Speakers

Adeola
Oduwole

HR Director, Diversity & Inclusion

UTMB - Health

Alison
Chen

Partner

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Amanda
Edwards

City Council Member

Houston City Council

Andrew
Moy

Executive Vice President and Eastern Divison Manager

Wells Fargo Global Banking

Angeles
Valenciano

Chief Executive Officer

National Diversity Council

Andrea
Molette

Vice President

Stage Stores
 

Chanda
Cashen

President

Texas Children's West Campus

Cheya
Dunlap

Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader

GE Power

Dale
Wainwright

Managing Partner

Bracewell LLP

Dawn
Martin

Director Claim Human Resources

Travelers

Deneen
Donnley

EVP, General Counsel

USAA

Eddie
Kirby

Senior Manager of Recruitment

CPS Energy

Edward
Romero

Chief Diversity Officer

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Elizabeth
Campbell

Partner and Chief Diversity Officer

Andrews Kurth

Frances
Jeter

Group VP, Internal and External Affairs

Spectra Energy
 

Gabriel
Gomez

Planning and Portfolio Manager for Exploration

Murphy Oil Corporation

George
Powers

Legal Specialist

Southwest ADA Center TIRR Memorial Hermann

Gina
Luna

Chairman, Houston Region

JPMorgan Chase

Gus
Juneau

Partner

KPMG
 

Heather
Sanchez

Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Envoy Mortgage, Ltd.

Irvin
Ashford, Jr

SVP of Corporate & Public Affairs, Director of Community Development and External Affairs

Comerica Bank

Janet
Pope

North America Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Leader

Capgemini

Janet
Roth

Partner

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Jeff
Chaponick

President

MAC Executive Recruiters
 

Jeffrey
Arndt

President & CEO

VIA Metropolitan Transit
 

Joe
Bontke

Outreach Manager and Ombudsman

Houston District Office of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

John
Lazarine

Vice President, Internal Audit

Rackspace Hosting
 

John
Story

Founder and Principal Researcher

Storyed Solutions

Joyce
Eisler

Consultant, Employee & Organization Development

Occidental Petroleum

Julian
Tovar

Vice-Chairman for the Board of Directors

Equality Texas

Julie
Luecht

Principal

KPMG

Juna
Jones—Moore

Senior Manager — Talent Acquisition & Diversity

GameStop, Inc.

Karen
Kauffman

VP, Human Resources

Metropolitan Transit Authority (Houston METRO)

Kathy
Bernhardt

Managing Director

Tangram Business Resourcing

Katrina
Villarreal

SVP, Director of Operations

Lee Hecht Harrison
 
 

Kelli
Scott

Chief Diversity Officer

Children's Health System of Texas in Dallas

Kimel
Hodges

Assistant Vice President

Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity

Kristen
Guillory

Owner

KSGuillory Enterprises

Leane
Capps

Shareholder

Polsinelli
 

Liji
Thomas

Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion

Southwest Airlines

Marcos
Ronquillo

Partner

Friedman & Feiger

Matt
Brand

Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

Houston Astros
 

Merridth
Simpson

Manager, Diversity and Inclusion

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
 

Michelle
Scheffler

Partner

Andrews Kurth

Morgan
O'Brien

Vice President

Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH)

Myrtle
Jones

Senior Vice President of Tax

Halliburton
 
 

Neeta
Sane

Trustee

Houston Community College

Nicole
Roberson

Director of Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Pamela
Pujo

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Paul
Frazier

Assistant VP, Divison of Institutional Diversity

Texas Tech University
 

Paul
Guillory

Owner, Trainer - Consultant

PGIC Consulting LLC

Paula
McHam

Account Executive & Community Involvement Lead

Cigna South Texas/Louisiana

Randy
Zeinert

Vice President

Capgemini

Rick
Gomez

Executive Director — Workforce Diversity & Inclusion

AT&T

Rina
Patel

Regional banking area president, Mid-Central Texas region

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Rita
Phillip

Business Diversity and Development Officer

Zachry Construction Corporation

Roderick
Brown

District Sponsorships, Community Relations & HR

UPS

Rodney
Morris

Senior Vice President

The Elliot Group
 
 

Rogelio
Saenz

Dean, College of Public Policy and Peter Flawn Professor of Demography

UTSA

Rohby
Mitchell

Director, Diversity and Human Resource Compliance

Spectra Energy

Ruby
Resendez

Co-founder

Cilantro Creative Graphic Design Agency

Ryan
Goepel

Chief Financial Officer

C&C Reservoirs

Sam
Santiago

National Manager, Diversity and Inclusion

American Heart Association

Sanjay
Chadha

Chief Information Officer

Melior

Sherry
James

Manager, Program Management Office (PMO)

HollyFrontier Corporation

Sheshieda
Davis

Vice President of Sales

Aspect Enterprise Solutions

Sudhir
Pai

Managing Director and Founding Member

Liquid Robotics Oil and Gas

Sondra
Tennessee

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

University of Houston Law Center

Stephen
Metoyer

Principal

Deloitte Tax LLP

Terry
Neese

CEO

Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women

Timothy
Fischer

Former Global Diversity Director

Marathon Oil Corporation

Toby
Zyroll

President

NOV Ameron

Valerie
Wilson

Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusion and Talent Management

Harland Clarke Holdings

Vandi
Theriot

VP of Talent Services

TDECU

Willie
French

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.