Houston Arts Alliance is committed to maintaining a Board that is diverse by culture, geography, ethnicity, gender, industry, and other criteria. Members of the Board serve three-year terms and are eligible for reappointment to a second term. Six Board members are appointed by the Mayor of Houston and approved by City Council.
Michele Leal Farah, Chair
Sergio Selvera, Vice Chair
Jackie Phillips, Secretary
John Paul Capistran, Treasurer
Alim Adatia
Juan Alanis
Lauren Anderson*
Jerry Barnett*
Eric Blackwell*
Lavonne Burke
Christopher Cardenas
Katy Conrad
Paola Creixell
Alton DuLaney**
June Deadrick
Darryl Gaines
Justin Goodman*
Rosi Hernandez
Ana Mae Holmes***
Vernique Hutchinson Francis
Rosalinda Martinez
Judy Nyquist
Ada Ortega
Brenda Peters-Chase*
Shaheen Rahman*
Eryn Roberts
Robert Sigler
Lena Silva
Louise Upshaw-McClenny****
Whitmire Vo
*Mayoral Appointee
**Mayor’s Designee
***Ex-Officio Designee, Houston First Corporation
****Ex-Officio Designee, Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Houston
Detailed Information
(updated 10/02/2025)
Advancement Committee
Audit Committee
Civic Art Committee
Communications Committee
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Grants Committee
HR Committee
Nominating Committee
The HAA Advisory Council is composed of active civic leaders as well as members who have achieved outstanding recognition in their particular artistic endeavors on a local, regional, or national level. Advisory Council members are called upon to assist with key organizational priorities.
Darryl Gaines, Board Liaison
Chinhui and Edward Allen
Valentina and Alan Atkinson
Sanjay Bapat
Katharine Barthelme and Shane Frank
Laura D. Bellows
Leslie and Jack Blanton
Sam Boles
John Cangelosi and Natasha Minor
Jereann Chaney
Madyson Chavez
Jessika Davidson
Tammy Dowe
George Farah
Jo and Jim Furr
Jorge Garza and Alex de Aguiar Reuter
Lainie Gordon
John Guess and Melanie Lawson
Alecia Harris
Karen Hartnett
Grace Ho
Will Isbell
Jakeen Johnson
Anne Lamkin Kinder
Tim Kollatschny
Sheryl Kolasinski
George Lancaster
Ashley and Curt Langley
Monica R. Lee
Maria and Graham Lowrey
Lester Marks
Daisy Mendoza
Desrye Morgan
Hance and Debbie Myers
Betty and Stephen D. Newton
Duyen and Marc Nguyen
Josh Pazda and Chris Goins
Nilufar Ramji
Jim Salners
Kelly and Nicholas Silvers
Rachel and Sebastien Solar
Monique Smith
Shawn Stephens
Nick and Zsavon Stuart
Cynthia Toles
Ileana and Michael Treviño
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Lisa and Saul Valentin
Kheli Willetts
