The purpose of the HBA Ambassadors 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 Advancing Belonging and Cultures Committee and HBA President 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 2025-2027 Ambassador Class!
View the slideshow below to learn more about our new ambassadors.
Thank You to Our Partnering Local Bar Associations:
- Asian American Bar Association of Houston
- Association of Women Attorneys
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
- Houston Lawyers Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Mexican-American Bar Association Houston
- Muslim Bar Association
- South Asian Bar Association
- Stonewall Law Association of Greater Houston
2025-2027 Ambassador Class
HBA Ambassadors (Class V) in Action
76th Annual Harvest Party
HBA President Daniella Landers poses with members of the 2025-2027 HBA Ambassador Class at the 76th Annual Harvest Party on November 10, 2025.
(L to R): Jordyn Rystrom Emmert, Adriana Merlan, José Molina, Natasha Alexander, Lucia Zhan, Cassie Maneen, Jason Kim, HBA President Daniella Landers, Gabriela Alvarez, Paulina Rudnicka Mauro, Derrick E. Anderson, Patricia Limón de Rodríguez, David Davis, Jr., and Élan “MoJo” Moore-Jones.
HBA Day of Service (Fall)
HBA Ambassadors Élan “MoJo” Moore-Jones (Houston Lawyers Association President; Elaine Law Group, PLLC) and Fallon Hamilton Vaughn (HLA Director; Lone Star Legal Aid) took part in the HBA Days of Service at Dawson Lunnon Cemetery on September 27, 2025.
(L to R): HLA Corresponding Secretary Jasmine Edwards, Judge Kathrine Thomas, HLA President Elan Moore-Jones, HBA President Daniella Landers, HLA Director Fallon Hamilton Vaughn, and HLA Past President Tiffany Hill.
Previous Ambassador Classes
Class I – 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 II – 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 III – 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
Class IV – 2023-2024
- Simone Bray, Harris County Public Defender’s Office
- Emma Brockway, Fisher Phillips LLP
- Sophia George, Husch Blackwell LLP
- Traci Gibson, Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC
- Jake Johnson, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Farah Kamal, Kamal Law Firm, PLLC
- Jose R. Lopez II, Law Offices of Jose R. Lopez II
- Audrey Momanaee, Balch & Bingham
- Daniel Rodriguez, DHR Law Firm
- Rachel Sedita, Diggs & Sadler
- Myra Siddiqui, U.S. Attorney's Office - Southern District of Texas
