Women’s Initiative for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development (WIELD) Texas
Launched Spring 2020
The WIELD Texas Program creates pathways for women of color to attain decision-making, executive roles through a curriculum that focuses on leadership and entrepreneurial thinking. For more information, please email inclusiveinnovation@utexas.edu.
| Photo | First name | Last name | Title | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Becky | Arreaga | Agent/Partner | The Arreaga Agency | |
 | Marina | Bhargava | CEO | GAACC | |
 | Terri | Broussard-Williams | National Director of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Government Relations | American Heart Association | |
 | Virginia | Cumberbatch | Director, Community Engagement & Social Equity | The University of Texas at Austin | |
 | Gloria | de Leon | Co-Founder | NHI | |
 | Tina | Dobie | Chief Customer Officer | WP Engine | |
 | Laura | Donnelly | CEO | Latinitas | |
 | Mary | Flanagan | President & CEO | HERDacity | |
 | Celeste | Flores | |||
 | Delia | Garza | Mayor Pro Tem, Council - District 2 | City of Austin | |
 | Julie | Goonewardene | Chief Innovation and Human Resources Officer | UT System | |
 | Teresa | Granillo | Agent for Social Change | ||
 | Kaneisha | Grayson | Founder and CEO | The Art of Applying | |
 | Tam | Hawkins | CEO | GABCC | |
 | Jane Claire | Hervey | Executive/Creative Director + Founder | BossBabes | |
 | Emlyn | Lee | Executive Director | Brave Communities | |
 | Michael | Manning | President | RockSauce Studios | |
 | Christine | McCarey | CEO | ImpactDEI | |
 | Bridgette | Parent | CEO | Soul Hive | |
 | Mydung | Pham | Senior Director of Design and Engineering | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | |
 | Ashley | Phillips | Managing Director | Impact Hub Austin | |
 | Mellie | Price | Managing Director, Texas Health CoLab & Exec Dir, Commercialization - Dell Medical School | UT Austin | |
 | Janice | Ryan | Exec Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at University of Texas | UT Austin | |
 | Tina | Schweiger | Co-Founder | Good Idea Company | |
 | Holly | Tachovsky | CEO | BuildFax | |
 | Maura | Thomas | Founder | Regain Your Time | |
 | Madge | Vazquez | CEO | Mission Capital | |
 | Leslie | Wingo | CEO | Sanders/Wingo | |
 | Johnson | Shannon | Associate Director Owner | Merck KynKia | |
 | Oribio | Rachelle | Vice President of Innovation | NFP |
