Chairman of the Board
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is comprised of citizens of Houston and Harris County to include business owners, entrepreneurs and attorneys, as well as religious and community leaders. Each is selected by Harris County Commissioners Court or Houston City Council. The Chairman of the Board is jointly selected by those bodies. This ensures that the taxpayers are represented while overseeing the investment in Houston’s major sports arenas. All board members are volunteers without a political agenda. Their mission is to provide citizens of Houston and Harris County state-of-the-art sports facilities, enable the destination to bring in revenues by attracting major sporting, entertainment and convention events that, in turn, benefit the local and regional economy.
Lawrence R. Catuzzi
Vice Chairman
Dr. Laura Murillo
President, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Laura Murillo
Secretary
Robert Woods
Treasurer
Willie J. Alexander
Director
Chad Burke
Director
Cindy Clifford
Director
Zina Garrison
Director
Nomaan K. Husain
Director
Martye M. Kendrick
Director
Lynden Rose
Director
Lacy Wolf
Director
Carl Warwick
Director
Tammy Tran
Director
Tom Sprague
Director
R. Wayne Smith
Director
Michael Stevens
Director
John O. Smith
Director
Joseph O. Slovacek
Director
Haroon Shaikh
Director
Diana Ruhtenberg
Director
Matthew D. Rogers, Jr.
Director
Celina Garza Ridge
Director
Janie Reyes
Director
Jack M. Rains
Chairman of the Board
Louis M. Pearce, Jr.
Director
Bruce D. Oakley
Director
Chau Nguyen
Director
Ba Mau Nguyen
Director