Gulf Winds is redefining expectations for intermodal trucking through innovation, people and purpose. That is why we have chosen to grow by expansion instead of acquisition to preserve the values and services you depend on, and create a positive impact on your business and our communities.

Call us for your drayage, transloading and warehousing needs. You will be impressed with our value driven company –we promise.

We drive value.

FROM THE FIRST MILE TO THE LAST MILE, WE’RE WITH YOU.

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Gulf Winds advocates and promotes corporate social responsibility through More Than The Move, a non-profit organization that seeks to provide aplug-n-play program for companies looking to engage their communities and world. Learn more at www.MoreThanTheMove.org

San Jacinto Maritime

An Equal Opportunity InstitutionLearn more at sanjac.edu

Sail into a successful career with San Jacinto College. Our United States

Coast Guard-approved and nationally recognized training ranges from courses for the entry-level mariner to unlimited

tonnage mariners and everything in between. We offer a maritime transportation associate degree

program or individual professional development courses.

2020-2021BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ELOY A. CORTEZBoard ChairILA-South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District

TODD STEWARTImmediate Past ChairGulf Winds International, Inc.

MICHAEL VEULEMANTreasurerPKF Texas

SARA CRONINTPC Group

ROY LIRALira Consulting Group

MIKE REDDITTH-E-B

BECKI ROGERSBB&T

FRANCES CASTANEDA DYESS, PresidentHouston East End Chamber

BOARD MEMBERS

MICHAEL ALLINIECE Baker Hughes

KENNY BARHANOVICHBank of Texas

SHARRON BOOKERLyondellBasell

BECKY CHINChick-fil-A at 45 & Wayside

DR. MELISSA GONZALEZ Houston Community College SE

ADVISORY BOARD/ EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

MARIA DELGADORepresentativeAna Hernandez

NELSON ESPITIACommissioner Adrian Garcia

LOLITA GUERREROCongresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia

MARITZA GUERREROCommunity Family Centers

JOAQUIN MARTINEZ Council MemberRobert Gallegos

SARA MONTELONGO-OYERVIDEZState SenatorCarol Alvarado

MIRIAM MUGUERZOConstable Sylvia R. Trevino

XIMENA MONDRAGONRepresentative Christina Morales

STELLA RAMIREZCouncil Member Karla Cisneros

JUDGE ANGELA D. RODRIGUEZJustice of the Peace 6-2

JUDGE RICHARD VARAJustice of the Peace 6-1

JEFF WOLVERTONRepresentative Mary Ann Perez

BOARD MEMBERS

MIKE KACALKacal’s Auto & Truck Service

MARGARET KIDDUniversity of Houston College of Technology

SIDNEY E. LACEYLacey Newday Consulting, LLC

ROY LIRALira Consulting Group

PAUL LOCKCenterPoint Energy

MAURICE NASSAREmergent Partners, LLC

SANTOS PORTILLOSantos Portillo State Farm

GILDA RAMIREZPort Houston

CHRISTINA ROMOCollege of Health Care Professions

AMBER SHEPPARDCadeco Industries

JOSE VALDEZFrost Bank

MICHAEL WALTERValero-Houston Refinery

CHRIS YUKOMarquette Companies

Silent Servants of Progress

2020-2021CORPORATE PARTNERS

1940 Air Terminal MuseumAetnaAllegiance BankAll Points Warehouse IncAltairStricklandBaker HughesBayside Printing Company Inc. Cadence BankCEMEXComcast Comerica BankExcargo Services Frost National BankFuneraria Del Angel - CrespoG&A PartnersGarver Real EstateGLO CPAsGulf Winds International

Houston Distributing Co. Houston Pilots AssociationJSC Federal Credit UnionKC Events & Florals, LLCMetroMorales Funeral HomePKF of Texas Partners in Primary CarePartnership ID SolutionsReliant EnergyRockPoint MarketplaceSide Yard ProductionSpace City Credit UnionTexas Belting & Mill Supply Co.Texas Mattress MakersTexas Port RecyclingTPC GroupUnited Airlines

