Advisory Board
Jennifer Duran
Service Executive – Client Solutions & Operations
AT&T
Carla Dykstra
Senior Compensation Analyst
ACC (Austin Community College)
Kanetra Hights
Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Engagement
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Mary Hjorth
EVP + Chief HR Officer
Kestra Financial
William Hopkins
Partner
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
Edgar (Andy) Anderson, MBA, MS
Process Engineer
Wells Fargo
Lynda Andrews, CDP
Manager, Employee & Community Engagement
Vericast
Gail Baker
Sr. Manager, Org. Change And Communication
BD
W. Maurice Bridges
Director Business/Supplier Diversity & Disadvantage Business Enterprise Liaison Officer
VIA Metropolitan Transit
Ralph Leal, SPHR
Associate Director - Career Services
Texas State University
Jenna Moreno
Human Resources Business Partner
C.H. Guenther & Son Inc.
Jeanie Murphy
Dir. Of Academic Affairs
University of Phoenix
Luis Muñoz
Sr. Analyst - Site Leader
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.
Sonia Quirino Canales, CDP
Diversity and Inclusion Manager
HEB
Cynthia Rocha
CEO
L3- Life Long Legaices
Otis (Scotty) Scott, Jr.
Former Director of Career Services, UT San Antonio
Retired
Valerie Wilson
CEO & Founder
Essence Learning
Jerry Autry
Human Resources Manager
Gulf Interstate Engineering
Brenda Cooper, PHR
SVP / HR Business Partner / Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Amegy Bank
Ulonda Crawford Eurey
Senior HR Business Partner
AIG
Somona Dabney, CDP, PHR, CCP
Senior HR Business Partner, Manager
Phillips 66
Diedra Fontaine
Director Of Alumni Relations, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Houston
Willie French
SVP of Human Resources
Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.
Bryan Glines
Manager, HR Compliance & Diversity
CenterPoint Energy
Brandi Gregg
EVP & Chief Compliance Officer
CommunityBank of Texas
Chad Haddock
Dir. of Talent Acquistion
Goodman Manufacturing Co.
Cheryl Henderson
HR Manager
Dean Foods
Karla Hernandez DeCuir
Sr. Director of Enrollment Management & External Affairs
University of Houston - Victoria
Karen Kauffman, SPHR
Chief Human Resources Officer
METRO Transit Authority
Velma Laws
HR Administrator
City of Houston
Paula McHam
Strategic Account Executive – City of Houston Community Involvement Lead
Cigna
Emrys McMahon, PE
Vice President
BMO Capital Markets
Adeola Oduwole, MSc
Director of Learning and Organizational Development
National Diversity Council
Sallie Rainer
President and CEO
Entergy
Alyssa Randall-Sam
Client Manager
Cigna
Ed Ryland, CCIM, MCR
President
ARVO Realty Advisors
Jona Sargent
Team Manager
State Farm
Mary Schubert
Director of Strategic Programs
Texas A&M University - College Station
Nyma Shah
Director of Research Funding, Office of Research Administration
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
David Solis
Vice President of Business Development
Bayside Printing
Renee Stewart, PHR, HCS, sHRBP
AVP Human Resources – Houston
Yang Ming
Chisholm Tate
Director of Human Resources
Building Engineering-Consultants, Inc.
Eric Trevino
Director of Account Management, Key Accounts
UnitedHealthcare
Celeste Armstrong
Area HR Manager-South Area
Republic Services-Texas
Vanessa Averheart Gray
Diversity, Inclusion & Employee Relations Manager
City of Dallas
Shani Barrax Moore
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
University of North Texas
Jessicah Campbell
Corporate Vice President , Talent Acquisition
New York Life Insurance
Angela Cauthorn, MSHRM
Workforce Diversity Manager
DFW International Airport
Donna Davis
Loan Administration Manager
Wells Fargo
Andrew Duffield
Chief Diversity Officer
Tarrant County College District
Carmen Garcia
AVP-Office of Diversity
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Sandra Geary, CPA, CHC
Chief Compliance Officer
NorthStar Anesthesia
Nathan Gregory, SPHR
Asst. Dir. - Human Resources
City of Fort Worth
Juna Jones-Moore
Senior Director - Diversity & Talent Acquisition
Conifer Health Solutions
Tammy Jones-Still
VP of Diversity,, Equity and Inclusion
Brinker International, Inc.
Laura O'Hara
Partner
Strasburger & Price LLP
Tiffanie Rice, MSOD, CDP
Vice President, Sr. Diversity Consultant
Comerica Bank
Cheryl Richards
Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
VisitDallas
Dr. Nicole Roberson
Director of Special Projects
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Diamond Sanders
Operational Risk Consultant
Wells Fargo
Merridth Simpson
Director, Human Resources
Methodist Health System
Kristen Smith, SPHR
Managing Director of Human Resources/ Civil Service/ Fair Housing
City of Garland
Gregory Stinyard
Director of Inclusion and Diversity
C.H. Guenther & Son Inc.
