About Us
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
The Economic Leadership Council is a select peer group of philanthropy leaders and C-level executives from a cross section of industry helping to advance the next level of women executives in their companies, industries and communities.
Co-Chairs
VANESSA SALINAS BECKSTROM
PwC
Investigation & Forensics Partner
DEBRA HUNTER JOHNSON, ESQ
Reciprocity Consulting Group
President & CEO
Members
COLLEEN AFFELDT
Corient
Partner, Head of Leadership Development
GILLEA ALLISON
D Magazine Partners, Inc
President
ELLENORE BAKER
Carter Financial Management
Vice President
JENNIFER BIRY
McAfee, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SHONN BROWN
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
LINDA CASTANEDA
EY-Houston
Americas Deputy Vice Chair – Consulting
BONNIE CLINTON
Toyota North America
Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, Indirect Procurement Shared Services
SUMMER COLLINS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Associate Vice President, Design and Innovation
DODEE CROCKETT
Merrill Lynch Wealth Advisors
Wealth Management Advisor, Managing Director
MONICA DAVY
Vizient
SVP, Chief Culture, Diversity & Impact Officer
DEBBIE DENNIS
Oncor Electric Delivery
Chief Customer Office, SVP & Chief HR Officer
EFFIE DENNISON
Texas Capital Bank
Executive Vice President, Director of Community Development
KARA DEVITA
Fossil Group
Senior Director – Social Impact
STACEY DORE
Vistra Corp
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Executive VP of Public Affairs
ASHLEY DUFFIE
Celanese Corporation
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
JANA ETHERIDGE
Capital One
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff
CHRISTINA FLORES
American Airlines, Inc.
Managing Director, Global Talent and Inclusion & Diversity
SAKINA FOSTER
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Partner
CARLA B. GALE, JD
Regions Bank
Senior Vice President, Trust Advisor
HILDA GALVAN
Jones Day
Partner-in-Charge
VANICE HAYES
Dell Technologies Inc.
Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
MARY HENDERSON
Arcosa, Inc.
Chief Accounting Officer
HATTIE HILL
Hattie Hill Enterprises
President & CEO
BROOKE HOPKINS
Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Partner
MICHELLE HUDSON
Hudson Peters Commercial
Principal
LILLIAN KIRSTEIN
7-Eleven, Inc.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
JILL LOUIS
Perkins Coie
Managing Partner
CYNTHIA “CYNT” MARSHALL
Dallas Mavericks
CEO
MARTINA MCISAAC
MSC Industrial Supply Co.
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
RETTA MILLER
Jackson Walker LLP
Partner
DIANE PADDISON
4word
Founder and President
CARRIE FREEMAN PARSONS
Freeman
Chairman of the Board
HOLLY REED
Ryan, LLC
Partner, Advocacy Practice Leader
JOANNA RIDGWAY
Santander Consumer USA
Managing Director and Head of Southwest Region
COLLEEN RISK
Vizient
Chief People Officer
SUSAN SALKA
AMN Healthcare
President, CEO and Director
JANICE SHARRY
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Partner
THERESA STONE
Oliver Wyman
Managing Partner, Americas
THEAR SUZUKI
EY
Global Client Service Partner
ELLEN TORBERT
Southwest Airlines
Vice President Diversity and Inclusion (retired)
HOLLY TUCKER
Deloitte
Partner, Risk & Financial Advisory
NINA VACA
Pinnacle Group
President & CEO
RACHEL VINSON
CBRE
President, Debt & Structured Finance
DEBRA VON STORCH
Canoo
Board Director
JANELLE WALKER
Comerica Bank
Wealth Regional Managing Director
