Mentors and Partners
Thank you to the Mentors for the Class of 2026!

434th District Court - Honorable Judge J. Christian Becerra
Baylor College of Medicine - Dr. Mahboob Alam, Cardiology
Children At Risk - Mandi Kimball, VP & Chief Government Relations Officer
City of Sugar Land IT Business Systems - Erik Schenck and Taham Rahman
Dhanani Private Equity Group - Faiz Hirani, Principal
Finoric, LLC - Dr. Dan Dreyer, Corporate Scientist
Fort Bend ISD Early Intervention Academy - Donielle Walters, Assistant Director
Fort Bend Rainbow Room - Tonya Lewis, Executive Director
Houston Methodist Research Institute -- Dr. Phil Horner, Neuroplasticity and Repair
Houston Methodist Research Institute -- Dr. Guangyu Wang, Bioinformatics
Houston Methodist Research Institute -- Dr. Yi-Lan Weng, Neuroepigentetics
Houston Methodist Research Institute -- Dr. Stephen Wong, Computer Science and Bioengineering
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Imaging and Radiology -- Eugenio Ferrer
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, General Surgery -- Dr. Timothy Opperman
ICO Commercial -- Jane Nodskov
LEAF Engineers -- Mark Madorsky, P.E, CxA, LEED AP BD+C, President
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Mario Herrera, RN, Cath Lab Director
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, General Surgery - Brett Solomon, M.D.
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute - Mario Herrera, RN, Cath Lab Director
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Neurosurgery -- Joseph Cochran, M.D. and Victoria Herrera, NP
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, TIRR Rehabilitation -- Lessly Feriah, OTR, CBIS, Director of Rehabilitation
Memorial Hermann Psych Response Team -- Mariam Wahby, PhD, LMFT-S; Manager of Behavioral Health Education
Outlook Eye and Laser Center - Dr. Dip Jadav
Planned Community Developers -- Wende Buckley, CPM, MSML; Managing Partner and COO
Studio RED Architects - Pete Ed Garrett, FAIA; Partner
Texas Children's Hospital Duncan Neurological Research Institute - Dr. Joshua Shulman M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director
