Mr. Reid has a ‘people come first’ personal philosophy and lives by his three basic keys to success which is ‘Trust, Communication & Perception is Reality’.
Sue
Moraska Department Chair – VAST and Occupational Life Skills Houston Community College
During her 20 years as Chair of HCC-VAST, Sue has cultivated numerous community partnerships with local area high schools, agencies, foundations and employers including: Assistance League of Houston, Baxter Trust Foundation, Office of Homeland Security, Marathon Oil, TX Children’s Hospital, NASA, HISD, SPBISD, The Center, DARS, Workforce Solutions, University of St. Thomas to name a few. She continues to be invited to speak at local, state and national conferences, workshops, Career Fairs to educate and share best practices on topics relating to transition and employment for students with disabilities. Sue believes in empowering her students to become leaders and self-advocates by actively, serving as Co-Advisor of the TX Advocates-“Lonestar -VAST Self-Advocates”( a partnership with The Arc of Greater Houston), and HCC-Eagles Club. She continues to share her gift of teaching at St. Cryil’s Catholic church, where she’s been teaching Sunday School for 20 years. Sue received her B.S. in Special Education from Eastern Mich. Univ. and M.Ed. from Houston Baptist University.
Dennis
O. May Director, Federal Employment Coordination Service (retired) Department of Veteran Affairs
Mr. May came to the VA after a successful Air Force career, where he retired in the grade of Colonel in 2007. He was commissioned in 1981 as a graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Arkansas, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration. He later earned a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University. While on active duty, Mr. May held a variety of key assignments in administration, manpower and personnel career fields. He served on the Air Staff, at Joint commands, and at Major Command levels. He also commanded the 17th Mission Support Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, which was twice named best mission support squadron in Air Education and Training Command. He served in the Pentagon as Director of the Headquarters Air Force Executive Secretariat as well as Chief of Personnel Issues for the Secretary of the Air Force’s Executive Issues Team. Mr. May earned many awards and decorations to include: the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He also earned “Best in the Air Force” recognition as Air Force Senior Personnel Manager of the year for 2000.
Cuc
Vu Chief Diversity Officer Human Rights Campaign
Deena Fidas Associate Director Workplace Project Human Rights Campaign
Afternoon Track D
Mary
Boughton Senior Director Catalyst
Ms. Boughton spent 14 years in sales at the former CompuServe Network Services, Inc. (now part of Verizon), rising from Account Representative to Area Manager for the Western Region of the United States. She then joined the consultancy, Accenture, where she focused on researching and presenting opportunities for new client engagements. In 2002, Ms. Boughton elected to bring her passion, corporate experience, and business skills to nonprofit management. Prior to joining Catalyst in 2008, she served as Executive Director for Career Closet in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, an organization that assists women returning to the workforce, and for the former Peninsula Habitat for Humanity (now Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco), an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Ms. Boughton holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.
Craig
Clayton, Sr. Director International Institute for Diversity & Cross-Cultural Management Catalyst University of Houston
Since 1999, Craig has also been the Director and Diversity Strategist of the International Institute for Diversity & Cross-Cultural Management. The Institute is located in the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business. Craig has over 25 years of diverse business experience, including positions as a CEO, COO, board member, and corporate executive. He has worked with Fortune 500 firms in a variety of capacities, from operations to sales and marketing, training to research. Representative clients have included Hewlett-Packard, Bank of America, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Shell, U.T. Health Science Center, ExxonMobil, Rohm & Haas Engineering, Johnson Controls Inc., Houston Independent School District, Aetna Insurance, St. Luke’s Medical Center, and many more. Craig has a seasoned talent for designing and facilitating executive leadership workshops and creating customized corporate cultural assessments by using focus groups, surveys, and employee interviews. He has designed and developed training curricula; facilitated training sessions; mentored and established global diversity councils, committees, conducted board retreats and designed and developed programs and services to support organizations in their efforts to create and sustain long-term change in corporate culture. To date, his global outreach has spanned over 20 countries including Mexico, The Peoples Republic of China, The Republic of China, Indonesia, Jamaica, Belgium, Singapore, The Dominican Republic and Brazil. In his diversity management work, Craig has created key tools for diversity practitioners, including the Diversity Earnings Per Share MetricTM, measurement tools. He has also launched www.MutualRespectCampaign.org to help organizations build mutually respectful organizations.
