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R-Stakeholder Committee Roster General Plan Stakeholder Committee Roster Name Company Mary Abshier Greater Heights Super Neighborhood #15 Sallie Alcorn City Council Sehba Ali KIPP Houston Vickie Alleman University of St. Thomas Alma Allen Texas Senate Shelly Arnold Memorial Park Conservancy Anna M. Babin United Way of Greater Houston Cyrus Bahrami Houston Apartment Association Bart Baker Greenspoint Management District Clark D. Baker YMCA of the Greater Houston Area Kathy Ballard Daniels Greater Third Ward SN 67 Catherine Barchfeld‐Alexander Spring Branch Central Super Neighborhood #85 Tamaro Bell Macgregor Super Neighborhood #83 Tammy Betancourt Houston Building Owners and Managers Association Merriann Bidgood Second Ward Super Neighborhood Rusty Bienvenue American Institute of Architects Houston Kathy Blueford‐Daniels Greater Fifth Ward Super Neighborhood #55 Minnette Boesel City of Houston ‐ Mayors Office of Cultural Affairs Cornelius Booker Houston Commission on Disabilities Carolyn Boozer Mid‐West Super Neighborhood #20 Brooke Boyett City Council Dwight Boykins City Council C.O. "Brad" Bradford City Council Sally Bradford Greater Greenspoint TIRZ Norma L. Bradley Greater Third Ward Super Neighborhood #67 John R. Breeding Uptown Management District Jamie Brewster Upper Kirby TIRZ Peter H. Brown, FAIA Houston Tomorrow Chris Browne Resident Ed Browne Spring Branch West Super Neighborhood #10 Michael Brune Sierra Club Joan Buschor BBBPOA – SN #20 Brian Butler Air Alliance Houston Alvin Byrd City Council Jane Cahill West SuperNeighborhood Alliance Bill Calderon Montrose Management District Bill Callegari Texas Senate Matthew Camp Congress for New Urbanism Houston Laurette Canizares Museum District Association Dr. Richard Carpenter Lone Star College System Thursday, April 16, 2015 Page 1 of 7 Name Company Cindy Chapman Westbury Super Neighborhood #37 Rolano Chavez Candidate/City Council Jane Chen City of Houston ‐ HITS Jack Christie City Council Mary Clark United Way of Greater Houston Homer Clark Five Corners Management District Ellen Cohen City Council Howard Cohen Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P. Tom Colbert American Institute of Architects Houston Albert Coleman East Houston Super Neighborhood #49 Elisandra Colon Pier Point comunication Stephen C. Costello City Council Brandon Creighton Brian Crimmins City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Ben Crocker Memorial Super Neighborhood #16 Maureen Crocker Gulf Coast Rail District Mark Cueva Mayor's Youth Council Tony Dale Greg Daniel Briar Forest Super Neighborhood #18 Jerry Davis City Council Carl Evans Davis Fort Bend/Houston Super Neighborhood #41 Sarah Davis Texas Senate Tanya Debose Independence Heights Redevelopment Council Sam Dike City Council Cyd Dillahunty Spring Branch West Super Neighborhood 10 James Dinkins Downtown Super Neighborhood #60 Tom Dornbusch Washington Avenue Coalition/Memorial Park Super Neighborhood #22 Robert E.”Corky” Dragoo Houston Baptist University Becky Edmondson Westbury Super Neighborhood #37 Craig Eichhorn Aleif ISD Craig Eiland Gary Elkins Texas Senate Rodney Ellis Texas Senate Ed Emmett Harris County/Planning Commission Robert M. Eury Main Street/Market Square TIRZ Carl David Evans OST/ South Union SN 68 Allen Fletcher Texas Senate Rita Foretich Fondren Gardens Super Neighborhoos #39 Bolivar "Bo" Fraga Second Ward Super Neighborhood #63 Robert Gallegos City Council Johnny Gant Trinity/ Houston Gardens Super Neighborhood #48 Sylvia Garcia Texas Senate Truscenia Garrett City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Thursday, April 16, 2015 Page 2 of 7 Name Company Shandenia Gay City Council Dave Gilkeson Westchase District Jonathon Glus Houston Arts Alliance Ed Gonzalez City Council Roland Gramajo Gulfton Super Neighborhood #27 Lori Gray Aldine ISD Larry Green City Council Roger Guenther Houston Port Authority Michael Guinness National Association of Industrial Property Owners Rosa M. Guzman Second Ward SN 63 Jennifer Hadayia harris county public health and enviromental services Karen Haller City Council Dexter Handy Citizen's Transportation Coalition Amy Harbert Design Workshop Patricia Harless Texas Senate Bart Harris Spring Branch East Super N eighborhood #86 Carla Haulsey City of Houston ‐ Planning and Communications David Hawes St. George Place/Lamar Terrace (and PID) TIRZ DeAngela Hayes avenue cdc Stephanie Haynes Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Houston Dr. Brenda Hellyer San Jacinto College Mark Henry, Ed.D. Cypress Fairbanks ISD Lynn Henson City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Doc Henson City of Houston ‐ Housing and Community Development Department Ana Hernandez State of Texas Doris Hinson Spring Branch East Super N eighborhood #86 Robin Holzer Peter C. Houghton West Houston Association Russell A Hruska Sharpstown SN 26 Dan Huberty Texas Senate Don Huml