Society Program
in partnership with
the Houston Public Library / Houston Dialogue on Public Libraries
November 15-16, 2017
Houston, TX
Tentative List of Participants
(as of October 30, 2017)
Amanda Edwards (Wednesday only)
Council Member at Large
Houston City Council
Claudia Aguirre-Vasquez
Vice President
BakerRipley
Julie Baker Finck
President
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation
Phyllis Bailey
Founder
3B Resources Group Public Relations
Peter Beard
Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development
Greater Houston Partnership
Veronica Chapa Gorczynski
President
Greater East End District
Evelyn Dravis
Library Manager and FLIP Director
Children's Museum of Houston
Melanie Fisk
Chief Executive Officer
Literacy Advance
Bill Fulton
Director
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Rice University
Amy Garmer
Director of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on
Public Libraries
The Aspen Institute
Licia Green Ellis
Chair
Houston Public Library Foundation
Lynn Henson
Administration Manager, Planning & Development Department
City of Houston
Winell Herron
Vice President
H E B
Risha Jones
Deputy Director, Department of Health and Human Services
City of Houston
Sara Kellner
Director, Civic Art + Design
Houston Arts Alliance
Lester King
Research Scientist
School of Natural Sciences
Grenita Lathan
Chief Academic Officer
Houston Independent School District
Mary Lawler
Executive Director
Avenue CDC
Rhea Lawson
Director
Houston Public Library
Edward Melton
Director
Harris County Public Library
Laura Murillo
President & Chief Executive Officer
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Tonyel Simon
Program Officer
Houston Endowment
Mark Smith
Director and Librarian
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Mike Temple
Executive Director
Workforce Solutions-Gulf Coast Workforce Board
Amanda Timm
Executive Director
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Laurie Vignaud
Senior Vice President, Community Development Banking
Capital One Bank
Patrick Walsh
Director, Planning & Development Department
City of Houston
Observers
Laurie Covington
Deputy Director of Customer Experience
Houston Public Library
Ophelia R. Gomes
Deputy Assistant Director of Organizational Development
Houston Public Library
Mary Hammond
Data Collections & Analyst
Specialist & Council Liaison
Houston Public Library
John Middleton
Assistant Director of Spaces
Houston Public Library
Ricardo Peralez
Assistant Director of Digital Strategies
Houston Public Library
Nicole Robinson
Assistant Director Community Education, Outreach, & Cultural Initiatives Division
Houston Public Library
Elizabeth Sargent
Assistant Director of Customer Experience
Houston Public Library
Hope Waobikeze
Deputy Assistant Director of Financial Services
Houston Public Library
Staff:
Dominique Harrison
Project Manager
Communications and Society Program
The Aspen Institute