Welcome to the 2nd AnnualROADWOMEN

Heart of the City Brunch

ZOelcome to2nd AnnualROADwomenHeart ofthe City Brunch

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Local Business WomenWith Event Chair

First LadyKATHY HUBBARD

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 201510:30 AM

The Junior League ofHouston1811 Briar Oaks Lane

Houston, TX 77027

PbuuudTieant ofthe, City

Sponsoring Junior League Member:Carey Shuart

Emcee:Andrea Greer, Andrea Greer Consulting

ROADwomen 2015 Board:Denise Adjei, Andrea Gardner, Martha Huebel,

Muffle Moroney, Coyia Richter, ]une ReederDiane Mosier, President, Leif Hatlen, Treasurer

Photographer:Egberto Willies

Consultants:Lillie Schechter Consulting

20/5 NecM ofthe Ccty

Nory AngelSER Jobs For Progress

Joi BeasleyGoGo Business Communications

Genora Boykins & Sharon OwensLa Maison in Midtown

Roshanak Far & Sheri KhatamiRoshar Jewels lnc

Nicole LongneckerNicole Longnecker Gallery

Lisa MaloskyLisa Malosky Productions

Monica PopeSparrow Bar + Cookshop and Beaver's

Anne SungCommunity Voices for Public Education

And returning as our Honorary Event Chair,First Lady Kathy Hubbard

Hubbard Financial Services

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Ms Nory Angel is the Executive Djrecior & CEO for SER - lobs for Progress of iheTexas GulfCoast, Inc. SER is 3 community-based, nonprofit organization who exists

in assist Individuals from communities In need by providing occupational training,financial empowerment, and employment services.

SER h.is served Houston's diverse communities since l%5. Nary has now been withSliR for 12 years and served as the CEO for the past sw years. Under her leadership,SER relocated its main office to ihe heart of the I Illusion's Easl End community andopened a Green Career Training Center in February of 2010 through a S3.1 Millioncunlrnet from the Department ofLabor, Also, in response lu the increased numberof Job "seekers with criminal backgrounds, SER received a SI.1)2 Million gram from

Department of Labor lo provide an array of wurktorce services including weldingtraining. Most recently, SER received a SI 1 Million YouthBuitd grant lo serve highschool drop outs and prepare them ID achieve their GEDs, obtain occupational skills

training and achieve employment and/or higher education.

Nury was born in Los Angeles, California and she is a first generation HispanicAmerican. She has a BA from the University ofNorth Texasand an MHA IromGritlithUniversity in Brisbane, Australia. She also has an Intensive French Studies Certiticatefrom 1. Universite de Toulon in Toulon, France and an Executive Leadership Certificatefrom the Harvard Kennedy School ofGovernment

Nory'i passion for improving fives through employment and training, started aftercollege when she began working for a non-profit agency that assisted refugees from allover the world. She has traveled extensively throughout the world, lived In Australia,

Prance and Mexico and enjoys diverse cultures. She is tluenl m three languages:English. .Spanish, and French. She is an American Leadership Forum Fellow ClassXXX, :i National Nispana Leadership Institute Executive Leadership Program Fellow,a graduate of the Center for I louslons Future and also serves on the boards of the

Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Greater Easi End Management District.

She is also a founding member of the Easl End Collaborative created to serve [liediverse needs Latinos In I he Easl End community. In 2(112, she was recognized as oneof the 25 Top Women of I louston and in 2(11 -1 Ford Motor Company recognized heras ,i Muier Legendaria for her work in creating iirem jobs for the Latino community.

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A recent Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, Beasley has ownedand operated GOGO Business Communications, a branding, marketing and prim-en-demand company, GOGO was acquired by Beasley from her fanner company,

following a last and hirkuis career, as Vice ['resident ill Human Resources for OnSiteeDlscovery, .in Alexandria \'A based corporation Recently honored as 20151 loustoo

llkick MBA Entrepreneurial Leadership .she is lull of pride lo be recognized for herBusiness Leadership and Community Service by ROADWbmcn.

[oi Bcasley's professional resume includes over 20 years in the document managementindustry and profess idiiuI experience in executive manage meiit. training, organizationaldevelopment, leadership'development and human resource management. Beasleyspe.nl several years with IKON Office Solutions (now Ricoh USA) serving in various

Human Resource roles and .is their founding Director ol" Diversity. During hercorporate career, she has been recognized lor applying innovation and creativity to

motivate and achieve business results, with a pragmatic approach lo leadership andhuman resource problem solving.

