Mission and History

Mission:  To inspire and enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

History:  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston is the region’s leading youth-development organization. Since our beginning in 1952 as The Variety Boys Club, we’ve achieved an enviable record of creatively engaging, educating and empowering low-income youth in ways that improve their chances of achieving and sustaining academic and economic success.

Our vision is to put success within reach for our Club members and keep them on track to graduate from high school. We help them realize a positive plan for the future that includes good character, citizenship, and a healthy lifestyle.

Locations

14 Clubs throughout Greater Houston!

If you would like your child to join a Club, please complete a Membership Application and submit the application and membership fee to the Club Director upon registration. Please contact your Club of interest for membership fee information.

Our Team

Leadership Team

Our vision is to put success within reach for our Club members and keep them on track to graduate from high school. We help them realize a positive plan for the future that includes good character, citizenship, and a healthy lifestyle.

Kevin joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston in February 2013 as President & CEO. He is responsible for ensuring that Boys & Girls Clubs meets its overall strategic and operational objectives. Before joining BGCGH, Kevin spent 15 years with Junior Achievement serving in multiple roles at the national headquarters and three affiliate offices in Georgia, New Mexico and Southeast Texas.

Kevin has focused on community development, economic development and education development. He holds a bachelors degree from Eastern Kentucky University. Kevin is a class XXXI member of Leadership Houston.

Zenae joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston in December 2013 as Vice President of Program Services. She is responsible for all program services, inclusive of traditional and shared space programming, as well as program outcomes, operations, program development and implementation and budget management.

Before joining BGCGH, she spent over a decade designing, implementing and managing youth, adult, school and community programs in California with agencies such as the Anti-Defamation League, California/Nevada Community Action Partnership and the Sacramento City Unified School District. Zenae has also consulted for various organizations throughout the country, including the Harris County Department of Education Cooperative for After-School Enrichment (CASE).

Zenae brings a wealth of knowledge around education and community partnerships and development. She earned her Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside and also has a Masters of Public Administration.

Carlos joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston in February 2015 as Vice President of Administration. He is responsible for ensuring all administrative functions, including human resources, finance and information technology, are running efficiently and align with the organization's strategic operational objectives.

Carlos has more than 25 years of experience in corporate management with increasing level of responsibility in the private sector with companies such as MIC International Corp, Eaton Corporation and Orbis Capital Partners. Carlos also served as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County as well as a member of its Executive Committee and has a record of volunteering with Catholic Charities, Habitat for Humanity and AARP tax aide volunteer program.

He holds a law degree from Catholic University UCAB (Venezuela), a masters degree from Georgetown University and an MBA in corporate finance from Case Western Reserve University.

Susy Smith joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston as the Vice President of Development in August 2017. Susy is responsible for providing strategy, direction and oversight in all development areas, including donor engagement, major gifts, annual fund, marketing and communications, and special events, to reach our fundraising goals.

Susy brings a successful background of more than 20 years in planning strategies and directing operations for fund development and special events, managing major gift giving program opportunities, establishing corporate and volunteer relations, and identifying grant proposals and evaluating programs that meet established corporate and foundation guidelines.

Prior to accepting this role, Susy served as the Regional Development Officer of the Southwest Region for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) since 2014. In this position, she was responsible for an annual fundraising goal of $3.9 million with a team of three. She has also worked closely with BGCA's Trustees across the eight-state Southwest Region. Before joining BGCA, Susy served in progressive development roles for local Houston non-profits including Red Cross, Discovery Green Conservancy, Memorial Hermann Foundation and United Way.

Susy’s professional associations include the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Leadership Houston, Class XX. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Education from the University of Houston.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• • Bill Goetz
    Chair
    Sysco Corporation
  • Anita Sehgal
    Secretary
    Houston Astros
  • Mark Johnson
    Treasurer
    Fitts, Roberts & Co., P.C.
• • Pedro Caruso
    Bain & Company
  • Carolyn Moore Khourie
    Texas Women's University
  • Mike Kuznar
    Spark Energy
  • Will Leven
    Merrill Lynch
• • Carl Luna
    The Energy & Minerals Group
  • Chris Papouras
    Nabors Drilling Solutions
  • Jeremy Thigpen
    Transocean
  • Julius Young
    Wells Fargo

Board of Directors

• • Ali Ansari
    Fresh Brew Group, USA
  • Gerald Bodzy
    Showcase Custom Vinyl
    Windows & Doors
  • Chris Canetti
    Houston Dynamo
  • Clare Doyle
    NRG
  • Licia Green Ellis
    The Waterman Steele Group
  • Lucio Fragoso
    Texas Children’s Health Plan
  • Tory Gunsolley
    Houston Housing Authority
  • Bob Herman
    Phillips 66
  • Michael Holthouse
    Holthouse Foundation for Kids
  • Sarah Joseph
    Houston Rockets
• • Jennifer Kirk
    Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Craig Lieberman
    Woodway Beverage Partners, LLC
  • Mark Montgomery
    BBVA Compass
  • Sarah Morgan
    Vinson & Elkins LLP
  • Amy Palcic
    Houston Texans
  • Barry Palmer
    Coats Rose, P.C.
  • Adam Peakes
    Noble Drilling
  • Rick Perez
    Avangard Innovative
  • Amy Ritchie
    Ernst & Young
  • Cynthia Sanford
    Community Volunteer
• • Douglas Selwyn
    Conner & Winters, LLP
  • Stephen Strake
    Salient Partners, Salient Trust Co.
  • J.K. Symancyk
    Academy Sports + Outdoors
  • Michael Terracina
    KPMG, LLC
  • Beth Tilney
    Marketing Consultant
  • Ken Tubman
    ConocoPhillips
  • Sean Wheeler
    Latham & Watkins LLP
  • Bill Van Wie
    Community Volunteer
  • Glenn Woo
    Mission Constructors, Inc.

Career Opportunities

Equal Employment Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in a career with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. Please click on the link below to view our available career opportunities.