Sep 26, 2023
Gilbert Garcia was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and is one of five children. He earned a BA in Economics from Yale University in 1985, then joined Salomon Brothers, where he became a Vice President, in New York. In 1990, he moved to Houston, Texas to join Cisneros Asset Management Company, where he worked his way up...
Sep 19, 2023
Judge Katherine Thomas, a native Houstonian, became the youngest person elected to serve on a District Court in Texas when she won her election for the 184th District Court. She was also the first person of color to preside over that bench. She earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Spellman College...
Sep 12, 2023
Pam Chapman Markle is a record-holding ultramarathoner. The first competitive race in which she ran was 100 miles. Among her many accomplishments, which are too extensive to name, she has completed the Badwater 135 mile race, widely considered the world's most difficult footrace, six times; she ran it once with...
Sep 5, 2023
Rose Garcia is a USA Today bestselling fantasy author whose stories feature Hispanic characters drawing from her cultural experience. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and graduated from St. Mary’s University and South Texas College of Law. She practiced law until she decided to devote her efforts to full...
Aug 22, 2023
Marlo Blue is presently the Program Coordinator at KPFT FM in Houston, Texas and works at the Guy Schwartz Foundation for Houston Original Music, which is responsible for South By Due East, a showcase of Houston Music. She's been at KPFT in various capacities for 16 years, has worked in all aspects of the music business...