Our Board

The Houston Community College Foundation has the honor of being governed by a board of some of the Houston area's most respected business and civic leaders. Their commitment to our city and the people who live here energizes the Foundation's work and encourages our success in supporting Houston Community College and its students.

Click here to view the 2025-2026 HCC Foundation Board and Committee meeting calendarClick here to view page showcasing our Board members at HCC events and in the community on behalf of HCC

Executive Committee

David D. Itz

Board Chair

Community Volunteer

Tracy Janda

Board Chair-Elect

Community Volunteer

Melissa Vela

Vice Chair of Board Relations

JPMorganChase

Ed Fierro

Vice Chair of Governance

Bracewell

Jennifer Waldner Grant

Vice Chair of Philanthropic Strategy

AIG

Juanita S. Parker

Secretary and Chair of Scholarships and Grants Committee

Williams

Cecelia Allen

Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher

HCC Chancellor Ex-Officio

Karen L. Schmidt, M.B.A., CFRE

HCCF President Ex-Officio

HCC Foundation Board of Directors

Claudia Arias
PNC Bank

Dr. Antrece L. Baggétt
HCC, Faculty Liaison

Dr. Nichole Boutte-Heiniluoma
HCC, Faculty Liaison

Dr. Brenda Rios Brombacher
Office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

Vanessa Carter
Angels on Call Home Care

Hue Du
HD LEO

Javeed Gire
Richmond Printing

Sophie Haci
HCC, Faculty Liaison

Jessica Herbst
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dr. Mary Lawson
HCC, Faculty Liaison

Stacy Lindley
HCA Healthcare

Lona McManus
Morgan Stanley - The Journey Groups. 

Arturo G. Michel
City of Houston

Sara Montelongo-Oyervidez
Valero Energy

Darrell S. Morris
The Morris Capital Group, LLC

Leslie Nagy
Waste Management

Al M. Payton
CenterPoint Energy

Nicole Riley, CPA, CFE
Pannell, Kerr, Forster (PKF) Texas

Lina Sabouni
AUTOARCH Architects

 

HCC Board of Trustee Liaisons

Dr. Cynthia Lenton-Gary
Trustee District VII (Ex-Officio)

Monica Flores Richart
Trustee District I (Ex-Officio)

Ex-Officios

Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher
Chancellor, HCC

Karen L. Schmidt, M.B.A., CFRE
President, HCC Foundation

Current and Past Chairs of the HCC Foundation Board of Directors

  • David D. Itz, 2024 – 2026
  • Ryan F. McCauley, 2022 – 2024
  • David Regenbaum, 2018 – 2022
  • Mary R. Williams, 2016 – 2018
  • Shawn A. Taylor, 2014 – 2016
  • Charles R. (Bob) Bellomy, 2012 – 2014
  • Ginger Renfroe Blanton, 2008 – 2012
  • William M. Coats, Jr., 2006 – 2008
  • E.W. (Bill) Wright, III, 2002 – 2006
  • Jim Box, 1998 – 2002
  • Leroy Hermes, 1996 – 1998

Ambassadors of the Foundation

  • Sharon M. Adams
  • Festus Adeleke Amoye
  • Christopher Ashby
  • Joseph Avila
  • David E. Baker
  • Charles R. (Bob) Bellomy
  • Karen Becerra
  • Ginger Renfroe Blanton
  • Travis C. Broesche
  • Jesse Brown
  • Carlyn Burton
  • Kenneth R. Burton, Jr.
  • Penny Butler
  • Dr. Dorothy E. F. Caram
  • Tony Chase
  • Alice Chen
  • Ann W. Cheng
  • Mark L. Christensen
  • Hank Coleman
  • Carlos Cruz
  • Marcus Davis
  • Adam J. Dimmick
  • Marc Eckhart
  • Marcia Faschingbauer
  • Dr. Robert Ford
  • Harriet Foster 
  • Dr. DaeJan-Elizabeth Grigsby
  • Marc E. Grossberg
  • John L. Guess, III
  • Laura Le Harvey
  • Ann Hayworth
  • Alan Helfman
  • Cecilia Hernandez
  • Doug Hohertz
  • Dr. Harry D. Holmes
  • Javed Iqbal
  • Cyrus Irani
  • Suewan Johnson
  • Dr. Nicolás Kanellos
  • Deborah T. Kearns
  • Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg
  • Alfred W. Lasher, III
  • Stephen H. Le
  • Debra L. LeBlanc
  • Gigi Lee
  • Moises Lopez
  • Nancy Manderson
  • Silvia Mintz
  • Roy Montalbano
  • The Honorable
    Christina Morales
  • Misty Mousa-Lanza
  • Mary W. Murrin
  • Michael S. Parmet
  • Dr. Eddie L. Patton, Jr.
  • Jeanne M. Perdue
  • Avery Plank
  • Rao Ratnala
  • Ricky A. Raven
  • David Regenbaum
  • Walter Rimbau
  • Maria Rios
  • Scott E. Rozzell
  • Nancy Ruez
  • Ali A. Saberioon
  • Susan D. Sarofim
  • Dr. Kim Shelton-Brown
  • Randy Sim
  • Kathryn S. Stream
  • Nikky Suarez
  • Courtney Taylor
  • Shawn A. Taylor
  • Irsan Tisnabudi
  • Massey Villarreal
  • Charlene White
  • Mary Williams
  • Ronald W. Woliver
  • James Palmer Woodson
  • The Honorable 
    Clarease Rankin Yates
  • Dr. Richard W. Yee
  • Dr. Nancy Zefo
  • The Honorable 
    Fred S. Zeidman

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