John Blackmon, originally from North Carolina, has a BA in architecture from the School of Design at North Carolina State University and at Masters Degree from Columbia University.  After ten years in New York City, John moved to Houston in 1997 and opened his own practice in 2001.   In addition to sitting on Workshop Houston’s board, John sits on the Modern and Contemporary Arts Subcommittee at the MFA Houston.

Helen Winkler Fosdick has been involved in arts organizations beginning with John and Dominique de Menil at the University of St. Thomas, Rice and the Rothko Chapel.  Helen was a founding director of the Dia Art Foundation, and through that, worked on large-scale permanent projects with a number of artists.  Helen is actively engaged in supporting various non-profit projects.   She joyfully learned about Workshop Houston early on and continues to admire and support their mission.

Katy Goodman A founding member of Workshop Houston, Katy hails from Oakland, California. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2002 with a B.A. in Politics, focusing on grassroots organizing and civil society.  After being involved in the facilitation of numerous community arts and education projects in college, Katy now coordinates the fundraising activities of Workshop Houston as well as working in the Bike Shop.

Sam Jones has been actively engaged with Houston non-profit organizations for the past 20 years, including most recently, Artist Rescue Mission, Nameless Sound, Project Row Houses, and Workshop Houston.  For ten years he was Technical Director/Preparator at DiverseWorks where he was an integral part in many outreach programs designed to mentor at risk youth. After leaving DiverseWorks, Sam moved to Northeast China to teach English.  Currently Sam is an artist working out of his home studio and is primary caregiver to his 5 year old son, Jack.

Veon McReynolds is a dedicated community activist in the Third Ward, and founder of Tour de Hood, a group which organizes bicycle rides for the neighborhood. Veon holds a Ph.D. in Community Psychology from UT Austin, and is Interim Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Texas Southern University, where he has worked for seventeen years. Veon has worked with numerous organizations that focus on his interests in inner-city community organizing, bicycling, and health.

Frank Montgomery grew up in Houston. He is the managing partner of a closely held real estate investment firm. Frank’s firm owns and operates income producing real estate in the Museum District of Houston. He is involved with several local, nonprofit organizations and has a particular interest in early education. Frank is a graduate of Wabash College in Indiana.

Thomas Nauls is the owner of the Tipping Point, downtown Houston’s only sneaker lifestyle store. Part of the Tipping Point’s mission is to partner with nonprofit organizations like Workshop Houston that have an emphasis on innovation and creativity. Thomas is a native of Houston, and attended Lamar High School. He graduated in 2003 from the University of Houston at Clear Lake with a BS in Fitness and Human Performance.