2014 Economic Alliance staff. From left to right: Michelle Hundley, VP of Public Affairs; Marie McDermott, VP of Business Development; Chad Burke, President/CEO; Marisela Cantu, Event & Membership Services Coordinator; Bridget Yeary, Administrative & Financial Manager; and Tamara Nicholl-Smith, Director of Communications.
The Economic Alliance would like to announce our 2015 Executive Board and Board of Directors and take this time to thank the Bay Area Houston region for their support of our organization. This is an amazing time to be living and working where we are today! With the onset of the shale gas revolution and the manufacturing it brings to the Houston Ship Channel region, we have more opportunities to enhance this region than ever before. As tens of thousands of jobs are created over the next decade and billions of dollars are spent to grow our petrochemical industry, our cities, schools, colleges, and county, have the chance to make decisions on improvements and growth related projects that will ripple across the next 30 years. Just as 100 years ago, when our leaders had the vision to build a 52 mile-long ship channel that established one of the nation’s greatest cities, it is our time to be bold and embrace projects that our children and their children will look back on in appreciation of the foresight and courage that was displayed in this decade. We look forward to a bountiful and exciting 2015!
2015 Executive Board
Karen Gregory, CenterPoint Energy, Chairman
Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College, Immediate Past Chairman
Lawrence Waldron, Vopak, Treasurer
Jim Griffin, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Inc., Secretary
Steve Cote, Brady, Chapman & Holland, Vice Chairman
Randy Boeding, R. Boeding Group, LLC, Vice Chairman
Bary Klein, Shell Deer Park, Vice Chairman
Mayor Tom Reid, City of Pearland, Advisory
2015 Elected Board
Private Companies
Rudy Beeching, IberiaBank
Roger Blackburn, The Infinity Group
Thomas Brinsko, BIC Alliance
Tom Brosig, BBVA Compass
Dr. Dennis Brown, Lee College
Tim Buscha, IDS Engineering
Kristi Claypool, Meador Staffing
Randy Drake, The Drake Companies
Art Garza, East Houston Regional Medical Center
Janet Gonzales, Amegy Bank
Roger Gossett, JV Driver
Dr. Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College District
Javier Infante, Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc.
Traci L. Koenig, Hale-Mills Construction, Ltd.
Bubba Levy, Choice Energy Services
Douglas Mathera, LyondellBasell
Keith Miceli, PKF Texas
Katherine Mitchum, ODIN, LTD
Kevin Morley, Frost Bank
Captain Mike Morris, Houston Pilots
Natalie Picha, The Royal Group at Merrill Lynch
Alix Fox Ramos, Qualified Properties, Inc.
Chuck Rice, Gulf Winds International, Inc.
Erich Stolz, The Mundy Companies
Ryan Taylor, T & T Construction
Connie Tilton, ExxonMobil
Buddy Tucker, Hunter Buildings
Barbara Walling, Neighbors Emergency Center
Ben Westcott, Andrews Myers, PC
Beth Williams, TechTrans International
Dennis Winkler, Winkler Public Relations
Cities, Chambers &
Elected/Appointed Officials
Commissioner Jack Morman
Harris County – Precinct 2
Commissioner Roy Mease
Port of Houston Authority
Mayor Stephen Don Carlos
City of Baytown
Mayor Jerry Mouton
City of Deer Park
Mayor Esmeralda Moya
City of Galena Park
Mayor Ana Diaz
City of Jacinto City
Mayor Louis R. Rigby
City of La Porte
Mayor Michel Bechtel
City of Morgan’s Point
Mayor Johnny Isbell
City of Pasadena
Mayor Tom Reid
City of Pearland
Mayor Glenn Royal
City of Seabrook
Mayor Rick Moses
City of Shoreacres
Mayor Joe Soto
City of South Houston
Tracey Wheeler
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Tim Culp
Deer Park Chamber of Commerce
Suzan Deison
Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of
Commerce
Jim Wadzinski
Highlands-Lynchburg
Chamber of Commerce
Frances Castaneda Dyess
Houston East End
Chamber of Commerce
Colleen Hicks
La Porte/Bayshore
Chamber of Commerce
Margie Buentello
North Channel Area
Chamber of Commerce
Cristina Womack
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Robert Merino
Pasadena Hispanic Business Council
Judy Wingo
North Pasadena Business Association
Carol Artz-Bucek
Pearland Area Chamber of Commerce
Sally Mitchell
South Belt – Ellington Chamber of Commerce
Jo Ann Parish
South Houston Chamber of Commerce
Paul Chavez
Seabrook EDC
