Giselle Rodriguez Greenwood

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  • Houston Landing

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin

Honors & Awards

  • 2021 SPJ Diamond Award - Editorial, Nondaily

    Society of Professional Journalists

    An excerpt: When news of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer hit, I felt an overwhelming range of emotions.
    Anger, frustration, sadness. But mostly, a compulsion to do something.
    As Floyd’s funeral came through Houston, the city came together to lend their respect and call for a collective change. Seeing people of all races and backgrounds come out in support gave me a sense of pride in our community.
    But it also made me sad, because we should not even…

    An excerpt: When news of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer hit, I felt an overwhelming range of emotions.
    Anger, frustration, sadness. But mostly, a compulsion to do something.
    As Floyd’s funeral came through Houston, the city came together to lend their respect and call for a collective change. Seeing people of all races and backgrounds come out in support gave me a sense of pride in our community.
    But it also made me sad, because we should not even be here. We shouldn’t be mourning the death of a Black man for an unjust reason. We’ve been in this situation far too many times.
    We all have a role to play in making change. And while posting pictures of black boxes on Instagram and calling for change on social media are nice gestures, there’s still work to be done as a community. I saw many posts coming from white people declaring, “I’m listening.”
    Well, we heard you, and now’s really the time to listen. Knowing we have a captive audience, we reached out to some of Houston’s top Black business and community leaders to hear what they had to say. I believe our role as a business journal is to foster communication with the hope that we can influence change. It’s a small gesture, but one I hope will spark constructive dialogue.
    Yes, we help you build your business. But I implore you, what better way to foster business than to be inclusive? I hope you’ll listen.

  • 2019 Female Senior Executive of the Year

    Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  • 2019 University of Houston Table Talk Conversationalist

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  • 2018 Breakthrough Woman of the Year

    Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce

  • Reporter of the Year

    PRSA of Austin

  • ACBJ Top News Reporter

    American City Business Journals

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Houston Area Women's Center

    Board member

    - Present

    Serve as a board member for organization that helps survivors affected by domestic and sexual violence.

  • Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston

    Board member

    - Present

  • Literacy Now

    Board member

    - Present

  • National Association of Hispanic Journalists Houston chapter

    President

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  • American Leadership Forum Houston/Gulf Coast chapter

    Senior Fellow - Class 47

  • Latin Women's Initiative

    Member

  • Latinos for Education Houston

    2020 Fellow

  • Society of Professional Journalists

    Member

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