Marie Flickinger
Chairman
South Belt-Ellington Leader

Marie Flickinger has been a major force in the development of the South Belt community in southeast Harris County. She is long-time co-owner and publisher of the South Belt-Ellington Leader, as well as South Belt Graphics and Printing. She was one of three organizers and the founding president of the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce.

Flickinger serves as chair to the Board of Trustees of San Jacinto College. Flickinger, the first woman elected to the college board, has been a board member since 1995.

Flickinger has served on two Mayoral Transition Committees for the city of Houston and is the Environmental Protection Agency community representative for the Brio Superfund Site, located in the South Belt area. She has served on the numerous superintendent advisory boards and search committees for the Pasadena Independent School District. She is also a recipient of the Rotary "Paul Harris" Award.

The Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Building on San Jacinto College South is named in her honor.

Biography submitted by Marie Flickinger