Local Advisory Committee

The LISC Houston Local Advisory Committee (LAC) includes local leaders with backgrounds in law, banking, business, and nonprofit management. The LAC helps to guide the organization in the ‘big picture,’ connect LISC with opportunities for funding, and provide their industry expertise for the development of LISC.

C.J. Eisenbarth Hager
Chair of the Local Advisory Committee
Senior Research Innovation Officer
Episcopal Health Foundation

Cassandra Silvernail
Vice Chair of the Local Advisory Committee, Chair of the Lending Committee
Senior Vice President, Community Development Lending
Bank of America

Keiji Asakura
Managing Principal
Asakura Robinson

Peter Beard
Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development
Greater Houston Partnership

Tonyel Edwards
Partner
The Bridgespan Group, National

Ross Folkenroth
Vice President, Community Development
Woodforest National Bank

Luis Guajardo
Planning Manager, Infrastructure Division
Harris County Precinct 4

Rosie Valadez McStay
Founder
RVM Strategies, LLC

Shahara Wright Menchan
Vice President & General Counsel
Clean Energy Fund of Texas, Inc.

Ralph Miller
Senior Vice President, Commerical Banking Manager - Houston Market
PNC

Ray Miller
Relationship Manager
Amegy Bank

Lora Routt

Michelle Taylor
Associate General Counsel
The US Air Force

Saul Valentin
CEO & Founding Partner
Collaborate

Robert Weylandt
Managing Director and Wealth Advisor
J. P. Morgan Private Bank