Leadership
Board of Directors
Nichelle McLemore, MBA ’03, is the U.S. Oil & Gas Leader and a Lead Client Service Partner in Deloitte’s Energy Resources and Industrials practice. She has over 25 years of consulting and professional services experience, primarily focused on large transformations and M&A transactions across multiple industries. She is the Chair at the Texas Hearing Institute, an organization that focuses on helping children with hearing loss reach their full potential. She is also an Executive Member in the Women’s Energy Network (WEN). Nichelle holds a BA in Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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Kollen is an Audit Partner in the Houston office at PwC. He has significant experience working with domestic and multinational private and public companies in various industries including the integrated oil and gas, oilfield services, renewables, engineering and construction, and industrial products sectors.Throughout his career, Kollen has also been involved in assisting companies with capital transactions, such as business combinations, spin-offs, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private placements and other financing assistance. His expertise covers a range of areas including financial statement audits, audits of internal controls over financial reporting, and carve-out audits. In addition, he has been responsible for the coordination and management of foreign office reporting and consultations on auditing, accounting and SEC issues.From 2008 to 2010 Kollen worked in the PwC London office as part of PwC's Global Energy practice.
Samantha grew up in Houston, Texas and attended Baylor University and the University of Texas School of Law. After serving as a federal judicial clerk for the Honorable Nancy F. Atlas in the Southern District of Texas, she practiced commercial litigation at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City before returning to Houston in 2006. She spent the next several years focusing on raising her four children, one of whom, (Colin, now aged 11) was born with profound hearing loss.
Colin has been a client of the Texas Hearing Institute (and its predecessor the Center for Hearing and Speech) since he was two months old, and he attended preschool at the Melinda Webb School. Samantha previously served on Texas Hearing Institute's Board of Trustees from 2018 – 2024. She currently is of Counsel with the law firm of Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing ("AZA") where she has practiced complex commercial litigation since 2019.
Mr. John H. Campbell III serves as Chief Executive Officer of Percussion Petroleum III, LLC, most recently serving as CO-CEO of Percussion Petroleum II, LLC and CEO of Percussion Petroleum I, LLC. Prior to co-founding Percussion, Mr. Campbell was a Sr. Business Development Engineer at Rockcliff Energy where his responsibilities included acquisitions and divestitures, relationship management and proprietary deal sourcing. Prior to Rockcliff, Mr. Campbell was a production and completions engineer in the Ark-La-Tex, Mid-Con and Permian basins at Quantum Resources Management. Mr. Campbell began his career at El Paso E&P serving in various engineering roles.Mr. Campbell holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Joseph P. Vilela Edralin graduated from Houston Baptist University and earned his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). He completed his internship at the University of Florida in Jacksonville and returned to McGovern Medical School to complete his pediatric residency.Board certified in pediatrics, Dr. Edralin treats children from birth to 8 years old and speaks Tagalog (Filipino). He has practiced in The Woodlands since 1993. Dr. Edralin’s clinical interests focus on patients with complex medical histories: primary care needs of former preterm infants and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients; feeding difficulties in young children, especially infants and toddlers; supplemental and gastrostomy feedings for children under 8; nutritional and developmental assessments for pre-adolescents; medical and behavioral management of autism; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for pre-adolescents; asthma; atopic dermatitis; and cow's milk protein-induced enterocolitis.Dr. Edralin’s cordial and compassionate practice philosophy ensures a small-town atmosphere in a large metropolitan area and provides comprehensive care that is neither rushed nor dismissive. The practice has immediate access to multiple pediatric subspecialists, as well as occupational, physical and speech therapies for developmentally challenged patients. Clinic physicians themselves answer after-hours calls.
Jeffrey Elkin has over thirty-five years of experience representing business clients in complex business disputes, including lawsuits involving claims of breach of contract and warranty, financial fraud, shareholder and partnership disputes, business divorce (partnership and LLC dissolution and receivership proceedings), and general business litigation.Jeff has been recognized in 2014 and 2015 by Chambers USA as a noted practitioner in the area of “Litigation: General Commercial in Texas.” He has also been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers in the area of business litigation 2009-2011, 2017-2018, 2020-2023.Jeff graduated with a B.A. in English (American Studies) from the University of Virginia in 1983, and with a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1986.
Jeff is admitted to practice in Texas and Colorado, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Jeff joined Mouer Huston in April 2019. He was previously a partner at Porter Hedges LLP. While at Porter Hedges, Jeff served as the Partner-in-Charge of the Litigation Practice Group, Chairperson of the firms’ Pro-Bono Committee, and Partner-in-Charge of Recruiting.
