Maryanne Maldonado

Maryanne Maldonado has earned her place among Houston’s Most Influential Women of 2018 in Houston Woman Magazine based on her success in executive leadership and her achievements in national and […]

Sandija Bayot

Sandija Bayot is the Chief Development Officer of the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, where she has served for nearly 15 years in progressively senior leadership roles, including Interim […]

Ronan O’Malley

As the Chief Program Officer for the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, Ronan O’Malley oversees the large variety of speakers and events hosted by the Council. He also teaches […]

Cheri Rocha

Cheri joined the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston in July of 2018 as the Administrative Services Manager. She was promoted to Director of Operations August 2024.Prior to joining the […]

Jahan Jafarpour

Jahan joined the Council as Member Services Manager in July 2017. He serves as the Director of Programs at the Council now. Prior to the Council, Jahan has worked at […]

Ethan Eyre

Ethan is the Council’s Director of Education, joining the organization in early 2023. He is passionate about education, working as an accomplished debate coach before helping revitalize the Council’s educational […]

Maria Guarache

Maria Guarache

Maria is the Director of Content and Brand. Before joining in 2023 as Marketing Coordinator, she served as Programs Intern at the Council in 2018. Maria is from Merida, Venezuela. […]

Eli Quezada

Eli Quezada joined the Council as Programs and Membership Coordinator in May 2023. Prior to the Council, Eli has worked at Texas A&M University and completed an internship at Jerusalem […]

Christopher Ashby

Christopher Ashby is a native of Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and the University of Texas Graduate School of Business. He has attended executive […]