{"id":3516,"date":"2021-07-29T21:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/?page_id=3516"},"modified":"2022-04-28T21:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T02:33:22","slug":"our-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/our-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3516\" class=\"elementor elementor-3516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6560aed0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6560aed0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79949330\" data-id=\"79949330\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c3235d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c3235d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Board<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644b9077 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"644b9077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b35670 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32b35670\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bea41d9\" data-id=\"2bea41d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a566e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a566e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-922c2b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"922c2b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15c4b77\" data-id=\"15c4b77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614b7dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"614b7dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRASAD MENON<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418f3a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"418f3a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prasad-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prasad-1.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prasad-1-470x470.png 470w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prasad-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a98b745 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a98b745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A serial entrepreneur, formerly a ship\u2019s captain in the Merchant Marine, went to business school in the UK and came to Houston in 1979. While in Houston, overcame adverse job circumstances to start his own business. Over the years, he has created several successful businesses ranging from ship operations to health foods. He is a founding charter member of TiE Houston\u00a0<span class=\"\">(<\/span><a class=\"nonblock\" href=\"http:\/\/tie.org\/\">TiE.org<\/a><span class=\"\">)<\/span>\u00a0and is passionate about many charities. This is his first venture into social entrepreneurship. He lives in the Houston Heights with his wife, Amrita.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fe870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01fe870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peter Workin<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fec7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fec7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peter.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peter.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peter-470x470.png 470w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peter-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7bd4c elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c7bd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Workin is practicing attorney in Houston, Texas.\u00a0 Mr. Workin\u2019s areas of practice include business law and estate planning. Mr. Workin is Board Certified in Taxation by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f63578e\" data-id=\"f63578e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d98725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d98725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAT ROBERTSON<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d641f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d641f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/houstonSky.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/houstonSky.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/houstonSky-470x470.png 470w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/houstonSky-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d7adb5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d7adb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quality, Service , Integrity, Long-term Relationships, Structured Settlement Specialist Securities and advisory services offered through SagePoint Financial, Inc., Member FINRA\/SIPC. Insurance services offered through Dixon &amp; Company, which is not affiliated with SagePoint Financial, Inc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d7527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d7527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hannah Barker<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6458b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6458b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Headshot2019-e1651198853959.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Headshot2019-e1651198853959.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Headshot2019-e1651198853959-470x470.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Headshot2019-e1651198853959-80x80.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93334ac elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93334ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hannah has spent over a decade working as a professional fundraiser for Houston-area nonprofits. Through her work in healthcare, higher education, and human services, she has experience in major gift fundraising, strategy, and nonprofit board management. She currently serves as Lead Philanthropy Advisor for Texas Children\u2019s Hospital and has previously held fundraising roles with the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.<\/p><p>Hannah has a passion for cultivating meaningful relationships between people and the missions and causes they care about. Hannah brings this enthusiasm and expertise to Bayou Microfund to support the growth of the organization and the opportunities for Houston-area entrepreneurs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e06711\" data-id=\"6e06711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f040d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f040d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonna Kol<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dc663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47dc663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bonna.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bonna.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bonna-470x470.png 470w, https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bonna-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9db30 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e9db30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bonna Kol is a seasoned executive with 20+ years leading nonprofit organizations with experience in the development and implementation of multi-million dollar projects. Currently, Bonna serves as President of the Asia Society Texas Center \u2013 an arts and cultural organization in Houston. She is passionate about Asia Society\u2019s mission to build cross cultural understanding for a more diverse and inclusive society. Over the years, Bonna has raised the profile of Asia Society and has been the force behind many of its outstanding public offerings and educational focus.<br \/><br \/>She looks forward to supporting small business owners, especially women, to become successful entrepreneurs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Board Members PRASAD MENON A serial entrepreneur, formerly a ship\u2019s captain in the Merchant Marine, went to business school in the UK and came to Houston in 1979. While in Houston, overcame adverse job circumstances to start his own business. Over the years, he has created several successful businesses ranging from ship operations to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/our-board\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Board<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3516"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3516"}],"version-history":[{"count":170,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6239,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3516\/revisions\/6239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}