Greg Meyers

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Greg Meyers
Image of Greg Meyers
Prior offices
Houston Independent School District, District VI

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University

Graduate

St. Mary's University

Ph.D

University of Houston

Personal
Birthplace
Anaheim, Calif.
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
College professor
Contact

Greg Meyers was a member of the Houston Independent School District in Texas, representing District VI. He assumed office in 2004. He left office in 2017.

Meyers ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent District C in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Meyers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Meyers was the District 6 seat holder on the Houston Independent School Board. He was re-elected to the board in an unopposed race on November 5, 2013. In November 2016, Meyers resigned from his position on the board as he had moved outside his district.[1] Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca was appointed to fill his unexpired seat in January 2017.[2]

Biography

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Meyers grew up in several U.S. cities, as well as in Okinawa, Japan. He moved to Houston, Texas, when he was 15 years old.[3]

Meyers earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University, with a double major in management and marketing; a master's degree in business administration from St. Mary’s University, with an emphasis in finance; and a doctorate in education from the University of Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M, Meyers founded his own dental marketing company.[3]

Meyers began working with nonprofit organizations in 2010. He was the director of corporate work study at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School and the executive director of Citizen Schools. As of 2019, Meyers was the chief financial officer for Kickstart Kids and an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas.[3]

Meyers is married to Vivien Nguyen Meyers, CPA, and together they have five children. As of 2019, the family resided in Neartown/Montrose and were active members at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.[3]

As of 2019, Meyers was affiliated with the following organizations:

  • University of St. Thomas School of Education, Board member
  • Houston Community College Northwest, Steering committee member
  • Board of Directors-Houston West Chamber, Member
  • Gulf Coast School Board Association, Board member[3]

Meyers received the following honors and awards:

  • 2017: Education medal from the Taiwan Ministry of Education
  • 2016: Taylor High School: Hall of Honor
  • 2007-2015: Honorary Scout Fair Chairman
  • 2003: Apple Award Winner, Houston Independent School District[3]

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Houston City Council District C

Abbie Kamin defeated Shelley Kennedy in the general runoff election for Houston City Council District C on December 14, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abbie Kamin
Abbie Kamin (Nonpartisan)
 
59.4
 
19,552
Shelley Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
40.6
 
13,364

Total votes: 32,916
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General election

General election for Houston City Council District C

The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council District C on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Abbie Kamin
Abbie Kamin (Nonpartisan)
 
31.8
 
11,971
Shelley Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
14.5
 
5,458
Image of Greg Meyers
Greg Meyers (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.5
 
5,098
Mary Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
4,539
Candelario Cervantez (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
1,950
Image of Amanda Wolfe
Amanda Wolfe (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
1,793
Image of Bob Nowak
Bob Nowak (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.0
 
1,505
Image of Kevin Walker
Kevin Walker (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
1,425
Rodney Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
1,045
Image of Daphne Scarbrough
Daphne Scarbrough (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
811
Sean Marshall (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
718
Image of Ethan Michelle Ganz
Ethan Michelle Ganz (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
669
Gladys House (Nonpartisan)
 
1.8
 
659
Felix Cisneros (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 37,641
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2013

See also: Houston Independent School District elections (2013)

Greg Meyers was re-elected to the board in an unopposed race on November 5, 2013.

Endorsements

Meyers was not endorsed in this campaign.

Funding

Meyers began the race with an existing account balance of $13,674.77 from his previous campaign. He reported $0.00 in contributions and $450.00 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left his campaign with $13,224.77 on hand.[4]