Memorial City TIRZ Megan Jackson Lazybrook/Timbergrove Super Neighborhood #14 Natasha Johnson Independence Heights Super Neighborhood #13 Stephanie Jones Preservation Houston James Joseph Greater Fifth Ward Super Neighborhood #55 Jessica Kemp City Council Mark Klein Central Northwest SN 12, VP Mark Klein Central Northwest Super Neighborhood #12 Duncan F. Klussmann, Ed.D. Spring Branch ISD Michael Kubosh City Council Michael C. Lactson West and Associates LLP Mike Laster City Council Mary Lawler Avenue CDC Thursday, April 16, 2015 Page 3 of 7 Name Company David W. Leebron Rice University Greg LeGrande President, Neartown/ Montrose SN 24 Greg LeGrande Neartown/Montrose Super Neighborhood #24 Jen Lemanski Houston Young Professionals Endeavor Paula Lenz North Houston Assocation Rebecca Leonard Design Workshop Diana Lerma Pfeifer Community Coordinating Team, Northside Village SN 51 Chris Lindsay Amercian Council of Engineering Companies of Houston Linda Lopez Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Ana MacNaught Gulfton Super Neighborhood #27 Dr. Cesar Maldonado Houston Community College System Beth Martin Rep. Gene Wu Dave Martin City Council Ivory Mayhorn Clear Lake SN 81 Mark McMillen Minnetex Super Neighborhood #77 Mark McMillen, President South Park SN 72 Justin Mcmurtry Northside/Northline Super Neighborhood #45 Ronnie McNab AARP Deborah McNulty Mayor's Office Borris Miles Kendall Miller Houstonians for Responsible Growth Amar Mohite City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Bill Morfey Lazybrook/Timbergrove Super Neighborhood #14 W. Thomas Morrow Clear Lake Super Neighborhood #81 John Moss City Council Jim Murphy Westchase District Jim Murphy Texas Senate Martha Murphy Blueprint Houston Bridgette Murray Pleasantville Area Super Neighborhood Council #57 Jon Newport City Council Richard Nguyen City Council John Nienhuser Braeswood Super Neighborhood #32 Wayne Norden Near Northwest Management District Wayne Norden Greater Inwood Super Neighborhood # 5 Leah Olive‐Nishioka City Council Ann Olson Buffalo Bayou Partnership Kathleen O'Reilly Museum Park SN 66 Jennifer Ostlind City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Mitchell Page Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P. Steve Parker Greater Eastwood/Lawndale/ Wayside Super Neighborhoods 64;88 Doug Parrish Eldridge/West Oaks Super Neighborhood #17 Dan Patrick Texas Senate Thursday, April 16, 2015 Page 4 of 7 Name Company Michael Payne Bike Houston Kathy Payton Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation Marcia Peary Citizen's Transportation Coalition Amy Peck City Council Oliver Pennington City Council Donald Perkins City Council Jerry Peruchini City Council Theola Petteway OST/Almeda TIRZ Kelly Porter Amercian Planning Association, Houston Grady Prestage Fort Bend County Clara Pruitt Brays Oaks Super Neighborhood #36 Barbara Quattro Alief Super Neighborhood #25 A. Barry Rand American Association of Retired Persons Jeremy Ratcliff Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood #52 Khator Renu University of Houston Scott Repass OKRA Rebecca Reyna Greater Northside Management District Joe Roach Braeburn Super Neighborhood #30 Robert C. Robbins, M.D. Texas Medical Center David W. Robinson City Council Judson Robinson, III Houston Area Urban League Hector Rodriguez City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Tammy Rodriguez Braeburn SN 30 Marisol D. Rodriguez AARP Susan Rogers Community Design Resource Center, UH Dr. John M. Rudley Texas Southern University Vanessa Sampson Fourth Ward TIRZ Irma H. Sanchez Westchase District Daniel Santamaria Houston City Councilmember/Robert Gullegos Stan Sarman Kingwood Super Neighborhood #43 Diane Schenke Greater East End Management District Joseph M. Schwartz Utility District Advisory Corporation Dr. Guy M. Sconzo Humble ISD Linda Scurlock South Houston Concerned Citizens'Coalition Justin Segal East Little York/Homestead SN 47 Greg Sergesketter Memorial Super Neighborhood #16 Sharon Shanahan City Council Kevin Shuff City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Robert B. Sloan Houston Baptist University Allie Smart City Council Charles Smith Houston Community College System Wayne Smith Texas Senate Nicole Smothers City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Brenda Stardig City Council Thursday, April 16, 2015 Page 5 of 7 Name Company Misty Staunton City of Houston ‐ Planning and Development Phil Stephenson State of Texas Sandra Stevens Museum Park Super Neighborhood #66 Melissa M. Stewart Greater Houston Restaurant Association Doreen Stoller Hermann Park Conservancy Trey Stone Houston Apartment Association Sandra Strachan City Council Bessie Swindle Southeast Coalition of Civic Clubs Lyn Taylor Clinton Park/Tri‐Community Super Neighborhood #59 Deidre Taylor IAH Airport Super Neighborhood #42 Lindsay Taylor Munoz Houston Association of Realtors
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