2021 Gulf Coast Women in Leadership Symposium
March 25, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CT)
Theme
Onward and Upward: the era of the empowered woman
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Panelists

Frye

Phyllis Randolph Frye is an Eagle Scout, a former member of the Texas A&M; Corps of Cadets, a US Army veteran (1LT-RA 1970-72), a licensed engineer, a licensed attorney, a father, a grandmother and a lesbian wife. She is the first, out, transgender judge in the nation. Now having lived almost sixty percent of her life as the woman she always felt herself to be, Phyllis remains on the cutting edge of LGBTI and especially transgender legal and political issues. When the “gay” community was still ignoring or marginalizing the transgender community in the early 1990’s, Phyllis began the national transgender legal and political movement (thus she is known as being the TG movement’s “Grandmother”) with the six annual transgender law conferences (ICTLEP) and their grassroots training. Attorney Frye is one of the Task Force’s 1995 “Creator of Change” award winners. In 1999 she was given the International Foundation for Gender Education’s “Virginia Prince Lifetime Achievement” award. In 2001 she was given the National LGBT Bar Association’s (a.k.a. Lavender Law’s) highest honor, the “Dan Bradley Award.” She was honored beginning in 2009 by Texas A&M; University with an annual “Advocacy Award” given in her name. In 2013 the Houston Transgender Unity Committee gave her its “Lifetime Achievement Award.” In 2010 Phyllis was sworn-in as the first, out, transgender judge in the nation, as a City of Houston Associate Municipal Judge. She retains her senior partnership with Frye, Oaks and Benavidez, PLLC, (at www.liberatinglaw.com) which is an out LGBTI-and-straight-allies law firm. While the members of the firm practice law in a variety of areas, Phyllis devotes her practice exclusively to taking transgender clients — both adults and minors — through the Texas courts to change the clients’ names and genders on their legal documents. In 2015 she was given the National Center For Transgender Equality’s “Julie Johnson Founders Award.”
Hinojosa
Santos Hinojosa is the General Counsel at Texas Medical Center, where she represents the interests of the company in all legal matters. Santos’ responsibilities include oversight of legal activities and policies including real estate, employee relations, financing, compliance with the TMC covenants, non-profit corporate and tax regulation, intellectual property, litigation, and the company’s general business transactions. Santos was previously Texas Medical Center’s Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Texas Medical Center, Santos was an attorney at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., representing clients in the areas of public finance and corporate finance. Santos holds a Bachelor of Arts – Magna Cum Laude in Government and MexicanAmerican Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas School of Law. Santos is actively involved with the MexicanAmerican Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association, Annunciation Orthodox School, the Women’s Mentorship Network and serves on the board for DePelchin Children’s Center and the Houston Food Bank.
Kuy

Stewart, PHR, HCS, sHRBP

Renee comes with over 15 years’ experience in human resources. She currently works as Assistant Vice President, Human Resources for Yang Ming America Corp. and is the CEO/Owner of Renewed Home Solutions LLC, a real estate investment company. Renee currently serves on the board of the Student Guidance Group and as Secretary for the Gulf Coast Diversity Council. She holds certifications as a Human Capital Strategist, Senior Human Resources Business Partner and in Relationship Intelligence. Renee graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis on Business Management. She enjoys volunteering with organizations focused on the development of future leaders.
Moderator
Mayo
Ivette Mayo is an awarding winning entrepreneur, international author, globally recognized career coach, motivational business speaker and philanthropist. Ivette’s POWER is that she gets what is important, the bottom line – people, profits, and productivity. As the CEO of Yo Soy I AM, LLC, a professional development and consulting firm. Ivette is a master trainer in a host of disciplines, certified coach and speaker. Ivette is also known as a POWER ADVOCATE by her clients for creating POWERFUL and IMPACTFUL results quickly. Her 27 year global career was spent working in business development, sales, marketing and training for both employees and clients throughout five continents. Her focus is to incorporate cultural awareness into all her training programs to assist participants in inspiring performance, build stronger interpersonal skills and build an agile team of leaders. This dynamic facilitator has worked with Fortune 100 & 500 all over the world. Her high energy style, direct approach and humor make Ivette a powerful motivational business speaker. Her message is always centered on these three key areas – Culture, Leadership and Courage. These components are certain to empower and unlock potential to lead with confidence in today’s multicultural marketplace. Most importantly, she dares her audiences to challenge limited thinking, to take bold action, to push past excuses, and move beyond complacency to be POWERFUL. Some of Ivette’s recent accomplishment and recognitions 2019 - Ivette was recognized by TalentLMS and made their global list of "Top Female Career Coaches to Follow in 2020". 2019 – Recognized as “2019 Woman Worth Watching” by the Diversity Journal, a national publication. 2018 - Establish POWER On Heels Fund, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on advancement of Latinas and to advocate to minimize the impact of the social inequity of gender pay gap among Latinas and women of color. Through their specialized programs, mentorship and scholarships, Power On Heels Fund, Inc. is able to accelerate their professional growth, increase earning potential and cultivate future leaders. 2017 – Ivette became an award winning international author by pinning her book “A 30 Day Guide to Your POWER - Powerful Outcomes through POWERFUL Words”. 2012 to 2016 - Ivette served as a Public Diplomate for the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Women’s Issues For more information visit www.ivettemayo.com or send an email [email protected]
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