Website: http://www.sd-designbuild.com/index.html

Phone: 281-738-0850

Email: [email protected]

WILLIAM STEWART

- President - SD+Design Build

Role In Firm:

William Stewart is the founder and CEO of SDDB and is responsible for the day-to-day management of projects from coordination of project design and phased deliverables through closeout. Mr. Stewart has over twenty years of experience.

Education & Training:

B. Arch. Architecture, 1998 Prairie View A&M University, College of Architecture Engineering.

Representative Project Experience:

• Houston ISD- John Codwell North Elementary School – City of Houston, Texas (Charter School)
• Iman Academy Elementary – City of Houston, Texas
• David Crockett Middle School new security vestibule addition- Houston, Texas
• Fort Bend ISD (David Crocket Middle School) – City of Houston, Texas (2014 Bond)
• Houston ISD (Long Middle School) – City of Houston, Texas (2012 Bond)
• United Airlines "SHOPS" relocation – City of Houston, Texas (SHOPS relocation from Hobby)
• Metro National Memorial City Healthcare Campus professional Office Building
• ADC Telecommunications World Headquarters and Technology Campus.
• Medtronic World Headquarters and Research Faculty Building

ANDRE CHACHERE – President – C=Six Architecture

Role in Firm:

Andre Chachere serves as associate architect/consultant with SDDB. With over 18 years of professional practice, Andre Chachere continues to lead the design of various projects in a wide range of building types. Andre has significant experience in Civic, Educational, and Office projects. As Principal of C Six Architecture, Andre oversees all projects from programming & design through construction administration, working closely with each client.

Registration + Afflictions:

Texas Registered Architect #21011

Leed Accredited Professional

American Institute of Architects

Education & Training:

Master of Real Estate Development, George Mason University

Bachelor of Science Environmental Design, University of Houston

Selected Project Experience:

University of Houston Super Conducting Wire Pilot Manufacturing Facility

University of Houston Energy Research Park 2700 SF Tenant Improvement Project

Liberian Association of Greater Houston

Website: www.laghou.com

Twitter: @Laghou26

Instagram@Laghou26

Email: [email protected]

Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NAMZW29X9HCUJ&source=url

Fox 26 News Interview: https://www.fox26houston.com/video/674249

Submit questions to Henry Keculah Jr., via Twitter @Henrykeculahjr or email at [email protected]

Mrs. Junda Morris-Kennedy has pioneered the Liberian Fashion Industry for over 16 years now. Her worked has brought the Liberian Fashion Industry to forefront.

She is an international fashion/entertainment publicist, her company name is JMK Publicist. JMK Publicist has represented Liberian Fashion Practitioners all over the world with Liberia's Tailors, Textiles, and Garment though the Allied Workers' Union Inc, the official Republic of Liberia governing body of the Liberian Fashion industry.

Junda has gained international recognition and awards and fortunately to built her reputation as a successful fashion event planner on the international stage globally.

JMK Publicist

Website: https://www.jmkpublicist.com/

Email: [email protected]

Contact Info: 301-3268623

Instagram: @Runwayliberiainternational

Liberian Association of Greater Houston

Website: www.laghou.com

Twitter: @Laghou26

Instagram@Laghou26

Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NAMZW29X9HCUJ&source=url

Submit questions to Henry Keculah Jr., via Twitter @Henrykeculahjr or email at [email protected]

Stephen A. Mendel founded The Mendel Law Firm, L.P. ("MLF") on March 1, 1995. MLF is based in Houston, Texas, and has devoted itself over the past twenty-four (24) years to providing clients with the best in estate and trust planning; asset protection; business counseling; contract review, preparation, and negotiation; commercial real estate; probate, trust, and commercial litigation; and arbitration and mediation advice, counseling, and representation.

MLF emphasizes a strong, close relationship with its clients. Some of the client relationships are short term, in that MLF concentrates on and helps the client achieve a specific goal related to a single transaction. Most of the client relationships, however, are on-going because the clients have a continuing need for quality legal services. Furthermore, many of MLF's current clients date back to the firm's inception. Regardless of whether a client's needs are short-term or on-going, MLF does everything possible in its role as attorneys to transform a client's goals into positive results.

Professional Experience

Before he formed his own law firm, Mr. Mendel worked two years as a briefing attorney for a U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of Texas, and worked in the Houston office of a nationally recognized law firm that employed more than 600 attorneys. Thereafter, he worked in a small boutique litigation firm that primarily handled civil and commercial litigation, and he co-authored two continuing legal education articles.

Before he became an attorney, Mr. Mendel practiced commercial and residential architecture. He also served as a full-time faculty member at the University of Houston's central campus, where he taught construction related courses, and was voted teacher of the year by his students.

Mr. Mendel is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Association. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.

Education

Mr. Mendel graduated with high honors from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and received recognition as a College Scholar. He received his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude. During law school, Mr. Mendel served as the Executive Editor of the Law Journal, published an article entitled Negligent Infliction of Mental Distress Upon a Bystander in Texas, and received numerous awards and recognition for his academic and writing achievements.

Personal Interests

Steve and his family live in Houston, Texas. In his spare time, Steve enjoys swimming, cycling, running, and snow skiing. He is a five-time iron man.

The Mendel Law Firm, L.P.

1155 Dairy Ashford, Suite 104

Houston, TX 77079

https://www.mendellawfirm.com/

Call Now: 281-759-3213

Attended Palmyra H.S. in Palmyra, N.J., where he collected 2,764 receiving yards in 165 receptions and 36 touchdowns… Played both wide receiver and safety… During his senior year in 2015, Harmon caught 66 passes for 1,111 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the state of New Jersey in receiving yards... He also tallied 38 tackles, two sacks and an interception in his senior season while playing safety… Majored in parks, recreation and tourism management… Born in Liberia, Harmon came to the United States when he was four years old.

