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Corporate Spotlight
HONG OGLE
Houston President, Bank of America
At Bank of America, we believe in the power of the arts, and recognize that now more than ever we can all benefit from the enrichment that the arts provide. Today, art is demonstrating its resilience. Cultural institutions, like Houston Ballet, are adapting to new ways of sharing their productions with the world, including providing digital opportunities, allowing new audiences to gain perspective on how the arts inform, unite and help promote cultural understanding. As a leader in helping the arts flourish across the globe, we understand the challenges that arts institutions are facing and we’re committed to supporting Houston Ballet’s 20212022 season and The Nutcracker. We hope you enjoy this magical and stunning performance of Stanton Welch’s staging of a beloved holiday classic.
RYAN M. LANCE
Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips has been a proud sponsor of Houston Ballet for over three decades. We commend the ballet on its leadership in inspiring an appreciation for dance through its artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography, and superb educational programs.
As one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas production companies, ConocoPhillips is proud to support our hometown’s cultural arts. We are pleased to sponsor Houston Ballet’s production of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker and hope you enjoy the performance!
WINELL HERRON
Group Vice President of Public Affairs, Diversity & Environmental Affairs, HEB
For more than 115 years, our commitment and involvement in the community has been an important part of the way we do business. We are proud to support Houston Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement initiatives such as the Virtual Field Trip program featuring Nutcracker Sweets. It is said teaching is a calling, and we could not agree more. That is why we proudly support the outstanding educators who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of our children. From the classroom to the community, we proudly answer the call by giving back over $10 million annually to Texas educational initiatives. It is our way of saying thank you for allowing us to be your neighbor. We call it H E B’s Spirit of Giving. In this spirit, we have contributed over five percent of pretax earnings to public and charitable programs since the 1930s.
OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OF HOUSTON BALLET
Houston Methodist comprises a leading academic medical center in the Texas Medical Center and six community hospitals serving the Greater Houston area. Houston Methodist Hospital, the system’s flagship, is consistently listed among U.S. News & World Report’s best hospitals. It was named to its prestigious 2021-22 Honor Roll, and we extend that same level of quality care across the system. Serving as a state of Texas COVID-19 vaccine hub and as a monoclonal antibody therapy provider, Houston Methodist has been at the forefront of protecting the community during the pandemic.
As the official health care provider for Houston Ballet, we understand the importance of the arts to the city of Houston and keeping our artists and the entire community healthy. Through our Center for Performing Arts Medicine, Houston Methodist provides amateur and professional artists with access to more than 100 elite physicians committed to treating the specific needs of performing artists so that they can do what they do best — enrich the lives of Houston audiences.
Corporate Spotlight
RON RAND
President and CEO, Rand Group
GRETCHEN WATKINS
President, Shell Oil Company
PHIL GRIFFITH
Vice President of IAH Hub, United Airlines
Rand Group is a proud sponsor of Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker. We strongly believe that the visual and performing arts enrich our community, help break down barriers, and stimulate thoughtful conversation. We admire the perseverance of the Houston Ballet family to overcome great challenges this season while delivering inspirational performances for the city of Houston.
Rand Group helps companies stay on pointe and realize the promise of cloud computing through a careful choreography of industry best practices, the latest in cloud technology, and business intelligence and analytics. As a Microsoft and Oracle partner with a 90% client retention rate, our team will help your organization leap through daily operations with a custom solution built for your unique needs. With industry experience and intellectual property for the energy, oilfield services, manufacturing, distribution, and construction sectors, Rand Group will help your organization pirouette into digital transformation with a flawless solution. Shell is proud to sponsor Houston Ballet and help bring premier arts and cultural activities to Houston. Our commitment to sustainability means providing more and cleaner energy solutions while powering lives and respecting nature in the regions where we live and work. Over the last 50 years, Shell has contributed more than one billion dollars to support the welfare of our communities in Houston and across the U.S. through environmental, educational, cultural and diversity and inclusiveness initiatives. With more than 70 years of service to the local community and surrounding region, United Airlines is proud to be Houston’s hometown airline – offering up to 470 daily flights to over 160 destinations around the world, including being the gateway to Latin America.