GOGO. the 2011 Pinnacle Award Winner and Emerging 10 Award Winner of theHouston Minority Supplier Diversity Council lias maintained our reputation asa superior service provider in this industry, as marked by our Supplier Excellence

Award 2010 tnr Metro's He.il Mean Business Program

With focus and determination, GOGO has established a customer following and nearten yearpresence In the! foustonbusiness community. A native of Omaha, ME, Beasleyholds a Master's Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the UniversityofTuba iind proud Hsk University Alum. Beasley is an executive board member of

the Greater Mommoh Blade Chamber, an active board member and supporter lo theAlzheimer's Association and CSTEM Teacher and Student Support Services. Beasleyis must grateful to be mom of an amazing human being, Xander!

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Geii&ta 7C,Genor.t K. lluykin.s is Regional Assistant General Counsel wfth NRG Energy, Inc.She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a ISA in Unglisli from Spelman College amihas, a DdcIoi ul Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. She is licensed Idpractice law ui ilie State of Texas, tieiiora's legal career has primarily been with NRGEnergy, Inc. Itelinui Energy ami lis predecessor companies. She provides legal advicelo various retail businesses within NRG with a primary practice locus ofcommercialtransactions, fldvertlsing law; marketing and regulatory compliance. Genera is alsoinvolved with the company's Charitable Foundation, In 2010, Genera completed thedevelopment ot I.a Maison in Mldtown, an urban bed and breakfast and became anentrepreneui along with Sharon Owens providing travelers with a unique experienceAnd wonderful "escape in the city." This newly construe led bed and breakfast facility

tslocated at 2K(lli BrazosStree! in the heart of Houston and has garnered rave reviewsIroin local anil International travelers, l.a Maisan in Midtown has been featuredin the New York 'limes Travel section, Essence Magazine and Houston Women

Magazine, l.a Maison has also received a Trip Advisor 2014 Certificate ol Excellence,been recognized by Ilie Houston Convention & Visitor's Bureau and selected by

HeiiiiudUreaklast.coin, in their Miircli'2012 listing, as one of the top 10 now urban bedand breakfasts in the world and the 21114 Best Inns for Business Travelers, l.a Maisonhas also received a 2014 Zagat award. Genoia is married to her husband of 25 years,

Houston QlyCouacltmember Dwlght Boyklns

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7W.Sharon M. Owens, served as Vice President of Centerpoinl Energy^ CorporateCommunity Relations Department, where she oversaw l)ie strategic developmentand Implementation of die company's community based programs specializing iiiEducation and Consumer Affairs, She also oversaw the company's corporate givingSharon joined lilt- company m 1977. In 1998. she became Vice President nfCommunity

Relations, During the 14 years slit1 held lhal position, Sharon become one of the most,if not the most, respected corporate figures in I lonston's charitable community. OnApril 1,21112, she proudly retired from CenteiFoint Energy after 35 years of dedicatedservice. Ms. ()wens, who grew up in San Antonio, received her Associate ofArls Degree

from St. Philip's Jr. College and in May 21112 was honored to he their CommencementSpeaker In 1999 Sharon & and her business partner, a former co-worker, purchasedSome property in Houston's Midlown area and in 2010 completed & opened a new bed

& breakfast. La MaJsoc in Midlown, which has been featured Id Essence Magazine &Houston Women Magazine They have been recognized by Trip Advisor, The HoustonConvention & Visitor's Bureau and was selected by BedandBCEakfastcom, m theirMarcli'2012 listing, as one of the top 10 new urban bed and breakfasts in the world.They have received a very positive Zagat rating as well. She is married to Douglas

Owens and is enjoying her new career as an owner/entrepreneur, making a dilFerencein Houston.

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TanftoshanakBar was burn I')(i2 and is married with 2 wonderful children. I ler daughterstudied education and is a very dedicated and passlenato schuol elementary schoolteacher and her sen is a junior accountant lor oil company,

Roshanak studied Foodsond nutrition in college and worked .is a autrltionlsi fora fewfears after collegegraduation, but, was never happy with it. Her passion from myeartychildhood was fashion and jewelry. She always made hand-made jewelry ever since

she can remember. ROshanak feels a woman can express hersuif through jewelry shewears, it's an art!

