Leadership Team
Les Cave
PRESIDENT & CEO
Allison Booker-Brooks
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Elaina Albarez Christy
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING & LEARNING CENTER
Kristi Slawinski
DIRECTOR OF SENIOR SERVICES
Hanna Theiss
DIRECTOR OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER
Karen Weakly
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING SERVICES
Candace Runaas
DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
VICE CHAIR
Reginald Peppers
DIRECTOR OF IT
Jason Woods
DIRECTOR OF RESALE
Karen Luther
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
Traci Hurst
INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
2024-2025 Board of Trustees
Dr. Nicole Twine
Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
BOARD CHAIR
Victor C. Chatman
Pastor of Community Relations, Harvest Time Church
Jim Fryfogle
Retired, VP Bulk Supplies & Logistics, Plains All American Pipeline
TREASURER
Endowment Board
Anthony J. Chatman
Pastor, Hosanna Lutheran Church
SECRETARY
Les Cave
President/CEO, Northwest Assistance Ministries
Jim Day
Retired – Former CFO Houston Food Bank
Rev. Dr. Marty Dunbar
Senior Pastor, John Wesley UMC
Tom Fuller
Principal, Diverse Energy Management Co.
Dr. Latonya Goffney
Superintendent, Aldine ISD
Dr. Lupita Hinojosa
Superintendent, Spring ISD
Crystal Hollier
Vice President Business Development HCA, Houston Healthcare Northwest
Stanley Horton
Former President/CEO, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP
Nolan Lehmann
Director of Schulte Building Systems, Inc. and Trophy Windows, LLC
Dr. Jenny McGown
Superintendent, Klein ISD
Shannon Mosher
LPC- LifeSpring Counseling & Wellness
William Sessions
Retired, Production Operation Manager - ExxonMobil.
Michael D. Watford
Retired, Chairman, President & CEO, Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Traci Hurst
Interim CFO, Northwest Assistance Ministries
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Thomas R. Fuller
Principal, Diverse Energy Management Co
BOARD CHAIR
Cynthia Alsup
Global Software Sales and Marketing, Access Corporation
Dana Hines
Realtor, Better Homes & Gardens, Real Estate Gary Greene
VICE CHAIR
Daniel Anders
Senior Executive Business Leader & Sales Professional
Anita Bowman-McCormick
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Scott Chenoweth
Partner, Four C’s Equity, Ltd.
Rick Crump
Retired, Sterling Chemicals Company
Pamela Hughes
Realtor, Better Homes and Gardens, Real State Gary Greene
Dr. Bennie Lambert
President, Lone Star College-North Harris
Nolan Lehmann
Director of Schulte Building Systems, Inc. and Trophy Windows, LLC
Bob Shirley
Owner, Shirley Acres
Steve Miller
Retired, Cinco Pipe and Supply
Joe Fowler, Past Chair
Co-Founder
Stress Engineering Services Inc.
Dr. Rusty Schlattman DDS
Champions Houston Cosmetic Dentist
Will Bailey
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Mack Elbert Coker, DDS, MS
Periodontics
DIRECTOR-EMERITUS
Les Cave
President/CEO, Northwest Assistance Ministries