DEFEND POTENTIAL

IN GREATER HOUSTON

Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children realize their potential and build their futures. We nurture children and strengthen communities. And we couldn’t do any of it without you.

Community-Based

A Big and Little meet 2-4 times a month in their local community.

School/Site-Based

A Big and a Little meet 2-4 times a month in or around school hours.

Mentor2.0

A high schooler and mentor meet weekly, virtually, and in-person monthly.

VOLUNTEER

Apply to become a volunteer Big and mentor a waiting child in your local community.

DONATE

Support mentoring financially and help place a mentor in the life of a child.

ENROLL A CHILD

Enroll your child to be matched with a caring adult mentor in your local community.

HOUSTON Mentoring Stories

UPCOMING EVENTS IN HOUSTON

October 4, 2025
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September 20, 2025
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THE STAFF

Associate Coordinator of Enrollment

Program Generalist

Associate Coordinator of Program

Matching Specialist

Program Generalist

Child and Family Engagement Manager

Bilingual Child Intake Specialist

Director of Match Services

Director of Enrollment & Matching

Director of Philanthropy

Associate Coordinator of Enrollment

Program Generalist

Match Support Specialist

Enrollment Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Donor Relations Manager

Customer Relations Specialist

Mentor 2.0 Coordinator

Director of Match Services

Vice President of Programs

Jaquaylah Bossert

Volunteer Engagement Manager

Enrollment Specialist

Partnership Specialist

Match Support Specialist I

Karla Martinez

Director of Strategic Outreach and Community Partnerships

Coordinator, Match Support

Customer Relations Specialist

Program Staff Development Specialist

Match Support Specialist III

Stephen Fulton

Building Operations Manager

Enrollment & Matching

Match Support Specialist I

Development Manager - Marketing Communication & Events

Mark Martin

Vice President of Community Engagement

Partnership Specialist

Director of Signature Events

Partnership Specialist

Match Support Specialist I

Development Manager - Donor Relations

Program Generalist

Post Secondary Success Prog Advisor

The Board

Tim Adler

FORVIS, LLP Executive Board Member

Sean Andrews

Ammper Power

Todd Bazin

Ernst & Young

Brett Bingham

Macquarie Energy, LLC

Tameka C. Brown

Shell Oil Company Rice Board Fellow

Chance Brown

CB&A Realtors

Stephen Carter

Sterling Staffing Solutions

Kent L. Chenevert

Bank of America

Andre Cormier

Comcast Cable, Houston Region

Anthony Dayao

Motiva Enterprises, LLC

Tracy Dieterich

USI Insurance Services Executive Board Member

Paul Egge

Stellar Bank & Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

Preshit Gawade

Baker Hughes

Yolanda Guillory

Reliant an NRG Company

Matt Harris

MH Contractors, LLC

Georganne Hodges

Community Volunteer

Michael Hogan

Hines

Nina Jezic

Constellation

Jenni Leccese

Empire Communities

Matthew Lewis

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC

H. McCaleb (Mac) Marshall

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Sabrina Martinez

Memorial Hermann Health System

Ryan McConnico

Bureau Veritas

Francis D. McWilliams IV

West Mermis

Clay Melder

Amegy Bank

Darrell S. Morris

The Morris Capital Group/Well Done Cooking Classes

John Ortega

G. Ortega Law

Julie Pitts

National Association of Corporate Directors

Laura Raymond

Shell, Exelon, Direct Energy (retired) Executive Board Member

Ivy Richards

Legal Operations & Corporate Governance Shell Energy Solutions

Dilanka Seimon

Energy Transfer Executive Board Member

Karla Waddleton

ALDI, Inc. Houston Board Chair Executive Board Member

Jemila Winsey

ERA Legacy Living

The Board

Torrance Harris

Board Chair

Crystal Battaligno

Board Member

Deshaun Delgado

Board Member

Dakota Gibson

Board Member

Richard Haddox

Board Member

Anndrea Harris

Board Member

Dylan Jimenez

Board Member

Kiawa Martinez

Board Member

Michael Martinez

Board Member

Julian Moss

Board Member

Samuel Pak

Board Member

Alynn Terry

Board Member

DeMitrius Williams

Board Member

Stephen Ybarbo

Board Member

THE STAFF

Program Generalist

Dwayne Bivona

Executive Vice President BBBS Lone Star

Wichita County Market President

Program Generalist

Program Director

THE STAFF

Match Support Specialist

Program Generalist

Program Generalist

Match Support Coordinator

Match Support Specialist

Vice President of Development

Customer Relations Specialist

Executive Director - Erath County

Match Support Specialist - Erath County

Market President - West Central Texas

Program Director

The Board

Nathan Adams

Pioneer Drive Baptist Church

Erin Bennett

Detective Abilene Police Department

Jana Emerson

Volunteer

Mitchell Fiedler

Plant Manager Great Lakes Cheese

Chris Ford

Assistant VP Support Services Hendrick Health System

Bill Haynes

Medical Doctor Gastroenterology Associates

Lindsey Hurd

Director of Marketing & CRA Officer First National Bank Albany/Breckenridge

Colby Marcee

KAO Investments

Alex Moore

President Moore Property Group, LLC

Travis Ruiz

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Trevor Rupe

Portfolio Manager Parkway Advisory, L.P.