Afternoon Track E
Grace Chi Financial Analyst BP
Grace is part of BP’s Finance Challenge Program. She is also co-lead for BP’s Asian Network in Houston (BPANH) Grace graduated from Florida State University with two Bachelor of Science degrees and three majors – Finance, Real Estate, and Risk Management/Insurance. She is working on her CRM (Certified Risk Manager) designation from the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research. Grace is a native of Shanghai, China. She has studied abroad in Japan and France on various scholarships. She now lives in northwest Houston with her miniature schnauzer, Cooley. She volunteered as an AARP tax counselor to file federal tax returns for senior citizens.
John
Nguyen Service Manager Shell Global Solutions
In his latest accomplishment John was selected from a nationwide search to be featured in Discover Your Inner Strength. The book features best-selling authors Stephen R. Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Brian Tracy (Million Dollar Habits), and Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager). John Nguyen, Blanchard, Covey and Tracy, are joined by other well known authors and speakers, each offering time-tested strategies for success in frank and intimate interviews. John is a speaker on the topics of Leadership Development and Emotional Intelligence. His credo is “If you can SEE it, you can HAVE it.” In 2009 John received his credential as a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation. John’s inner strength and joy in life comes from his blessed relationship with his wife Kirsten, son Hunter and daughter Kirby.
Neena
Newberry President & CEO Newberry Executive Coaching and Consulting
Neena’s approach is rooted in a strong business, HR, and coaching background. Her experience spans from business strategy development and operations improvement to attracting, retaining and developing top talent. She has an MBA from the University of Texas, over ten years of management consulting experience with Deloitte, and four years of experience as an HR executive. She is a certified executive coach through the International Coach Federation and has her Professional in Human Resources certification. Neena also works with Rice University to deliver leadership development programs, and with SMU’s Cox School of Business Executive Education to deliver programs focused on developing women leaders. Her leadership articles are published weekly on McCombs Today at the University of Texas. In March 2011, her coaching segment will be televised on PBS on Positively Houston. Visit www.newberrycoaching.com to learn more and access valuable resources.
Dr.
Richard Lee Medical Director, Integrative Medicine M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
He is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Stanford University School of Medicine. He went on to complete fellowships in clinical medical ethics, hematology/oncology, and palliative medicine at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Additionally, he obtained further training in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taiwan through a Fulbright Scholarship, with an emphasis on acupuncture. Dr. Lee's clinical practice and research centers on improving integrative oncology approaches for cancer patients.
Y.
Vani Rao Continuous Improvement Advisor BP Exploration and Production
In 2006, after several years as a consultant to BP, Vani joined the GoM Projects & Engineering team as the MoC Process Technical Authority. Her responsibilities included providing oversight for the Management of Change (MoC) process, developing SPU performance reporting and coordinating internal and external MoC audits. She is also one of the co-leads for BP’s Asian Network in Houston (BPANH), whose vision is to promote an environment where Asian employees are valued for their contributions, cultural richness, and are equitably respected at all levels of the organization. Vani received her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Austin College and MBA from Columbia University. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Before joining BP, she worked as a project management consultant. Vani lives in northwest Houston with her husband, Thulasidass. She enjoys traveling, especially since her family is spread across the globe in India, Singapore and Texas. She is also actively involved with charitable organizations in Houston and India. She spends what little time she has left making jewelry and watching football.
