Governing Board

Founders

H. Kerr Taylor

Mr. Taylor serves as Founder and President of the Board of Directors of Pathways for Little Feet. Mr. Taylor’s personal journey of adoption provides him with a unique perspective as Board President. His passion to help create a better world for children is demonstrated through his tireless commitment to the cause. His 26 years of corporate experience has been instrumental in developing a strong Board, building a team of professional staff, and creating an organization that he hopes will grow into a world class organization.

Kerr is the Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT. Since founding AmREIT in 1985, Mr. Taylor has grown his team from three to more than 50 professionals, has enlarged the property portfolio to over $1 billion of Irreplaceable CornersTM, and has increased the investor base to more than 6,000 shareholders and partners. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University, a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law, and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (OPM-Owners & Presidents Management Program).

Jill W.R. Taylor

Jill Taylor is the Founder and board secretary for Pathways for Little Feet. Mrs. Taylor earned her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University. Her Post Baccalaureate studies at the Neuhaus Education Center further prepared her for work in the field of special education in the public school system, where she was employed for seven years.

For many years Jill and Kerr experienced first hand the heartbreak and grief of infertility, but their love for children led them to adoption, and in 1998 they were overjoyed to bring home their baby girl Christina from Russia. The Taylor family then welcomed biological children Graham in 1999 and Kenner in 2000. The adoption experience left the Taylor’s with a desire to do more to help children and adoptive families, and this desire was the genesis for the founding of Pathways for Little Feet.

Directors

Jane Costello, CPA

Jane Costello graduated from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1979. She is a Certified Public Accountant and has had her own CPA practice for 19 years. Prior work experience includes 4 ½ years with a multi-national accounting firm and five years as the Controller for a privately held oil and gas company. Ms. Costello is an active member of First Presbyterian Church and has served as a Board member for numerous non-profit organizations over the past 20 years.

Eric Thomas, M.D., M.P.H.

Eric J. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Houston Medical School. Dr. Thomas attended the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and completed his internal medicine residency at UT Southwestern affiliated hospitals. In 1994 he completed a general internal medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and received a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University. He then joined the Harvard Medical School Faculty before joining UT Houston Medical School in 1998. Dr. Thomas is a general internist at Memorial Hermann Hospital, conducts research on patients safety, and teaches students and residents at UT Houston Medical School. Dr. Thomas and his wife feel strongly about adopting children in need. They have two children, the youngest of whom is adopted.