Vanessa T. Reed
Community Reinvestment Act Manager
Comerica Bank-Houston Market
Vanessa Reed, officer and market manager for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) programs in Houston for Comerica Bank – Texas. Reed is responsible for community development and involvement for Comerica Bank for the Houston market. Her priorities include affordable housing, education including financial literacy and small business and job training.
Reed joined Comerica Bank in 2000. She has earned five Comerica ROAR awards for her outstanding achievement and results as a credit specialist for the commercial real estate department.
Her civic and community involvement include serving on the board of directors for the Change Happens! and the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce. She is actively involved in the community through service and volunteer initiatives with the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation (TWEF), FDIC’s Alliance for Economic Inclusion and Girl Scouts.
Prior to joining Comerica Bank, Reed worked as the office accountant for The Ellis Roofing Company, the largest African-American owned roofing company in the southern sector. She also worked for the former First National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans.
A graduate of University of New Orleans, Reed holds a bachelors degree in Business Management with a concentration in accounting.
She was honored as one of rolling out’s Top 25 Most Influential Women in Houston in 2007 and featured in Who’s Who in Black Houston (2007 – 2011). Reed has been recognized for her volunteer work with the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation. In 2011, Reed was the recipient of the Honey Brown Hope Foundation’s Citizens Improving America Award and named Outstanding Board Member of the Year by the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Reed is also member of the National Association of Professional Women. |