CHAMBER FOUNDERS

CHAMBER BUILDERS

CHAMBER PARTNERS

MEET JUDGE LINA HIDALGOJudge Lina Hidalgo was raised in an

immigrant family. She knows first-hand

the sacrifices hard-working Texans make

every day to build a better life for their

families. Judge Hidalgo was born in

Colombia during the drug war. Her parents

had two goals: to keep their children safe

and to help them get a good education.

Judge Hidalgo grew up in Peru and

Mexico, before job opportunities brought

her parents to the United States in 2005.

She is a proud product of our public

schools and, as her parents dreamed, she

went on to a top university. She graduated from Stanford University

with a degree in political science the same year she became a U.S.

citizen.

Since arriving in Texas, Judge Hidalgo has been committed to giving

back.

She has dedicated hundreds of hours to our county’s most

vulnerable communities — working at the Texas Civil Rights Project, to

serving as a Spanish-English medical interpreter at the Texas Medical

Center, and supporting immigrants in search of lost loved ones. While

pursuing a joint degree in law and public policy at NYU and Harvard,

Judge Hidalgo researched criminal justice policies and coordinated

with advocacy groups and governments to push for reform.

Wherever she has been, Judge Hidalgo has seized opportunities

to serve the immigrant and incarcerated communities. In Southeast

Asia, she worked to promote transparency and accountability by

supporting journalists, bloggers and artists. At Stanford, she helped

create and fund a program to bring Stanford students to public policy

positions.

Judge Hidalgo was elected on November the 6, 2018 and sworn in

as Harris County Judge on January 1, 2019.

JUDGE

LINA HIDALGO

PROGRAM11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: EXPO & NETWORKING

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM: LUNCHEON

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: EXPO & NETWORKING CONTINUED

WELCOME

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

EAST END VISION

INTRODUCTION OFHARRIS COUNTY JUDGE

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ADJOURNMENT

FRANCES CASTANEDA DYESSPresident, Houston East End Chamber

TODD STEWARTGulf Winds International

DR. SALLIE KAY JANESSan Jacinto College District

FRANCES CASTANEDA DYESSPresident, Houston East End Chamber

PORT COMMISSIONER WENDY MONTOYA CLOONAN

HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE LINA HIDALGO

FRANCES CASTANEDA DYESSPresident, Houston East End Chamber

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GOLD SPONSORS

PRINTING SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSORS

EXPO TABLES

Advanced Safety LLC

ALTIUS Graphics

Bayside Printing

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Election Systems & Software

Entre Results

Frost Bank

Houston Independent School District

Insperity

Kacal’s Auto & Truck Service

Port Houston

San Jacinto College

AAMA

BakerRipley

Chick-fil-A at 45 & Wayside

East End District

Election Systems & Software

Frost Bank

International Bank of Commerce

Lacey Newday Consulting, LLC

Port Houston

The Center for Pursuit

TPC Group, Inc

Valero Houston Refinery

West Gulf Maritime Association

Wulfe & Co. - Gulfgate Center

Founded in 2006, The Foundation is committed to supporting

the educational needs of area students and has awarded over

$500,000 in scholarships the last 14 years. The East End Chamber

of Commerce Foundation is committed to serving the educational

and communal needs of Houston’s East End by partnering with public

officials, Chamber Members, and the community to offer workforce

development, monetary support and guidance to local students.

EAST END SCHOLARSHIP!

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!Deadline | March 13, 2020

Download Application Scan here or go to EECOC’s website: https://www.eecoc.org/educa-tion-workforce-foundation

If you have any question regarding scholarships please

contact the EECOC Office at 713.926.3305 or email foundation@eecoc.org

UPCOMING NETWORKING EVENTS

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