The ambassadors gathered together at the Harvest Celebration on November 13, 2023.
(Top: Ambassadors pictured with 2023-2024 HBA President Diana Gomez; Emma Brockway, Traci Gibson, and Jose R. Lopez II are not pictured).
About the Ambassador Program
The purpose of the program is to identify rising leaders within the HBA and broader Houston legal community to provide leadership opportunities and foster a stronger bond between the HBA and other Houston bar associations. The HBA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee leads the program.
HBA Ambassadors will engage in a facilitated leadership training and attend HBA programs and events as representatives of the HBA to interact with attendees in an effort to increase knowledge of the HBA and help members network. Ambassadors also engage with nonmembers to tell them about the HBA member experience.
Welcome our 2023-2024 Ambassador Class!
Click the image below for profiles on this class of ambassadors.
Read about the 2023-2024 HBA Ambassadors in the January/February 2024 Issue of The Houston Lawyer
Simone Bray
Harris County Public Defender’s Office
Emma Brockway
Doyle Dennis LLP
Sophia George
Husch Blackwell LLP
Traci Gibson
Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler
Hailey PC
Jake Johnson
South Texas College of Law Houston
Farah Kamal
Kamal Law Firm, PLLC
Jose R. Lopez II
Law Offices of Jose R. Lopez II
Audrey Momanaee
Balch & Bingham
Daniel Rodriguez
Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4
Rachel Sedita
Diggs & Sadler
Myra Siddiqui
Southern District of Texas
Previous Ambassador Classes
Class 1 – 2013-2015
- Brian Albrecht, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Anna Archer, U.S. District Court
- Mickey Baden, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Chevazz Brown, Jackson Walker L.L.P.
- Helene Dang, Foster LLP
- Sammy Ford IV, Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C.
- Diana Perez Gomez, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.
- Angelica Hernandez, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- Yvonne Ho, Bracewell LLP
- Alex Macias, Law Office of Alejandro Macias, PC
- Ashish Mahendru, Attorney at Law
- Danielle Maya, Thompson, Coe,Cousins & Irons, LLP
- Knox Nunnally, McGuireWoods LLP
- Danielle Ramirez, Monty & Ramirez LLP
- Tamara Stiner Toomer, McGuireWoods LLP
- Travis Torrence, Shell Oil Company
- Genetha Turner, Academy Sports & Outdoors
- Nicole Voyles, Tindall England PC
- Clinton Yu, Givens & Johnston PLLC
Class 2 – 2015-2017
- Rick Anderson, Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC
- Jamila Brinson, Jackson Walker L.L.P.
- Janet Brown, CEVA Logistics
- Jesús Castillón, Perkins Coie LLP
- Bradford Crocker, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
- Chris Domingo, Jones Day
- Robert Ford, Fogler, Brar, Ford, O’Neil & Gray LLP
- Hillary Holmes, Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Scott Kendall, Locke Lord LLP
- Farrah Martinez, Farrah Martinez, PLLC
- Jenny Nguyen, City of Houston Legal Department
- Marni Otjen, Attorney at Law
- Precious Owodunni, Mountaintop Consulting
- Tracy Penn, TransCanada USA Services, Inc.
- Chris Porter, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
- Neal Sarkar, Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C.
- Simin Sun, Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Margot Trevino, Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP
- Ryan Wooten, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Class 3 – 2019-2021
- Mariame Aana, Lone Star Legal Aid
- Fatima Hassan Ali, Jones Day
- Ashley Brown, Schlumberger
- Ryan Cantu, Johnson DeLuca Kurisky & Gould, P.C.
- Alicia Castro, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
- Jackie Coleman, Shell Oil Corporation
- Pia Das, Spurlock & Associates, P.C.
- Maine Goodfellow, Phillips 66 Company
- David Hsu, Givens & Johnston, PLLC
- Alex Kamel, Vinson & Elkins LLP
- Chanler Langham, Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
- Jacquelyn McAnelly, Cersonsky, Rosen & Garcia, P.C.
- E. Derick Mendoza, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
- David Miller, Amaro Law Firm
- Susan Oehl, Jenkins & Kamin LLP
- Agape Ogbonda, Airswift
- Quentin Smith, Vinson & Elkins LLP
- Neeharika Tumati, Harris County Attorney's Office
- Andrew Yeh, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Zeinab Kachmar Zahid, Matías J. Adrogué, PLLC