BAY AREA HOUSTON
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
STRATEGIC PLAN 2017—2021
Strategic Plan 2017—2021
Board of Directors 2016
Chair: John Elbon, Vice President/General Manager,
Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
Vice Chair: Richard (Rich) Jackson, NASA Strategic
Account Executive, Leidos
Secretary: Stephen K. Jones, Jr., CEO, Clear Lake
Regional Medical Center
Treasurer: Jennifer Bowers, Partner, Bowers &
Sadler, LLP
Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., Chancellor, San Jacinto
College District
Lon F. Miller, Senior Vice President/General
Manager, Jacobs
Bernard A. Milstein, M.D., President, The Eye Clinic
of Texas
Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., Director, NASA Johnson
Space Center
Victor Pierson, President/CEO, Moody National Bank
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Elbon, Vice President/General Manager,
Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
Dick H. Gregg, Jr., Attorney-at-Law/President,
Gregg & Gregg, P.C.
Fred B. Griffin, Owner & Chairman, Griffin
Partners, Inc.
Richard (Rich) Jackson, NASA Strategic Account
Executive, Leidos
Stephen K. Jones, Jr., CEO, Clear Lake Regional
Medical Center
Tim Kropp, Executive Vice President,
MRI Technologies
Ron W. Masters, President, MaximGroup
Dennis W. Petersen, P.E., President, Lockwood,
Andrews, & Newnam, Inc.
Jayant Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., COO, Bastion
Technologies, Inc.
Greg Smith, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools,
Clear Creek Independent School District
William A. Staples, Ph.D., President,
University of Houston-Clear Lake
John Wilkins, CEO, CLC Properties
Mike Bloomfield, Vice President & General Manager,
Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc.
Genie Bopp, Vice President, Human Performance &
Engineering Division, KBRwyle
Gale E. Burkett, President/CEO, GB Tech, Inc.
Don Burrows, Jr., Senior Vice President,
Burrows, Auttonberry & Agol
Investment Group of Hilltop Securities
Jeffrey E. Carr, Vice President, Aerospace
Communications, Griffin
Communications Group
Brent Cockerham, Market President,
Branch Banking & Trust Company
(BB&T)
Mark Conrad, Owner, Express Employment
Professionals
Michael L. Cornett, President, Texas Citizens
Bank, NA
Darren Crowell, President, Cimarron
Brian Duffy, Executive Director, Space Exploration
Coalition, Orbital ATK
John Elbon, Vice President/General Manager,
Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
Marcy Fryday, Marketing Director, Lakewood
Yacht Club
Mike Furin, Vice President, My FlooringAMERICA
Mark Gittleman, P.E., Executive Vice President,
Intuitive Machines, LLC
Lloyd Graham, Superintendent of Schools,
La Porte Independent School District
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Frans Gillebaard (1939 - 2013)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Jennifer Bowers, Partner, Bowers & Sadler, LLP
Gale E. Burkett, President/CEO, GB Tech, Inc.
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Board of Directors 2016
Dick H. Gregg, Jr., Attorney-at-Law/President,
Gregg & Gregg, P.C.
Fred B. Griffin, Owner & Chairman, Griffin Partners, Inc.
Marc Havican, President, Space City Films, Inc.
Mike Huss, Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending,
Moody National Bank
Richard (Rich) Jackson, NASA Strategic Account
Executive, Leidos
Bobbie Jessie, President/CEO, JES Tech
Stephen K. Jones, Jr., CEO, Clear Lake Regional
Medical Center
Don Kelly, Ph.D., President, Encore Business Consulting
John Kennedy, Commissioner, Port Houston
Tim Kropp, Executive Vice President, MRI Technologies
Katrina Lambrecht, Vice President and Chief of Staff,
UTMB Health
Beth Lewis, Ed.D., President, College of the
Mainland
John Martinec, President, AeroSys, LLC
Ron W. Masters, President, MaximGroup
Robert McAfoos, President, Barrios Technology
Brenda Miller-Ferguson, Publisher, Houston Community
Newspapers & Media Group
Lon F. Miller, Senior Vice President/General Manager,
Jacobs
Sergio (Checo) Muniz, President, CYFOR
Technologies, LLC
Stephanie Murphy, Deputy CEO, MEI Technologies, Inc.
