Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephen Costello, Board Chair
Gary L. Daugherty, Vice Chair
Joan Baird Glover, Vice Chair
Deborah Roth Grabein, Vice Chair
Bill Penczak, Vice Chair
Kris Westbrook, Vice Chair
Charly Weldon, President & CEO
Daniel Williams, Secretary & Treasurer
Kevin Dunlap
Dion Hobbs
Sergio V. Leal
Nelsy Gomez Lipford
Ronald K. Martin
Julie Shochat
Alex Taghi
Kathryn Underhill
David M. Underwood, Jr.
Family Service Foundation
Locke Bryan
Penny H. Butler
David G. Dunlap
Catherine M. Garcia-Prats
David Pitts
David Pluchinsky
OFFICERS
Charly Weldon
President & CEO
Charly Weldon joined Family Houston in 2016. She has over 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience and previously served as Executive Director of both The Beacon Homeless Shelter and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as served in a leadership position at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Charly received her B.B.A. in Business Management from the University of Houston, and her M.B.A. from Texas A&M, Commerce.
Daniel Williams
CFO & Treasurer
Daniel Williams joined Family Houston in 2014. He holds a Master of Professional Accountancy from Stephen F. Austin State University and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Sam Houston State University. He has 5 years of Not-For-Profit Accounting experience and 2 years working for a Certified Public Accounting firm that specializes in Not-For-Profits in the Greater Houston Area.
Deidrea Jackson
Vice President of Program Services and Accreditation
Deidrea Jackson joined Family Houston in 2008. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Houston-Victoria and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Alabama. She has more than 15 years of cross-industry expertise in program evaluation and relationship management.
Liz Green
Vice President of Development
Liz Green joined Family Houston in 2006. She has nearly fifteen years of experience in non-profit grant writing and more than ten years of experience in grants management. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Texas State University.
Jessica Cisneros
Vice President of Behavioral Health Services
Jessica Cisneros joined Family Houston in 2012. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas and her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of Houston. She is a Texas board approved Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Board Certified Coach through the Center of Credentialing and Education. Mrs. Cisneros has over 10 years of supervisory experience and 10 years of clinical work experience.
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