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Ann Lents President and CEO Center for Houston’s Future Herb Lipsman
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development The Redstone Companies
Renee Logans President and CEO Access Data Supply, Inc.
Yolanda Londono Community Affairs JP Morgan Chase Alex Lopez-Negrete President and CEO
Lopez Negrete Communications Inc.
Francisco Javier Alejo Lopez
Trade Representative for North American States Consulate of Mexico
Jeff Love Managing Partner Locke Liddell and Sapp, LLP Karen Love
Director of Practical Growth Pannell Kerr Foster of Texas, P.C.
Elena Marks
Director of Health Policy-Office of Mayor City of Houston
Michael McAtamney Director, Western Region TIAA-CREF
Tracey McDaniel Executive Director
Texas Department of Economic Development Raymond Messer
President
Walter P. Moore and Associates Travis Middleton
Owner
Trademark Insurance Agency
Steve Miller
Chairman and President SLM Discovery Ventures, Inc.
Darcy Mingoia President
Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce Gasper Mir III
Executive General Manager –Strategic Partnerships Houston Independent School District
Joseph Montes
US Small Business Regional Administration Eric Munson
Regional Advocate, Region IV Small Business Administration James Nadler
Senior Medical Director CIGNA HealthCare of Texas, Inc.
Tom O’Grady
Associate Vice President HNTB Corporation Wayne O’Neil Senior Manager
Gilbane Building Company Luis E. Perez
Deputy Director of Aviation
Marketing, Communications and Community Affairs City of Houston, Houston Airport System
Sonia Perez
Sr. Vice President for External Affairs SBC
Ray Perryman Economist The Perryman Group James Raborn Partner Baker Botts Steve Radack
Commissioner, Precinct #3 Harris County
Jim Reinhartsen President
Bay Area Houston Econonomic Partnership Maurice Robison
Vice President – Healthcare Irvine Team
Olga Llamas Rodriguez Harris County Precinct 2 Lisa Rowland
Vice President of Sales and Marketing Humana, Inc.
Jim Royer CEOTCB INC.
Kim Ruth
President, Houston Region Bank of America Abe Saavedra Superintendent
Houston Independent School District Alan Sadler
County Judge Montgomery County Robert Sakowitz Hazak Inc.
Betsy Schwartz Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Houston Marc Shapiro
Consultant JP Morgan Chase Jim Slack, Jr.
Slack & Company Contracting, Inc.
L.E. Simmons President SCF Partners
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Matt Simmons Chairman and CEO Simmons and Company David Stedman President and CEO
Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County Jack Steele
Executive Director
Houston-Galveston Area Council Manfred Sternberg
President and CEO Bluegate Corporation Michael Stevens Chairman
Michael Stevens Interests, Inc.
Kathryn Stream Senior Vice President Texas Medical Center Tom Sullivan
Chief Counsel for Advocacy SBA
Jack Sweeney Publisher and President Houston Chronicle Cynthia Tauss
Gulf Coast Regional Representative Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Governor
State of Texas Vic Tamborella CEOVT2 Media Design Bill Teague President and CEO
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center Tom Thierheimer
Britain Electric
Jordy Tollett President and CEO
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau Peter Traber
President and CEO Baylor College of Medicine Ann Travis
Office of the Mayor City of Houston David Turkel
Director, Economic Development Harris County
Bob Turnbull
Director, Economic Development CenterPoint Energy
Sylvester Turner State Representative District 139 Dawn Ullrich
Director, Convention and Entertainment City of Houston
Richard M. Vacar, AAE Director
City of Houston, Houston Airport System Lori Vetters
President, Houston Region Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Richard Wainerdi President, CEO and COO Texas Medical Center Mark Wallace President and CEO Texas Children’s Hospital Jacqueline Northcutt Waugh President
BioHouston Carrington Weems Weems Interests
Fred Welch Executive Director
Pearland Economic Development Corporation Louie Welch
Former Mayor City of Houston James Willerson President
University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Bill White
Mayor City of Houston Damon Williams Executive Director
Greater Southeast Management District Ken Williams
Executive Vice President Frost Bank
Larry Williams
Marek Brothers Systems, Inc.
Trish Wise President and CEO
Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Dan Wolterman
President and CEO
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Martha Wong
State Representative District 134 Jim Yarbrough County Judge Galveston County Susan Young President
South Main Center Association
Stakeholders continued
NOTE: Quotes used throughout this document are by stakeholders listed on pages 57-60 unless otherwise attributed.
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Definitions
Business development (page 12) – A merger of world trade and economic development into a single delivery system measured by new net jobs, capital investment, direct foreign investment and exports.
Centers of Excellence (page 25) – Nationally and internationally recognized industries, institutions or organizations that serve to attract research dollars, and knowledge workers as well as drive job growth within their industry cluster.
Community development (page 12) – Foundational requirement for business and workforce development that begins with a formal assessment and prioritization. Issues addressed are generally linked to infrastructure and may include cultural or social activities.
Economic development (page 12) – The creation of 600,000 net regional jobs and $60 billion in capital investment by 2015 in the 10 county Houston region.
The Partnership plans to meet this goal through collaboration with governmental entities, business leaders and institutions. As part of the Partnership’s economic development role, they will also take an active role in marketing the region.
Knowledge workers (page 2�) – Highly skilled, highly educated, highly paid employees with unique talents. In general, knowledge workers provide skills that cannot be outsourced and provide competitive advantage for their industry cluster.
Public policy (page 19) – As primary advocate for the business community to promote regional economic prosperity, the Partnership formulates positions and actively lobbies on behalf of local, state and federal issues. The Partnership requires Board approval for a position to become part of the agenda for lobbying activities.
Quality of place (page 43) – An integral component of community development. The Partnership links quality of place to the region’s ability to attract and retain knowledge workers and provide a competitive advantage in workforce development.
Regional economic prosperity (page 17) – Economic vitality for the 10-county region (page 62) measured through 2015 by net jobs created, direct foreign investment, exports and capital investment. Regional economic prosperity is the core concept of the Partnership’s mission (page 12).
Workforce development (page 12) – Training and retraining of the region’s labor pool to keep the Houston region globally competitive. This is a critical component of community development.