Jeff serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Hearing Institute, a non-profit dedicated to helping children with hearing loss. Jeff also serves on the Houston Bar Association Fun Run Committee, which plans and executes the annual John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run to benefit The Center for Pursuit. Jeff is a former City Councilperson and Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Southside Place, Texas.
John Edward “Jed” English is a Virginia Tech Hokie, where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the baseball team. His 20 years of experience in commercial and residential construction spans office interiors, retail build-outs, restaurants, educational institutions and industrial ground-ups, with projects of up to $65 million in scope/value.
James Garrett serves as Global Vice Chair of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity Practice. He previously served as Chair of the Houston Corporate Department.James counsels private equity investors and their portfolio companies on the full spectrum of issues that arise across the investment life cycle, as well as private and public companies on their highest-stakes M&A and joint ventures.James combines a sophisticated understanding of both the Texas and national markets with his business-focused approach to deliver practical advice to solve clients’ complex problems in the context of:
- Energy and infrastructure transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Growth equity and private financing transactions
- Joint ventures
- Corporate reorganizations
- General corporate matters
He acts as a trusted advisor to clients in a broad range of sectors, unlocking the resources of the firm’s global platform to craft commercial solutions that advance their business objectives.
Drawing on his diverse transactional experience, he frequently counsels clients across a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, renewables, industrials, technology, software, digital infrastructure, and financial services, among others.
James serves as a Director for both CarePartners and the Texas Hearing Institute. He formerly contributed as a member of The Children’s Fund and served on the Founding Advisory Board of Greentown Labs Houston, the city’s first climatetech and cleantech-focused startup incubator.
Jusleen Karve joined EIV Capital in 2018 and currently serves as a managing director. Her responsibilities include operational and commercial due diligence on prospective investments and working with portfolio companies to maximize value from operations.Prior to EIV Capital, Jusleen worked for General Electric, where she ultimately joined XLP, GE’s executive talent development program. While with GE, Jusleen held roles in a variety of operating functions, including project management of power plants across Asia and Australia, global commercial sales and business development and project finance. Prior to GE, Jusleen worked with Parsons Corporation as a member of the design team for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and reconstruction efforts in New York City.Jusleen earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and remains active with the MIT Alumni Association.
Will Perry is the CEO of Worldwide Power Products, the power-generation equipment provider he founded out of a spare bedroom in his townhouse in 2008. Perry led the Worldwide Power Products team to be named one of Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Promising Companies in 2011 as well as earning a spot in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for four consecutive (2012-15) years.Today, Perry oversees many aspects of the organization, but his role is primarily focused on key customer and vendor relationships as well as inventory acquisition and growth opportunities.Prior to founding WPP, Will was the leading salesperson for another power generation company. While there he helped them establish worldwide relationships, completing business transactions internationally with dozens of firms.
A life-long entrepreneur, Perry started his first business when he was in high school. Later, while completing his degree in Economics at The University of Texas at Austin, he developed and operated several small businesses.
Perry has been recognized by the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) as Houston’s Entrepreneur of the Year (2011-2012), and by the Houston Business Journal as one of Houston’s 40 under 40 (2012). He currently serves on the board of several community and professional service organizations including Bridges To Life, Texas Hearing Institute, and is an active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter).
Will enjoys spending time with his wife and three children as well as hunting, fishing, and playing golf.
Larry Saunders helps CEO’s, CFO’s and HR Directors, make informed decisions about employee benefits by integrating USI’s proprietary, real time business analytics with a locally based, nationally networked team of experts. This delivers meaningful financial savings, improved control and enhanced decision-making ability.Larry also oversee the recruiting and training of new sales producers and assist with branding/marketing in the greater Houston area for the Employee Benefits Practice.He has served as a benefit consultant for Fortune 500 companies in the airline, automobile, chemical and energy sectors, as well as, hospitals and government entities. This background provides a unique insight into controlling costs, negotiating renewals, contractual specifications and troubleshooting complex benefit programs.
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Dr. Ronald Vilela is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also a member of the Texas Medical Association and the Harris County Medical Society. He is interested in a wide variety of pediatric otolaryngology disciplines including chronic ear disease and hearing loss, cochlear implantation, ear infections, and tonsil and adenoid surgery.Dr. Vilela recently has been board certified in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology, a new board exam in which he and 14 other Texas Children's Hospital ENT physicians were a part of the inaugural class.
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Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Swift has served as the Chief Executive Officer at Texas Hearing Institute since 2019. Prior to joining the THI team, Kyle spent more than 13 years in hospital administration, serving in hospitals in both Texas and Arkansas. Most recently, he was the CEO at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.
Kyle received his Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Texas A&M University. He currently serves on the advisory board of The Health Museum in Houston, Texas, and is the incoming Vice President of the National Association of Speech and Hearing Centers. An avid runner, he and his family enjoy traveling and almost all things outdoors.
