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Focused on Character
Scenic Houston is driven by individuals who are passionate about enhancing the character of our city. The Scenic Houston Board, Advisory Board and Staff remains tirelessly dedicated to continuing that path and creating positives outcomes for Houston.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Marlene Gafrick
MetroNational
First Vice Chair
Bill Odle
TBG
Second Vice Chair
Ashley Grigsby
Transwestern
Finance Chair
Derrick Mitchell
Holland & Knight LLP
Jeffrey Abel, Abel Design Group
Muhammad Ali, Gauge Engineering
Evans Attwell, Frost Bank
Chris Bilton, Kohler Corporation
Jeri Brooks, One World Strategy Group LLC
Paul Charles, Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corp.
Anna Deans, Midway
Truman Edminster, EHRA Engineering
Kathy Elek, Houston Airport System
Scott Ellis, Foley & Lardner LLP
Russ Frank, Metropolitan Transit Authority
Patricia Frayre, Frayre Engineering & Consulting
Edwin Friedrichs, Walter P Moore
Jason Fuller, Southeast Texas, Regional Director – Office of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
David Hightower, Midway
Steve Hefner, Camden
Cooke Kelsey, Parker & Sanchez PLLC
Harry Masterson, Concourse Companies, LLC, Past Chair – Scenic Houston
Roksan Okan-Vick, Houston First Corporation
Chris O’Neill, Hines
David Ott, Hanover Company
Eric Potts, Freese & Nichols
Ricardo Rivas, Allied Orion Group
Courtney Johnson Rose, George E. Johnson Development, Inc.
Vanessa J. Sampson, Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority
Roger Soto, HOK
Alia Vinson, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, LLP
Mike Wheeler, Streetwise Retail Advisors
Tim Williamson, Cadence Bank
Allan Port
Carroll Shaddock
Max Watson
Jonathan Day, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Mary Lou Henry, Vernon G. Henry & Associates
Mavis Kelsey, Kelsey Commercial Real Estate Services
Amber Alfred, Houston Association of Realtors
Vernon Caldera, Texas Children’s Hospital
Kristal Casey, C3 Building Solutions
Veronica Chapa Gorczynski, East End District
Robin Cooley, Optum Behavorial Health
Todd Curry, Houston Airport System
Lisa Helfman, H-E-B
Nicki H. Knight, Greater Southeast Management District
Dr. Carol Lewis, Texas Southern University
Margaret Lloyd, Scenic Texas
Amar Mohite, Harris County – Precinct 1
Sanjay Ramabhadran, Versa Infrastructure
Melissa Schmitz, Kirksey
Kristopher Stuart, Gensler
Mustafa Tameez, Outreach Strategists
Gary Trietsch
Saul Valentin, Collaborate
2018 – 2019 : Derrick Mitchell
2017: Paul Chapman
2015 – 2016: Harry Masterson
2011 – 2014: Claudia Williamson
2009 – 2010: Jeff E. Ross
2007 – 2008: Olga L. Moya
2005 – 2006: Jonathan Day
2003 – 2004: Kay B. Crooker
STAFF
Heather Houston
Executive Director
Annamarie Saavedra
Director of Development
Blanca Ortega
Program Manager
