Alumni Board

devin harris

DEVIN HARRIS
Class of 2000

Current Board President since 2025

Managing Director, Brazos River South

Graduate, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute

JENAN ADHAM
Class of 2007

Board member since 2023

Residential Realtor, Elite Urban Properties, LLC

Graduate, University of St. Thomas

will eldridge

WILL ELDRIDGE
Class of 2012

Past Board President
Board member since 2018

Associate Director, The Siegfried Group

Graduate, Rice University and University of Chicago Booth School of Business


IVETTE MEKDESSI
Class of 2006

Board member since 2024

Director of Career Development and Counseling, Rice University

Graduate, University of Houston


DAVID NEWTON
Class of 2015

Board member since 2025

Financial Advisor, The Warr Group at Morgan Stanley

Graduate, Southern Methodist University


CHRISTINA PACIFICO
Class of 2010

Board member since 2025

Co-founder & CTO, Volgin Naturetech

Founder, Your Turn Technologies

Graduate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


ISLARA RODRIGUEZ IRGIT
Class of 2006

Board member since 2025

Senior Counsel, U.S. Litigation & Policy, Chevron

Graduate, University of Houston & University of Houston Law Center

Parent of one Awty student


AVANI SHAH
Class of 2023

Board member since 2023

Pre-Med Student, Rice University


MEGHA THAKKAR GARG
Class of 2007

Board member since 2025

Pediatric Physician, Bone Marrow Transplant, Texas Children's Hospital

Graduate, Rice University