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Houston Downtown About Us: Board of Directors

The Downtown District is operated under the direction of a 30-member board of directors representing property owners, managers, tenants and residents in downtown Houston. Directors serve four year terms and nominees to the Board are approved by the Mayor and City Council.

Donald J. Henderson                                   President
DJH Consulting

Valerie D. Williams                                     Vice President
Ernst & Young LLP

Gilbert A. Garcia                                         Treasurer & Investment Officer
Davis Hamilton Jackson & Assoc., LP

Jackie Traywick                                           Secretary
Houston Astros Baseball Club

John Anderson
El Paso Corp.

Leslie Ashby
Ashby Crinion P.C.

Jeri A. Ballard                                              Chair, Operations
Shell Oil

Everett Bass
Waste Management

Genora Boykins
Reliant Energy

Gregory A. Brothers
South Texas College of Law

Thomas Cheng
Golconda Venture

Irma G. Galvan
Irma’s Restaurants

Fritz Guthrie
St. Joseph Medical Center

H. Milton Howe
Landgrant Resources, Inc.

Paul H. Layne
Brookfield Properties

Patricia B. Loden
Chevron Corporation

Toni Niece
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.

Sherea A. McKenzie
Joint City/County Commission on Children

Craig McPhee
Devon Energy Corporation

Kenny Meyer
MC Management & Development

Sharon M. Owens                                         Chair, Marketing & Communications
CenterPoint Energy

Diedra P. Porche
JPMorgan Chase Bank

Edna L. Ramos                                              Chair, Economic Development Committee
Property Owner & Downtown Resident

Reynaldo Reza
Fayez Sarofim & Company

Stewart O. Robinson                                      Chair, Office Market
Hines

Eduardo Sanchez
Sanchez Capital Advisors, LLC

Karun Sreerama
ESPA Corp.

Frank G. Staats
Crescent Real Estate Equities Ltd.

Mustafa Tameez
Outreach Strategists, LLC

Gary Warwick
Warwick Ritz, Inc.