Pinay Visionaries:
Celebrating Filipina American Women
Louella is the daughter of the late Frederick and Nora Villamayor. She migrated to the United States with her husband Manny Compas in March 31, 1970. She has three children: Lieszl, Miriam, and Arnell. She graduated from the University of the East in Manila with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Hired straight out of university, she began teaching at the College of the Holy Spirit before coming to the United States.
Once in Houston, she began working as a medical transcriptionist at various hospitals in the Texas Medical Center. While working, she became very active in various Filipino organizations such as “Tawag Ng Tanghalan” where she became president of the Filipino American Society of the performing arts (FASPA). Louella also performed in several dance companies and sang in different bands and singing groups.
In February, 1997, she became active in the Couples for Christ (CFC) after finishing the Christian Life Program (CLP) where she in turn continued to teach the program throughout Texas.
As for hobbies, she loves to collect mugs, matches, and magnets from all over America and other countries. She also loves to draw, color, paint, and work in arts and crafts, and watch movies. Additionally, she can play the Ukelele, piano, guitar, compose her own music, sing, and dance.
After her father, Frederick Villamayor, passed away in 2010, she decided to join the organization he founded, the United Senior Citizens of Texas, Inc. (USCAT). The following year, she became secretary and served for five years. She has since become the Vice President, “I love to serve the seniors, USCAT is like a second family to me.” Louella is the recent winner of Ms. USCAT 2019.
The Compas family is considered one of the celebrated first Filipino families of Houston.
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Pinay Visionaries:
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Grace Rodriguez, who spent much of her childhood in Houston and would later return as an adult in 2000, has long promoted Houston and its innovators. She strived to change the city’s perception during the six-year run of the “Houston at SXSW” promotional effort; helped Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez create the first Mayor’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee during his tenure on the Houston City Council; and worked as a lead organizer for Women In Tech: Houston and TEDxHouston.
In 2016, she was one of four founders who started Station Houston and helped grow it to 184 startups, 139 mentors and 351 members. The organization has become a driver for the city’s efforts to become a hub for high-growth, venture capital-attracting technology companies. And Station Houston fit well with her track record of working behind the scenes to found and nurture young organizations. But this time around, Rodriguez will take the next step in her career as the CEO and face of an organization.
Reference: Houston Chronicle
https://houston.impacthub.net/welcome-grace-rodriguez-to-the-impact-hub-houston-team
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