REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals for appointment to the HOUSTON FOOD INSECURITY BOARD, for terms to expire January 2, 2023

Position One - VALHALLA CLACK

Position Two - BILLYSSIA PIERCE

Position Three - GABRIELLE S. DIRDEN

Position Four - WARREN B. LUCKETT

Position Five - KANDACE COOKS

Position Six - CHARMAINE A. LEBLANC

Position Seven - SANDRA RODRÍGUEZ

Position Eight - VIPIN KUMAR

Position Nine - ZAHOOR A. GIRE

Position Ten - RUDY RASMUS

Position Eleven - KATHY FLANAGAN-PAYTON

Position Twelve - MEGAN HOAG

Position Thirteen - SHANNON G. STROTHER

Position Fourteen - NIPA KAMDAR

Position Fifteen - KATHERINE H. BYERS

Position Sixteen - DAPHNE C. HERNANDEZ

Position Seventeen - TANWEER KALEEMULLAH

Position Eighteen - SHARIQ ABDUL GHANI, and to serve as Chair

Position Nineteen - LISA HELFMAN

November 24, 2021

The Honorable City Council

Houston, Texas

Dear Council Members:

Pursuant to Sections 2-347 and 2-348 of the City Code of Ordinances, I am nominating the following individuals for appointment to the Houston Food Insecurity Board, subject to Council confirmation.

Valhalla Clack, appointment to Position One, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Billyssia Pierce, appointment to Position Two, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Gabrielle S. Dirden, appointment to Position Three, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Warren B. Luckett., appointment to Position Four, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Kandace Cooks, appointment to Position Five, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Charmaine A. LeBlanc, appointment to Position Six, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Sandra Rodríguez, appointment to Position Seven, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Vipin Kumar, appointment to Position Eight, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Zahoor A. Gire, appointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Rudy Rasmus, appointment to Position Ten, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Kathy Flanagan-Payton, appointment to Position Eleven, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Megan Hoag, appointment to Position Twelve, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Shannon G. Strother, appointment to Position Thirteen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Nipa Kamdar, appointment to Position Fourteen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Katherine H. Byers, appointment to Position Fifteen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Daphne C. Hernandez, appointment to Position Sixteen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Tanweer Kaleemullah, appointment to Position Seventeen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023;

Shariq Abdul Ghani, appointment to Position Eighteen, and to serve as Chair, for a term to expire January 2, 2023; and

Lisa Helfman, appointment to Position Nineteen, for a term to expire January 2, 2023.

The résumés of the nominees are attached for your review.

Sincerely,

Sylvester Turner

Mayor