Jeannie GardnerAdvisory Board MemberGeneral Manager, Center of Excellence, Shell Oil CompanyJeannie is currently the GM of the Center of Excellence within Trading & Supply Business Excellence. She’s been at Shell for 14 years. She leads a team of professions focused on enabling process, data and information consistency across Trading and Supply. Jeannie is committed to the community. She is currently serves on the board of Girls Inc. Houston, and chairs the Foundation of the Women's Energy Network. She also served as the National President of the Women’s Energy Network (WEN) 2017-2018, a 4500-member organization that provides networking opportunities for women in the energy industry and fosters career and leadership development. She has served on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) and is currently on the BBBS Advisory Board. She has also served as President of WEN-Houston, President of the Society of Women Engineers Houston Area Section, President of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Gulf Coast Section. At Shell, she currently serves as a sponsor for the SAPENG (Shell Asian Pacific Networking Group) and is an active mentor and coach focused on development of people. At Shell Jeannie has been integral in helping develop new talent. She not only mentors in Shell mentoring circles she also acts as a one-on-one mentor and a coach to many young Shell employees. She participates yearly as a Shell recruiter for Society of Women Engineers talking to young girls about opportunities at Shell and how they can develop themselves and their careers.
Susan Hodge, PCCAdvisory Board MemberCo Founder, Women Leading Together LLCSusan Hodge is a credentialed executive, leadership and career coach, as well as a seasoned executive with over three decades of leadership experience. She has previously served as Treasurer of Shell Oil and Vice President of an international group within Royal Dutch Shell. Throughout her career, she has been passionate about mentoring, diversity, and developing people. Susan has also taught courses in leadership as a Corporate Fellow in the business school of the University of Houston Downtown. In 2012, Susan founded Women Leading Together LLC, to ● Help women break through professional barriers ● Encourage them to discover their value in the workplace ● Assist women in making conscious choices to balance their lives and work ● Support women seeking the best professional direction for themselves Susan provides one-on-one leadership and career coaching, seminars and workshops to help women overcome obstacles to advancement, identify their unique capabilities and develop the skills needed to achieve a fulfilling career. Susan’s clients have gone on to be selected for jobs in a highly competitive environment, receive promotions and recognition. Susan has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is certified by the College of Executive Coaching and holds an Associate Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation. She has been recognized by Texas Executive Women as a "Woman on the Move" for her leadership and community service and was featured in The Diversity Journal as a "Woman Worth Watching".
Georganne Hodges, CPAAdvisory Board MemberEVP Supply, Trading and Logistics, MotivaGeorganne Hodges, Executive Vice President, Supply, Trading & Logistics Georganne Hodges became Executive Vice President of Supply, Trading & Logistics at Motiva, effective July 1, 2020. In this role, Georganne leads the safe operation and optimization of the company’s assets, including its strategic network of equity terminals, ensuring the reliable delivery of fuel products to retail outlets across the country. Since joining Motiva in July 2016 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Georganne has demonstrated a strong track record of building and leading high-performing teams that act as business partners while maintaining disciplined financial controls. Georganne is a respected leader with more than 30 years of wholesale and retail energy experience, including major public accounting and extensive experience across the energy industry value chain. Prior to joining Motiva, Georganne held the position of CFO with Spark Energy, where she successfully completed the company’s initial public offering as well as several acquisitions. She also held the position of CFO with Direct Energy, as well as other senior financial roles since beginning her career with Arthur Andersen in 1987. She serves on the board of directors and audit committee for ERM Power LTD. She also holds memberships in the Houston Chapter of CPAs and the Women’s Energy Network. Georganne holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Baylor University and is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of Texas. She volunteers as a board member with Lone Star Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas and Life Skills House.
Rasheedah JonesAdvisory Board MemberHR Director, Baker HughesRasheedah “Rah” Jones is the global HR Director for the Digital Solutions Process & Pipeline Solutions business (PPS). Most recently she was the HR Director for Digital Technology and Legal at Baker Hughes. She partners with leaders to drive strategic initiatives such talent development, performance management, staffing/recruiting, and organization design and leadership. Rah began her career in 2003 at Merck & Company, Inc. She is a graduate of the HRLP program (Human Resources Leadership Program) in which she held numerous roles primarily working in manufacturing plants as an HR Generalist. She joined General Electric (Aviation) in 2008. She was a plant HR leader for several facilities and was also the Global Teaming Leader. In 2014 she joined GE Oil and Gas and has worked with senior leaders and employees in HSE (Health, Safety, Environment, Security), Digital Technology, and Legal. Rah is a very passionate and committed Human Resources leader. She is very passionate about talent and helping employees achieve their career goals. She is involved various internal and external affinity groups and is never shy about her commitment to diversity. She is a fierce advocate in that she works tirelessly to recruit and promote women and underrepresented populations. She is currently the Baker Hughes Women’s Network Global HR Sponsor. Rah has her undergraduate degree from Fisk University and she holds a Masters in HR & Labor Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters in Organizational Management & Leadership from Fielding Graduate University. She also has an Evidence Based Coaching Certification from Fielding Graduate University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Jack and Jill of America, Inc, a Hogan Certified Executive Assessor, Women’s Energy Network (WEN) Advisory Council member, was featured in Houston’s Voyager Online Magazine, and Houston Business Journal’s 2018 40 under 40 Award Recipient.
