Rania Mankarious serves as the CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston afte r starting as an intern in 2006. Mankarious\, who moved to Houston from Bo ston in 2004\, was introduced to Crime Stoppers shortly after. She immedia tely fell in love with the mission and was thrilled to take any open posit ion. By 2013\, Mankarious was named the organization'\;s Executive Dire ctor and by 2018\, its first CEO.
\n\nDuring her tenure\, Mankarious has worked with her team to create the first-ever Crime Stoppers of Houst on Safe School Institute\, Safe Community Institute\, Glenda Gordy Researc h Center\, Victim Services and Advocacy Program\, a training program for a ll other Crime Stoppers organizations\, and additional services now promin ently listed on the Crime Stoppers website. Most notably\, Mankarious led the charge to build &ldquo\;The Dave Ward Building\, Crime Stoppers of Hou ston&rdquo\;. It serves as the first and only Crime Stoppers headquarters globally\,
\n\nMankarious is an expert in nonprofit management\, pro gram development\, and all aspects of public safety. While she studies the entire landscape\, her specific area of research and writing is focused o n online safety. She is the author of "\;The Online World\, What You T hink You Know and What You Don'\;t\,"\; and an active speaker to pa rents\, communities\, schools\, and students and young adults across the c ountry. Mankarious has written over 200 articles on family safety\, school safety\, and community safety. She'\;s contributed to The Buzz Magazin es\, and The Bark Blog\, is a national adviser for Safe and Sound Schools\ , and serves on the Advisory Council for the Organization for Social Media Safety. Mankarious has been seen and heard on local and national radio\, podcasts\, and television\, including ABC\, CBS\, NBC\, the CW\, FOX\, Yah oo News\, and across additional platforms as a legal\, family\, crime\, me ntal health\, and parenting expert. In September 2020\, Mankarious and her team created The Balanced Voice Podcast\, which has featured local and na tionally recognized guests including Greg Kelley\, Shepard Smith\, Matthew McConaughey\, Nancy Grace\, Dave Ward\, Tamron Hall\, and others. To date \, viewership is over 4 million.
\n\nMankarious has received many ho nors including: CW39&rsquo\;s Winner of their Remarkable Women\; Visionary Leader in the fight against human trafficking\; Most Stylish People by th e Houston Chronicle\; Houston Business Journal&rsquo\;s Outstanding Nonpro fit Business Leader\; a Houston Hero by the International Chamber of Houst on\; Top 30 Most Influential Women of Houston\; Houston Moms&rsquo\; Blog &ldquo\;Houston Mom of the Year&rdquo\;\; Houston Business Journal&rsquo\; s Women Who Mean Business\; Houston Hero by the Houston Chronicle\; Prime Living Reader&rsquo\;s Choice Award for Best Dressed Texan\; Lights Camera Action&rsquo\;s Mother&rsquo\;s Day Honoree\; and Houston&rsquo\;s 50 Mos t Influential Women.
\n\nMankarious received a bachelor&rsquo\;s deg ree in Psychology\, Theology\, and Pre-Medicine from Boston College\, a ma ster&rsquo\;s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Gordon Conwell an d a Doctor of Jurisprudence completed at the University of Houston Law Cen ter. She is a proud wife and mother of three children and two Yorkies.
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