Raquelle W. Lewis

Key Qualifications and Skills Leading to Board Nomination

• Government, Legal, and Regulatory—Ms. Lewis provides valuable government relations experience, including navigating federal, state, and local regulations covering transportation projects. Ms. Lewis is able to use this experience to help the Board as it oversees the relationship of the Company with government entities and as it navigates various federal, state, and local regulations to complete infrastructures projects to better serve its stakeholders.
• Technology and Customer Experience—As a Public Information Office leader at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Ms. Lewis has extensive experience receiving and facilitating communications with community leaders, businesses, and individuals, which provides valuable insight to the Board as it oversees the Company’s outreach strategy for serving its communities and stakeholders to provide critical services.
• Community Involvement—As a member of multiple non-profit boards and organizations in the Greater Houston area, Ms. Lewis maintains strong ties and engagement with the communities that we serve, which provides valuable insights regarding how the Company’s policies, and short- and long-term plans, impact our communities.

Experience

• Held various positions (2008 – Present) of increasing responsibilities including the position of Southeast Texas Director of Communications & Public Information Offices (2017 – Present) of TxDOT, a state government organization that plans, constructs, operates, and maintains Texas’ integrated transportation system including highways and multimodal programs
• Served as Special Advisor to TxDOT Executive Director and the Executive Administration (2015)
• Held various positions (1998 – 2008) of increasing responsibilities including the position of Supervising Planner/Program Manager at Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc., a multinational engineering and design firm that specializes in strategic consulting, planning, engineering, construction management, energy, infrastructure, and community planning

Other Boards (For Profit and Non-Profit Entities)

• COMTO Houston (2024 – Present)
• Success House A Road to Recovery, Inc. (2023 – Present)
• South Main Alliance Advisory Council (2022 – Present)

Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - Houston Branch
• WTS International
• Leadership Women, Inc.

Education and Credentials

• B.A., University of Texas at Austin
• National Association of Corporate Directors-Master Class on Cyber Risk Oversight
• Certificate: Stanford Directors’ College-Stanford Law School
• CERT Certificate: Cybersecurity Oversight, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute​
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