Denise Navarro, President, Logical Innovations, Inc.
Dan Newman, CEO, Houston Methodist
St. John Hospital
Dennis W. Petersen, P.E., President, Lockwood,
Andrews, & Newnam, Inc.
Jayant Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., COO, Bastion
Technologies, Inc.
John Russo, General Manager, Houston Site,
UTC Aerospace Systems
Darryl E. Smith, ERC Program Manager, ERC, Inc.
Greg Smith, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools,
Clear Creek Independent School District
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RADM Robert Smith, III, USN (Ret.), CEO,
Texas A&M University at Galveston
William A. Staples, Ph.D., President,
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Charlie Stegemoeller, Vice President, Program
Management, SAIC
Jim Sweeney, Owner, Minuteman Press—Bay Area
Gwen Wagner, CEcD, CCD, Manager,
National Sales ED, CenterPoint Energy
John Wilkins, CEO, CLC Properties
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Jennifer Bowers, Partner, Bowers & Sadler, LLP
Chad Burke, President/CEO, Economic Alliance
Houston Port Region
Mary Alys Cherry, Editor and Publisher,
Bay Area Houston Magazine
Ruby Cubley, Individual Member
Cindy Harreld DeWease, President/CEO, Clear Lake
Area Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., Chancellor, San Jacinto
College District
Bernard A. Milstein, M.D., President, The Eye Clinic
of Texas
Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., Director, NASA
Johnson Space Center
Victor Pierson, President/CEO, Moody
National Bank
Bix Rathburn, Ph.D., Director of Economic
Development, Galveston County
Mike Shields, Executive Director, Baytown/West
Chambers County Economic Development
Foundation
Jeff Sjostrom, President, Galveston Economic
Development Partnership
Steven Skarke, Vice President, Kaneka
North America, LLC
Michael Sullivan, Harris County Tax
Assessor-Collector
Hajime “Sam” Suzuki, Vice President,
Administration, Kuraray America, Inc.
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2016 Strategic Plan Steering Committee
The 2016 Strategic Plan Steering Committee devoted many hours to the development of a strategic plan that
would continue the momentum of the previous five-year plan and establish a course of action that would offer
the guidance, as well as the flexibility, to meet the challenges and opportunities of the next five years. The Bay
Area Houston Economic Partnership sincerely appreciates the collaborative work of the Steering Committee,
and especially that of its chairman, in producing this plan which is integral to BAHEP’s growth as an organization and lasting success in regional economic development.
Chairman
Glenn Freedman, Ph.D., President, EduSafe Systems, Inc.
Committee
Mark Conrad, Owner, Express Employment Professionals
Marcy Fryday, Marketing Director, Lakewood Yacht Club
Harvey Hartman, Managing Partner, Summit Management Group
Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., Chancellor, San Jacinto College District
Chris Hext, Public Affairs Manager, Lubrizol
Bobbie Jessie, President / CEO, JES Tech
Don Kelly, Ph.D., President, Encore Business Consulting
John Kennedy, Commissioner, Port Houston
Arturo Machuca, General Manager, Ellington Airport / Houston Spaceport , City of Houston,
Houston Airport System
Dave Martin, City of Houston Council Member, District E
Monica Millican, Branch Manager, PrimeLending A PlainsCapital Company
Bernard Milstein, M.D., President, The Eye Clinic of Texas
Bob Mitchell, President, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Dennis W. Petersen, P.E., President, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
Glenn Royal, Mayor, City of Seabrook
Darryl E. Smith, ERC Program Manager, ERC, Inc.
