December 2025 Newsletter

Prison Entrepreneurship Program participant presenting a business plan during the Business Plan Competition

PEP Monthly 
Newsletter I have spent much of my life working in social service organizations of one form or another, so I am profoundly aware of the difficulty this time of year can present for so many people.  When you are supposed to feel joyful and grateful, some people simply don’t – for any number […]

November 2025 Newsletter

Prison Entrepreneurship Program participant presenting a business plan during the Business Plan Competition

PEP Monthly 
Newsletter Toward the end of October, I was invited to a summit on economic mobility in Houston. It was the first time such a gathering was held and a privilege to be invited and represent PEP as one of only a handful of non-profit organizations in the room. You can read my full […]

October 2025 Newsletter

A few weeks ago, I joined the men at Covington, one of our transition homes in Houston, for dinner. It was a wonderful opportunity to discuss their experience of re-entering our community, which feels like one of the most difficult things a person can do. Everything feels like an emergency, and nothing moves as fast […]

September 2025 Newsletter

Dear PEP family and friends, Over the past six months, I have received many great suggestions but one consistent message:  communicate often and reinforce the PEP culture.  Of course, much has changed in six months.  Originally hired as PEP’s Chief Development Officer, I now find myself serving as the CEO (no longer interim as was […]