Ken Huewitt to become next chief financial officer
Controller Ken Huewitt has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, replacing Melinda Garrett, who announced she is retiring at the end of the year.
“The district is in good hands with Ken Huewitt at the helm of Finance. His 10 years of experience with the district combined with his audit background have prepared him well for this new endeavor,” Garrett said.”I am thankful I had the opportunity to work with Ken over the past decade, and I am appreciative of all of his efforts in taking this district forward.”
Huewitt has more than 20 years of experience in the audit and finance industries. He began his career as an auditor with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General. He has held a variety of roles during his career, including Senior Audit Specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Senior Associate for Coopers & Lybrand, and Regional Director of Finance for The ServiceMaster Corporation. As Controller for the Houston Independent School District, his duties ranged from developing sound accounting policies and procedures for effectively administering the various funds and accounts to overseeing the strategic operations and accounting for the $1.5 billion annual general operating budget.
Other Accolades:
Robert Crowe and Sarah Greer-Osborne of the Multimedia Services Department won a Lone Star EMMY for two videos highlighting HISD alumni. The “I am HISD” videos featured WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and astronaut Shannon Walker. The Lone Star EMMY “represents the most experienced and talented television professionals from all disciplines of the industry and from all of Texas’ 19 television markets.”
Following are links to the winning videos:
