Board of Directors

Steve Stelzer, President

As Program Director of the City of Houston Green Building Resource Center since 2008, Steve offers green building strategies to plans brought in by the public, is a public speaker, develops and maintains green strategy displays and education programs, and maintains codegreenhouston.org, the green building portal of the City of Houston. Steve was a career architect in Houston prior to joining the City, with a BS in Architecture from the Ohio State University in 1976, and an MBA from the University of Houston in 1989. He is an advocate for backyard composting and moving the needle on zero waste and curbing pollution.

Jessica Wilt Navas, Vice President

Jessica Wilt is the Executive Director of the Central City Co-Op, Houston’s organic food Co-Op. She is passionate about bringing people together, building community to make meaningful change, and sustainability. The first of its kind in the city, the Co-Op now acts as a micro-business incubator and hub and provides a space where members and non-members can shop daily to support local organic farmers, growers, and makers. Jessica is also Vice President of the Sunset Heights Civic Association, serves on the Houston Symphony’s Wine Auction and Collector’s Dinner committee, volunteers with animal rescue organizations, and advocates for saving historic trees. She has worked abroad as a journalist for a major D.C. newspaper, is fluent in Spanish, and loves to travel. Jessica holds a Master of Science in Community and Economic Development from The Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Wittenberg University. She and her husband Erick live in the Heights with the pets that adopted them, Kiko, a Shiba Inu, Luna, the cat with the magnificent tail, and other rescues.

Taylor Kaminsky, Secretary

Taylor serves as the Project Coordinator for Technology, with the GusNIP NTAE Center, based at the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition. GusNIP, formerly known as the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, supports programs across the nation that provide nutrition incentives and produce prescriptions to help families access more nutritious fruits and vegetables. Taylor received her B.A. in Spanish Linguistics with minors in Business and Latin American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She has over nine years of public health experience, specifically in program/project management in areas related to food security, nutrition incentive programs, and harm-reduction services. Taylor was a Food Access Manager with Urban Harvest, where she began the Double Up Food Bucks program in 2019, opened the Northeast Community Farmers Market at LBJ Hospital, and helped build operations for the Mobile Market during COVID. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and spent time living in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and Costa Rica.

Jesus Davila, Treasurer

J. Davila is the Founder of Landing Advisors, LLC. He has extensive policy, evaluation, and management experience across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He’s Passionate about using his training in public policy and data analytics to deliver thoughtful and vetted solutions to improve public welfare. Prior to Landing Advisors he was an engagement manager at a consulting firm, an analyst within the Economic Development division of the Houston Mayor’s office, worked with Harvard’s Strategic Data Project and served as a Houston TFA corps member. He holds an MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where he was awarded a public service fellowship. He currently is a part-time law student at U of H.

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters

Nicole is a dedicated communications professional working in the science and conservation fields. A lifelong learner, Nicole holds degrees in Journalism (Texas A&M University) and Biology (University of Houston – Clear Lake). In addition to her role with CEC, Nicole volunteers with United Against Human Trafficking, the Wildlife Center of Texas and Armand Bayou Nature Center where she is a lead guide for their night hike programs. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and backpacking and is eager to help amplify the amazing work of CEC and its member organizations with the Houston region.

Chrystal Beasley

Chrystal Beasley is an environmental engineer who operates BeAspire Enviro Consulting, LLC in Houston, Texas. She has worked within environmental compliance and sustainability for over 13 years within oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, government, and agriculture. She holds a BS in environmental engineering from Louisiana State University and a MS in Engineering Management from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her current outreach includes educating citizens to modify their behaviors to include environmental stewardship through social media (@beastheenvironmentalist), and assisting underserved farmers to align with agricultural resource planning.

Laura Reid

Laura serves as Senior Digital Communications Specialist at Kiewit and previously served as the Demand General Manager at SMA Technologies, a workload automation solution company for business operations. She is responsible for pipeline growth through various marketing strategies and tactics, including digital and traditional channels. Laura is looking for ways to spend outdoors hiking, exploring, and staying connected to nature. She’s very excited to bring together her marketing skills and love of the environment into CEC Houston to help grow the cause of the organization in the city she was born and raised.

Please contact us today if you are interested in joining our board!