Alan Steinberg Ph.D, will officially begin his role as the incoming President and Chief Executive Officer on May 19th, 2020. He is coming from Rice University where he serves as an Associate Director of Houston Programs and Partnerships within the Center for Civic […]
Member Posts
WHA Virtual Happy Hour: The Quarantini Edition
by Lawanda Maxwell West Houston Association created 3 signature cocktails to host this seasons virtual happy hour events. On April 8th, WHA hosted a virtual happy hour with Class 4 and Class 5 of the Rising Leaders Program to share […]
A Call for Greater Advocacy – Protecting Businesses During the COVID-19 Crisis
A lot of tough decisions are being made right now concerning this Coronavirus pandemic and business are suffering for it. Some of our members would like to see a different approach to COVID-19 as it concerns small to medium sized […]
Why CARES: What WHA Members May Find Important in the $2T Stimulus Plan
As part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, the Treasury Department has released its application and rules for the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP). Businesses with fewer than 500 employees may consider a loan under the PPP even if they do […]
“Thanks For 4 Great Years”-CEO/President of WHA Announces Resignation
The President and CEO of West Houston Association, Augustus “Auggie” Campbell, announced his resignation in a letter to members on March 24, 2020 after discussing a transition plan with WHA Executive Board members and staff. “I am sure that WHA’s […]
Lone Star College Excellence Award Recipient Joins WHA As New Communications and Outreach Manager
Lawanda Maxwell, MBA joined the West Houston Association as the Communications and Outreach Manager on January 17, 2020. Maxwell is an adjunct professor at Lone Star College, teaching e-commerce, marketing, and business law. On February 7th, she was one of […]
Our Water Resources Committee Volunteers at Katy ISD’s STEAM night
In mid July, the WHA Water Resource’s committee held the Water Workforce Forum, a panel discussion about the urgent need for more operators and engineers in the industry. Out of that forum came the timely discussion on internship and apprenticeship […]
Sifting Through Harvey Data
Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category 4 storm with 130 mph winds around 11:00pm (EDT) on August 25, 2017 between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor. Harvey is the strongest hurricane to impact Texas since 1961 and the first category […]
Members Resources
Our members tab provides our members with a lot of different resources, links, and documents that help them better understand and participate in projects and issues that we at WHA find important for not only the West Houston community but […]
Committee Notes
Click on the name of each committee to go to their corresponding Issues and Projects page, or click the icons below to view the Committees Info Pages with Events. Quality Planned Development Mission Statement: Establish and promote a standard for all […]