Ann Taylor

Ann Taylor is responsible for strategic communications, innovation/best practices, project research, public sector engagement, and education as Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications at Midway Companies.  Prior to joining Midway, Ann was executive...

Frank Jones

Franklin D.R. Jones Jr. is Co-Chair of the National Public Finance Practice and focuses his practice on public finance, sports and entertainment facilities development, project and infrastructure finance, urban development, and local and state governmental matters. He...

Diann Lewter

Ms. Lewter’s career has primarily been focused on- business development in the commercial real estate and public sectors. Notably, she was the originator of the first business development program for the Central Business District, serving as Business Development...

James Glassman

James Glassman founded the history advocacy group Houstorian in 2006 as a response to the perceived public indifference to preserving Houston history, especially among younger Houstonians and newly-arrived Houstonians.  Houstorian seeks to deepen and enrich both...

Karen Carter Richards

Karen Carter Richards serves as CEO and Publisher for the Forward Times Publishing Company, Inc., a multimedia company that publishes weekly; the largest Black owned and independently published newspaper in the southern region. Karen is the daughter of the late Julius...

Mike Acosta

Mike Acosta is the Historian and Authentication Manager for the Houston Astros where he manages team archives and the Astros Hall of Fame.   A native Houstonian who grew up going to the Astrodome, Mike joined the Astros in 1999 as a Broadcast Intern where he assisted...