“Houston is home not only to one of United’s important hubs, it is also home to so many extraordinary cultural treasures,” said Phil Griffith, Vice President of IAH Hub. “The entire United family takes immense pride in the role we play in supporting the vibrant arts scene that has made Houston a magnet metropolis for such cherished cultural traditions as The Nutcracker ballet, as well as many others. Our support of Houston’s arts and culture as well as its wonderful charitable organizations demonstrates our firm commitment to this community and to our shared future.”
2021-2022 Board of Trustees
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OFFICERS Ms. S. Shawn Stephens, Chairman Mrs. Leigh M. Smith, President Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams, Secretary
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Zdeblick, Vice President – Academy Mr. Jesse H. Jones II, Vice President – Development Mrs. Elizabeth Leykum, Vice President – Education & Community Engagement Mrs. Amy Pincu, Vice President – Finance Mr. Daniel M. McClure, Vice President – Investment Mr. Jerry Martin, Vice President – Marketing
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Mrs. F. T. Barr– Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp – Ms. Gillian Hobson – Mrs. Russell C. Joseph Ms. Jennifer Kushner – Chad Libertus – Ms. Leticia Loya – Mrs. Kelley S. Lubanko Mr. James J. Parr – Mrs. Carroll Robertson Ray– Mrs. Allison Thacker – Stephanie Tsuru Mrs. Christine M. Underwood – Ms. Hallie Vanderhider – Mr. Marcus A. Watts – Mrs. Lynn Wyatt
Mr. W. Cameron Alguire Dr. Julia D. Andrieni Mrs. Diane Bazelides Ms. Ann Bean Mrs. Gina Bhatia Mrs. Susan Binney Mrs. Leslie Blanton Mr. Tony Bradfield Mrs. Kristy J. Bradshaw Ms. Lindsey Brown Mrs. Lenni Burke Mrs. Anne S. Chao Mr. James Cowan Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crownover Mrs. Lilly Cullen Mrs. Rosanette S. Cullen Ms. Sasha Davis Mr. Bastiaan de Zeeuw Mrs. Pamela D. Earthman Sharon F. Erskine Mrs. Allison L. Flikerski Richard W. Flowers Hon. Charles C. Foster Mrs. Kate Fowler Mrs. Jo Furr Mr. Mitchell George Mrs. Mignon Gill Sandra S. Godfrey Mrs. Donald M. Graubart Mr. Jeremy Griggs Mr. Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. Mr. Herschel Hamner Dr. Joshua D. Harris Mrs. Nancy Ferguson Haywood Mrs. Winell Herron Mr. Michael Heckman Ms. Michelle Iversen Jeffery Mr. James M. Jordan Natasha Khan Dr. Dale G. Konicek Elizabeth Mata Kroger Ms. Melanie Lawson Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee Mr. Mark Loveland Mr. Joseph A. Matula Mrs. Jean E. May Mrs. J. Luke McConn III Mrs. Kris McGee Richard K. McGee Mrs. Martha Rocks McMurrey Mr. Shane A. Miller Mrs. Michael Mithoff
Marsha L. Montemayor Ms. Nancy Powell Moore Ms. Beth Muecke Dr. Duyen Huynh Nguyen Mrs. Cabrina Owsley Mr. Robert F. Parker Mrs. Elisa S. Pye Mr. Ron Rand Macey Reasoner Laura M. Robertson Mrs. Akemi Saitoh Ms. Samira A. Salman Mrs. Louisa Stude Sarofim (L) Ms. Elizabeth Schwarze Mrs. James Shaffer Dannika E. Simpson Mrs. Alicia Smith Mrs. Heidi Smith Dr. Liliana Soltero Mr. Karl S. Stern Mr. Nicholas L. Swyka Becca Cason Thrash Mrs. Ileana Treviño Mrs. Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Kelli Weinzierl Mrs. Rini Ziegler
