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Houston Downtown About Us: Board of Directors

The Downtown District is operated under the direction of a 30-member board of directors representing property owners, managers, tenants and residents in downtown Houston. Directors serve four year terms and nominees to the Board are approved by the Mayor and City Council.

Donald J. Henderson                                   President
DJH Consulting

Valerie D. Williams                                     Vice President
Ernst & Young LLP

Robert L. Bradford                                      Treasurer & Investment Officer

Gilbert Garcia                                             Secretary
Davis Hamilton Jackson & Assoc., LP

Leslie Ashby
Ashby Crinion P.C.

Jeri A. Ballard                                             Chair, Operations
Shell Oil

Gregory A. Brothers
South Texas College of Law

Thomas Cheng
Golconda Venture

Ernie Flohr
Macy's

William R. Franks                                         Chair, Capital Projects
Oxberry Group

Irma G. Galvan
Irma’s Restaurants

George Gonzalez
Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

Oscar Greenleaf
Federal Reserve Bank- Houston Branch

H. Milton Howe
Landgrant Resources, Inc.

Gigi Huang
Hunan Downtown

Paul H. Layne
Brookfield Properties

Patricia B. Loden
Chevron Corporation

Gary L. Marks
Equiva Services, LLC

Sherea A. McKenzie
Joint City/County Commission on Children

Travis Overall
Hines

Sharon M. Owens                                         Chair, Marketing & Communications
CenterPoint Energy

Edna L. Ramos
Property Owner & Downtown Resident

Stewart O. Robinson                                     Chair, Office Market
Hines

Shan Siddiqui
Holiday Inn Express

James J. Smith                                              Chair, Economic Development
Fannie Mae

Frank G. Staats
Crescent Real Estate Equities Ltd.

Jerry D. Thompson
Heritage Plaza Property Services, LLC

Jacqueline C. Traywick
Houston Astros Baseball Club

Gary Warwick
Warwick Ritz, Inc.