Jonathan
Fong Owner Elevation Consulting Group
Jonathan has spent much of his free time dedicated to the community and toward issues close to his heart such as voting, youth leadership development, and education. He is former founding president of the Sugar Land Junior Chamber of Commerce & Vice President of Individual Development of the Texas Junior Chamber. Jonathan is also a current board member of Houston 80-20 Political Action Committee and a past board member of OCA- Greater Houston & Asian Pacific American Heritage Association. He graduated in 2006 with a BA from University of Texas- Austin in History and is a Class of 2011 MBA Candidate at Rice University. During college he volunteered over 1000 hours at the Boys and GIrls Club and Intervarsity. He spent two summers in Hong Kong teaching English in the KwunTong area and developed a curriculum targeting the educational needs of this student population. Jonathan has also served in the offices of Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Honorable Martha Wong (TX-134), Honorable Peter Brown (At-Large #1), and Honorable Daniel Wong (Sugar Land) as intern to staff member to field director.
Jason
Brent Strategic Operations Team Lead BP
Afternoon Track F
M. Helen Cavazo VP Human Resources & Diversity METRO
Recently named as Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer for METRO, Helen reports directly to the President/CEO, with responsibilities to lead the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies aligned with METRO’s key business strategies. She will lead the integration of Diversity in all aspects of the organization’s key initiatives and work across departmental boundaries to continue to maintain the organization’s diverse and inclusive work environment. Prior to joining METRO, she had an independent human resources consulting and executive search firm, where she parlayed her experience and expertise she learned working for McDonald’s Corporation starting in Houston and then to the Corporate Headquarters in the Chicago area, via Hawaii, in Human Resources and Diversity Development. Helen has served on numerous boards and committees of organizations that foster developmental and economic opportunities for diverse groups and currently serves on the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board, the Texas Diversity Council, is on the Human Resources Committee of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council and was past president of Hispanic Women in Leadership. She is a member of Texas Executive Women and the National Association of Female Executives and throughout her career has received numerous awards and recognition for her leadership and diversity initiatives.
Bonnie
Delesandri Monych President The New WorkPlace
Doctor B has been featured on the local CBS, ABC, Fox and WB39 networks and Clear Channel Houston, KRLD Dallas radio as an expert on workplace issues. She has delivered keynote addresses on various topics including Working with Four Generations, Networking Girl Style- How to Extend Your Reach without a Golf Club, Me, Inc.- How to be the CEO of your Career, and Take This Job and Love It! She published her first book, Shift Happens: Straight Talk About Jobs, Work and Careers in 1996 which was updated and re-printed in 2000. Her second book, Get Your Shift Together: The Secret to Working with Multiple Generations was published in 2010. She is a native Texan, raised two daughters and now enjoys the freedom of spoiling her two beautiful granddaughters. Doctor B is very active in her community volunteering at the Woodlands Church job support ministry; she is a member of the Texas Diversity Council and has chaired the Women in Leadership Symposium as well as the Diversity Awards Luncheon and most recently held Generational Summits all across the U.S. Doctor B also supports the growth of the business community by being an active member of the Woodlands Chamber and the Woodlands Christian Business Networking organization.
Mariam
Haddad President & Founder Performance English
Drawing on experiences from growing up on the border in El Paso within an Arabic family, as well as her background as an award winning classical pianist and opera singer, have uniquely qualified her to be able to work with people from all walks of life. Her clients have been voted Best Presenter at industry conferences and Best Leading Actress in Houston, have received invitations to host radio shows, as well as to perform live on radio and television programs. The vocalists she has trained rank at the top of their niche markets and have placed as finalists at international vocal competitions and are currently recording artists. She has enjoyed assisting clients affiliated with Technip USA, Sinopec, BGP subsidiary of CNPC, Dresser-Rand, BMC Software, Shell, Otepi USA, FIOCRUZ, MD Anderson and La Procuradoria Federal de Brazil, CG Veritas, Looper Reed and McGraw, RigNet and GeoKinetics. |
