EDD Allies
Craig J. Richard- Chief Economic Development Officer, Greater Houston Partnership
Fred Welch- Vice President, Regional Economic Development, Greater Houston Partnership
Craig Rhodes- Director, Regional Economic Development, Greater Houston Partnership
Chad Carson- Manager, Business Retention and Expansion, Greater Houston Partnership
Teresa Vazquez-Evans- Manager, Regional Economic Development, Greater Houston Partnership
Patrick Jankowski- Vice President, Research, Greater Houston Partnership
Debora Saffeels- Coordinator, Regional Economic Development, Greater Houston Partnership
Saba Abashawl- Chief External Affairs Officer, Houston Airport System
Tony Allender- Director, Planning and Research, City of League City
Herbert W. Appel- CEO, Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
Bill Banta- Manager, Southern Region, CenterPoint Energy
T. Michael Barnhill- Director, Economic Development, Entergy/Texas
Gary Basinger- Vice President, Existing Business, The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County
David Benson- Chief of Staff, City of League City
John R. Breeding- President, Uptown Houston District
Matt Buchanan- President, Pearland Economic Development Corp.
Larry V. Buehler- Director, Economic Development, City of Alvin
Brad Burke- Managing Director, The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
Chad Burke- President and CEO, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Mike Byers- President, The Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce
Karen Capps- Manager, Economic Development, City of Friendswood
Barry Carpenter- Associate Director, Greater Conroe Economic Development Council
Roberto Castro-, Texas A&M - Kingsville
Paul M. Chavez- Director, Economic Development, City of Seabrook
Robert Cheek- President, Economic Development, City of Santa Fe
Kyler S. Cole- Assistant Director, Economic Development, City of Sugar Land
John D. Cook- Manager, Economic Development, CenterPoint Energy
Kenneth Courville- Manager, Northern Region, CenterPoint Energy
Barbara Cutsinger- Manager, Marketing, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Paul I. Davis- Director, Economic Development, City of Pasadena
Tim Douglass- Deputy Director, Economic Development and TIRZ, City of Houston
Jack Drake- President, Greenspoint District
Charlie Dromgoole- President, The Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce
Frances C. Dyess- President, Houston East End Chamber of Commerce
Giovanni Edwards- Research Analyst, Economic Development, CenterPoint Energy
Patrick Ezzell- Director, Planning and Infrastructure, Greater East End District
Matt Fielder- Director, Economic Development, City of Rosenberg
Nicholas Finan- Director, Management Services, City of Texas City
Sherry Fox- Vice President, Communications, Westchase District
Donald G. Gartman- President and CEO, Galveston County Economic Alliance
Alex Getty- Executive Director, La Marque Economic Development Corporation
Betsy Giusto- Director, Economic Development, Webster Economic Development
Bob Graf- Coordinator, Economic Development, Missouri City
Reggie L. Gray- President, Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce
Karen Gregory- Regional Manager, Economic Development, CenterPoint Energy
Rick Hatcher- Manager, Trade Show Program, Entergy/Texas
Roger H. Hord- President and CEO, West Houston Association
John Isom- Director, Waller Economic Development Corp.
Lance LaCour- President and CEO, Katy Area Economic Development Council
Ray Laughter- Vice Chancellor, External Affairs, The Lone Star College System
Regina Lindsey- Executive Director, Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition, Greenspoint District
Ramon Lozano- Assistant Director, Economic Development, Pearland Economic Development Corp.
Clark Martinson- General Manager, Energy Corridor Management District
Leslie Martone- President, Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce
Frank McCrady- President and CEO, East Montgomery County Improvement District
Marie McDermott- COO and Director, Business Development, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Kim Meloneck- Executive Director, Economic Development, Sealy Economic Development Corporation
Robert Mitchell- President, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Regina L. Morales- Director, Economic Development, City of Sugar Land
Jim Murphy- General Manager, Westchase District
Jacqueline R. Northcut- President and CEO, BioHouston
Christina O'Brien- Business Development Manager, City of Sugar Land
Stacey Osborne- Coordinator, Economic Development, City of La Porte
Genaro Pena- Deputy Director, Marketing, Houston Airport System
Debbie Pennington- Vice President of Operations, The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County
Chris W. Potter- Executive Director, Dayton Community Development Corp.
Nancy E. Powell- Director, Economic Development, Harris County Community Services
Alisha Roberts- President, Magnolia Area Chamber of Commerce
Diane Schenke- President, Greater East End District
Dan Seal- Executive Director, Special Initiatives, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Sandy Seelye- Secretary, East Montgomery County Improvement District
Karl Segura- Manager, Business Development, Entergy/Texas
Michael Shields- Executive Director, Baytown/West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
B.J. Simon- Specialist, Economic Development, Baytown/West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
Jeffrey G. Sjostrom- President, Galveston Economic Development Partnership
Chandra Spenrath- Executive Director, City Development Corporation
Jean Anne Spivey- Project Manager, Economic Development, Harris County Community Services
Gil Staley- CEO, Economic Development Partnership
Cheryl Stalinsky- Director, Economic Development, City of Fulshear
Thomas J. Stinson- Director, Economic Development, Greater Conroe Economic Development Council
John S. Tarver- Manager, Business Development, Entergy/Texas
Barbara Thomason- President, Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce
Tim Tietjens- Director, Planning, City of La Porte
David Turkel- Executive Director, Harris County Community Services
Bob S. Turnbull- Director, Business Development, CenterPoint Energy
Dudley E. Van Ness- Manager, State Economic Development, CenterPoint Energy
Laura Van Ness- Director, Business Development, Central Houston, Inc.
Kelly Violette- Executive Director, Tomball Economic Development Corporation
Gwen Wagner- Manager, Eastern Region, CenterPoint Energy
James Walton- Vice President, Oak Ridge North Economic Development Corporation
Debbie Westbeld- Economic Development Administrator, City of Deer Park
Stephanie K. Wiggins- Program Manager, Real Estate Relations, CenterPoint Energy
Jeffrey C. Wiley- President, Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
Michael Wilson- Director, Trade Development, Port Freeport
Robert M. Worley- President and CEO, The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County
Annie Yang- Compliance Officer, Economic Development Division, Harris County
Vince Yokom- Executive Director, Waller County Economic Development Partnership, Inc.
