Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Henry FlorsheimChairRetired President, ABC‑13 KTRK
Saied AlaviChair ElectSenior Director, Marek
Nizar CharaniaTreasurerFinancial Reporting, Westlake
Roberta KonickiSecretaryManaging Director and Head of Origination, Alpha Generation
Kathy C. Flanagan, M.D.Immediate Past ChairPhysician
Nadia TajalliVice ChairAccounting Manager, Evtex Companies
David ParadisVice ChairCEO, GD Energy Products
Nihala ZakariaAt-LargeCommunity Volunteer
Jeremy SamuelsAt-LargeCommunity Volunteer
Directors
Dan BoggioPresident and CEO, PBK
Emma ChambersManager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Air Liquide
Mark EddingsVice President, NRG Direct Energy, US Home
Dr. Marla FielderDirector of Pharmacy, Southwest Division, Kroger
Tonya FranshawExecutive Director, Chase
Anthony GayterFounding Partner, Purple Koru
Dr. David HassidHassid Dental
Ann KaesermannRetired Controller, Hilcorp Energy
Sarah Linde, LCSW-SManager, Social Work, UTMB Ambulatory Operations
Alison Comstock MossCEO, Paul Comstock Partners
Vijay PallodController, Star Pipe Products
Jim ProcuniarPresident and CEO, FreshPoint
Steve RosencranzCommunity Volunteer
Francisco Sánchez Jr.Senior Advisor for Economic Development, Hagerty Consulting
Nicholas SawickiExecutive Director, Houston Public Library Foundation
Kathryn ShurinPartner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Rev. Dr. Tamla WilsonClergy Team Member, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Senior Board Members
Bret Baccus
Philamena Baird
Nizar Charania
Sushma Mahajan
Rev. Tom Pace
Garland Pohl
Shahnaz Waliany
Rev. John Wurster
Honorary Lifetime Board Members
Charles R. Erickson
Mary Gwen Hulsey
Dr. Fatima Mawji
Jo Ann McLaughlin
Larry Payne (in memoriam)
Richard Steele
Rabbi Roy Walter (in memoriam)In memoriam
Chairs Emeriti
Dr. Jim Bankston
Charlene Chuang
Randall Evans
D. Fort Flowers
Charles Foster
Jay Harberg
Bill King
Paula Sutton
Shaukat Zakaria
President Emeritus
Elliot Gershenson
IM Houston Leadership
Executive Leadership
Sheroo MukhtiarPresident and CEO
Stephanie AlvarezChief Financial Officer
Maria Magee, CFREChief Advancement Officer
Ali Al SudaniChief Programs Officer
Directors and Officers
Courtney CaldwellController
Marco Fernandez HidalgoSenior Immigration Attorney
Jerome HausDirector of Advancement
Praveena LakshmananAssistant Director, Community Engagement
Dario LipovacSenior Director, Refugee Services
Mayra LoeraDirector of Compliance and Learning Initiatives
Kimberly MabryInterfaith Relations Officer
Marie MarkAssistant Director of Galveston County Meals on Wheels
Terry L. MerriettVice President of Compliance & Operations
Elizabeth MezaAssistant Director, Refugee Support Services
Hosein NeeliDirector of Infrastructure and Computer End Use
Nicole PearsonDirector of Human Resources
Mark RudkinDirector of Marketing and Communications
Deborah RuleGrants Officer
Jason SalasAssistant Director of Meals on Wheels Operations
Elizabeth ValletteDirector of Meals on Wheels Administration
Gayla WilsonCommunity Engagement Officer
Matthew WrightDirector, Meals on Wheels Program Operations
Advisory Board
Officers
Charles FosterAdvisory Board Chair. Foster Global
Robert SakowitzAdvisory Board Co-Chair. CEO, Hazak Corporate Consulting. Former President and CEO, Sakowitz, Inc.
Directors
Jerome AxelrodManaging Director, Stark Capital Management
Shahzad BashirCEO, Morae Legal
Dr. Marc BoomPresident and CEO, Houston Methodist
Dr. Moien ButtRetired Pathologist
Dr. David CallenderPresident and CEO, Memorial Hermann
Ric CampoCEO, Camden Properties
Alejandro Chaoul, PhDHuffington Foundation Endowed Director, The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute
Peter CookOwner and CEO, Juice Goose
J. Noe DiazHouston Police Chief
Bob EuryPresident, Central Houston Inc.
Dr. Allison FalenderNature and Energy Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Henry FlorsheimRetired President, ABC‑13 KTRK. IM Houston Board Chair
Ann Friedman, Ph.D.Mindful Being
Ajit GianiCommunity Volunteer
Rabbi Steven GrossHouston Congregation for Reform Judaism
Albert E. HainesCommunity Volunteer
The Right Rev. Cynthia Fierro HarveyBishop, Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
Bob HarveyRetired President and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership
Winell HerronGroup President, Public Affairs and Diversity, H‑E‑B
Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County Judge, Texas
Christopher HollinsCity of Houston Controller
Curtis HuffPresident and Chairman, Freebird Partners
Rochelle JacobsonPhilanthropist
Swatantra JainChief Financial Officer, Pratham USA
Bashar KalaiPresident and CEO, Amerapex
Steve KeanPresident and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership
G.V. KrishnanRetired Executive Director, Continuing Education, University of Houston‑Downtown
Karen LabatEducation Specialist, Workforce and Diversity Outreach, Shell USA Inc.
Tammy LanierDirector of Communications, Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Devinder MahajanCo-Founder, Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston
Stan MarekCEO, Marek Companies
Fred G. MarshallRetired Executive, ExxonMobil
Thomas MuñozHouston Fire Chief
Regina RogersCommunity Volunteer
Orlando SanchezFounder, Texas Latino Conservatives
Don SandersVice Chairman, Sanders Morris Harris
Riaz SiddiqiFounder and Managing Partner, Denham Capital
Vican SunPresident, TANSCO, Inc.
Mustafa TameezManaging Director, Outreach Strategists
Benjamin WarrenPresident and CEO, ITC Trading Company Ltd
Dr. Frazier WilsonVice President, Shell Oil Company Foundation
Fred ZeidmanChairman, Gordian Group
Committees
Meals on Wheels Galveston County Advisory Committee
The county program is guided by people who live and work here. The 2026 council:
Justin LawrenceHR Director, Marathon Petroleum Company, Galveston Bay Refinery
Sarah LindeManager of Social Work, Ambulatory Operations, UTMB
Emily MurelloManager of Talent and Development, Del Papa Distributing
Kim SorensenPartner, Digital and Technology, Baringa
Stacey WarnerCommunity Investment Advisor, TC Energy
Emily WatkinsAttorney, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
Gaddis WittjenBoard Director, Texas First Bank
Dr. Susan WittjenFormer faculty member, Physical Therapy, UTMB School of Health Professions