Carlos Tapia
Regional Director in the Global Merchant Network Services
American Express
Melissa Timmons
AVP-Sr. Business Development Officer
PNC Bank
Joe Valenzuela
VP, Sr Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Texas Capital Bank
Varghese Varghese Paul
Head of HR - Corporate Customers Segment and Product
Thomson Reuters
Gloria Werthing Reynolds
Founder LUTW Mentoring & Scholarship Program
The Werthing Foundation, Inc.
William Hopkins
President, Texas Diversity Council Central Texas Advisory Board
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jennifer Duran
Vice President, Central Texas Advisory Board
AT&T
Melissa Timmons
President
PNC Bank
M. Christine Kalish, MBA, CMPE
Vice President
Brittain-Kalish Group, LLC
Juna Jones-Moore
Past President
GameStop
Andrew Duffield
Tarrant County College District
Celeste
Armstrong
Republic Services
Nathan Gregory
City of Fort Worth
Randip Chhokar
President, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
Direct Energy
Karla Decuir
Vice President, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
University of Houston-Victoria (UHV)
Renee Stewart PHR, HCS
Secretary, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
Yang Ming America Corp
Bryan Glines
Immediate Past President, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
CenterPoint Energy
Alyssa Randall-Sam
Activities and Events Co-Chair, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
Cigna
Adeola Oduwole
Education Co-Chair, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Jerry Autry
Gulf Interstate Engineering
Brenda Cooper
Amegy Bank
Somona Dabney
Philips 66
Diedra Fontaine
United Airlines
Willie French
Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.
Brandi Gregg
Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Diversity Officer
Community Bank of Texas
Chad Haddock
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P
Cheryl Henderson
Constellation
Karen Kauffman
Vice President, Texas Diversity Council Gulf Coast Advisory Board
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Velma Laws
City of Houston
Paula McHam
Cigna
Emrys McMahon
Education Committee, Texas Diversity Gulf Coast Advisory Board
Engineer, ExxonMobil
Sallie Rainer
Entergy Texas, Inc
Keshia Rodriguez
Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc.
Ed Ryland
ARVO Realty Advisors
Jona Sargent
State Farm
Mary
Schubert
Texas A&M University-College Station
Nyma Shah
The University Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David Solis
AMA Houston
Chisholm Tate
Luby's
Eric Trevino
Ardent Solutions
Carmen Garcia
President, Texas Diversity Council Greater Dallas Advisory Board
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Kristen Smith
Vice President of Advisory Board
City of Garland
Nicole Roberson
Immediate Past President, Texas Diversity Council Greater Dallas Advisory Board
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Tammy Jones Still
Past President, Texas Diversity Council Greater Dallas Advisory Board
Brinker International
Shani Barrax Moore
Co-Education Chair, Texas Diversity Council Greater Dallas Advisory Board
University of North Texas
Donna Davis
Activities and Events Chair, Texas Diversity Council Greater Dallas Advisory Board
Wells Fargo
Gloria Reynolds
Professional Development Committee Chair
Werthing Foundation
Tynagia Polk
Professional Development Committee Co-Chair
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
Gregory Stinyard
Communications Chair
C.H. Guenther & Son
Tiffanie Rice
Secretary of Advisory Board
Angela Cauthorn
DFW International Airport
Sandra Geary
NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A.
Vanessa
Averheart Gray
PMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, NDCCDP
City of Dallas
Tiffanie Jones
Comerica Bank
Hul Kenney
Employee Screening Services
Laura O'Hara
Strasburger & Price, LLP
Varghese Paul
Thomson Reuters®
Cheryl Richards
VisitDallas
Diamond Sanders
Wells Fargo
Merridth Simpson
Methodist Health System
Valerie Wilson
President
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.
Luis Muñoz
Vice President
Toyota Motor North America
Tina McDaniel Mendler
Immediate Past President
USAA
Otis Scott
Past President
Jeanie Murphy
Membership Committee
University of Phoenix
Edgar Anderson (Andy)
Activities & Events Committee
Cynthia Rocha
Professional Development Committee
L3-Life Long Legacies, Inc.
Gail Baker
BD
Jenna Moreno
C.H. Guenther & Son
Lynda Andrews
Harland Clarke
Maurice Bridges
VIA
Sonia Canales
HEB
Cherri Hicks
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ralph Neal
Past President
Texas Diversity Council San Antonio Advisory Board
Texas State University