KHOUTV Coverage of the H.E.A.R.T. Program
Jane Cummins is the Founder and Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation Educational Programs Inspiring Communities, Inc., dedicated to serving adults with developmental disabilities. She created the innovative H.E.A.R.T. Program in 2005 www.heartprogram.net. In 2006, she obtained the dba for H.E.A.R.T. Vending and Concessions, an affiliate business of the nonprofit agency whose employees are 100% people with disabilities. Recently, she was named one of America 's “Most Extraordinary, Entrepreneurial Women” in a nation-wide search, conducted by Balance Bar, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods North America. On July 22, 2009, she was appointed to serve as a Commissioner on the Houston Commission on Disabilities. On August 8, 2009, Jane was named an “Outstanding Young Texan” by the Texas Jaycees. Jane has been selected for membership in local and national leadership organizations, including the American Leadership Forum, Leadership Houston, and a Leaders Circle for the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Leadership Houston and its executive
committee and chaired their 25th Anniversary Gala. Jane has been involved in international initiatives and charities for a number of years; she chaired the 53rd Consular Ball and Consular Forum and served as a delegate on international trade missions to Greece, The Netherlands, Peru and Thailand. She traveled with the World Affairs Council to Cuba in 2001. She currently sits on the board of directors of the Hashoo Foundation, an NGO headquartered in Pakistan. Jane is a 1997 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied humanities and ethnomusicology, with study abroad in Mexico, Spain , France, and Morocco. While in college, Jane was a board member of the Texas Union, chaired the “Lectureship in Student Leadership”, and served as Chairman of the Distinguished Speakers Committee at UT. She is now a life member of the Texas Exes alumni association and serves on the Houston Texas Exes scholarship selection committee. A life-long musician, Jane hosts weekly music radio shows on 90.1FM and 91.7FM in Houston.
Jane Cummins
jane@janecummins.com
Office: 713.782.5606