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Al Colbert: CEO, Colbert Ball Tax Services
Alden J. McDonald, Jr: President and CEO, Liberty Bank and Trust Company
Amber Newman, MPA: Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County
Andre & Miranda Horn: President & Vice President, Industrial Welding Academy
Angela Lee: Owner, Evolution By Design
Anthony J. Snipes: President, National Forum for Black Public Administrators
Anthony Newton: Founder & CEO, Kaduceus Holdings, Inc.
Attorney Audwin Samuel: Owner, The Samuel Firm
Attorney Ricky Anderson: Attorney at Law, Anderson & Smith P. C.
Barbara Harris Curtis: Author & Speaker, Barbara Curtis Ministries
Bishop James W.E. Dixon II: Pastor, The Community of Faith Church
Bishop Shelton Bady: Senior Pastor, Harvest Time Church
Brian G. Busby: Chief Operating Officer, Houston Independent School District
Byron Alfred: Attorney, VB Attorneys
Carla Lane: CEO, LaneStaffing and Founder, This Woman’s Work, Circle Maker, The WinHer Circle, Philanthropist
Carlecia D. Wright: Chief Diversity Officer and Director of the City of Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity
Carmen Herrera: Managing Partner, CMHC Wealth Advisors
Carrie Poole: Chief Executive Officer, Professional Career Training Institute
Charles O’Neal: President, Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce and Chairman, US Black Chambers, Inc.
Dannette K. Davis: Principal, Kay Davis Associates LLC/ Kay Davis in the Community Foundation
Dave J. Moss, Jr: Franchise Owner, McDonald’s
David L. Edwards: Founder & CEO, United National Insurance Agency
Derek Leonard: President, ProABC
Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad: Southwest Regional StudentMinister Muhammad Mosque No. 45, The Nation of Islam
Dr. Alison Scott Cuillier: Dentist/Owner, Lasting Impressions Dental Group and Founder of Awesome Angels Inc
Dr. Heather Brown: Orthodontist/Owner, Dr. Heather Brown Orthodontics and Founder of Smile For A Lifetime Houston Chapter
Dr. Ka-Ron Y. Wade: Owner, Cosmetic Dental Texas and CEO/ Founder, Houston Medi-Dent Mobile Health Corporation
Eddie Floyd: CEO, GCE Presents
Eric D. Jackson-Goodwine, Sr: Founder/CEO, DaddyCares.org
Errol Hughes: Porsche Master Brand Ambassador, Porsche of West Houston
Eureka Patton: Owner, Massage Envy – Aliana
Fire Chief Eugene Campbell, Jr: City of Missouri City
Gary Guidry: CEO, G-Squared Events
Gaynell Floyd Drexler: Attorney at Law
Helen Callier: President, PermitUsNow, a division of Bradlink LLC
Honorable Derrick Mitchell
Ige Johnson: Broker, Re/MAX & Owner, GLO Beauty Bar
JaJa Ball: President, Colbert Ball Tax Services
James Davis: President & CEO, Gulfgate Dodge Chrysler Jeep
James L. Marshall, Jr: President/ CEO, Marshall Wealth Management, LLC
Jason Medlock, MBA: Executive Director, Glennlock Construction Inc.
Johnny Hollins: CEO, JG Hollins Builders
Johnte’ Archer: CEO, J. Archer Insurance Group and the SHE IS A CEO Foundation
Jon Manning: Broker & Owner, The Manning Group Real Estate Firm
Judge Maria T. Jackson: Presiding Judge of the 339th State District Court and Administrative Judge for the Felony Courts
Justin R. Jordan: Vice President, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Kamica Hampton: Luxury Realtor at K. Hampton Luxe Real Estate Group Powered by eXp Realty and Founder and Creative Director of Kamica Hampton Luxury Footwear
Keith J. Davis Jr: Principal, Jerrold & Company, LLC
Ken Jones: Owner, Level One Fitness
Kevin A. Murray: Attorney at Law, Murray Real Estate Properties, Murray Motion Pictures
Kim Roxie: Founder, LAMIK Beauty
La’Torria Lemon: Owner & CEO, Lemon-Lime Light Media
Lorenza Phillips Butler, Jr: Publisher Emeritus, Butler/Wiseman
Margaret Allen, DDS: Amazing Smiles, Pllc General & Cosmetic Dentistry
Marlene Petry: Independent Sales Director, MaryKay
Marshall Isom: President, Optimum Security Professionals
Maya P. Thornton: Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Department Director, University of Houston
Mojeed Martins: Owner, AristocratLife
Myron G. Davis: Attorney at Law, Myron Davis Law
Nannette Ray, M.B.A.: President, TNR Accounting & Management Consulting, LLC
Nathaniel Curvey: Owner, Accurate Security
Nicole and Anthony West: Owners, Westco Ventures and NCA Investigations
Norman Mitchell: Co-Founder and CEO, Bee Busy Wellness Center
Pamela Ellis: CEO, Smahrt Solutions and Founder, Smahrt Girl Foundation
Pastor Christopher F. Hartwell: Founder and Senior Pastor, Crossroads Community Church Pearland
Pastor Terrance & Torsha Johnson: Higher Dimension Church
Petria McKelvey: CEO and Founder, Precision Medical Billing
Ralph Jones, Jr: CEO, T&T Highway Express, LLC
Reverend Reginald DeVaughn Sr: Founder, Pastor, Director, and CEO of Silverlake Church
Robert Turner: Owner, Turner Chevrolet
Roderick Brown: District Community Relations Manager, and District Health & Safety Manager, UPS Red River District
Rodney R. Jones, Esq.: Managing Partner, Rodney Jones Law Group P.C.
Roosevelt Petry, Jr: President and CEO, GP Industrial Contractors Inc.
Roy G. Perry: Chairman and President, Prairie View A&M Foundation
Sharone Mayberry: President and CEO, Mayberry Homes, Inc.
Sherifat Lawal Price: Vice President of Retail and Small Business Lender, Branch Banking and Trust
State Representative Ron Reynolds: Texas House of Representatives, District 27
Terrence Ray, C.P.A.: Chief Executive Officer, AnesthesiaOS
Texas State Senator Borris L. Miles: District 13
Thelma “Mama” Scott: Founder, SAFE Diversity Communities
Tiffany Massie Davis, MSN, RN: Chief Executive Officer, E-PIC Training Center, Inc and Founder/Executive Director, Young Adults of America
Tony Chase: Owner, ChaseSource
Troy B. Smith: Owner, Troy B. Smith Professional Services
Troy Marsaw: Owner, Psych on Site and Willie L. Marsaw Foundation
Troy Pradia: Attorney, The Cox Pradia Law Firm, PLLC
Victor P. Allotey: CEO, The Empire State Group LLC, Nyammings Event Space, Nyammings Fusion Bistro & EmpireState Transportation
Warren Broadnax: CEO, She’s Happy Hair, Happy Me Tee, GGB Trucking and The She’s Happy Foundation
Zaki Mirza: President and CEO, Instant Cash, LLC