Staff and
Leadership



Houston ToolBank Staff
Get to know the people behind the mission.
Board of Directors

Erika Jones
Board President
Frost Bank

Claudia Ortega Hogue
Board Vice President
SSP Engineering & Consulting, LLC

Eric Khan
Board Treasurer
PNC Bank

Meredith Wheeler
Board Secretary
Nature Discovery Center

Johnathan Ankenbruck
Board Member
Home Depot

Kiran Bardai
Board Member
Galena Park Ace Hardware

Zurisiday Briz
Board Member
Community Volunteer

John Byrd
Board Member
ByrdGEO

Joe Carreon
Board Member
Harris County Department of Education

Susan Cita
Board Member
TBG Partners

Eric Dickinson
Board Member
Port Houston

Roger Harris
Board Member
Community Volunteer

Lharissa Jacobs
Board Member
FIT Houston

John Kern
Board Member
Cox Automotive

Chris McCarthy
Board Member
United States House of Representatives TX-29

Dixie Meynier
Board Member
Stow & Associates

Victor Mondragon
Board Member
OneSolution

Elvia Quintanilla
Board Member
Texas Technical Trade School

Fred Stow
Board Member
Stow & Associates

Britt Sudduth
Board Member
Sudduth Search
Advisory Board

Ana Hernandez
Founding Advisory Board Chair
Texas House of Representatives, District 143

Sara Countryman
Advisory Board Member
Mayor, City of Montgomery

John Crabb
Advisory Board Member
90 MPH

Marshall Heins
Advisory Board Member
Marshall Bard Heins Interests

David King
Advisory Board Member
Groves Industrial

Darren McCarthy
Advisory Board Member
Fort Bend County Parks & Recreation Department

Josh Sanders
Advisory Board Member
City of Houston

Katie Short
Advisory Board Member
Office of Harris County Commissioner, Precinct One

Luke Withers
Advisory Board Member
Forney Construction