Patricia Zavala Vice Chair Patricia serves as Executive Director of PowerHouse Texas and The Texas Energy and Climate Caucus, bringing her expertise and leadership to drive impactful change in the energy and climate sectors. She previously contributed as a Program Director at Workers Defense Project and as a Senior Policy Analyst for Jolt, a prominent…
John Scroggins Treasurer John is the Executive in Residence and Founder of the Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP) in the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University (TSU). The FBLP is a commercial banking initiative that began in Fall 2021 to establish a sustainable banking program that will foster the growth and…
Virginia Palacios Board Member Virginia is Executive Director of Commission Shift, a nonpartisan nonprofit building public support to reform oil and gas oversight in Texas. Virginia is a ninth-generation Tejana from Webb County, Texas -one of the highest gas-producing counties in the state, which also has higher-than-average poverty rates and a population that is more…
Michael Hokenson Board Member Michael Hokenson is a co-founder and Partner of CIM, leading business development for the firm. Community Investment Management (“CIM”) is a global impact investment manager that provides strategic debt funding to scale fintech innovation and expand access to capital in traditionally underserved communities in the U.S. and emerging markets. Mr. Hokenson…
Stephen K. Brown II Clean Energy Fund of Texas Founder & Chairman Emeritus Stephen is the Global Energy Initiatives Director at Climate Imperative, which focuses on working with policymakers and advocates to align the export of U.S. fossil fuels with our national climate goals. His career spans more than 20 years of government relations, public…