William S. Reed
President & CEO

Will Reed serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Technology For All/Technology For All-Houston. Having served as a founding board member and the first Executive Director of Technology For All-Houston, Dr. Reed was asked to lead TFA's national initiative. Dr. Reed is a United Methodist Minister with extensive fundraising experience as well as experience in nonprofit and church administration. Prior to his leadership with Technology For All, Dr. Reed served as Director of Development for the Samaritan Center for Counseling and Education.

He has a B.A. from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and Master of Theology and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In addition to his leadership with Technology For All, he serves on several boards including his service as President of the Mission Milby Community Development Corporation Board of Directors and service on the boards of Technology For All, and the Houston Graduate School of Theology.

At a national level, Dr. Reed serves as an alternate member of the Federal Communications Commission Consumer Advisory Committee and a member of the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Working Group on Rural and Underserved Populations. Representing TFA in Houston, he serves on the Technology Infrastructure Task Force of the Greater Houston Partnership and also serves in the dual role as Executive Director for Houston Hope, the private sector portion of a Houston initiative focused on the creation of hope through community improvement for Houston’s poorest neighborhoods. Will also writes the TFA blog that addresses community technology issues across the greater Houston area.

Jim Forrest joined TFA in October 2004 as Business Development Officer. With responsibility for developing the business relationships required to make TFA’s social enterprises successful, Jim brings important skills and prior experience to this important role. Prior to joining TFA, Jim served for several years as the Executive Director of the Houston Area Technology Advancement Center (HATAC). Prior to his work with HATAC he served as Area Manager for Marketing Management with SBC. Jim has a BS degree in political science from Sam Houston State University. He provides leadership on numerous boards and nonprofit organizations including the Houston Technology Center, Advisory Board, Spring ISD, Engineering Advisory Board, Alief ISD, Engineering Advisory Board, Houston Community College System System, Workforce Advisory Board, University of Houston College of Technology, Advisory Board, Pearland ISD, Engineering Advisory Board, Houston Community College, Technology Advisory Board New/Nuevo Heights, Executive Board, and the Houston Information Technology Empowerment Consortium, Executive Board. To contact Jim directly call 713.454.6413.

As Director of Administration Rosemarie Foster administers fiscal and personnel responsibilities for Technology For All and other related non-profit organizations. Prior to joining Technology For All in 2000, Rosemarie worked for over 20 years in the early childhood education field as both an administrator and a teacher.

Rosemarie is a graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. She is actively involved in the United Methodist Church. Some of her volunteer activities include the Wesley Community Center Board of Directors, Houston Junior Forum and Spring Branch ISD volunteer.

Pamela Gardner is the Director of AmeriCorps*VISTA for Houston HOPE.  Mrs. Gardner supervises the AmeriCorps*VISTA team members who’s goal is to create and expand programs that ultimately bring low-income families in Houston HOPE communities out of poverty.  Managing the Community Technology 2.0 (CT 2.0) Project is one of her major responsibilities as Director of Community Development & Support.  The CT 2.0 Project is a collaborative program between Houston HOPE and Technology For All that expands the capacity of existing Community Technology Centers in Houston HOPE neighborhoods.

Mrs. Gardner’s professional experience has included positions as Director of Human Resources for the University of Houston—Downtown and Texas Southern University.  At Texas Southern University, Mrs. Gardner was also Director of the University’s Total Quality Management Program and the College of Technology’s Enrollment Management Grant Project.  Since retiring from her administrative roles in higher education, Mrs. Gardner worked as a Management Consultant for several local and state governmental agencies and corporations.

Mary Collins assists TFA in its fund raising and development activities. She also serves as the Managing Director of Houston Hope, a public/private initiative focused on creating hope through community improvement of Houston’s poorest neighborhoods.

Mary’s professional experiences as a financial advisor and managing small businesses have provided her with important skills for her work with TFA and Houston Hope. Mary has a strong history of community service, including volunteer work with the Houston Area Women’s Center, Casa de Esperanza, and the Children’s Assessment Center. She served on the board of the Friends of Houston Hospice for four years. Mary is a member of the Education Committee of the Greater Houston Partnership and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Houston Chapter. She also holds advisory positions with the South Union Community Development Inc. Fundraising Committee and the Tri Communities Planning Group.

Esther Schaefer serves as TFA’s Receptionist and as the Project Assistant for JobTech, TFA’s document conversion business and social enterprise employing residents of neighborhoods served by TFA and its program partners.

Esther was born in Mexico. After attending a bi-lingual business institute in Mexico, she and her family immigrated to the United States. She worked first at Antone’s where she began to learn English and then worked for over 27 years in banking with Chase Bank and its predecessor Texas Commerce Bank. Esther is bi-lingual (English and Spanish) and was one of TFA’s first STREET U graduates at Mission Milby CDC. To contact Esther directly call 713.454.6410.

Joe Camp
Intern--Rice University

Janet De León
Front Desk Receptionist/Program Assistant

Janet assists walk-ins and directs people to their destination.  Janet is currently attending Southeast Houston Community College to become a registered nurse.  Janet's favorite pastimes are taking walks, reading, cooking, baking, and spending time with her family.

Jonathan Martinez
Front Desk Receptionist/Computer Lab Monitor

J. Fagner
Webmaster

AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) provides full-time members to nonprofit, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies to create and expand programs that ultimately bring low-income individuals and communites out of poverty.

Through AmeriCorps*VISTA, ordinary people provide extraordinary service in more than 1,200 projects nationwide.

