As one of the nation's leading experts on the nonprofit management and leadership, Nonprofit Consultant and International Speaker, Randryia L. Houston is President of RLH Coaching & Consulting, a firm focusing on empowering visionary woman leaders to unleash the unique movements within them by launching nonprofit organizations.

Speaking both domestically and globally, Ms. Houston has commanded stages at the University of Houston, Houston Independant School District, Prairie View A & M University, Morgan State University, George Mason University, Ghanaian Tourism Board, and the Panafest Festival (Ghana, West Africa).

Ms. Houston’s list of awards & honors are numerous including features in The Bar Magazine, The Tre Magazine & internationally in the African Political and Economic Strategy Center, and TelAfric Television Network. Ms. Houston served as guest radio host on the Anything Urban Network and the Manchild Show.

She has been honored by the Women in the World Foundation as 1 of 6 Super Charities Started by College Students & 1 of 10 most inspiring student activists. Ms. Houston is also an active philanthropist through the self-named Randryia L. Houston endowment at the University of Houston Library & serving as a board member for Her Haven, a transitional living facility for young single mothers.

Randryia L. Houston is Founder & CEO of The Pencil Project, a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization that seeks to alleviate educational disparities in Ghana, West Africa, by providing schoolchildren with the educational tools and resources they need to succeed. During her tenure, The Pencil Project has donated over 200,000 pencils to primary and secondary school students globally.

Ms. Houston is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Certified Christian Counselor with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Houston & a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Corporate Communications. She holds a Nonprofit Management and Leadership certificate from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, a graduate certification in African American Studies, and is currently pursuing a Nonprofit Management Certificate with a specialization in International Nongovernmental Orgs from Texas A & M University.