Kelvin Harmon is a Liberian professional American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State, and was drafted by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Twitter: @Wide_Receiver3

Instagram: @Kelvharmon_3

Liberian Association of Greater Houston

Website: www.laghou.com

Twitter: @Laghou26

Instagram@Laghou26

Donation Link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NAMZW29X9HCUJ&source=url

Submit questions to Henry Keculah Jr., via Twitter @Henrykeculahjr or email at [email protected]

Miss Benita Whitney Urey is a 21-year old political science student, a youth leader and activist, an entrepreneur, community worker, and above all a philanthropist.  

Miss Urey started her philanthropic work at the early age of 11 when she adopted The Jesus Christ Children' Ministry International Orphanage and School, which catered to young children, most of whom had lost their parents during the Liberian civil crisis.  She has, over the years, sponsored numerous fund drives for her orphanage as well as held annual Christmas and Independence Day parties for children across Liberia.

Her leadership and activism abilities were also demonstrated as early as her pre-school days when she was often identified as the one who picked up a cause or project and championed it by bringing her classmates and friends together.  Based on these strengths, Benita has and continues to receive numerous awards including the 2010 prestigious U.S. President's Award for Educational Excellence while studying and Canada's Ontario Scholar Award for Academic Excellence in 2015.

Miss Urey in 2016, as a result of her love for humanity, especially disadvantaged people, founded "Save Liberians from Sea Erosion", a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness on the alarming threats of sea erosion in Liberia and seeking practical solutions to the problems victims of sea erosion are faced with on a daily basis.

She is also the Founder and CEO of the Mobilizers for Change, a community-based organization that works in the area of education, women empowerment, hygiene and sanitation. Through her leadership, the institution is able to raise thousands of dollars for the tuitions of underprivileged university and high school students; as well as organize weekly community cleanup campaigns with the goal of keeping the environment free of malaria, typhoid, diarrhea and other related illnesses and at the same time offering short-term employment opportunities to young ladies.

Miss Urey, latest venture, The Liberian Influence  is a blog/website, which she co-started last year with the mission of rebranding Liberia, promoting positive aspects of Liberians home and abroad, showcasing the countries rich arts and culture, discovering and highlighting Liberian talents, and serving as a role model to other young Liberians. With over 40,000 followers on her blog page across all social media platforms and over 30,000 followers on her personal pages, she has a huge social media following.

Over the last year she has won "The Most Talked About Woman of the Year" award at the LYA, The "Virtuous African Women Award" in Nigeria the "African Girls Rock" award in Minnesota and the "Best Blogger of the Year" award at the LYA in Liberia. She has also been nominated in three categories at this year's LYA, "Best Online Blogger" "Social Media Personality of the Year" and "Best Online Blog". In addition to that, the blog was nominated for a Tunes Liberia Music Award in February. 

She recently started her "South Beach Outreach" program where she feeds and provides medical items for prisoners in Central Monrovia. Beginning June, she will officially start working with prisoners in other counties around Liberia. Benita's Top 3 Liberian Artist:

1.Cralor Boi CIC

Instagram: @Cralorboi_cic

2.Bucky Raw

Instagram: @Buckyrawofficial

3. Stunna

Instagram: @official_stunna6

Contact Information for the guest: Benita Whitney Urey Instagram: @bureyy

Twitter: @bureyy

Facebook: Benita Urey Official Email: [email protected]

Judge Bill C. Littlejohn is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Michigan, and Texas. He is the Vice President on the board for Earl Carl Institute at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He is an entrepreneur with businesses in the coffee, hair and agriculture industry. Judge Littlejohn served as a public defender and is currently a retired municipal court judge. Val Thompson is the current President & CEO of Houston International Trade Development Council. http://houstontrade.org/ He was in the recycling business for 30 years and had four locations with over 35 employees. Mr. Thompson has been a part of the Greater Houston Black Chamber https://ghbcc.com/ for many years. Contact Information for the guest: Judge Bill C. Littlejohn Phone Number: 937-673-3318 Email: [email protected] Val Thompson Phone Number: 832-448-0537 Email: [email protected] http://houstontrade.org/ The Liberian Association of Greater Houston next general meeting will be held on: February 8th Saturday 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM Kingdom City Houston Church 2100 Eldridge Parkway Houston, TX 77077 (Main Sanctuary) Guest Speaker: Stephen Mendel The Mendel Law Firm, L.P. Topic: Wills and Estate

Vishal V. Iyer is the founder of Iyer Immigration Law. They handle all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law. Mr. Iyer understands that individuals often find the immigration laws to be strict, fast-changing, and confusing. Thus, Mr. Iyer will clearly explain any available immigration options, the costs, and each step in the legal process.

Mr. Iyer breaks down the process importance of obtaining your citizenship.

Contact the Iyer Immigration Law PLLC:

• 713-936-0769
• www.iyer.com
• Email: [email protected]
• 4119 Montrose Blvd., Suite 210, Houston, TX 77006

Article written by Vishal Iyer:

A path to U.S Citizenship for Certain Liberians and their Families

https://www.iyer.com/2019/12/23/a-path-to-u-s-citizenship-for-certain-liberians-and-their-families/

Become a member of the Liberian Association of Greater Houston by clicking the link below.

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The Liberian Association of Greater Houston next general meeting will be held on:

January 11th Saturday 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM

Kingdom City Houston Church

2100 Eldridge Parkway

Houston, TX 77077

(Main Sanctuary)

In this first episode, Henry Keculah Jr. gives a small intro to the new podcast called The Liberian Association of Greater Houston Podcast