UHCL Alumni Association Board of Directors

The UHCL Alumni Association Board of Directors acts in an advisory role to support and advance the missions of the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the UHCL Alumni Association. The UHCL Alumni Association Board of Directors supports and works in partnership with UHCL Alumni Relations and University Advancement to provide the volunteer leadership necessary to advance the alumni engagement goals of UHCL, in line with the strategic mission and goals of the University.

The 20 members of the Board, with representation from each of the UHCL colleges, meet on a quarterly basis, with committee work ongoing year-round. 

2024 - 2025 Board of Directors

Kanch Weerasinghe, 
'98 BS, '00 MS

Chair 
IT Manager, Art Supply Network

Juana Rodriguez, '18 BS
 

Vice Chair 
Human Resources Director, The Rose

Wayne Sallee,
'12 BS, '15 MS

Immediate Past Chair 
Technical Manager, Hexagon ALI

Ambericent Cornett,
'10 BS, '11 MS

 
US Army Reserves, First Sergeant (Master Sergeant, E-08); Founder and CEO, ChameleCo LLC

Rafael de la Torre,
'07 MS

 
Founder and President, Impulse Technology Services 

Lecia Eubanks,
'06 MS, '20 Ed.D.

 
Director of Learning and Assessment, Teach Us

Estella Gillette,
'86 BBA, '94 MA

 
NASA retired; President, NASA Alumni League-JSC

Kaylee Madden, '22 BS

 
Second Year Student, Thurgood Marshall School of Law 

Renae Rives, '03 BS

 
Chief Communications Officer, Alvin ISD

Carlissa Runnels,
'11 MA

 
CEO, Carlissa Runnels, LLC

Omar Sanjak,
'10 BS, '12 MS

 
Senior Client Success Manager, Cyware

Cynthia Silva, 
'89 BS, '92 MA

 
Retired

Bukola Simeon, 
'22 MHA/MBA

 
Realtor, Apex Realtors

Marilyn Sims, '88 BS

 
Vice President and Shareholder, WKPZ (Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.)

Chris Wagner, '03 MS

 
Cyber Security Policy & Governance Manager, Chevron

Fay Watson,
'89 BS, '92 MS

 
Human Resources Manager, Banner Quality Management Inc

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

Joe Staley

Ex-Officio
VP, University Advancement, UHCL

Kendra Hakanson

Ex-Officio
Director of Alumni Relations, UHCL

Danna Almazan, '25 BS

Ex-Officio
President, Student Alumni Ambassadors

Interested in Joining the Alumni Board? 

Please stay tuned for the opening of applications in Spring 2025.