Board of Directors

BS in Business Administration, University of Louisiana Lafayette, 1970

From 1980 until 2016, Mr. Taylor served as founder, owner, director, and president of Houston Northwest Building Company, Inc., during which time he was a residential and commercial general contractor, and provided services such as construction consulting, project design, and litigation support.

His past and present volunteer activities include Finance Council / Building Committee Chairman & Member for Prince of Peace Catholic Church; Interim President & Board Member for Magnificat Houses, Inc.; Board Member for Society of St. John DeMatha; and Board Chairman & Volunteer for Harvest and Hope Food Rescue.

David is a loving father of three children and has one granddaughter.

Steve earned his Bachelor of Science in Construction Science from Texas A&M University, a Masters of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri at Rolla, and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

Steve is the president of Grocery Services, Inc., an organization that contracts with the State of Texas to vend Federal WIC (Women/Infants/Children) nutrition programs. Prior to coming to Grocery Services Inc, Steve served in the United States Army for over 21 years as a combat engineer. He had multiple deployments to Kosovo and Iraq. His last assignment in the Army he was the Professor of Military Science at the University of Memphis. After retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, Steve and his family moved back to Houston, Texas.

Jennifer Harting works for Woodforest National Bank, and joined our Board of Directors in May 2020. She has been with Woodforest since 2004, and she has 16 years of experience in the banking industry. She is also a loving wife and mother of two.

Attended University of Southwestern Louisiana

Sal retired in 2016 after a 50 year career in the oil and gas industry as an oil scout. He was a member of the OOSA and IOSA, served on the Board, and held the office as President of both associations. Sal has been involved with Isaiah House and has mentored the residents since 2008.  Sal and his wife Shirley attend Crossroads Baptist Church in The Woodlands, Texas and have four children and six grandchildren.​

Sal is an avid fisherman and has his USCG, OUPV, Merchant Mariner License. He also enjoys golfing, restoring classic cars, gardening, and traveling with his wife. Sal is a native of New Orleans and has lived in the Houston area since 1977.

BS, Notre Dame University

Ray is the founder and CEO of Grocery Services, Inc., an organization in Houston that contracts with the State of Texas to vend Federal WIC (Women/Infants/Children) nutrition programs.  He previously was a long-time employee with Southwestern Bell Telephone in various cities across Texas, with assignments including plant operations, procurement, materials management and corporate staff.  Ray is also the founder of Latin American Hearing Aid, which has fit about 6,000 aids on children in Central and South America. 

Other nonprofits that Ray has held leadership roles with include the Be An Angel Fund, the Houston Police Activity League, and the Memorial Exchange Club.  Ray attended St Edward’s High School in Austin, Texas and then graduated from Notre Dame University in Indiana, with a degree with Mechanical Engineering.  He is married with one son and a granddaughter, and enjoys a semi-retired life on Lake Conroe, Texas. 

Our newest member of the Board, Frank Maher, retired from the Houston Fire Department in 2002 after 34 years of service. He was a captain at station 60 near Westheimer and Fondren, and had 8-10 firefighters assigned to his shift. In January 2019, he will be stepping down from the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund. At present, he is serving as secretary for the board.  He has served in this position for 9 years.

Now, he is serving as an Assistant Fire Chief for the Jersey Village Fire Dept, where he has been a member for 44 years. He has been an E.M. for Saint Maximilian for over 20 years. He has been working with Fr. Ron by visiting Harris County jail for over 20 years. In August, 2019 he will be married to his wife, Sandra, for 50 Years. They have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.

Kevin is a resident of Galveston, Texas and a graduate of the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University. He worked in the healthcare industry overseas and in the United States in the areas of business development, contracting, compliance and consulting. Before retiring, he worked for 6-years as a residential sexton in the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York.

Kevin has maintained an active volunteer life serving: Christian New Creation; St. Vincent House, Galveston; Our Daily Bread, Galveston; Ignatian Spirituality Project, Houston and; Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross Adelynrood mission house in Byfield, MA.