Tilman J. Fertitta
Chairman of the Board - Houston Police Foundation
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Landry's, Inc.
Tilman J. Fertitta, a native Texan, is Chairman of the Board, President, CEO, and largest shareholder of Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., one of America’s largest casual dining and entertainment companies. Fertitta is also President and sole shareholder of Fertitta Hospitality, LLC, a hotel, development, and entertainment company.
William B. "Bill" Nelson
Secretary / Treasurer - Houston Police Foundation
Capital Markets Partner - Shearman & Sterling LLP
Bill Nelson is a Capital Markets Partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP. Mr. Nelson's practice focuses on corporate securities law, including public offerings and private financings, acquisitions, mergers, monetization transactions, securities law compliance and corporate governance. He is a co-founder of and currently serves as treasurer of the Houston Police Foundation.
Brian K. Cook
Regional Manager - Americas
Chevron Global Security
Charlene Floyd
Executive Director
Charlene is the Executive Director of the Houston Police Foundation
Jeffery D. Hildebrand
Chairman and CEO
Hilcorp Energy Company
Kathryn Hodges
Executive Assistant
Michael C. Linn
President and CEO
MCL Ventures LLC
Michael C. Linn is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Linn Energy, LLC (Nasdaq: LINE), a publicly traded partnership focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties, which he founded in March 2003. Linn Energy currently operates in the Panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma, and the Los Angeles Basin in California.
Edna Meyer-Nelson
President
Richland Investments, Inc.
Edna Meyer-Nelson is President of Richland Investments, Inc., Richland Management, Inc., and Richland Commercial Mortgage. Richland Investments, Inc. owns and operates retail shopping centers, office buildings, industrial parks and office/flex parks. Currently Richland has over 3½ million square feet under roof and a total of 25 to 30 properties at any given time. Meyer-Nelson started the company in 1993 after being a banker in Houston for 20 years.
D. Keith Mosing
CEO
Mosing Group
John L. Nau, III
President & CEO Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P.
John L. Nau, III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., the nation’s largest distributor of Anheuser-Busch products. Silver Eagle employs over 1,100 employees that serve 16 counties in Texas through operations in Houston, San Antonio, Conroe, Cypress and Rosenberg. Silver Eagle also distributes Grupo Modelo beers.
Garry L. Plotkin
President and CEO
GLP Consulting
Don A. Sanders
Chair, Executive Committee
Sanders Morris Harris
Don A. Sanders is the Founder and Chairman of Sanders Morris Harris, the largest investment bank headquartered in the Southwest. A native of Mexia, Texas, Don graduated from Mexia High School, received his BBA degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and his MBA degree from the University of Texas in Austin.
Phillip Sarofim
CEO and Chairman
Highgate Power
Darryl A. Schroeder
CEO
LoneStar Energy Fabrication
Paul Somerville
CEO
Associated Pipe Line Contractors, Inc.
Paul Somerville was born into a military family in Pennsylvania in 1947 and attended twelve different schools in twelve years. He attended Evangel College and the University of Missouri majoring in chemistry and biology. While in school, Mr. Somerville participated in Varsity athletics. His pipeline career began when he worked as a laborer during the summer months while attending college.
Blake Tartt, III
President and CEO
New Regional Planning, Inc.
Blake Tartt III is an urban visionary with a unique blend of social, design and financial acumen. President and Chief Executive Officer of New Regional Planning, Blake is widely recognized for his ability to conceptualize, active and accelerate innovative real estate developments.
Tadd Tellepsen
President
Tellepsen
Joe Van Matre
Executive Sales
Workstrings International
Dave H. Ward
Anchor KTRK-TV - Channel 13
Dave joined KTRK-TV in 1966 as an on-the-street reporter/photographer. In 1967, he was assigned to anchor Channel 13's weekday 7am newscast. Later that year he also became the first host of KTRK's "Dialing for Dollars." In 1968, Dave was assigned to anchor the weekday 6 and 10pm newscasts where he remains today as one of Houston's most respected news anchors.
Laura S. Ward
Executive Director
Houston Children’s Charity
Dancie Perugini Ware
President and CEO
Dancie Perugini Ware Public Relations, Inc.
Dancie Ware, owner of Dancie Perugini Ware Public Relations, has lived by as she has grown her company from a one-woman startup in the mid-1980s to one of the most respected PR firms in the area. DPW has carved out a foundation of long-term, stable clients and grown alongside them. That growth has spawned a boutique firm with a multimarket personality.
John Eddie Williams
Executive Director
Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas
John Eddie is a strong advocate of workers and organized labor, representing members and their causes at every opportunity.
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