Our People
Our Board
Houston Endowment is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Directors composed of business, academic, and civic leaders in Greater Houston.
Each member is elected to a three-year term and may serve up to four terms.
Joseph C. Dilg
Chair
Pedro Alvarez
Ann Barnes
Anthony R. Chase
John M. Esquivel
George Levan
Arshad Matin
Melanie Montague Trent
Ann B. Stern
President and CEO
Darryl L. Wilson
Our Independent Investment Committee Members
The Investment Committee of Houston Endowment’s Board is supported by experienced independent members with deep investment knowledge.
J. Philip Ferguson
Allison Thacker
Susan Chen
Ann B. Stern
President and CEO
Lisa Hall
Vice President, Program Strategy
Steve Hartman
Vice President, Finance
Beatriz Adan
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Rosa H. Ayala
Accounting Manager
Ellen Battles
Office Manager
Brita Blesi
Evaluation Officer
Jadeline Cao
Operations Manager
Christina Charles
Special Assistant to the President and CEO
Benjamin Chou
Program Officer – Civic Engagement
Bao-Long Chu
Program Director – Arts and Parks
Laura Colorado
Executive and Team Assistant to the Vice President, Finance
Andrea Cretu
Program Officer – Education
La Shaunda Davis
Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Program Strategy Team
Lynn Droddy
Grants Associate
Erin M. Forssman
Director, Grants Management
Sherry Fultz
Director, People & Culture
Astrid Gomes
Grants Associate
Stephanie Getman
Director, Communications
Priscilla Gomez
Operations Administrative Coordinator
Meghna Goswami
Program Director – Civic Engagement
Juan Huerta Hernandez
Operations Associate
Jennifer Jouas
Director, Finance and Accounting
Madeleine Keogh
Grants Manager
Lauren Kureska
People & Culture Manager
Eddie Mazariegos
IT Support Engineer
Onica Miller
Senior Accountant
Brigid Murphy
Grants Associate
Katie Niemann
Director, Information Technology and Facilities Operations
Grant Patterson
Evaluation Manager
Laura Prus
Communications Manager
Russell Ramsey
Director, Learning & Evaluation
Leira Reyes
Hospitality Coordinator
John Rosenkild
Director, Legal
Jeremy Tatum
Program Officer – Education
Alexandra Chung Rouse
Program Director – Education
Rod Turner
Facilities Manager
Carlos Villagrana
Program Officer – Education
Chloe Walker
Analytics Manager
Gislaine Williams
Program Officer – Civic Engagement