CIS of Houston Annual Report: 2018-2019

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I |    O U R M I S S I O N
I I |    F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T A N D C E O
I I I |    W H O W E S E R V E
I V |    W H E R E W E S E R V E
V |    O U R W O R K
V I |    E F F E C T I V E N E S S A N D I M P A C T
V I I |    O U R C O M M I T M E N T
V I I I |    P A R T N E R S
I X |    F I N A N C I A L S
X |    M A J O R D O N O R S
X I |    4 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y
X I I |    T I M E L I N E
X I I I |    B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
X I V |    T R I B U T E T O C Y N T H I A C L A Y B R I G G S

OUR MISSION
The mission of Communities In
Schools of Houston is to surround
students with a community of support,
empowering them to stay in school
and achieve in life.

At Communities In Schools of Houston, we amplify the power of
each student’s potential by connecting them to caring adults and
community resources designed to help them succeed.

We’re by their side every day, supporting them in ways that go beyond the classroom, such as
providing one-on-one guidance and counseling and facilitating support groups. If additional support
is needed, CIS knits together a powerful network of partners—including volunteers, social service
agencies, mental health providers, and educators—that help students stay focused, so they can go
further tomorrow.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

This year is Communities In Schools of drive CIS’s growth and evolution as the future unfolds. We could
Houston’s 40th year of serving the students not be more excited to have Lisa leading us moving forward.
of the greater Houston area. It is a year for
celebration of achievements accomplished, A milestone like our 40th year is also a great time to think about
and a year of excitement and optimism the future. Communities In Schools of Houston is approaching
about our next 40 years. our next 40 years in a very strong position. Our evidence-based
model, which is rigorously measured and tested, is adaptable to
First, I must start with a heartfelt thanks and a huge job well done the needs of each student. Built on the power of creating one-on-
to Cynthia Clay Briggs, our amazing Chief Executive Officer who one relationships between our campus-based Student Support
retired at the end of this year after being with us throughout our Specialists and students, our program is driving amazing results
entire 40 years of existence. Bob Gower, our President Emeritus, and heartwarming individual success stories. All our school
was there with Cynthia from the start and added: “In my long children deserve a chance to succeed in life and CIS lends a
career working with many very capable and accomplished people, critical hand to help them achieve.
Cynthia is among the very best I have collaborated with”. I can
only add that having worked closely with Cynthia through the So, our future is bright. Communities In Schools of Houston is
last 5 years of my Presidency, I have an unending respect for her achieving remarkable results (99% of our case-managed students
dedication, talents and ability to bring people together and solve stayed in school) and we are helping unlock incredible potential in
the most difficult of problems. Thank you, Cynthia, for everything our students. The demand for our services is strong and more and
you have done of us, and we wish you a most fulfilling retirement. more schools are reaching out to partner with CIS to provide our
program to their students in need. We will continue to need your
One of Cynthia’s lasting contributions to CIS is how well help to meet this demand. All of what CIS accomplishes is only
functioning and effective she left the program. With the financial made possible due to your generous support. As CIS grows, we
downturn in our local economy over the prior few years, CIS hope you will grow your generous support of our very
continued delivering its vital services while carefully managing our needed services.
resources. Our bounce back in fund raising last year and this year
has allowed us to replenish the prior short years and continue to I thank you again for all that you do for Communities In School of
grow our presence on school campuses. We were able to serve in Houston, and it is only through your continued support that we
159 campuses this year, up from 140 the prior year, and we expect can deliver life changing services to our Houston area students in
continued growth due to the demand for our critical services. need. We thank you for your ongoing trust.

We are also very strong organizationally. CIS has reliable Thank you,
processes and procedures, and excellent bench strength. After
conducting a wide search for our next Chief Executive Officer, the DAVID SAMBROOKS
Board was very pleased to determine that the best candidate to President of the Board
carry us forward was Lisa Descant, CIS’s Chief Operating Officer.
Lisa brings the combination of a deep understanding of how CIS
works and what makes us so effective, along with a passion to

“All our school children deserve a chance to succeed in life
and CIS lends a critical hand to help them achieve.”

