2025 Port Houston Appreciation Day

Wendy Montoya Cloonan was appointed to the Port Commission by Harris County Commissioners Court in June 2019. On the Port Commission, Mrs. Cloonan is chair of the Community Relations Committee, and serves on the Strategic Sourcing Committee, Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Dredge Task Force. Mrs. Cloonan is the Houston Managing Partner of Cantu Harden Montoya, LLP. She is an experienced attorney having worked in public finance and public law at Vinson & Elkins LLP and Andrews Kurth LLP and as Director of Legal at the Houston Endowment. A native Houstonian and a product of public schools from elementary to high school, Mrs. Cloonan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, a Master in Public Policy with a Concentration in Political Advocacy and Leadership from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law. She is married to Shawn W. Cloonan and they have three children, Caroline, Jake and Juliet. Mrs. Cloonan has been active in various civic organizations throughout her career. Committed to a diverse array of community involvement, currently, Mrs. Cloonan sits as a Trustee and on the Executive Board of the Harris County Hospital District Foundation, as a Director and on the Executive Board of ALMAAHH (Advocates of a Latino Museum of Art & Architecture) and as Chair of the Harris County One For All Foundation. Always eager to contribute back, Wendy and her husband, Shawn, established an endowment at the Houston Food Bank and enjoy volunteering with their children whenever possible. A strong believer in supporting youth education, they also established an endowment at The University of Texas at Austin. The memorial endowment in honor of Wendy’s brother, Joey, serves as a scholarship fund which annually benefits students who, like Wendy and Joey, are from Houston and first-generation college students.