Herman Litt for Houston City Council
At-Large Position 1
P.O. Box
Houston, TX 77235
ph: 713-723-1893
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Herman Litt is a native Houstonian who has lived his whole life in Houston. Along with his wife Marilyn, also a native Houstonian and a retired teacher, they raised a beautiful and loving family which now includes a daughter Risa, a CAD Drafter in Houston, and a son Greg, an attorney in NYC, his wife Elana, a medical school student, and two adorable granddaughters.
Growing up in the city’s east end, Herman helped his parents manage their dry goods business near the ship channel. He attended HISD schools & became involved early on in community service when he was asked to tutor neighborhood students at risk of failing in school. Herman graduated from San Jacinto High School and the University of Houston with a B.S. in Psychology. He went on to Texas Tech University graduating with an M.A. in Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling.
Herman has had an accomplished and rewarding career as a rehabilitation counselor & psychotherapist. As a rehabilitation counselor, he has helped thousands train for better jobs in the industries that make Houston strong. He developed and managed health care programs for over 20 years and has served as a vocational expert for the Social Security Administration for over 30 years.
He assumed leadership positions in his profession by serving twice as president of the Houston Area Rehabilitation Association and twice as Chairman of the Job Fair for the Handicapped. He worked with Mayor Fred Hofheinz, Houston area corporations and rehabilitation agencies in coordinating efforts for job placement of handicapped individuals.
Herman has been able to give something back to the community in a number of ways. Elected to the Houston Community College Board in 1999, he earned a reputation for building consensus and bringing people together from different points of view. As Chairman of the HCC Board, Herman helped expand and build campuses in all areas of Houston, opening up affordable higher education opportunities for thousands of young people while cutting taxes. As a member of the HCC Foundation Board, he is currently working to build an endowment that will ensure all high school graduates in the Houston area will be able to have at least 2 years of college.
Herman values what he learned from serving alongside fellow neighborhood volunteers at the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy, a project to help alleviate flooding while developing a major park space in southwest Houston, from the men & women who used to coach youth sports with him at Westland YMCA, and from the people who taught with his wife Marilyn for over 30 years. As a board member and former president of Southwest Houston 2000, he learned what it takes to bring neighborhoods, police, businesses, and government together to fight crime and improve the quality of life in Houston’s neighborhoods.
Herman is an accomplished leader and a passionate fighter for educational access and neighborhood development. His experience in the private sector and in public service gives him the tools needed to tackle the tough problems facing Houston.
Growing up in the city’s east end, Herman helped his parents manage their dry goods business near the ship channel. He attended HISD schools & became involved early on in community service when he was asked to tutor neighborhood students at risk of failing in school. Herman graduated from San Jacinto High School and the University of Houston with a B.S. in Psychology. He went on to Texas Tech University graduating with an M.A. in Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling.
Herman has had an accomplished and rewarding career as a rehabilitation counselor & psychotherapist. As a rehabilitation counselor, he has helped thousands train for better jobs in the industries that make Houston strong. He developed and managed health care programs for over 20 years and has served as a vocational expert for the Social Security Administration for over 30 years.
He assumed leadership positions in his profession by serving twice as president of the Houston Area Rehabilitation Association and twice as Chairman of the Job Fair for the Handicapped. He worked with Mayor Fred Hofheinz, Houston area corporations and rehabilitation agencies in coordinating efforts for job placement of handicapped individuals.
Herman has been able to give something back to the community in a number of ways. Elected to the Houston Community College Board in 1999, he earned a reputation for building consensus and bringing people together from different points of view. As Chairman of the HCC Board, Herman helped expand and build campuses in all areas of Houston, opening up affordable higher education opportunities for thousands of young people while cutting taxes. As a member of the HCC Foundation Board, he is currently working to build an endowment that will ensure all high school graduates in the Houston area will be able to have at least 2 years of college.
Herman values what he learned from serving alongside fellow neighborhood volunteers at the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy, a project to help alleviate flooding while developing a major park space in southwest Houston, from the men & women who used to coach youth sports with him at Westland YMCA, and from the people who taught with his wife Marilyn for over 30 years. As a board member and former president of Southwest Houston 2000, he learned what it takes to bring neighborhoods, police, businesses, and government together to fight crime and improve the quality of life in Houston’s neighborhoods.
Herman is an accomplished leader and a passionate fighter for educational access and neighborhood development. His experience in the private sector and in public service gives him the tools needed to tackle the tough problems facing Houston.
Paid for by Herman Litt Campaign, Nelson R. Block treasurer.
P.O. Box
Houston, TX 77235
ph: 713-723-1893
herman