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LETTER FROM THE CEO

40 years ago a collaborative effort focused What was a dream in 1979, is now a systemic force for progress
on keeping students in school and on in the Houston region. Whether a student needs mental health
a path to high school graduation was counseling, tutoring, a trip to the dentist, school supplies,
launched in Houston. The Communities or a safe place to live, CIS Student Support Specialists are
In Schools of Houston (CIS) program on campuses making the needed difference for hundreds of
was initiated by Judge Wyatt Heard in thousands of students and families. Those of us now privileged to
partnership with Houston Independent carry forward this commitment to students for the next 40 years
School District (HISD) Superintendent Billy are grateful for your ongoing support, without which none of this
Reagan, Chamber of Commerce President would be possible.
Louie Welch, Houston Mayor Jim McConn
and numerous other community and With warm thanks,
business leaders. And at the center of the
model then and always has been Cynthia LISA DESCANT, LPC-S,
Clay Briggs, the very first CIS Social Worker LMFT-S
turned long-tenured Chief Executive Officer. CEO

This coalition of community-minded, youth-focused leaders
passionately believed in the need to bring support services
directly to students, but could not possibly have imagined what
CIS would grow into.

This past year alone, CIS served more than 120,000 students
on 159 campuses across Greater Houston. In addition to more
than 60 campuses within HISD, CIS now partners with campuses
throughout Alief, Fort Bend and Spring Branch ISDs, as well
as Southwest Charter Schools, Houston Community College
and Lone Star College. CIS is a robust network of nearly 200
dedicated Student Support Specialists utilizing an evidence-
based model to deliver critical supports to students through
meaningful relationships while leveraging invaluable community
partnerships. And enclosed in this report, you will see the
powerful impact of the CIS model through both numbers
and stories.

“What was a dream in 1979, is now a systemic force for
progress in the Houston region.”

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WHO WE SERVE

2018-2019 PROGRAM SITES

ALIEF ISD COMMUNITY COLLEGES Longfellow Elementary School Housman Elementary School
Madison High School Landrum Middle School
Albright Middle School Houston Community College – Marshall Elementary School The Lion Lane School
Alexander Elementary School   Spring Branch McNamara Elementary School Meadow Wood
Alief Learning Center Lone Star College – Cy-Fair Middle College High   Elementary School
Alief Middle School Lone Star College – Greenspoint   School at HCC Gulfton Memorial High School
Best Elementary School Lone Star College – North Harris Milby High School Memorial Middle School
Boone Elementary School Lone Star College – Tomball Milne Elementary School Northbrook High School
Budewig Intermediate School Lone Star College – Mitchell Elementary School Northbrook Middle School
Bush Elementary School   University Park Neff Early Learning Center Nottingham Elementary School
Chambers Elementary School Lone Star College – Neff Elementary School The Panda Path School
Chancellor Elementary School   Victory Center North Forest High School Pine Shadows Elementary School
Collins Elementary School North Houston Early College HS Ridgecrest Elementary School
Crossroads FORT BEND ISD Northside High School Rummel Creek Elementary
Cummings Elementary School Port Houston Elementary School School
Elsik High School Christa McAuliffe Middle School Pershing Middle School Shadow Oaks Elementary School
Elsik Ninth Grade Center Robinson Elementary School Sherwood Elementary School
Hastings High School HOUSTON ISD Scarborough High School Spring Branch Elementary School
Hastings Ninth Grade Center Secondary DAEP School Spring Branch Middle School
Hearne Elementary School Atherton Elementary School Seguin Elementary School Spring Forest Middle School
Heflin Elementary School Attucks Middle School Sharpstown High School Spring Oaks Middle School
Hicks Elementary School Austin High School Shearn Elementary School Spring Shadows
Holmquist Elementary School Bastian Elementary School Sterling Aviation High School   Elementary School
Holub Middle School Benavidez Elementary School Sugar Grove Academy Spring Woods High School
Horn Elementary School Bonham Elementary School   Middle School Spring Woods Middle School
Kennedy Elementary School Braeburn Elementary School Sutton Elementary School Stratford High School
Killough Middle School Burnet Elementary School Thomas Middle School Terrace Elementary School
Klentzman Intermediate School Cook Elementary School The School at St. George Place Thornwood Elementary School
Landis Elementary School Coop Elementary School Tijerina Elementary School The Tiger Trail School
Liestman Elementary School Cullen Middle School Walnut Bend Elementary School Treasure Forest
Mahanay Elementary School Cunningham Elementary School Washington High School   Elementary School
Martin Elementary School Durkee Elementary School Wesley Elementary School Westchester Academy
Mata Intermediate School Edison Middle School Wharton Dual Westwood Elementary School
Miller Intermediate School Fonville Middle School   Language Academy The Wildcat Way School
O’Donnell Middle School Foster Elementary School Whittier Elementary School Woodview Elementary School
Olle Middle School Gallegos Elementary School Wisdom High School
Outley Elementary School Gregory-Lincoln Worthing High School SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS
Owens Intermediate School   Education Center Yates High School
Smith Elementary School Hamilton Middle School Bissonnet Elementary School
Sneed Elementary School Hartsfield Elementary School SPRING BRANCH ISD Discovery Middle School
Taylor High School Heights High School Empowerment High School
Youens Elementary School Highland Heights Academy of Choice Mangum Elementary School
Youngblood Intermediate School   Elementary School The Bear Boulevard School
Hilliard Elementary School Buffalo Creek Elementary School
COMMUNITY CENTER Hogg Middle School Cedar Brook Elementary School
Holland Middle School District Alternative
Boys & Girls Club – Kennedy Elementary School   Education Program
  Spring Branch Key Middle School Edgewood Elementary School
Lamar High School Frostwood Elementary School
Lantrip Elementary School Hollibrook Elementary School
Lawson Middle School
Lockhart Elementary School
Long Academy

