by Linda Faulkner Johnston | Aug 5, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
“It’s the people that make these organizations go!” Ed McMahon Ed McMahon simply doesn’t do things by halves. This high-spirited Houstonian, after graduating from Louisiana State University in 1967, became a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. ...
by Linda Faulkner Johnston | Jun 18, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
“Public safety is a universal issue, and it’s not going away.” Rania Mankarious By the time Rania Mankarious interviewed at Crime Stoppers of Houston, she had obtained a master’s degree and a law degree. She fell in love with the non-profit, and quickly accepted a...
by Linda Faulkner Johnston | May 12, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
HOUSTON INSPIRING PEOPLE Suzan Deison Suzan Deison Founder / CEO Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Suzan Deison has always believed that empowering women empowers our communities—and the world beyond. And yet, when she considered the future of her six...
by Linda Faulkner Johnston | Apr 19, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
He puts on exciting fundraising events (two a month for the past 25 years before the pandemic), which are typified by 12 performers, sometimes Astros and Rockets cheerleaders, and his own band! Alan Helfman’s irrepressible enthusiasm for helping worthy causes has...
by Linda Faulkner Johnston | Feb 25, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
HOUSTON INSPIRING PEOPLE Gracie Cavnar Founder Recipe for Success Foundation Changing the Way Our Children Eat “Kids first entered with their arms crossed. But we made it fun, delicious, and ‘try this,’ never ‘don’t eat’ something.” Gracie Cavnar Gracie Cavnar has...
by Linda Faulkner Johnston | Feb 12, 2021 | Inspiring People: Houston
A chess player as a child, Katie says that her background in chess has been helpful. “Chess provided the perfect training ground for me to be able to see the entire board, so to speak, to understand and honor my mother’s mission while making plans for its...
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