Honoree Sheila Enriquez

Honoree Sheila Enriquez has Devoted a Lifetime to Accounting and Education

Sheila Enriquez is the Texas Market Leader for Crowe, a global Public Accounting, Consulting, and Technology Firm. She was the CEO/Managing Partner for Briggs & Veselka Co, Houston's largest independent CPA firm, before she and her team joined Crowe in January 2022.

As a CPA and an attorney with over 27 years of experience, Sheila offers a powerful blend of financial expertise and legal perspective to her clients. Sheila also carries the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designation and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). Her vast expertise includes audit services, agreed-upon procedures, forensic accounting and litigation support, and mergers and acquisitions due diligence.

Sheila is a member of the AICPA and serves on the AICPA Governing Council. She is also a member of the State Bar of Texas and Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA), where she serves on the State Executive Board of Directors as immediate Past Chair and is a past president of the Houston Chapter.

Sheila’s passion is education, which has been guided by her individual journey. A native of the Philippines, she received a full scholarship in 1990 and completed her A.S. in Business with High Honors at SUNY/SCCC’s Toyama, Japan and Loch Sheldrake, New York campuses. Sheila later graduated summa cum laude from Mercy College with a B.S. Degree in Public Accounting, and received her M.B.A. with Distinction from Long Island University, and her J.D. from University of Houston Law Center.

As a first generation immigrant, Sheila understands the power of education and hard work. She believes in servant leadership and is passionate in developing and mentoring professionals. Sheila credits the firm’s leaders over the years for fostering a culture in which anyone who demonstrates the desire can rise, and for mentoring and providing her opportunities that ultimately prepared her to assume the MP/CEO role.

Sheila has been recognized as a 2020 Most Admired CEO Honoree by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ), a 2020 Breakthrough Woman by GHWCC, 2019 Business Journal National Finance Influencer, 2017 Women Who Mean Business by the HBJ, as well as featured on the cover of HBJ.

Lisa Shumate of Houston Public Media to Emcee!

As the Associate Vice President of Houston Public Media and Executive Director of the Houston Public Media Foundation, Lisa Trapani Shumate been leading the broadcasting and digital assets of a trusted content provider for over 12 years.

In addition to her role at Houston Public Media, she is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, where she shares her media expertise and global leadership skills with students. She holds a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Global Leadership from the same institution, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Loyola University New Orleans. Lisa is also an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coaching Federation, and a Board Member at PBS and the American Public Television Board of Directors.

Lisa is passionate about media, education, and coaching, and strives to inspire, empower, and facilitate positive change in herself and others. She enjoys working in Houston, a diverse and dynamic city that offers both opportunity and warmth. She's always looking for new challenges and ways to grow personally and professionally.

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