Speaker Biography:
Maria Fee is a regular guest speaker at a variety of local, regional,
and international professional forums. Her topics are professional
and motivational in nature. She is currently co-authoring a book on
business leadership styles, which is scheduled for release in 2004.
A serial entrepreneur, she also owns and operates two businesses:
REMI Properties, L.P. – a company that buys, sells, manages, and
invests in real estate.
Facilitating Strategy – a consulting firm that helps management teams
and business owners to articulate, plan, measure, and accomplish their
goals.
She has owned, operated, and sold numerous businesses. Ms Fee and her
companies have won many awards – some are listed here:
Inc500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies (listed as #260)
Ernst & Young Communications Entrepreneur of the Year for Houston
Top 100 Small Companies of Houston
Top 50 Woman-Owned Companies of Houston
Top 50 Woman-Owned Companies of Texas
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Woman-Owned Companies in Houston
FastTech 50 (two years)
Best Places to Work in Houston (nominated)
YEO Entrepreneur of the Year (Young Entrepreneur’s Organization)
(nominated)
Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
Global Top 100 Women in Energy (2004)
Top 5 Outstanding Young Houstonians (2004)
She also participates on the following Boards of Directors or Advisory
Boards:
Houston Achievement Place (HAP)
ESCAPE Family Resources
University of Houston – Downtown, Center for Entrepreneurship
Houston Technology Executives Club of Houston (TECH)
Houston Technology Center – Energy Executives
World Entrepreneur’s Organization (WEO)
Women’s Energy Network of Houston
She is a member and is involved in the following organizations:
Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
Rotary International
Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
The Executive Committee (TEC)
Woman in Technology International (WITI)
Women's Energy Network of Houston (WENH)
World Entrepreneur’s Organization (WEO)
In 2002, Ms. Fee was appointed to the Department of Commerce’s Houston
District Export Council (DEC), a community service organization that
makes a positive impact on economic development by increasing U.S. exports.
She has also received acknowledgement for her efforts is assisting with
the development of the The U.N. World Food Programme and the Development
of Food Aid.
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