About Us

Advisory Board

Bruce Austin:
Trustee – Houston Community College; former Director of Community Development for City of Houston

Bonnie Brooks:
Private Banking Officer, Encore Bank, Community Volunteer

Christian Bruns:
President, Estafeta USA, Inc.

Penny Butler
Community activist and volunteer

Allen A. Cooper, Jr.:
President, Argennova Capital Corporation; Ex-owner, Medical Waste Services of America, LLC

Liz Ghrist:
Former UH Regent; former Port Commissioner; former HISD Trustee; fund raiser; former chairperson of the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County

Kimberley Gremillion:
Gremillion Art Gallery; community volunteer

Paul Hope:
Actor, Alley Theatre Acting Company; Founder, Bayou City Concert Musicals

Daniel Kornberg:
HarrisonKornberg Architects

Sherea McKenzie:
Chairman, Joint Commission on Children and Youth

Linda Messner:
VP, Gulf Winds Int’l; Community Volunteer

Joseph Munisteri:
President and CEO, The Joseph G. Munisteri Company

Ward Pennebaker:
President, Pennebaker Fifth Ring

Maxine Ramirez:
Site Building Team Lead, IDEA II

Sally Reynolds:
Community volunteer; arts consultant and fund raiser

Helen Shaffer:
Community volunteer; chaired Houston Symphony and Moores School fund raisers

Jenni Rebecca Stephenson:
Managing Director, Spacetaker; Founding Director, Nova Arts Project

Ruth Stewart:
Retired TSU professor of music; pioneer in introducing opera to the Black community

Bart Truxillo:
Architect and restoration specialist

Walter Weibel:
General Manager, Mecerdes-Benz North

Dr. David Ashley White:
Director, Moores School of Music, University of Houston