Heart of Houston Leadership

Building on a century of lifesaving progress in cardiovascular disease and stroke, the American Heart Association has centered a new vision for its next 100 years: Advancing health and hope for everyone, everywhere.

To achieve this vision by 2028, the American Heart Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach people where they are.

Every person means working with every community and that is why our Executive Leadership is so important. The Heart of Houston Campaign is a catalyst for this work.

2026 HEART OF HOUSTON CHAIRS

Dr. Damien & Kelly Lapar

HOUSTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair
Roderick Larson
President & CEO
Oceaneering International, Inc.

President
Dr. Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MBA, MPH
President & CEO
Harris Health System

Chair, Leadership Development Committee
Pam Wells, ED
Executive Director
Wells Education Consulting, LLC

William Clayton
Vice President, Customer Care & Retention
NRG Energy

Rachel Clingman
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel
McDermott International

Bonnie Houston
Chief Administrative Officer
National Oilwell Varco-NOV

Suzanne Kupiec
Financial Accounting & Advisory Services Partner
EY Americas

Dr. Andrew Moore, MD, MSHLM, FAAOS
Chief Medical Officer
HCA Gulf Coast Division

Jack B. Moore
Former CEO
Cameron International

Sean Muller
Partner-in-Charge
Weaver & Tidwell, LLP

Dr. Daniel Penny, MD, PhD, MHA
Executive Co-Director, Heart Center
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital

James J. Postl
Former CEO
Pennzoil

Kyle Price
Senior Vice President of Service Lines
Memorial Hermann

Lee Tillman, PhD
Former President & CEO
Marathon Oil

Kelly Youngblood
Executive Vice President & CFO
MRC Global

Kellie Armstrong
Executive Director
American Heart Association, Greater Houston