After JO years with"corporate America, she decided to join hands with her besl friend,ShiTi Kharami, and Start their iiwn business, Roshar Jewels inc. A beautiful smalljewelry stnre with a Focus on quality, uniqueness ^ind value, sbc has accomplished her

dream. Roshanak's dtlit'r passiun is working with animal ri^lit groups.

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Sheni KhatamiSlicri Khatami has been a proud HoustonianfaraUrjost40 years. She came lo Houston

from Ir.iri after finishing I Ugh School and dill her B.A. ntul M.A. ,u the University nlHoustDD majoring In French Literature and Languages, she speaks fluent French jndSpanish. She lives with her 94 year old mother who still leaches her many life lesionsevery day. She is (he proud mother oftwo accomplished children. Donna and Cameron.Sheri CO-rounded the "Society of Iranian American Women lor 1'diicalion" in 1997.She has been a Board member ofthe Partnership for BaylorColIege ofMedicine since20116. She is the Co-owner ofROSHAS fEWELS in Houston, a Fine Jewelry store withher best friend. Kosliuiuik Far. She has Organized and chaired various Imemaliunalami cultural committees lor different schools in Houston and served on ihe localchapter ho.iril ill 1'AAIA (Public AfTair Alliance of Iranian Americans ) in I Invistoii.She recently co-founded the Network of Ir.inmn American Professlooal Women in

1 Illusion and is a proud member of ROADwomen. She is an I lonorary Life memberof the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers and is currently tbePresideat of Awty

Alinnni Parent Association. She loves poetry and spiritual studies.

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7VicoieOwner ol Houston's Nicole Loogoecktt Gallery, Nicole is from Cambridge, Eowa. 1 [eracademic background

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Lisa Maiosky has been a trallblazlng Journalist foi mane than two decades. She wasthe lirsi female sports anchor M KPRC TV2 in Houston, the lirsi female co-host ofthe original American Gladiators show and amenibcr ofthe first, .ill female bioadcastteam for NBC sports. Lisa also worked for Ihe Houston Rockets as studio host andsideline reporter for elghl seasons ( 1995-2003 1.

Lisa is currently CEO of Lisa Maiosky Produclions where she works with her thrtetime Emmy award winning cameraman/husband Don FriedeU creating videos forcorporate, commercial, aod noc profn companies.

Tht venture started when Lisa and Don combined forces alter decades long journalismcareers. Don previously worked exclusively lor the network news magazine shows

( ARC 20/20, CBS (ill mill.. NISC Dateline) but is now tending his award winningcamerawork In LMI' projects. Lisa's slrenglh, along with wriling, is her ability to tell acompelling story in ii clear, concise video

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Monica VopeDubbed the "Alice Waters of lliu Third Const," German-born, Texas-reared diet"Monica Pope has been revoluUonWug Houston's culinary scene since she debutadher lirsi restaurant in 1992. Pope shares her passion for connecting local farmers andconsumers with cooking classes, an online cookbook Eal Where Your Feod Lives,plus Sparrow lljr + Cookfthop and Beaver's restaurants. Pope has enjoyed national

rccogmtinn in the form ofa lames Beard award nomination and a spot competing onthe 2010 second season ol Top Chef Masters on Bravo. She is the only female Texaschef to be named Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine thanks to her inventive,

"eat where your food lives" cooking style.

Hailed by Travel & Leisure magazine as "one of [lie most ingenious restaurateursaround," I'ope Etrst learned to cook from her Czech grandmother and went on to earn

her Chefs title from Pruel.eith's School of Food .md Wine in London. After working inEurope and San Francisco, she returned home to I foiiMon Io open the Quilted Toijue,which was followed hy a succession of acclaimed restaurants. Including BoulevardBistro! and lalia. Pope is the founding chair of Recipe for Success Foundation's ChefsAdvisory Board and turreiil Hoard Member of the Houston-based non-profit, whichIj dedicated to fighting childhood obesity. She regularly appears as an HI'S mediaSpokesperson and OBtlonal advocate and was invited as part of an RFS delegation Io

[lie White House lor the launch ol Michelle Ghana's Chefs Move toSdiools Initiative

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SungAnne Sung is Chief Strategy Officer ai I'roieci GRAD Houston, an educational nonprofit, Tialned as a phjfslcisl ji 1 Earvard University. Anne fell hi love wiih teaching as nyoung Teach fbr America corps member In the RJq Grande Valley and contioued hercurecr as n liigli school teacher for K years. I ler experience working with stiiduuls andparents in Rio Grande Villluy and I loustcn public schonls shaped hur understandingtif ilic loequitles in American soeietyand her eommltment in social justice. Anne co-

founded the grassroots organising group Community Voices fbr Public Education ia2011 in order to give Houston students, parents, educators, aod community membersa voice in public education. Anne also serves on the boards ofOCA Greater Houston,an APA civil rights organization, and New Leaders Council Houston. She enjoys

leaching the Young Children's Dharma Clriss at Jade llmldhj Temple. Anne holds anM.A. in Physics and a Master's in Public Policy from I larvard University.