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WHERE WE SERVE

CONROE

THE WOODLANDS

KINGWOOD

CYPRESS HUMBLE
ATASCOCITA
ALDINE
CROSBY
JERSEY VILLAGE

HOUSTON BAYTOWN

BELLAIRE DEER PARK
PASADENA

LEAGUE CITY

159 SCHOOLS HOUSTON ISD S OUTHWEST CHARTER SCHOOLS
S PRING BRANCH ISD
A LIEF ISD 6 LONE STAR COLLEGE CAMPUSES
FORT BEND & 1 HOUSTON COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CAMPUS

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OUR WORK

Because CIS believes in the power of relationships, we
provide on-campus integrated student supports that
empower students to succeed in school and achieve in life.

1. S UPPORTIVE GUIDANCE 2. ACADEMIC SUPPORT 3. HEALTH & HUMAN
& COUNSELING SERVICES
Providing tutoring sessions for students
Providing students with individual requiring personalized attention in Linking students via referrals to local
supportive guidance and counseling test-taking, study skills, or specific service agencies to meet basic needs
and facilitating support groups to subject areas. involving food, clothing, housing,
help them manage their emotions and transportation, employment, rent and
interactions with peers; addressing issues utility assistance, as well as referrals for
such as grief and loss, depression, low crisis intervention, medical, dental, and
self-esteem, anger management, anxiety, mental health issues.
and suspected drug/alcohol use.

4. C OLLEGE & CAREER 5. P ARENT & FAMILY 6. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
READINESS ENGAGEMENT
Organizing field trips for students to visit
Building students’ skills to prepare Providing parent workshops to engage local museums, cultural events, and
them for post-secondary education and parents and coordinate volunteer college campuses, as well as planning
careers beyond high school by providing opportunities for parents at the school to large group events such as guest speaker
workshops on essay-writing, college involve the family in their child’s education. presentations and health fairs.
applications, resume-building, job
applications, successful interviewing and
hosting college tours & career days.

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EFFECTIVENESS IMPACT

PRE-K – 12TH GRADE campuses served

of CIS students community partners

stayed in school Home visits to promote

of eligible family engagement

seniors graduated crisis situations handled

showed marked

improvement in academics,
attendance, and/or behavior

of CIS students in K-11 were Referrals made to

promoted to the next grade level community agencies

COLLEGE Students served through

re enrollment, campus-wide events
transfer, and graduation rate
Students served through
average GPA
targeted intervention services
Number of
Students served through
credits earned
intensive case-management
services

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OUR COMMITMENT

Because we are in schools every day, we see the unique
needs of each student and partner with teachers and the
community to help students overcome barriers that can
stand in the way of their success.

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PARTNERS

PARENT & FAMILY ACADEMIC
ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT

WHO WE SERVE SUPPORTIVE GUIDANCE
& COUNSELING

ENRICHMENT HEALTH & HUMAN
ACTIVITIES SERVICES

COLLEGE & CAREER
REDINESS

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FINANCIALS

Communities In Schools of Houston demonstrates a true public/private partnership.
59% of CIS total revenue comes from public funds, specifically support from school
districts, state of Texas and Harris County. 41% of CIS total revenue comes from the
generosity of foundations, corporations, and individual donors.

CIS has a strong fiscal responsibility, with more than 86 cents of every dollar
going directly to program services.