William A. Staples, Ph.D., President, University of Houston – Clear Lake
Charlie Stegemoeller, Vice President, Program Management, SAIC
Gwen Wagner, CEcD, CCD, Manager, National Sales ED, CenterPoint Energy
Col. Len Waterworth, USA (Ret.), Executive Professor, Department of Maritime
Administration, Texas A&M University at Galveston
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Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
2017 –2021 Strategic Plan
The Planning Process
Vision—
Driven Regional
Economic
Development
Over 400 people participated in the planning process. In addition, innumerable reports, data sets and countless meetings resulted in this plan, which positions BAHEP for continued success
in the coming years. What you see here is the five-year plan,
with specific steps to be addressed in BAHEP’s annual planning
and budgeting cycles. The Strategic Plan’s goals and objectives
are written to facilitate annual objectives with measurable outcomes, with funding then aligned to assure continual progress.
The region has changed and continues to do so rapidly.
BAHEP has also changed and will be continually adapting to
address new opportunities and challenges.
The 40-Year Mindset
The region’s industry
and business success
links directly to
infrastructure and
quality of life.
Strategic Plan 2017—2021
BAHEP’s 40th anniversary year in 2016 rewarded us with a view
of how this remarkable organization has transformed along with
the region’s dynamic business environment, evolving industry
clusters, and shifting demographics. One of the history lessons
we learned has been to think in terms of the region’s desired
outcomes, then create plans to reach those goals. We have
looked 40 years over our shoulders, and now we are looking 40
years over the horizon. We asked ourselves what we want our
generation’s legacy to be. The answer, repeated over and over,
is that we must provide the necessary infrastructure and outstanding overall quality of life to sustain our business success
and industries’ health. BAHEP’s economic development legacy,
by extension, will be defined by our collective success to come
together, to collaborate, to generate solutions, and to implement them. Those are BAHEP’s strengths.
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Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership:
The Foundation for Regional Economic Development
The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership’s economic development model, tested and refined over
the decades, starts with people and partnerships – the members and their respective organizations
who collaborate in the best interests of the region. As issues and opportunities arise, BAHEP brings
people from differing perspectives together to craft the proposals, plans, and processes that result in
the successes BAHEP has reaped over the years.
“Proven Leadership in Regional Economic Development”
The BAHEP Model
From traditional economic development activities – job and wealth creation – to active development
of regional, industry, and community partnerships necessary to sustain economic vitality, BAHEP has
been the region’s go-to organization. That responsibility has been taken seriously. The four most crucial factors for that long-term success have been a) championing education and workforce development, b) building trusted alliances across all governmental agencies, c) advocating for those programs
and policies that affect the overall business environment, and d) fostering an environment that is balanced – business-friendly, while also supporting an exceptional quality of life.
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Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Mission
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership provides leadership and engagement to stimulate regional
economic development and employment that improves our quality of life.
Core Values
BAHEP is committed to:
• Regional collaboration, grounded in respect, trusted relationships and open communications.
• Responsible leadership, resulting in regional economic development, quality employment
opportunities and a superb, affordable quality of life.
• Operational integrity, exemplified by exemplary member services, transparent management
practices, and accountable management and staff.
2017 – 2021 Strategic Plan
Goals
The graphic depicts the three interrelated goals for BAHEP’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan. They encompass BAHEP’s responsibility to assist the entire service region, which is comprised of 13 cities and two
counties, the five major industry clusters, the four major service clusters, and leading public agencies.
All of BAHEP’s activities are the result of its organizational stability and integrity.
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ObjectivesObjectivesObjectives
Objective I.1: Spurring the Region’s Five Industry Clusters
Goal I:
A
Vibrant
Business
Environment
Objective I.1.a Support the recruitment, expansion, and retention of
jobs and wealth creation across the region’s five core industries: a)
aerospace and aviation, b) healthcare, c) maritime and logistics, d) specialty chemical, and e) tourism and recreation.
Objective I.1.b Collaborate with leaders in the core industries to define
and support positions that enable the businesses within the industry
clusters to thrive.
