Our Board

Leading and mobilizing a coalition of literacy providers and resources to improve the literacy landscape of Houston.

Ms. Mary Almendarez

Mr. Pierce Bush, Table City, LLC

Ms. Rosie Canales, Community Family Centers

Ms. Martha "Marty" Daniel, HISD

Mr. Brent Engelage, Select Medical Corp.

Mr. Philip Fraissinet, Thompson Horton LLP

Ms. Rhoda L. Goldberg, Harris County Public Library

Dr. Terry Grier, HISD

Mr. William T. Griffin, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Ms. Katy Hays, The Brown Foundation

Dr. David Joost, Houston Community College

Ms. Alma Lara, UH Downtown

Dr. Rhea Lawson, Houston Public Library

Ms. Amber Macksey, Cameron

Ms. Diana Davila Martinez

Mr. Michael Mitchell, Ogletree Deakins

Ms. Aiesha Odutayo, HISD/Whidby Elementary Schoo

Mr. Nic Phillips, CultureMap

Ms. Dale Villarreal Pillow, Adult Reading Center

Mr. T. Ray Purser, Comcast

Mr. Jeremy L. Radcliffe, Salient Partners, Chairman

Dr. Roland B. Smith, Jr., Rice University, Secretary

Ms. Adriana Tamez, Region IV Educational Support Center

Ms. Michelle Trevino, Federal Reserve Bank

Mr. David Klein, Chair

Ms. Diana Davila Martinez, Chair

Mr. Hershel Rich, Chair

Ms. Sue Sue Aron

Mr. Daniel Bergman, Raymond James

Ms. Kim Cauthorn, Duff & Phelps

Ms. Jennifer Christensen, GCSHP

Ms. Jessica Crutcher, Mayer Brown LLP

Mr. Jeff Harris, Boxer Properties

Ms. Jamie In, Accenture

Ms. Lisa Langston, Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP

Mr. Marvin Rich

Mr. Wayne Risoli, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Dr. Barbara Samuels

Mr. Steve Shardonofsky, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mr. Matthew Summers, Salient Partners, L.P.

Mr. Trey Wilkinson, Select Asset Management

Mr. Harrison Williams, Albrecht & Assoc.

Dr. Bill Young