Superb Woman: Honorable Helen Giddings

Helen Giddings has lived a life of achievement and service.

Helen Giddings is President of Multiplex Inc., a specialty concessions company, which she founded in 1989. A former member of the Texas House of Representatives, who served as the Vice Chair of the State Affairs Committee and a member of the House Appropriations, State Affairs, and the Calendars Committees; previously, she served as Vice President of Leadership Development at the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and as an executive responsible for 11 states with Sears. She chaired the Business and Industry Committee was appointed to the Texas Legislative Council Governing Board, the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families, and the Joint Interim Committee to Study Alzheimer’s Disease. Her service on boards included; the African American Museum, Dallas Symphony Board, Dallas Summer Musicals, Dallas Historical Society and the Dallas Theater Center. She has served on several boards. She served as President of the National Foundation of Women Legislators. Her service also extended to the Women’s Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislators and the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative (NOBEL) Women. A member of Links Inc., who attended the UTA, she is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary degree from Paul Quinn College, she is now focusing on Multiplex Inc. and Women’s Leadership Summit.