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Meet the team

Staff

Governing Board

  • Meg Gentle,
    President,
    Executive Director, HIF Global
  • Ben Brown,
    Past President,
    Baker Katz
  • Michael Morris,
    Treasurer,
    Attorney
  • Mary Ellen Prochazka,
    Secretary,
    Community Volunteer
  • Jeff Allen
    Sr. Vice President, Construction, Burns & McDonnell
  • Rebecca Baker
    Partner, Vinson & Elkins
  • Bart Barrett
    Managing Director, Wood Partners
  • Jose Delgado
    Geologist, Conoco Philips
  • Karen Dixon
    Regional Managing Director, Truist Bank
  • Kathleen Foster, LMSW
    Founder, Casa de Esperanza de los Niños
  • Shannon Hayes, M.D.
    Texas Children’s Hospital
  • Michael Johnson
    Asst. Vice President, Frost Private Banking
  • Scott Michelman
    Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
  • Kelley Morris
    JLH Representative (non-voting) Partner, Wright Close & Barger, LLP
  • Kathleen J. Motil, M.D., Ph.D. Physician
    Children’s Nutrition Research Center
  • Amy Reeves
    Community Volunteer
  • Katie Register
    Sr. Manager, Sponsorship & Community Marketing, NRG Energy
  • Matt Reichenthal
    Steel Sales & Surplus Purchasing, Texas Iron & Metal
  • Megan Ryan
    Community Volunteer
  • Alison Young
    Executive Director J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
  • Melissa L. Simon, MSW,
    CFRE (non-voting)     Chief Executive Officer Casa de Esperanza de los Niños

Emeritus Board

Michael Cordúa

Marsha Dodson

Josephine Rodgers

Ed Smith (Posthumously)

Marilyn Wilking, M.D.

Foundation Trustees

Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Foundation was created in 1997 for the benefit and support of Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos, Inc. and to develop an endowment fund to sustain Casa’s work. 

The Foundation is classified as a Type I supporting organization.

Members

Daniel Molinaro, Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Distribution NOW, Retired

Karen Dixon, Vice Chair
Regional Managing Director, Truist Bank

Melissa Simon, MSW, CFRE, Secretary – Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, Casa de Esperanza

David Barringer
Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP

Will Brown
Director, First Reserve

Miguel Espinosa
Treasurer, Conoco Inc., Retired

William “Billy” O’Neil
Principal, Simmons Energy

Frank Rynd
General Counsel, Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston

Charles Simmons
Corporate Development, Spectra Energy

Wade E. Upton
Community Volunteer

Emeritus Members

Lonnie L. Blanchard
President, Central Bank, Retired

Josephine W. Rodgers
Retired, Community Volunteer

Advisory Board

Karrie Allen
Adela & Pedro Alvarez
Frances & Tim Arnoult
Mary & Jack Balagia
Julie Baldwin
Melissa Barrett
Tammy Barringer
Anne Marie Blacketer, CFRE
Caroline Brown
Regina Lewis & Joseph Chen
Julie & Stephen Chen
Jordan & Bryan Chismar
David Cordúa
Lucia Cordúa
Kathy & Steve Covey
Jacquelyn & Collin Cox
Brittany & Brad Dinerstein
Hank Dixon
Samuel Dodson, III
Lauren & Carlton Ellis
Tami & Frank Erwin
Mary Espinosa
Mitzi & Tom Fleissner
Juliet Galvez
Tracey E. Gilliland
Alayna & Brian Gendron
Kirk Gentle
Ana Trevino- Godfrey &   Jonathon Godfrey
Marris & Rob Goldberg
Carol & Frank Gruen
Amy & Amir Halevy
Clayton & Spencer Harkness
Sally & Forrest Hoglund
Katie & Patrick Hwu
Isla & Joseph Jornayvaz
Sarah Joseph
Betty & Jim Key
Brenda & Tom Koch
Adrienne L. LeGendre, M.D.
Araceli & Jonathon Martinez
Becky & David McClanahan
Christiana & Luke McConn
Flo McGee
Lindy & Tom McGee
Tina Melo
Susu & Fred Meyer
Mindy Michelman
Doris & Paul Miller
Peggy & Pete Miller
Martha & Peter Mims
Ali & Pearson Montgomery
Julymar Morantes
Jerri & Jim Moore
Beth & Richard Morris
Lynne Morris
Nealy Mraz
Mary & Ron Neal
Laura & Roy Nichol
Brooke O’Neil
Marsha & Charles Parker
Scott Prochazka
Mike Reeves
Gwen & Jonas Referente
Jay Register
Virginia Rico
Ashley & Roger Rule
Christine & Jay Sherman
Leslie Simmons
Lauren & Trent Sims
Lindsay Strattan
Alan Ellahham & Thomas Strong
Carrie & John Vallone
Jackie & Darrin Ward
Kim Wheless
Connie & Tommy Wright
Ellen A. Yarrell
Greta & Chuck Zimmerman