Click on the AmeriCorps logo to learn more about this and other AmeriCorps programs...

Twanna Proctor
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Twanna Proctor is a Native Houstonian.  She attended elementary and middle schools in the North Forest ISD. Twanna graduated from the Barbara Jordan High School for Careers in the Houston ISD. She obtained an Associates of Applied Science Degree from North Harris Montgomery Community College. Twanna plans to pursue her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Accounting at Sam Houston State University, where she is currently classified as a senior.

During the eleven years Twanna was employed by an Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company, she held positions as HR Administrative Assistant, Leasing Specialist, and Sr. AP Analyst. At this point in her career, Twanna decided to turn her attention to community service full time by becoming an AmeriCorps*VISTA member. 

Twanna’s interests include reading, writing poetry, and working with the children in her church, Little Union Missionary Baptist, where she is currently the Matron for "The Kings Men", a mime team for boys. The church is located in Settegast, which is one of the Houston Hope neighborhoods; Twanna stays busy by supporting her children in all of their positive goals, aspirations and activities.  Knowing that she can't save the world, she likes to think that every little bit counts.

Amy Felan
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Amy was born and raised in a small rural town near Corpus Christi, TX. She moved to the Greater Houston area to attend the University of Houston and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science.

Amy began work at Baylor College of Medicine in teh Texas Medical center as a coordinator for the Pediatric Endocrinology Department. Thereafter, she moved to Los Angeles, California and served as a coordinator in the Planned Giving department at Pepperdine University.

Amy has recently relocated back to the Greater Houston area and is now serving as an Americorps*VISTA for Houston Hope. She will be working within the Clinton Park and Settegast doing community building and outreach.

Bobbie Williams
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Bobbie grew up in the quiet, suburban town of Cottage Grove, Minnesota and recently graduated from University of Minnesota with a B.I.S. in African-American Studies, Mass Communication and Political Science. She now happily resides in the City of Houston with the ambition of obtaining her law degree.

Throughout the years, Bobbie has been deeply involved in public service. Her volunteer experience includes donating her time to battered women shelters, homeless shelters and reading to young children. She was also dedicated to organizations that strived to educate and engage their local community such as the Black Student Union, African Students Association and the Pre-Law Society.

As a new team member of Houston HOPE, Bobbie is looking forward to contributing to the growth of communites she works in by expanding residents' knowledge of resources and services available to them.

Holly Hanna
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Holly Hanna is a native Houstonian who just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. At UT, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and History while volunteering in the nonprofit sector. Holly has joined the Houston HOPE team to obtain skills in nonprofit community development and grant writing.

In college, Holly devoted her time to organizations that encourage students to volunteer in their communities such as Alternative Spring Break and Gamma Beta Phi. She was also deeply involved in community organizing activities, ranging from planning multicultural events to leading a student group of volunteers to New Orleans after Katrina.

Holly currently serves on the board of the Sudanese Education Leadership Organization (SELO, Inc), an emerging nonprofit in Houston and plans to obtain her Master’s in international relations or anthropology in the near future.

Phi Doan
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Phi was born in Galveston, TX and grew up in the rural town of Angleton, about 45 minutes south of Houston. She received her B.A. in Biochemistry and Spanish with a minor in Mathematics from Baylor University in Waco in Spring 2005. She also graduated from the Honors College and participated in programs such as the Spanish Honor Society, Pre-Medical Society, Student Involvement Board, and served as an orientation leader with Baylor Ambassadors. Phi then moved to New York City and, soon after, received her Master’s in Biotechnology in Spring 2007.

Her natural interest in science led her to pursue a career in scientific research during graduate school. She worked for laboratories performing research in neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Phi also was employed by Baylor College of Medicine as a Research Associate for an immunology lab researching tumor vaccinations.

Phi has recently decided to transition from the research environment into the field of public service through the AmeriCorps*VISTA program. Now living in Houston, her personal goal is to eliminate the poverty that has become alarmingly more present in Houston. In the future, she hopes to continue public service by using her science background to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician.

Ana Hernandez
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Ana Hernandez is a native Houstonian and has always valued the importance of volunteering. Throughout high school and college, Ana participated in various Houston festivals and SNAP (Spay and Neuter Program) events. Ana donated her time to various assisted living homes, East End school fairs and was also a long-term volunteer at Neighborhood Centers. Besides being a dedicated volunteer, Ana was involved with Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity, and chartered Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity. She graduated from the University of Houston with Honor College membership in May 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders.

Ana joined the Misiòn Milby Community Development Corporation family in the year of 2006. She worked as a case manager with at-risk and adjudicated youth in South East Houston in the Reclamando Nuestro Futuro program funded by the Latino Coalition. Ana worked closely with the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office in transitioning youth from gang life to more productive programs until December 2007.

Ana now works as an AmeriCorps*VISTA at Houston HOPE and is focusing on developing programs for the Misiòn Milby Community Technology Center and implementing the Magnolia Park Human Services Action Plan.

Jacob Cartwright
AmeriCorps*VISTA

Jacob A. Cartwright has chosen to work with Houston HOPE through the Americorps*VISTA program.  He aspires to give back to Houston, the city where he was born and that has helped him and his family so much.

As an Eagle Scout, he was taught the importance of community service and learned valuable leadership skills.  Jacob carries these ideas and principles with him everyday in order to serve his community and to help eradicate poverty which continues to negatively affect our neighborhoods.

Jacob draws inspiration from the following quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson—“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can significantly try to help another without helping himself.”