Staff & Board

Staff

CO-FOUNDERS
Frederick Baldwin, Co-Founder

Wendy Watriss, Co-Founder
info@fotofest.org

DIRECTOR
Steven Evans, Executive Director
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ADMINISTRATION
Marianne Stavenhagen, Administrative Manager
info@fotofest.org
713.223.5522 ext 19

COMMUNICATIONS
Asaeda Badat, Manager of Communications and Engagement
press@fotofest.org

CURATORIAL
Madi Murphy, Associate Curator
madi@fotofest.org

Annick Dekiouk, Specialist Curator, Biennial 2026
annick@fotofest.org
713.223.5522 ext 13

EXHIBITIONS
Chris Wicker, Exhibitions Manager
713.223.5522 ext 10

LEARNING PROGRAM
Chelsea Jones, Learning Program Consulting Manager
ltp@fotofest.org

Haven Jones, Learning Program Coordinator
ltp@fotofest.org

Joynear Duncan, Learning Program Educator
ltp@fotofest.org

PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Sarah Ansell, Director of Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews
sarah@fotofest.org
713.223.5522 ext 21

Maureen "Mo" Munley, Program Associate, Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews
maureen@fotofest.org
713.223.5522 ext 21

 

For all inquiries, please contact us at info@fotofest.org.

Board of Directors

Wendy Watriss, Chairperson
Co-founder, FotoFest

William E. Joor III, President
Partner – Retired, Vinson & Elkins LLP

Masud Haq, Vice President and Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Publicis.Sapient

Bryn Larsen, Vice President
Co-founder, Koslov Larsen Gallery

Stanley C. Beyer, Treasurer
Partner – Retired, Baker Botts LLP

Kenneth Frederick, Secretary
Senior Reserves Consultant – Retired, Exxon Mobil

Abigail Owen-Pontez, Assistant Secretary
Philanthropist and Communications Director, Red Geranium Enterprises

Steven Evans, Executive Director
FotoFest

Kenneth M. Anderson
Partner – Retired, Sidley Austin LLP

Caroline Looke Benak
Production Superintendent, Walter Oil & Gas Corporation

Kath Blanco
National Sales Director – Retired, Univision    

Ashlyn Davis Burns
Founder, Ashlyn Burns Interiors

J. Travis Capps, Jr.

Michael A. Casey
Managing Director, Scotiabank

Antwon Hardwick
Partner/Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Carola Herrin, Emerita
Community Volunteer

David Moore
Founder, Pictura Gallery and FAR Center for the Arts

Ben H. Powell, V
Partner – Retired, Vinson & Elkins LLP

Gregory M. Spier
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Financial Services

Anne Wilkes Tucker, Emerita
Curator Emerita, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Ben Wilcox
Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners

In Memoriam
Frederick C. Baldwin, Chairperson Emeritus
Co-founder, FotoFest

James C. Kempner, President Emeritus