Susi Knight, CRPS, CFPA, C(k)PAdvisory Board MemberSenior Consultant, Vice President, Bank of America Merrill LynchSusi Knight takes a vision and makes it reality through sound strategy development. She is an inspirational leader who tells stories that inspire action, yet is grounded in providing financial and investment guidance to clients. Susi is deeply involved in the community and passionate about helping other women pursue their goals. She serves on several nonprofit boards, including Women’s Resource of Greater Houston which helps women and girls take Control of their Finances and their destinies and the Anti-Defamation League Houston. She has been involved with WEN since 2012 in many roles including volunteer chair, luncheon host, Chair of Executive Events, she has been a WEN mentor and is an Advisory Board Member. In 2019 she was asked to step in asSponsorship Co-Director for a year due to a vacancy on the board. In 2019, Susi found the 2020 Women on Board Chapter in Houston, the highly successful inaugural event was attended by 300 senior professional women and men. As a founding partner of Truscott, Knight & Associates. Susi oversees the management of client relationships. She is spearheads strategic initiatives enabling innovation for the wealth management practice including the expansion of the team. TKA & Associates holistic approach meets clients financial and investment needs and provide access to banking, credit and lending at Bank of America, N.A. Susi holds an MBA and BBA from LeTourneau University. Susi is a Certified 401(k) Professional and a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist. Susi holds a Series 7 FINRA Registration and is licensed to do general insurance business in Texas. Susi was born in UK, was raised in Argentina and South Africa, and has extensive travel experience. She lived in Northeast and now considers Houston, Texas, her home where she lives with Biscuit, her toy poodle. You can reach Susi at 713 658-1635 or [email protected]
Tracy LeRoyAdvisory Board MemberPartner, Yetter Coleman LLP- Houston SponsorTracy is a business trial lawyer whose practice primarily focuses on representing companies involved in the upstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. With more than 17 years of experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings, Tracy is highly experienced in disputes involving the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and gas including drilling rights, operating obligations, leasehold disputes, renewable fuel commodities, and pipeline issues. She also represents clients with claims of fraud, tortious interference, and breach of fiduciary duty emanating from various industries and commercial sectors. Her practice includes representation of special committees, audit committees, and officers and directors in internal and independent investigations of corporate conduct, compliance, and reporting. She also regularly handles a variety of employment-related litigation, including trade secrets, employment agreement enforceability issues, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreement disputes, discrimination claims, and whistleblower claims. She also advises clients on compliance and employment policies and procedures. Tracy has held various leadership positions with the Women’s Energy Network, and currently sits on its Houston Advisory Council and on the Board of Directors for the national WEN Foundation. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America and as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by ThomsonReuters, and was honored to be named to the Shortlist for Chambers and Partners 2017 Women in Law’s national award for an Inspiring Role Model in Promoting Gender Diversity in the Legal Profession. Tracy serves on the Alumni Board for the Purdue University School of Liberal Arts, and is also active in the Houston community, serving on the Business Council for the Houston Ballet and as a Board Member and pro bono litigation counsel for the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
Matthew RidolfiAdvisory Board MemberVP Projects, BHPMatthew Ridolfi is the Vice President Major Developments for BHP Petroleum with accountability for taking commercial discoveries following appraisal through project development to first production. Matthew has 30 years’ experience in the petroleum business including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Prior to his current appointment, he has held various senior roles in both the Conventional and Shale businesses. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honors).
Lisa SawyerAdvisory Board MemberCheniere EnergyLisa Sawyer has served as Vice President, Information Technology Applications for Cheniere Energy since May 2014. Lisa joined Cheniere in February 2005 and has played a key role in developing Cheniere’s Information Technology strategy and platform. Her leadership and dedication in this area have helped enable Cheniere to be the first company to ship Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States as well as allowed Cheniere to ship over 1000 cargoes to over 30 countries leading rapid revenue growth from $250 million to over $6 billion in just four years. Prior to joining Cheniere in 2005, Lisa spent over 10 years in the oil and gas industry providing information technology consulting and services including program and project management with EDS, Enron and CSC. Lisa began his career with United Energy Resources and received a B.B.A. in Information Technology from Texas State University. She is married and has two grown children and 3 grandchildren and enjoys spending time with her family and outdoor activities.