About EFHC

  • The Education Foundation of Harris County (EFHC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds learning programs that inspire discovery, promote creativity and problem-solving, build confidence, and encourage each child to reach for the stars and envision a future beyond the classroom.

    EFHC believes every child is born with a natural desire to learn and can achieve their fullest potential if they experience motivating and imaginative opportunities that reveal and encourage their unique talents.

    Through its partnership with the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), EFHC has funded programs impacting thousands of students throughout 25 independent school districts and cultivated a network of talented educators.

    In addition to existing programs, EFHC develops new initiatives by providing the tools, talent, and technology that engage students in original curricula aligned for success in the 21st Century.

    EFHC also directly supports Harris County students and educators through district sponsorships, innovative campus grants, teacher school supplies for the classroom, and graduating student scholarships. Thank you for helping us meet the needs across the county.

    EFHC funding supports programs in greater Harris County.

2024—2025 EFHC Board Officers

  • Michael Parks Board Chair
    FinThrive
  • Steven David Immediate Past Chair
    City of Houston
  • Patrick Joyce Secretary
    Mphasis Silverline
  • Vacant Treasurer
     

Directors/Members of the Board

  • Matthew Blank, PhD Baylor College of Medicine
  • James Colbert, Jr.
    Ex-Officio
    Harris County Department of Education
  • Richard Cantu
    Ex-Officio
    Harris County Department of Education
  • Andrea Duhon
    Ex-Officio
    Harris County Department of Education
  • Gina Felton ConocoPhillips
  • Amy Hinojosa
    Ex-Officio
    Harris County Department of Education
  • Ximena Magana CUBIO Innovation Hub
  • Emma Oliver Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Tolu Opeloye Amazon Health Services
  • Mary Shekari Versa Creative
  • Meera Victor Carollo Engineers
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Contact Us

  • Education Foundation of Harris County
    6300 Irvington Blvd.
    Houston, TX 77022

    Danielle Bartz
    HCDE Chief of Staff to the Superintendent
    Phone: 713-696-8222 
    Email: dbartz@hcde-texas.org

    Trina Silva
    Education Foundation and Partnerships Director
    Phone: 713-696-1325
    Email: trina.silva@hcde-texas.org

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Danielle Bartz

Chief of Staff
Email: dbartz@hcde-texas.org

Danielle Bartz is the chief of staff for HCDE. She holds a bachelor's degree in government and Spanish and a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Texas. Prior to joining HCDE, Bartz served as the director of the City of Houston Boards and Commissions. She is a former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, a TEDx speaker and she volunteers with the Texas Bluebonnet Girls State program, a government and citizenship camp for teenage girls.

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Trina Silva

Director of Education Foundation and Partnerships 
Email: trina.silva@hcde-texas.org

Trina Silva brings a wealth of experience in community engagement, fundraising, volunteer management and event coordination to her role at the Harris County Department of Education.  
 
She most recently served as director of advancement for the University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. In 2018, she joined the school as a development coordinator before being appointed director in 2022. 
 
The Alvin native began her community engagement and development career as an intern and then project coordinator for the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce in 2013. Silva joined Crisis Intervention of Houston in 2015 as a community engagement coordinator. She also served as a corporate sales manager for Anheuser-Busch InBev before returning to the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce as a member and program manager. 
 
Silva earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism-Public Relations from Sam Houston State University and her Master of Arts in Humanities from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. 

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