2018-2019 PUBLIC: $10,330,730 (59%)
OPERATING
REVENUE: F unds from school districts, state of Texas, Harris County, and the City of Houston

$17,488,459 PRIVATE: $7,157,729 (41%)

F unds from foundations, corporations and individual donors

EXPENSES: $16,091,700

Net Gain/(Loss) = $1,396,759

PRIVATE REVENUE 2018-2019 EXPENSES 2018-2019

CORPORATION 33% PROGRAM 86%
NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS 31% FUNDRAISING 6%
FOUNDATION 22% ADMINISTRATION 8%
GALA 10%
INDIVIDUAL 4%

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MAJOR PRIVATE DONORS 2018-2019

VALEDICTORIANS ($250,000+)

American Red Cross The Brown Foundation, Inc. Harris County United Way of Greater Houston

SALUTATORIANS ($100,000-$249,999)

Brighter Bites* Wayne Duddlesten Foundation Memorial Assistance Ministries* Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Christian Community John S. Dunn Foundation The Powell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tate
  Service Center* Houston Food Bank* Rockwell Fund, Inc.

DEAN’S LIST ($50,000-$99,999)

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Melbern G. & Susanne M. HEB Phillips 66
ConocoPhillips   Glasscock Foundation Hess Corporation The John M. O’Quinn Foundation
Cullen Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Bob Gower Memorial High School PTA Spence Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan III Halliburton Operation USA
Judge and Mrs. Ed Emmett Hauck Charitable Foundation Panera*

HONOR ROLL ($25,000-$49,999)

Capital One Marathon Oil Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David Sambrooks Spring Branch
George and Mary Josephine John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company   Education Foundation
  Hamman Foundation M.D. Anderson Foundation Silver Eagle Distributors Mr. and Mrs. Harper Trammell
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kosberg   Charitable Foundation

MEDALISTS ($10,000-$24,999)

AT&T The Duncan Fund Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kroger St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Baker Botts LLP Mr. and Mrs. James Flores Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lasher St. Philip Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Blakely III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foster Mr. & Mrs. John H. Lollar Mr. and Mrs. Don Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. JP Bryan Frost Bank Mr. and Mrs. T. Scott McCool The Saramco Foundation
Mr. Charles Butt Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schlanger
The CarMax Foundation GRITS Foundation Memorial Hermann Stratford PTSA
Mr. and Mrs. John Cater Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Heard   Health System Stedman West Foundation
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Houston Endowment Inc. Pines Presbyterian Church* Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc.
The Crain Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Huffman Randalls* Mr. David Weekley
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Crum The Leon Jaworski Foundation Ms. Lillie Robertson Mr. and Mrs. John Wombwell
Ms. Regina J. Rogers

ADVOCATES ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. Ronald DePinho & Hobby Family Foundation Proper Houston*
  Ms. Lynda Chin Houston Methodist Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reckling III
Mr. Ed Allday & Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dilg Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hurt Ms. Wilhelmina E. Robertson
  Francey Pengra Mr. Thomas Doggett & Mr. and Mrs. Todd Huskinson Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Allison   Ms. Virginia Hoops Mr. and Mrs. Brian Jones Ruth and Ted Bauer
Mr. Adrian Anderson Mr. and Mrs. W. JPMorgan Chase   Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold   McComb Dunwoody The Kayser Foundation Ms. Susan Sarofim
Assistance League of Houston* Enbridge King & Spalding LLP Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Sasser
Mr. and Mrs. George Ball Ener-Tex International, Inc. Kirby CorporationLang Spring Branch Middle School PTA
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barnhart, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Elkin III   Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Beck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lin Espey Mr. Chanler Langham Mr. Bret Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blanton, Jr. FamilyPoint Resources* Light Charitable Trust Strake Foundation
Bunker Hill Elementary PTA* Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fay Ms. Cathy Malone Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wickman
Chapelwood United Mr. Doug Foshee Ms. Meg Malone Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver
  Methodist Church* Mr. and Mrs. Robin Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. William Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weekley
Ms. Cathy Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Don Graubart Dr. and Mrs. G. Ms. Elizabeth Young
Christ Community Church* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gwin   Walter McReynolds Mr. and Mrs. John Young
Christian Reformed Church Goya Memorial Drive United
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cleary, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harper III   Methodist Church* *In Kind Gift
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crain Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Hildebrand Ms. Dawn Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe Crosswell

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In Schools for
40 years to help
students succeed.

“CIS is approaching our next 40 years in a very
strong position. Our evidence-based model
is adaptable to the needs of each student.
Built on the power of creating one-on-one
relationships between our campus-based
Student Support Specialists and students,
our program is driving amazing results and
heartwarming individual success stories.”

DAVID SAMBROOKS, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

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OUR HISTORY

The first + C IS had Cities in Schools Cynthia 40 schools + P roject CIS
Cities in expanded Clay Briggs in 3 Districts MOVE growth
Schools into 5 changed names dental exploded
site opened schools. becomes the (Alief, HISD, program from 54
at M.C. to become Executive SBISD, and to 74
Williams + Summer Director or CIS, Harris Co. was launched schools.
Middle Internships Communities taking the place Juvenile in partnership
School in programs In Schools. of Jill Shaw Detention with UTHealth
the Acres began. Binder. Centers). School of
Homes Dentistry.
Community.
+ First Stay
Cynthia Clay In School
Briggs was the Gala.
first project
manager.