Katfiy TiubbfflidKATHY HUBBARDcatne to Houston in 1980. She went ID work the fallowing yearfor a bookkeeping and la* firm, and worked her way up to lax department manager,hi [985 she passed a two Jay test in tax law aiui became licensed liy the [eternalRevenue Service .is an Enrolled Agem. Thai designation is for those who, in additionto attorneys and CFAs, can represent dienis before the Service in tax mailers. Shebegan her own business in lyyu. working out of one mum in her home, "I remembeione Friday afternoon .1 new client called. 'I can bu at your place in an hour,' I told

her. There was a pause on the line, and the woman replied, 'mlghl as well. I don'thave a dale either!" Another one of Kathy's new clients worked downtown. For years

K.itliy had known of A mine Parker's community service wurk. and was eager to gelto know her. Alter finishing and delivering'that return, she asked her out. For several

months they grew closer, ami on lanuary 16, [991, Kathy moved into Annie's home.Hergrowing lax business moved to the upstairs ofthat home. Together ihey bougbi anoffice building on Montrose Boulevard asm Westfauimer in 1993 lor Kathy's business,Tbday, the firm's several employees assist individuals, small businesses, estates, trusts,

and lax exempt organizations. A tax ntaven in tax practitioner world. Kathy is aciivein professional associations, speaks on lax issues, and meets periodically with localIRS officials ami practitioners mi communications and systemic issue resolutions Sheserved on the federal Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council from 2001 2004,where she and oilier tax practitioners met with senior IRS officials in WashingtonD.C. 10 discuss tax administration policy. Her penchant for community service hasalso thrived. Many local non-profit organizations received their tax exempt Status withher help. She and Mayor Annlse Parker live In a home built over 3 Century ago. It is adesignated protected I louston I Ustoric Landmark

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Hmma G.On AllguSI S, ISI1S a baby piri, Emma GOQlby was bom. l-.idy Knirna was the second (if sixChildren bum lo Mr. M. T, anil Mrs Rsnnle Goosby-Ferguson in M.iyn.ird Texas. Sau laclntoCounty. While residing in San fecltHO County, Lady Enma worshipped .il a MethodlM Chufch,

Upon completionofthesixth grade it Salem Elementary Lady Emma relocated io Conroe. Tcj.isto complete her form il education jihI Liter united with Kenner Baptist Chinch and was bapUttdby Pjslur D C Cobhs

LadyEmma came from humblebeginnlngs, working in ihe fields. In 1924, Lady Emma was united In marriage to Mr Charlie Williams,to this union one daughter Ells Her nice was btirn In 1925. In 1938, Lady Emma and her daughter moved to Houston, Texas, and theyunited with New Pleasani Grove Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor L.C.Crier. Lady Emma proudly speaks o( puiting hei

birthday back one year allei President Roosevelt start requesting women lo aid In the military service during ihe war. in Angus' 1943l.ndy Emma moved to San Francisco, California and became employed as a streetcar operator: Later, she became Lead Dietitian for live

L.idy limma Jid well in San I:uncisco, saved her money and returned 10 Texas Even in ihe face of prejudice Lady Emmj had inenticpreneiA spirit and became owner and operator ofa neighburltuod grocery itore on Bennin^tun Sired. Lady Emnuhave ;i hMngand penile spirit, when her aisiomers' were mi.ihk- to pay iheir bills, she would jIIow ilwrn lo take whal they needed, uniil ihey wen;able io return and pay. I kr (iivinj; was not done in vain. I.ady Emma, idsn uniled wh Shilnh Missionary lijptist Church, which was

designed by the tirsi African Amerkan, John Chuse whom graduated from the University of Texas Srhooi u( Architect and the firslAfrican American licensed hy the Slate oficx.is lln [line 12,1955, the church was renamed Firsl Shiluli iiiij>iibi Chuich, ai ilui iliiic onthe BUggesion ofthe late Dc Bll, Roberis, because several churches had been organized and named Shlloh since 1900. Since that lime