Objective I.1.c Convene local, state, and federal officials and industry
leaders to engender mutual understanding and to coordinate approaches to generating regional solutions to important issues.
Objective I.2. Nurturing the Region’s Four Service Sectors
Objective I.2.a Support the growth and viability across the region’s four fundamental service
sectors: a) education and workforce development; b) governmental services, c)
licensed professional services; and d) business support services.
Objective I.2.b Collaborate with service sector leaders to define and support positions that
enable the organizations within the service sectors to thrive.
Objective I.2.c Convene local, state, and federal officials and service sector leaders to foster
mutual understanding and coordinated approaches to generating regional solutions to important issues.
Objective I.3. Cultivating Innovation
Objective I.3.a Collaborate with government, academia, business leaders, not-for-profits, and
community leaders to define issues of regional importance and enable necessary
actions.
Objective I.3.b Encourage regional initiatives that lead to responsible growth and a higher
quality of life.
Objective I.3.c Identify innovative approaches to stimulate new business and augment regional supply-chains and logistics systems.
Objective I.3.d Promote a safe, secure environment for business and community.
Objective I.3.e Continue to support initiatives that create partnerships to foster technical innovations, workforce development, and a consortial approach to business development, such as the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program and Bay Area
Houston Advanced Technology Consortium.
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Objective II.1 Creating Vision – Driven Economic Development
Objective II.1.1 Collaborate with government, academia, business leaders, not-for-profits, and community leaders to define issues of regional importance and enable necessary actions.
Objective II.1.2 Encourage regional initiatives that lead to responsible
growth and a higher quality of life.
Objective II.1.3 Identify innovative approaches to stimulate new business and augment regional supply-chains and logistics
systems.
Objective II.1.4 Promote a safe, secure environment for business and
community life.
Objective II.1.5 Continue to support initiatives that create partnerships
to foster technical innovations, workforce development,
and a consortial approach to business development, such
as the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program and
Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium.
Goal II:
A Resilient,
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Objective II.2 Fostering a Citizen – Inspired Quality of Life
Objective II.2.1 Define short-term and long-term goals for an outstanding quality of life across the region and to support
the partnerships to achieve those goals.
Objective II.2.2 Define short-term and long-term challenges to an outstanding quality of life, then bring the various interests
together to craft solutions.
Objective II.2.3 Collaborate with regional and state agencies to prioritize and advocate for regional solutions to enhance the
region’s sustainability, development and redevelopment,
lifestyle amenities and other initiatives that make the region attractive to new business opportunities and residents.
Objective II.2.4 Advance partnerships that result in comprehensive
planning for a 40-year mindset to address man-made and
natural disaster risk mitigation systems; to enable superb
educational and workforce development processes; and
to encourage other public-private and public-public partnerships.
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Objective III.1 Achieving a Trusted Reputation
Goal III:
BAHEP’s
Stability and
Integrity
Objective III.1.1 Sponsor a vibrant committee structure to address specific initiatives and issues of regional importance to the
members and that are aligned with BAHEP’s mission and
goals.
Objective III.1.2 Construct enduring networks of partnerships that support BAHEP’s mission, strategic plan and annual plans.
Objective III.1.3 Implement multi-faceted, responsive member programs that engender engagement and participation.
Objective III.1.4 Host speakers and programs to raise awareness
about important issues and to showcase promising programs, with special attention given to those programs
that enhance the region’s global competitiveness.
Objective III.2 Forging Operational Excellence
Objective III.2.1 Incorporate best economic development practices in
all operational areas.
Objective III.2.2 Sustain and grow both membership and member satisfaction.
Objective III.2.3 Implement a comprehensive succession plan for board
members, executive committee members, chairpersons
and key management positions.
Objective III.2.4 Assure BAHEP’s actions align with its core values in all
operational areas, from transparency to accountability
to programmatic. Enhance BAHEP’s communications,
economic development tool sets, and services for members.
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