Avenue is proud to have an experienced and energetic staff dedicated to building a stronger Houston where residents at all levels of the economic ladder can thrive.

Mary Lawler

Mary Lawler has served as Avenue’s Executive Director since 1996, leading Avenue’s growth in impact, programming, funding, and staffing. Mary is well-known for her expertise in affordable housing and community...

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Travis L. Gordon

Travis joined Avenue in 2018. As the CFO, Travis focuses on developing and linking the strategy of Avenue to its long range goals and annual operating budget, managing accounting practices...

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David Barron

David completed a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Strayer University and...

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Brenda Bocanegra

Brenda currently serves Avenue in the role of VP of Human Resources,...

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Melissa Diaz

Melissa joined Avenue in 2022 as the Asset Management Analyst. Prior to...

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Sandra Robicheaux

Sandra is a Regional Manager with more than 11 years of extensive...

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Tamika Stewart

Tamika Stewart joined Avenue as a Property Manager and has been in...

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Imel Lopez

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Markell Nealy

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Jennifer Martinazzi

Jennifer is the Accounting Associate responsible for assisting the Finance Director in...

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Megan Maddox

Megan holds a MSC in International Accounting and Management from Heriot-Watt in...

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Osiel Serrano

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Tiffany Young

Tiffany joined Avenue in 2021 as a Property Manager. She is a...

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Margaret Garcia

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Lourdes Gonzalez

Lourdes joined Avenue in 2018 as the Receptionist at the Avenue administrative...

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Pamela Marshall

Pam joined Avenue in 2019 as the Executive Assistant to Mary Lawler,...

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Claudia Sanchez

Claudia is an accomplished community leader with over fifteen year experience in...

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Opal Andraka

Opal joined Avenue as the Community Initiatives Program Specialist in 2022. She...

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Daniel Candelaria

Daniel joined Avenue in 2019 as the Census Community Organizer and currently...

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Jessica Fuentes

Jessica has been active in neighborhood initiatives in a number of communities...

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Cindy Tessler

Cindy joined Avenue in 2017 as Counseling Program Manager for the Homeownership...

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Diana Martinez

Diana joined Avenue CDC in February 2018 as a Housing Recovery Counselor...

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Diane Jasso

Diane is a native Houstonian and fourth generation Texan. She attended and...

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Christian Greaser

Christian joined Avenue CDC as a Housing Counselor in February 2019 and...

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Blanca Gonzalez

Blanca holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Mexico and earned an...

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Victoria Garcia

Victoria joined Avenue’s Asset Building Team in 2018 to assist with post-Harvey...

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Rosalia Eguia

Rosalia Eguia joined Avenue as the Homeownership Program Assistant in 2022. She...

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Angela Guerrero

Angela joined Avenue in 2016 as a Community Coordinator and now serves...

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Denia Martinez

Denia is a native Houstonian and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration...

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Elizabeth Luna

Elizabeth Luna is a first-generation Mexican-American, and a graduate of Houston Community...

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Yesenia Flores

Yesenia joined Avenue in March 2018 as the Program Assistant for the...

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Selena Alvarez

Selena holds a B.S. degree in Education from the University of Houston....

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Chiquita Dexter

Chiquita joined Avenue in 2017. She minored in Interior Design, and majored...

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Emilia Torres

Emilia joined Avenue as an intern in 2018 and is now a...

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Alejandra Rangel

Alejandra Rangel is the Resident Services Instructor at Redwood Heights. She was...

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Darla Berry

Darla joined Avenue in 2016 and serves as the VP of Fund...

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Kim Arenas

Kim joined Avenue in 2017 and oversees marketing, communications, and PR efforts...

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Cristina Gonzalez

Cristina joined Avenue in 2021 as the Development Assistant. As a native...

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Katie Fine

Katie joined Avenue in 2022 as the Fundraising Specialist/Grant Writer. Katie was...

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Veronica Garcia Luke

Veronica joined Avenue in 2022 as Events Coordinator. She is a native...

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Mark Nightingale

Mark currently serves as the VP of Real Estate Development for Avenue. ...

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Jason Holoubek

As the Director of Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Jason manages the acquisition and...

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Tyler Fuller

Tyler started in Avenue’s repair program where he focused on helping Houston’s...

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Luisa Chavez

Luisa joined Avenue in 2017 as a Single Family Developer. Luisa’s passion...

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Anton Edwards

Anton joined Avenue as the Property Acquisition Specialist in 2015. His role...

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Laura Grace

Laura joined Avenue in the spring of 2018 as a Construction Coordinator...

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