Fall 2023

Tech Fundamentals

Congratulations Class of Fall 2023!

We are so proud of the trainees who have successfully completed our Tech Fundamentals program. Congratulations to the NPower Houston Fall 2023 Class of Tech Professionals and Change-makers!

Keynote Speaker

Tim Laudell Jackson


Chief Information Officer, Diamond Offshore

Tim has 30 years of IT experience overall, with 18 of those years serving in various leadership roles. He has a Bachelor’s in Science in Advanced Technical Studies and Computer Information Processing from Southern Illinois University. His colleagues refer to Tim as a “highly dedicated leader with an excellent grasp of client needs and technical requirements. And he is recognized for “his leadership as he navigated technology requirements and minimized business disruption during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.” One of his major accomplishments is being named Houston’s CIO of the Year Finalist in 2021 and 2022.

Commencement Speaker

Tiko Reynolds-Hausman


Deputy Chief of Operations for Commissioner 

Adrian Garcia’s office

Tiko cultivates a level of unrivaled confidence from colleagues and constituents alike. She’s been lending her collaborative, results-minded expertise to local government agencies for over 19 years. Tiko is a certified Business Mentor with SCORE and has received the Rising Star Recognition from the League of Women Voters Houston and a nomination for the Advocate Award by the Texas Black EXPO. She has also been recognized as a Top 30 Influential Houston Woman, Walkers Legacy Power25, and was recognized as an honoree for the inaugural PoliChic Texas Summer Brunch in July 2022.

Alumni Speaker

Angel Charles-Roberts

NPower Spring 2023 Inaugural Houston Cohort NPower Spring 2023 Leadership Award

Class Speaker

Nedra Bell

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