Lady Emma Is Still a menibecefFlia iWloh Missionary Bjplist Church, uniltnlic leadership ofthe present I 'as! or John E Fields LadyEmma have been a member for 62 years and previously served in the fallowing Auxiliaries Mission II, Sunday Schocl and the ChurthChoir. Ljdy Emma ".lisa member and treasurer, Matron of the Heroines ofleriche for more than fitly years

L.uly Tmnia, lived in Settegasl a Northeast Community fot more than iJ years where she ".as an active member in the Progressive GvicClub Lady Emma also, served strongly in the National Coundl oFNegro Women, Inc., where she's Mill a member (being the oldest) ini Inusion, Texas Chapter. Lacy Emmi always deninn.sir.il ed here deep tiiinmiinieni to democracy by expressing her righi tu vote duringiiue era where she was forced to py poll laxos. She always encourage other.-, as null as family members' 1" voie for liuiige.

Ljiiy Emnu. later retired from ihe workplace, bul never reiired Irum serving the Almighty God, She always litheved in family dinnersand drcumenuni: as much family history as possible I.ady Hmma, have been Nesaed hy Gods Amazing Grace to have celebialed morelhan a centuryof life well-lived LadyEmma is tin- oldest family member ofboth mother and father's side of ihe family. LadyEmraa hasout-lived her onty daughter [:.||,i Bernke ofBB years who expired in December 2DIJ I .uly Hmma'i imrnory serves her well. The nut only

remembers her inulher and grandmother, hut her great- prandmulher loa Lady Kniuu jKs-jvs kepi a busy .schedule she loved fishing,lakingher friends to (he grocery store and drove until she was 101 years old, In the seventies, she was the lirsl womanW own nd operateaboMCfflGalveslonflay

Lady Emma enthusiasm fur life is amazing. She hive always warned to meet President Raratk Qbama, after she was hlesscd io live to seean African American become President, somelhinj; she ihoupht she would never live to see Ljdy Emma voted for President Obama onOctober 19. 2B08, whidn "'As videotaped and shown 0D ihe news. Lady Emma have alwaysbeen highly respected eien-where she goes

Aa years have passed, ofeoorse only father Time has shnwed her down. When askfd how she's doing her reply is ahrays "I 'm Stepping upone and sliding bad: two"(smile). Ljdy Lmma have been blessed wilh live pener.ilions in her (amily . one child Ella Bernke (dece.isedl

four grandchildren, ten great granildilidien, state en great- greatgrandchildren lone deceasedjthrce great-great great grand children Herfavorite scriptures are 1st 1'eler I 13:19, Hebrews 12 1-2 and Matthew 7:12. Her favorite songs are "I Will Trust in the Liird", 'Ariiiuinj;r.race" and, "To God Be ihe Glnry" L.uly Emma loves her family dearly and always states "Treal people the way youvrani to lie tre.ited

and Always Serve Almighty God".

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And/tea ChdtonAndrei's activism for progressive policies jnd social change has sometimes been herprofession, but always been her avocation. A feminist, she became .in organizer incollege, when, frustrated by national policies about reproductive rights, she started

Students for Choice at Dartmouth.

Professionally Andrea has worked tin aVBf twenty years in rtHldralstng for uonpralilorganizations, with a short detour to tarn her law degree. For the pasl six years, asthe head 0/ her own consulting firm, she has developed a specialty in organizationsundergoing growth, change, or emerging from a crisis. She loves long-range strategiesand establishing cleat goals while pulling systems and structures in place to keepthings running smoothly She researches tenaciously, with a knack lor uncowrbtgandleveraging connections.

While reproductive rights brought Andrea tu advocacy, she believes passinnatelythai true progressive activism must be Intersections!. While reproductive justiceis her passion and area of expertise, she is proud to learn frnm and stand with (orstand beside or behind, as appropriate) activists from diverse backgrounds enpgedin causes including a wide range of ivomcn's issues, immigration, economic justice,issues of sexual and gender identity and equality civil rights, access to healthcare, andcriminal justice reform.

She frequently turns to the words of Ilie late, great Molly Ivins. lor (inidance andinspiration, and keeps these close to her heart: "So keep fighting lor freedom andjustice, beloveds, but dou'l lorgel lo have fun Join" it."

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