About Us: Committees

Committees

If you are interested in joining any of these committees, contact the committee chairs at the email addresses or phone provided. Please check the Events and Meetings Calendar for Committee meeting dates and locations.

Construction Jon Schwartz

To coordinate labor, plans, materials and family interests to build the finished product, "a simple, decent house in a decent community for God's people in need."

Church Relations Paul Fontenot [Email]

To cultivate Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity's relationship with local churches, seek Covenant Churches, and maintain ties to currently involved churches.

Family Selection Pat Odom [Email]

The committee organizes and carries out application, interview, and selection processes. We find the families who fit the criteria of need for shelter, ability to make no-interest loan payments, and ability to partner with Habitat for Humanity.

Family Support Brad Michael [Email]

Works with families through sweat equity, home ownership education, home purchase process, adjustment to new responsibilities and continued partnership with the organization. The committee is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating this aspect of the program.

ReSource Development Mary Ellen Wahlheim [Email]

To raise sufficient money as determined by the Board of Directors to fund the needs of the organization in order that simple, decent housing can be built with Partner Families In addition, this committee is responsible is to continually improve the community's awareness of our work, recognize our participants, and encourage new donations of time and materials so more people have simple, affordable housing.

Legal Larry Sherlock [Email]

To provide a liaison with Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity's attorney and monitor the legal needs and requirements of the organization, including insurances.

Office Support Sharon D. Heldt [Email]

This group staffs the office, which provides coordination and support for the organization.

Site Selection Mike Neese [Email]

Identify potential sites, evaluate sites' availability and appropriateness, evaluate sites suitability for affiliate's basic house plans, develop a site acquisitions criteria policy for board approval, implement the board-approved site acquisition policy and maintain acquired sites.

Volunteer Laressa Watts [Email]

Recruits, interviews, trains and coordinates volunteers to carry out Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity's mission in Fort Bend County.