Campaign themes

2019

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Greg Meyers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Meyers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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The son of an Air Force veteran, Greg grew up in several U.S. cities, as well as in Okinawa, Japan. He has been a Houstonian since the age of 15 and appreciates the diversity in our community. Greg believes accepting people from all walks of life is important to build a culture of inclusion.|Greg earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University, a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Mary's University, and a Doctorate degree in Education from University of Houston.|After graduating from Texas A&M University, Greg founded his own dental marketing company. While building a successful business, he made the decision to give back to our great City and ran for the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board of Education. Little did he know how his life would be transformed as he was attempting to transform the lives of our students!|Since 2010, Greg began to devote his talents to nonprofit organizations providing transformative opportunities for economically challenged families. He was Director of Corporate Work Study at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School and Executive Director for Citizen Schools. Currently, Greg is the Chief Financial Officer for Kickstart Kids as well as an adjunct professor at University of St. Thomas where he teaches school finance.|Greg is married to Vivien Nguyen-Meyers, CPA together they have 5 children. Greg's family resides in Neartown/Montrose and they are active parishioners at St. Anne's Catholic Church.
  • I am running for Council because I want to represent your views and your voice on Council to develop the future for our community. I want to bring my record of proven leadership, accountability, fiscal responsibility and a true customer service mentality so future generations of our City benefit. I want to help focus on the priorities facing our City. I have the experience working with a diverse governing body as well as balancing a large budget while seeing positive outcomes. I can 'hit the ground running' immediately and be your proactive voice based on my past leadership experience. As Henry Ford said, 'You cannot build a reputation on what you're going to do.'
  • Houston has unfortunately seen a multitude of flooding over the years and conversations have occurred as to how to mitigate this issue and address our outdated infrastructure. It is unfortunate that Harvey, affecting so many of our citizens, was a wake-up call for action. We must undertake collaborative efforts with the County, State and community to help protect us from future disasters. I have proven leadership spearheading collaborative efforts that led to positive outcomes for our community.
  • Houston has been fortunate to be a beacon for many business opportunities. With our budget challenges and aging infrastructure, we cannot afford to lose sight of continuing to improve Houston as a world-class city. It is often said, 'So goes our schools, so goes our City.' With proven leadership, I helped focus on building career pathways for students and on collaborating and aligning those with our most needed job opportunities. I will continue to focus strategically and to collaborate to make sure Houston continues to maintain a climate of business prosperity.
Budget: The City has not passed a structurally balanced budget for several years draining an average of $100 million a year from fund balance. I believe the most pressing issue that we will face is the budget. If we cannot get our budget under control and focus on core services, our District and the City will not be able to address any other critical issues, such as flood mitigation efforts, infrastructure, public safety and ensuring basic city services are performed on time. We can only accomplish these priorities if we keep a laser focus on the budget.
I'm the only candidate in this race that has the experience balancing a multi-billion-dollar budget. When I was HISD Board President in 2010, I led a bold approached to implement a zero-based budget and closed a $100 million-dollar deficit without raising taxes or cutting core services.
President/CEO: GSK Dental, Inc. 1999-2011
Constituent services is a core function of our office, and a critical way to make sure the City government is more accountable to people and more responsible to their needs.

Our office essentially will hand on helping constituents navigate government bureaucracy, cut through red tape, and provide access to services they need.
Regardless of the constituent's request, and whether our office can do anything about it, a prompt and courteous response is vitally important.
In our digital age, constituent service has never been more important. We plan to engage citizen online, solving problems collaboratively. We will log all interaction with constituents in database, allow constituents to request services on our website but more important one of my highest priorities is to ensure that my staff and I are available to meet in person to listen to the concerns and have in person communication when needed.

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Budget: The City has not passed a structurally balanced budget for several years draining an average of $100 million a year from fund balance. I believe the most pressing issue that we will face is the budget. If we cannot get our budget under control and focus on core services, our District and the City will not be able to address any other critical issues, such as flood mitigation efforts, infrastructure, public safety and ensuring basic city services are performed on time. We can only accomplish these priorities if we keep a laser focus on the budget.
I'm the only candidate in this race that has the experience balancing a multi-billion-dollar budget. When I was HISD Board President in 2010, I led a bold approached to implement a zero-based budget and closed a $100 million-dollar deficit without raising taxes or cutting core services.
Fiscal responsibility: The City has passed a structurally imbalanced budget for the last 3 years that will lead to an unsustainable position in the very near future. We must find ways to delivery our services efficiently, cut wasteful spending and focus on core services. I'm a successful business owner and currently a CFO of a nonprofit organization. I will bring a business sense to City Hall to improve our fiscal issues and save our tax dollars, while ensuring our hard-earned money is spent on core needs and services.
Experience: I have the experience working with a diverse governing body as well as balancing a large municipal budget, while seeing positive outcomes. I want to bring my record of Proven Leadership, accountability, fiscal responsibility, and a true customer service mentality so future generations of Houston benefit.

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