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2/28/20: Houston Family Magazine: Mom•Me: Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston
When you think of the CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, I wager to bet that the last image that comes to mind is a soft-spoken, petite mom of three hailing from Boston. However, as I’m sure you have found, looks can be deceiving.
Rania Mankarious made Houston her home by rolling up her sleeves and getting her hands dirty. Citing a personal mission to serve families and engage the public to better society, Mankarious did the unthinkable and made the extraordinary move of taking an internship at Crime Stoppers of Houston in 2006 – even though she was an attorney with a master’s degree. Mankarious knew she had to be a part of Crime Stoppers, an organization unlike any other, and push it to its full potential. She worked vigorously and by 2008 became the organization’s Director of Marketing. Catching the eye of the community in March 2013, she was chosen to lead Houston’s leading public safety non-profit organization, Crime Stoppers of Houston, as the Executive Director. After positively impacting abused children, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, homeless animals, entire student bodies and school campuses, neighborhoods and businesses, Mankarious was named Crime Stoppers first CEO in 2018.
Through her years at the helm and working side-by-side her incredible team, Mankarious’ legacy has been well established. Described by some as “Crime Stoppers on steroids”, her footprint has elevated the organization to new heights. She’s created the first ever Crime Stoppers Safe School Institute – a full suite direct service program that got the attention of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. She was asked to train the entire state of Texas and Crime Stoppers organizations nationwide on proactive school safety. In the fall of 2019, she will launch Crime Stoppers’ first webinar series with local, statewide, and national experts. Other firsts for Mankarious include launching and expanding the organization’s Safe Community Program, Parents Against Crime, and the critically important Fallen Hero Program.
We recently sat down for a cup of coffee to find out about the woman behind all the achievements.
12/4/19: Fox 26 Isiah Carey Factor – Be aware of fake sex trafficking warnings spread on social media
Viral posts warning of the red flags of sex trafficking spread across social media like wildfire, but many aren’t true.
Crime Stoppers CEO Rania Mankarious joins other sex trafficking activists on FOX 26 Houston Isiah Carey FOX 26 to discuss important things you should know about the human trafficking warnings you might have seen circulating on social media. Please take a moment to watch and share.
10/23/19: KPRC 2 Houston Life – What parents need to know about vaping
Whether you’ve heard about it on the news, or from teachers at school, vaping is a rising trend between middle and high school students. But what are the dangers for your kids? Rania Mankarious, executive director with Crime Stoppers of Houston, shares what parents need to know about vaping and explains how to talk to your kids about this topic.
10/22/19: Press Release: Second Annual SoulCycle Charity Ride Raises $5,000 for Crime Stoppers of Houston
HOUSTON (October 22, 2019) – For a second year in a row, safety advocate and ‘Leading Woman for Public Safety’ Dr. Sippi Khurana organized a fun and upbeat SoulCycle charity ride to benefit the important work of Crime Stoppers of Houston, a non-profit organization dedicated to solving and preventing serious crime in the Greater Houston Area.
The empowering ride was held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at SoulCycle Memorial Studio and raised $5,000 to support critical crime prevention programs that keep our homes, businesses and schools safe. Prior to kicking off the 45-minute class, Sippi thanked the room full of hip and athletic riders for showing up to ‘sweat it out’ for a great cause.
Supporters of the event included Ahmad Malik, Ajay Khurana, Cari Brandt, Caroline Brown, Christopher Venegas, Cynthia Xue, Daniel Munguia, Donae Chramosta, Ericka Bagwell, Jackie Murphy, Joseph Nguyen, Katie Pipkin, Kelli Calderwood, Laura Davenport, Mary Maikhail, Mona Khan, Nancy Bihlmaier, Naureen Malik, Nina Magon, Rania Mankarious, Rosemary Schatzman, Ruchi Mukherjee, Sabeena Hasan, Sippi Khurana, Stephanie Perkins, Sukaina Rajani, Tammie Johnson, Yelena Grinina, and more.
Fun-raisers like this event allow Crime Stoppers to further its mission to make tomorrow a better, healthier, safer place for all who call Houston home.
For more information on Crime Stoppers of Houston, fundraising opportunities, or if you are interested in becoming a Leading Woman for Public Safety, please contact Cabell Wood at 832-849-1587 or cwood@crime-stoppers.org.
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10/18/19: Houstonia – Crime Stoppers Enlists Real-Life ‘Mindhunter’ for Gala Keynote
This month’s event raised $433,000 for public safety initiatives.
Just two months after Netflix released season two of its critically beloved true crime series, Mindhunter, the man behind the whole phenomenon came to Houston to discuss his groundbreaking work.
Retired FBI agent John Douglas wrote the book on criminal profiling—literally: the Netflix series is based on Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, the 1995 title Douglas co-authored with Mark Olshaker. Crime Stoppers of Houston secured Douglas as the highly anticipated keynote speaker at this year’s gala, and he took the stage earlier this month to recount his incredible experiences studying and interacting with the country’s most gruesome murderers.