Dr. Helen Usera

Hendrick Home for Children

Patty Valero

First Financial Bank

Denton County Board of Directors

Scott Maness

Realtor

Coleta Ezidore

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Senior Manager

Derek France

Mayor of Flower Mound

Leslie Pearson

Director of Communications, Enrollment Management & Adjunct Faculty Texas Woman's University

Jay Lancaster

Financial Services Representative Soulier Financial Group

Tarrant County Board of Directors

Lashaunn Bold, LCSW

Professor University of Texas, Arlington

Na'im Moses

Executive Director, Regulatory Law Alcon

Joe Alcala

Executive Vice President J Anthony Group, LLC

Larry Anfin

President (Retired) Coors Distributing Company Executive Board Member

Lance Carter

Owner CG Northern Development

Bobby Ellis

Financial Consultant Paradigm Wealth Management

Bruce Moon

Partner Brown, Dean, Proctor & Howell, L.L.P.

Dr. Ivy Smith-Coleman

MD United Healthcare

Ben Stewart

Vice President J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Tennessee Walker

Partner Patterson Personal Injury

Greater Tarrant Staff

Director of Events

Enrollment Specialist

Program Director

Elizabeth Anderson

Program Generalist

Community Engagement Manager

Director of Community Engagement

Kia Collier

Site Based Coordinator

Jasmine Hallom

Customer Relations Specialist

Holly Kemp

Vice President Administration

Natalia Mendoza

Manager of Event Logistics

Criselda Najera

Bilingual Match Support Specialist

Rachel Pillar

VP of Advancement and Community Engagement

Amanda Sanchez

Associate Coordinator

Ozzie Smith

Market President

Kara Thompson

Match Support Specialist

Lindsey Warren

Associate Coordinator

Michelle Watters

Enrollment and Matching Coordinator

The Board

Andrew Novak

Big Leaders

Anthony Bady

Big Leaders

Brooke Black

Big Leaders

Bryan Cooper

Big Leaders

Charles King

Big Leaders

Emily Smith

Big Leaders

Grant Holmes

Big Leaders

Jake Nelson

Big Leaders

Kelsey McQuality

Big Leaders

Mitch Perez

Big Leaders

Mitchell Brown

Big Leaders

Morgan Thome Accornero

Big Leaders

Peyton McCarron Williams

Big Leaders

Piper Hayden

Big Leaders

Ryan Garcia

Big Leaders

Ryan Verola

Big Leaders

Steven Dial

Big Leaders

Sydney Murrell

Big Leaders

Tia Banks

Big Leaders

Tirranny Nettles

Big Leaders

Amber Lastinger

Collin Board

Deja Wilhite

Collin Board

James Harris

Collin Board

Jay Lookabill

Collin Board

Joan Richardson

Collin Board

Joseph "Joe" Loner

Collin Board

Josephus Howard

Collin Board

Joshua "Josh" York

Collin Board

Kay Fuhrman

Collin Board

Kyle Helbing

Collin Board

Samuel "Sam" Balunda

Collin Board

Alice Ward

Dallas Board

Ashok Subramanian

Dallas Board

Brad Nation

Dallas Board

Charles Bryant

Dallas Board

Christin Stanford

Dallas Board

Deanna Alman

Dallas Board

Derron Christmas

Dallas Board

Dr. Iris Freemon

Dallas Board

Drew Swedlund

Dallas Board

Emiel Hill

Dallas Board

Erin Martinez

Dallas Board

George Bordelon

Dallas Board

Hilary Waters

Dallas Board

Ismael Santiago

Dallas Board

Jackson Williams

Dallas Board

Jeff Mitchell

Dallas Board

Joshua Bustos

Dallas Board

LaDale Curry

Dallas Board

Micah Brooks

Dallas Board

Nathan Cobos

Dallas Board

Nicholas Crain

Dallas Board

Rachel Gorney

Dallas Board

Rick Gove

Dallas Board

Sean Lofgren

Dallas Board

Todd Weissmueller

Dallas Board

Tony Esposito

Dallas Board

Will Jones

Dallas Board

A. Tracy Gomes

Emeritus Board

Dan O'Donnell

Emeritus Board

John Kane

Emeritus Board

Sandy Anderson

Emeritus Board

Trent Hughes

Emeritus Board

The Staff

Match Support Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Vice President of Advancement

Match Support Specialist

Partnership Specialist

Director of Recruitment

Enrollment & Matching Coordinator

Program Director

Big Futures Manager

Match Support Specialist

Senior Vice President of Corporate and Community Engagement

Big Futures Manager

Market President

Enrollment Specialist

Partnership Specialist

Director of Signature Events

Matching Specialist

Program Events Manager

Enrollment Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Customer Relations Specialist

Match Support Specialist

Advancement Officer

Match Support Coordinator

Program Coordinator

Event Manager