Our Business/Civic Leadership Forum Graduates represent the diversity of talented, emerging leaders in our region.

Here is a list of our Spring 2010 Business/Civic Leadership Forum Graduates:

Caleen Allen, HISD

Redia Anderson, Anderson People Strategies, LLC

Julie Baker, Ph.D., HISD

Lynn Brown, Waste Management, Inc.

Alex Calicchia, Midsouth Bank

John Castellano, Comerica Bank

Pam Crawford, Crawford Properties

Perry Ann Reed, The Junior League of Houston, Inc.

Kiki Dikmen, Choice Energy Services Retail, LP

Adam Gibson, Rottet Studio

Reggie Hedgebeth, Spectra Energy

Joy Horak-Brown, New Hope Housing, Inc.

Karen Jackson, Sisters Network, Inc.

Shervin Kalinia, HHPage, Inc

Katrina King, Amegy Bank of Texas

Judy Lee, Foster Quan, LLP

Susan McEldoon, KHOU-TV Channel 11

Craig McPherson, ConocoPhillips

Ranvir "Biki" Mohindra, HMVS, Global Management Services

Graham Moore, TDIndustries

J.R. Reddish, S&B Infrastructure, Ltd.

Russell Richard, Center for Houston's Future

Ann Shaw, Center for Houston's Future

Vern Swisher, Ph.D., Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.

Telisa Toliver, Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

Below is a list of some of the activities or initiatives our graduates have been involved in:

– Greater Houston Partnership National Immigration Collaboration (Stan Marek, Heida Thurlow, & Anne Chao)

– Dr. Klineberg's First Houston Area Regional Survey (Barbara Crews & Pat Hebert)

– Center Publication Counting on Quality of Life: An Environment Indicator Report (Wil Uecker)

– Education of immigrants to become citizens (Poli Acosta & Irma Diaz-Gonzalez)

– The Mayor’s WiFi Initiative (Umesh Verma)

– Management Leadership for Tomorrow (David Carlock & George Postolos)

– Creation of Public Service Announcements on early childhood (Noel Garza &
Laurie Morian)

– Creation of marketing video on Houston Wilderness (Rick Barongi, Susan Borches, Alison Chang, Peter Durkin, Theresa Einhorn, Marvin Marcell, & Jason Melton)

– Creation of "Houston Huddles" dinners bringing together individuals of different races & ethnicities (Bill King, Cary Yates, David Peterman, Fulkra Mason, Harry Gibbs, Felix Chevalier, Sylvia Mayer, Dan Monticello, Bob Collie, Cecilia Garcia, Brandon Clarke, Julie Martineau, & Michael Emerson)

– Creation of ongoing “book club” discussion of ideas (Pauline Higgins & Graham Painter)


Learn more about how the Center's Forum Graduates have impacted their communities.