Our Board

The Houston Community College Foundation has the honor of being governed by a board of some of the Houston area's most respected business and civic leaders. Their commitment to our city and the people who live here energizes the Foundation's work and encourages our success in supporting Houston Community College and its students.

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Executive Committee

David D. Itz

Board Chair

Community Volunteer

Ryan F. McCauley

Immediate/Past Board Chair

Northern Trust

Melissa Vela

Vice Chair of Board Relations

JPMorganChase

Ed Fierro

Vice Chair of Governance

Bracewell

Jennifer Waldner Grant

Vice Chair of Philanthropic Strategy

AIG

Juanita S. Parker

Secretary and Chair of Scholarships and Grants Committee

Williams

Cecelia Allen

Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher

HCC Chancellor Ex-Officio

Karen L. Schmidt, M.B.A., CFRE

HCCF President Ex-Officio

HCC Foundation Board of Directors

Joseph Avila
Memorial Hermann Health System

Vanessa Carter
Angels on Call Home Care

Hue Du
HD LEO

Javeed Gire
Richmond Printing

Jessica Herbst
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Doug Hohertz
Community Volunteer

Tracy Janda
Community Volunteer

Stacy Lindley
HCA Healthcare

Moises Lopez
PNC Bank

Lona McManus

Morgan Stanley - The Journey Groups.

Arturo G. Michel
City of Houston

Sara Montelongo-Oyervidez

Valero Energy

Darrell S. Morris

The Morris Capital Group, LLC

Leslie Nagy

Waste Management

Dr. Eddie L. Patton, Jr.
Vyripharm Enterprises, LLC

Al M. Payton
CenterPoint Energy

Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE
Pannell, Kerr, Forster (PKF) Texas

Lina Sabouni
AUTOARCH Architects 

HCC Board of Trustee Liaisons

Sean Cheben
Trustee District V (Ex-Officio)

Dr. Adriana Tamez
Trustee District III (Ex-Officio)

Ex-Officios

Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher
Chancellor, HCC

Karen L. Schmidt, M.B.A., CFRE
President, HCC Foundation

Current and Past Chairs of the HCC Foundation Board of Directors

  • David D. Itz, 2024 – 2026
  • Ryan F. McCauley, 2022 – 2024
  • David Regenbaum, 2018 – 2022
  • Mary R. Williams, 2016 – 2018
  • Shawn A. Taylor, 2014 – 2016
  • Charles R. (Bob) Bellomy, 2012 – 2014
  • Ginger Renfroe Blanton, 2008 – 2012
  • William M. Coats, Jr., 2006 – 2008
  • E.W. (Bill) Wright, III, 2002 – 2006
  • Jim Box, 1998 – 2002
  • Leroy Hermes, 1996 – 1998

Ambassadors of the Foundation

  • Sharon M. Adams
  • Festus Adeleke Amoye
  • Christopher Ashby
  • David E. Baker
  • Dr. Antrece L. Baggett
  • Charles R. (Bob) Bellomy
  • Karen Becerra
  • Ginger Renfroe Blanton
  • Travis C. Broesche
  • Dr. Brenda Rios Brombacher
  • Jesse Brown
  • Carlyn Burton
  • Kenneth R. Burton, Jr.
  • Penny Butler
  • Dr. Dorothy E. F. Caram
  • Tony Chase
  • Alice Chen
  • Ann W. Cheng
  • Mark L. Christensen
  • Hank Coleman
  • Carlos Cruz
  • Marcus Davis
  • Adam J. Dimmick
  • Marc Eckhart
  • Marcia Faschingbauer
  • Dr. Robert Ford
  • Harriet Foster
  • Marc E. Grossberg
  • John L. Guess, III
  • Laura Le Harvey
  • Ann Hayworth
  • Alan Helfman
  • Cecilia Hernandez
  • Dr. Harry D. Holmes
  • Javed Iqbal
  • Cyrus Irani
  • Suewan Johnson
  • Dr. Nicolás Kanellos
  • Deborah T. Kearns
  • Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg
  • Alfred W. Lasher, III
  • Dr. Mary Lawson
  • Stephen H. Le
  • Debra L. LeBlanc
  • Gigi Lee
  • Nancy Manderson
  • Silvia Mintz
  • Roy Montalbano
  • The Honorable
  • Christina Morales
  • Misty Mousa-Lanza
  • Mary W. Murrin
  • Michael S. Parmet
  • Jeanne M. Perdue
  • Avery Plank
  • Rao Ratnala
  • Ricky A. Raven
  • David Regenbaum
  • Walter Rimbau
  • Maria Rios
  • Scott E. Rozzell
  • Nancy Ruez
  • Ali A. Saberioon
  • Susan D. Sarofim
  • Dr. Kim Shelton-Brown
  • Randy Sim
  • Kathryn S. Stream
  • Courtney Taylor
  • Shawn A. Taylor
  • Jose Adan Treviño
  • Irsan Tisnabudi
  • Massey Villarreal
  • Charlene White
  • Mary Williams
  • Ronald W. Woliver
  • James Palmer Woodson
  • The Honorable
  • Clarease Rankin Yates
  • Dr. Richard W. Yee
  • Dr. Nancy Zefo
  • The Honorable
  • Fred S. Zeidman

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