BOARD OF VISITORS

At the University of Houston, we believe in innovation, risk taking, and challenging the status quo. When we set out to achieve a goal, nothing can stop us! Sharing in our success are the influential leaders and visionaries of the Board of Visitors working in partnership to help craft our bold future.

Champions of the University’s key priorities, the Board of Visitors collaborate closely with University Leadership on making dreams a reality. A collective of private sector leaders, change makers, and advocates, board members are valued partners of the University of Houston who have the unique opportunity to foster thoughtful dialogue around our greatest ambitions. Together, this diverse group leverages their broad array of expertise, interests, and connections to provide leadership, inform strategy, and amplify our message as ambassadors to the community.

For nearly ten years the Board of Visitors has influenced the advancement of strategic priorities and witnessed the impact of their success in all areas of the University. Their work has informed our growth in key areas such as the establishment of the Fertitta Family College of Medicine, the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, support for our climb to a Power 5 athletics conference, and several campus enhancement projects. Essential allies in achieving our mission, the Board of Visitors embody the hunger, drive and spirit that lives within every Cougar.

Aylwin Lewis (’76, M.B.A. ’90)

Chair
Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Potbelly Corporation

Arturo Chavez (’90)

Vice Chair
Senior Principal
Page

Steve Stephens (’80)

Past Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Amegy Bank

Clark Beecher (’00)

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Beecher Reagan Advisors, LLC

Maury Blackman (’92)

President and Chief Executive Officer
Premise Data

Natara Holloway Branch (’98)

Chief Executive Officer
Houston Exponential

Douglas H. Brooks ('75)

Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Brinker International

Janis Burke

Chief Executive Officer
Harris County - Houston Sports Authority

David L. Callender, M.D. (M.B.A. ’95)

President and Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Hermann Health System

Meredith Chastang

Principal
Chastang Consulting Company

Brett Cullen (’79)

Film and Television Actor/Producer

Charles D. Dorn, CCM (’80)

Managing Director
The Dorn Group, Ltd.

Thasunda Duckett (’96)

President and Chief Executive Officer
TIAA

Ellie Francisco (M.B.A. ’80)

Founder
francisco+co

Nicky R. Holdeman, M.D. (’73, O.D. ’76)

Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni
University of Houston

Isaac Johnson

President and Chief Executive Officer
TDECU

Case Keenum (’10)

Quarterback, Houston Texans
National Football League

Robert Kneppler (’85)

Chair
Student Success Task Force
Managing Director
Marsh Wortham, a division of Marsh USA, Inc

Devika Kornbacher (’98)

Partner and Co-Head of Tech Group
Clifford Chance

Anu Lal ('94)

Vice President
Sales and Marketing
Piping Technology & Products, Inc

Stephen Littleton

Former Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary
ExxonMobil

Nick Massad (’73)

President and Chief Executive Officer
American Liberty Hospitality, Inc.

Jason McCann (’91, M.B.A. ’96)

Chief Executive Officer
Vari

Elizabeth McIngvale (Ph.D. ’14)

Chair
Social Responsibility Task Force
Director
McLean OCD Institute // Houston

Jerad McMayon (’00)

Co-Founder and Partner
OFS Energy Fund

Marilyn Miles

President
Edro Investments

Tanner Moran

Managing Director
Jumana Capital

Cullen Geiselman Muse

Chair
The Cullen Trust for Healthcare

Sandi Nicholson

Philanthropist and Art Enthusiast

Judy Nyquist

Chair
Vibrant Campus Task Force
Community Volunteer and Arts Patron

Richard Earl Penick (’78)

Former President
Maintenance Supply Headquarters

Carroll Ray (J.D. ’02)

Vice Chair
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Lillie Robertson

Philanthropist

Samuel Schreiber (’74)

Senior Advisor
Trustar Bank

Dave Smalley (’79)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Spectrum Concession

Craig Spaulding (’82)

Founder
South Bay Partners, Inc

Michele Verma, Ph.D.

Community Volunteer

Bridget Wade

Founder
Bridget Wade Designs

Lea Weingarten

Principal
Weingarten Art Group

Scott Zamir ('05)

Vice President
Woodlake MRI

Michael Sachs

President
UH Alumni Association Foundation

Shazia Khan

Incoming President
UH Alumni Association Foundation

Wayne Luckett

Immediate Past President
UH Alumni Association Foundation

Scott Rando

Treasurer
UH Alumni Association Foundation

Sandy Lee

Secretary
UH Alumni Association Foundation

Richard Whiteley

Member at Large
UH Alumni Association Foundation

MR. HARI AGRAWAL

MS. DINA AL-SOWAYEL (’91)

MRS. ANNA M. BABIN

DR. DONALD BACIGALUPI (’83)

MR. ROBERT L. BARTKOWIAK, JR. (’84)

MR. JEFFREY O. BEAUCHAMP (’73)

MS. NELDA L. BLAIR (J.D. ’82)

MR. J. DOWNEY BRIDGWATER (’84)

MR. JOHN R. BUTLER, JR.

MR. RICHARD J. CAMPO

THE HONORABLE JOHN T. CARTER

MR. JOHN A. CLARKE (’81)

MR. FRED S. COUPLES (’80)

MR. JAMES R. CRANE

MRS. CHERYL D. CREUZOT (M.B.A ’12, J.D. ’92, ’81)

THE HONORABLE DAVID H. DEWHURST (J.D ’80)

DR. ANETTE T. EDENS (’94)

MR. STEPHEN J. FELICE (M.B.A ’84)

MR. WILLIAM GRANVILLE, III

MR. C. GREGORY HARPER (’97)

MS. CHAILLE WINSTON HAWKINS

MR. ELVIN HAYES (’85)

MR. RICHARD "RACEHORSE" HAYNES (j.D. ’56)

MR. CHRIS HELMS

MR. ERIC M. HILTON (HONORARY DOCTORATE ’85)

MRS. BARBARA HINES

MR. F. CARL LEWIS (F.S. ’82)

MR. GLENN T. LILIE (F.S. ’68, HONORARY DEGREE ’16)

MR. MICHAEL C. LINN

MR. WAYNE M. LUCKETT (’74)

MR. RANSOM C. LUMMIS

MR. FREDERICK R. LUMMIS, II

MR. JUGAL K. MALANI

MR. JERAD D. MCMAYON (’00)

MR. JOHN T. MCNABB, II

MR. PERSHANT MEHTA (’95)

THE HONORABLE JACK B. MOORE (’77)

THE HONORABLE MICA MOSBACHER (F.S.’83)

DR. LAURA G. MURILLO (M.ED. ’98, ’89)

MR. MARVIN D. NATHAN (J.D. ’66)

MR. JOHN L. NAU, III

MRS. JUDY NYQUIST

MR. MARVIN E. ODUM, III

MR. CHRIS J. PAPPAS

MR. JOSEPH M. POGGE (’79)

MR. RICHARD G. RAWSON (’72)

MS. LILLIE T. ROBERTSON (’72)

MS. DOMINIQUE SACHSE (’90)

MR. SAMUEL A. SCHREIBER (’74)

MR. DARRYL A. SCHROEDER (’69)

MR. GREGORY WAYNE SHOEMAKER (’79)

MR. STEVE D. STEPHENS (’80)

MR. DHEERAJ VERMA (’00)

MS. NICOLE VOGEL (’00)

MR. DARYL W. WILKERSON (F.S. ’80)

MR. BRUCE A. WILKERSON (’95)

MR. FLOYD C. WILSON (F.S. ’72)

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