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Meet the team

Staff

Governing Board

  • Meg Gentle, President
    Executive Director, HIF Global
  • Karen Dixon, Vice President
    Regional Managing Director, Truist Bank
  • Mary Ellen Prochazka, Secretary
    Community Volunteer 
  • Megan Ryan, Treasurer
    Community Volunteer
  • Jeff Allen
    Sr. Vice President, Construction, Burns & McDonnell
  • Rebecca Baker
    Partner, Vinson & Elkins
  • Ben Brown
    Baker Katz
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  • Will Brown, Foundation Board Liaison
    Managing Director, First Reserve
  • Russell Cadle
    VP, Amegy Bank
  • Jose Delgado
    Geologist, ConocoPhilips
  • Kathleen Foster, LMSW
    Founder, Casa de Esperanza de los Niños
  • Shannon Hayes, M.D.
    Physician, Texas Children’s Pediatrics
  • Michael Johnson
    Vice President, Frost Private Banking
  • Jonathon Martinez Self-employed
  • Scott Michelman, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
  • Kathleen J. Motil, M.D., Ph.D. Physician,
    Children’s Nutrition Research Center
  • Amy Reeves
    Community Volunteer
  • Julia Vollmer
    JLH Representative (non-voting) G&A Partners
  • Jacqueline E. Wanebo, M.D., FAAP
    Physician, Texas Children’s Pediatrics
  • Melissa L. Simon, MSW,
    CFRE (non-voting)     Chief Executive Officer Casa de Esperanza de los Niños

Emeritus Board

Michael Cordúa

Marsha Dodson

Josephine Rodgers

Ed Smith (Posthumously)

Marilyn Wilking, M.D.

Foundation Trustees

Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Foundation was created in 1997 for the benefit and support of Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos, Inc. and to develop an endowment fund to sustain Casa’s work. 

The Foundation is classified as a Type I supporting organization.

Members

Daniel Molinaro, Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Distribution NOW, Retired

David Barringer, Secretary
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Billy O’Neil, Treasurer
Managing Partner, Piper Sandler

Will Brown, Governing Board Liaison
Managing Director, First Reserve

Cameron Burns
VP Energy Lending, Amegy Bank

Miguel Espinosa
Retired, Conoco Inc.

Frank Rynd
General Counsel, Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston

Matt Scholin
VP Finance, Hilcorp Energy Co.

Charles Simmons
Corporate Development, Enbridge

Wade E. Upton
Community Volunteer

Jay Wilson
VP, Financial Consultant Charles Schwab

Alison Young
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Melissa L. Simon, MSW, CFRE (non-voting)
Chief Executive Officer, Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos

Emeritus Members

Lonnie L. Blanchard
President, Central Bank, Retired

Josephine W. Rodgers
Retired, Community Volunteer

Advisory Board

Karrie Allen
Frances & Tim Arnoult*
Mary & Jack Balagia
Melissa and Bart Barrett
Tammy Barringer
Anne Marie Blacketer, CFRE
Caroline Brown
Regina Lewis & Joseph Chen
Julie & Stephen Chen
Jordan & Bryan Chismar
David Cordúa
Lucia Cordúa*
Kathy & Steve Covey
Jacquelyn & Collin Cox
Brittany & Brad Dinerstein
Hank Dixon
Samuel Dodson, III
Mary Espinosa
Mitzi & Tom Fleissner
Juliet Galvez
John Geisinger
Kirk Gentle
Tracey E. Gilliland
Ana Trevino- Godfrey &  Jonathon Godfrey
Marris & Rob Goldberg
Carol & Frank Gruen
Clayton & Spencer Harkness
Sally & Forrest Hoglund
Michael Hyde
Isla & Joseph Jornayvaz*
Sarah Joseph
Betty & Jim Key
Araceli Martinez
Becky & David McClanahan
Christiana & Luke McConn
Tina Melo*
Susu & Fred Meyer*
Mindy Michelman
Doris & Paul Miller
Peggy & Pete Miller
Martha & Peter Mims
Ron Misrack
Ali & Pearson Montgomery
Julymar Morantes
Jerri & Jim Moore*
Lynne & Mike Morris
Nealy Mraz
Mary & Ron Neal
Brooke O’Neil
Marsha & Charles Parker
Scott Prochazka
Mike Reeves
Gwen & Jonas Referente
Katie & Jay Register
Virginia Rico
Leslie Simmons
Lauren & Trent Sims
Lindsay Strattan
Carrie & John Vallone
Kim Wheless
Connie & Tommy Wright
Ellen A. Yarrell
Greta & Chuck Zimmerman

*Denotes Legacy Member