OUR TEAM

Staff

Lauren Adams

Development Director – Annual Giving

Amelia Brown

Development Associate

Peter Clark

Communications Director

Chelsea Cornelius

Director of Research and Evaluation

David Feigen

Director of Early Learning Policy

Diana Forester

Director of Health Policy

Tessa Galloso

Policy Fellow for Mental Health

Stephanie Hernandez

Senior External Relations Associate

Maddox Hilgers

Community Engagement Associate

Muna Javaid

Senior Policy Associate for Child Protection

Sondra Lehmann

Chief Operating Officer

Lindsey Lemmons

Director of Finance and Administration

Lauren McKenzie

Senior Policy Associate for Early Learning

Kate Murphy

Director of Child Protection Policy

Stephanie Rubin

CEO

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Jennifer Saenz, President

Phenix Saenz LLC
McAllen, Texas

Christopher Taylor, Treasurer

King & Spalding LLP
Austin, TX

Jo Cassandra Cuevas, Secretary

The De Cuebaz Company
Austin, TX

MEMBERS

Mital Brahmbhatt

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Delaine Mueller, MD

Thriving Life Clinic
Bee Caves, TX

Ramona S. Treviño, PhD

Education Consultant
Austin, TX

Denise Rose

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Sherea McKenzie

Harris County Precinct One
Houston, TX

Manda Lopez Klein

Start Early
Lubbock, TX

Winell Herron

H-E-B
Houston, TX

Valerie Borum Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP

University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Tyler, Texas

Andrea Cretu

Everwell Giving
Houston, TX

Kathryn Moreland

CareCentrix
Austin, TX

Cathy McHorse

Early Childhood Consultant
Austin, TX

Howard Morrison

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Specialist
Austin, TX

Founder’s Council

Pat Ayres

Austin, TX

Marlin Johnston

Midway, TX

Bob Coleman

Dallas, TX

Caryl Sherman-Gonzalez

Fort Worth, TX

Eleanor Butt Crook

San Marcos, TX

Carolyn Strickland