Leadership

Gwen Emmett

Chair

Community Leader & Advocate

Matthew Barnes

Officer

The Education Game

Hank Holmes

Officer

Cadence Bank

Tommy Inglesby

Officer

Accenture

Margaret Kripke, Ph.D.

Board Secretary

Professor and Chair Emerita

Mary Eliza Shaper

Director

Community Volunteer

Heather C. Simpson

Officer

Community Leader

Yasenia Betancourt

HeadStart Policy Council Chair

Community Leader

Danny David

Director

Baker Botts LLP

Richard Campo

Director

Camden Property Trust

Jonathan Day

Life Member

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

D. Mark DeWalch

Director

DeWalch Holdings, LLC

Irma Diaz-Gonzalez

Director

ETC, Inc

Clyde Fitzgerald

Director

Port of Houston Authority

Dr. Christopher Spencer Greeley

Director

Texas Children's Hospital

Caroline Baker Hurley

Director

Community Leader

Henry "Hank" Jones

Director

Community Leader

Jeff Dudderar

Director

BBVA Compass

Ayse McCracken

Director

Healthcare Strategist and Consultant

Carleton Riser

Director

Transwestern Development Company

Barrett Reasoner

Director

Gibbs & Burns LLP

Nasruddin Rupani

Director

World's Gold & Diamonds

Suzan Samuels

Director

Community Volunteer

Tom Sanders

Life Member

Sanders Enterprises

Elizabeth Schiffer

Director

Community Leader

Emily Sheeren

Director

ghSMART

Hasting Stewart Jr.

Director

Equinor

Claudia Aguirre

President and CEO

@claudia_speaks

Claudia Aguirre is President and CEO of BakerRipley, leading the agency to respond and evolve to the emerging communities we serve. Aguirre has been with the agency since 2010, where she led efforts for program development and developed innovative solutions for Houston communities. Read more about Claudia’s work with BakerRipley.

Kirk Rummel

Chief Administrative Officer

@kirkrummel

Kirk Rummel is BakerRipley’s Chief Administrative Officer and CFO. He is responsible for accounting, reporting, treasury, budgeting and financial analysis, as well as oversight of the Information Technology, Human Resources, and Facilities teams for the agency. Read more about Kirk’s work with BakerRipley.

Rene Solis

Chief Program Officer

Rene Solis is BakerRipley’s Chief Program Officer. In that role, he leads the operation of the Workforce Solutions Career Offices, Utility Assistance & Weatherization programs, Child Care subsidy programs, Veterans Services, and the Stay Connected Disaster Recovery initiatives. Read more about Rene’s work with BakerRipley.

Kate Birenbaum

General Counsel & Vice President of Governance

BakerRipley

Kate has practiced law for nearly 25 years, primarily representing employers in their relationships with their employees. Click here to read more about Kate’s work.

Secretary James A. Baker III

61st U.S. Secretary of State

Susan G. Baker

Founding Member, National Alliance to End Homelessness

Nancy Andrews

President and CEO, Low Income Investment Fund

Mike Ballases

Accord Business Funding

Richard Baron

Co-Founder and CEO, McCormack Baron Salazar

J. Murry Bowden

Chairman and CEO, The Hanover Company

Henry Cisneros

Chairman, CityView

Jonathan Day

Of Counsel, Andrews Kurth LLP

Ira Goldstein, Ph.D.

President, The Reinvestment Fund

John Hofmeister

CEO, Citizens for Affordable Energy Former President, Shell Oil Company

Dr. Karen Otazo Hofmeister

President, Global Leadership Network Inc.

Bruce Katz

Vice President and Founding Director, Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program

Marc Shapiro

Chairman, Chase Bank of Texas

Margery Austin Turner

Senior Vice President for Program Planning and Management, Urban Institute

Marc Shapiro

Campaign Co-Chair

Chase Bank of Texas

J. Murry Bowden

Campaign Co-Chair

The Hanover Company

Secretary James A. Baker III & Susan G. Baker

Honorary Co-Chairs

R. Edwin Allday

Campaign Member

Independent Nonprofit Counsel

Mike Ballases

Campaign Member

BakerRipley

William E. Chiles

Campaign Member

Bristow Group Inc.

Jonathan Day

Campaign Member

Andrews Kurth LLP

James W. Crownover

Campaign Member

McKinsey & Company

John Hofmeister

Campaign Member

Citizens for Affordable Energy

Dr. Karen Otazo Hofmeister

Campaign Member

Global Leadership Network Inc.

Hank Holmes

Campaign Member

Cadence Bank

Wilhelmina E. “Beth” Robertson

Campaign Member

Community Leader

Heather C. Simpson

Campaign Member

Community Leader