Communities in Schools of Houston

Since 1979, CIS of Houston has grown from one site at M.C. Williams Middle School in the Acres Homes
community into the largest chapter in the United States, serving over 159 schools in the Houston area.

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CIS Hurricane 115 CIS + The Mental + Hurricane + C IS served
provided Katrina schools celebrated Health Harvey hit 159 schools
a record hit New in 5 its 30th Initiative Houston.
number of Orleans districts Anniversary. began. with more
one million (Aldine, + C IS raised growth in store
hours of Increased need Alief, Fort + CIS began $1,915,680 for the next
service to for student Bend, supporting dollars in school year.
support. CIS HISD, and Community
nearly 38,000 served as first SBISD). College emergency + Cynthia
students in responders for students. funds thanks Clay Briggs
83 Houston- students who to generous
Area schools. were displaced outpouring of retires after 40
to Houston. support from years and a
the community new CEO,
to provide Lisa Descant
assistance takes over.
to over 4,000
students and
families.

“CIS of Houston’s history of success is based on a
foundational belief in the power of relationships. No
child can succeed without the support of caring adults.”

GINA CARROLL, CIS OF HOUSTON BOARD MEMBER

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT EMERITUS MEMBERS AT LARGE Robert G. Gwin Kirby Cohn McCool
Bob G. Gower*
Stephanie Arnold Jacquie Hawkins* Jo Ann McLaughlin
Ensysce Biosciences
Susan Barnes* University of Houston David Mendoza
PRESIDENT
David Sambrooks* Gina Carroll* Benjamin Heard Grainger
VICE PRESIDENT
William R. Hurt* Margot Cater Richmond E&P Jan Redford

U.S. Capital Advisors LLC Mary Cooley Craddock Kay Hedges Omar C. Reid*

SECRETARY Julie Crosswell* Maynard Holt Harris Health System
Pat Rosenberg*
TREASURER Karin Dubose Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Leo Sayavedra*
W. Todd Huskinson*
The Junior League Suzie Johnson Halliburton
Stellus Capital Management
Charles W. Duncan III* Deanna Jones* Suzanne Stiles
*Executive Board
Duncan Capital Marathon Oil Judy Tate

Gwen Emmett* Marissa Klussmann Kelley Trammell*

Jennifer Espey Gregory Knight* Chantal D. Veevaete*

Joe Foster* CenterPoint Energy Linda Gale White*

Halliburton Bill M. Kroger* Stacey White*

Lauren Gore* Baker Botts LLP Robin Wombwell

LDR Investment Group Stephen A. Lasher

Allison Gower* GulfStar Group, Inc.

Anne Graubart* Klinka Lollar

Cathy C. Malone*

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GENERAL COUNSEL
Lisa Descant Brooke McNabb

Baker Botts LLP

ADVISORY BOARD Anna G. James John Eddie Williams, Jr.
Marsherria Wilson
Martha Armstrong Christy Jennings
Wilson Financial Group
Charles Butt Sheila Jackson Lee

H-E-B U.S. Legislature

Garnet Coleman Barry M. Lewis

Texas State Legislature Goldeneye, Inc.

Rodney Ellis Elizabeth B. Wareing

Texas State Legislature

Felix Fraga

BakerRipley

Cynthia Clay Briggs

Cynthia Clay Briggs began her career as a social worker at MC Williams
Middle School, where she served as Communities In Schools of Houston’s

first social worker on a school campus.

Having grown up in Kashmere Gardens, Cynthia understood the barriers children from working
class families often face, and was determined to be a lifelong champion for those seeking to

better themselves through education. In 1989―a decade after she began work at MC Williams―
Cynthia was named Executive Director of CIS, which had grown from serving a single campus to
dozens across the Greater Houston Area. In the intervening years, Cynthia became a champion

for underserved students and their families, and had gained invaluable program experience
which would inspire her three decades of leadership as Executive Director of CIS.

Under Cynthia’s leadership, CIS has grown into a community-leading nonprofit organization,
nationally recognized for its dropout prevention and mental health efforts. Serving students in
five districts and over 160 campuses, CIS serves more than 117,000 children and youth with
integrated student support each year. Her impact has been felt across four decades, and has

inspired countless children to stay in school and achieve in life.

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