Networking Reception October 2015

Mayor Annise Parker will address the group at 6:30 PM with an audience Q&A session following her presentation. Mayor Parker is currently serving her third term as mayor. She is Houston’s 61^st Mayor and one of only two women to hold the City’s highest elected office. Parker has spent many years in service to the people of Houston with six years as a City Council member and six years as City Controller. She is the only person in Houston history to hold the offices of council member, controller and mayor. In the private sector, Parker spent 20 years working in the oil and gas industry, including 18 years with Mosbacher Energy Company. She is a second generation native Houstonian and attended Rice University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.