Keisha Houston

Keisha Houston has been a board member at Girl Scouts River Valleys since 2017. Prior to that, they worked as a business analyst at Colgate-Palmolive from 2012 to 2017. In this role, they were responsible for re-imagining the company's $15B personal care segments to include brands of Colgate, Tom's of Maine, Palmolive, Soft Soap, and Irish Spring. Keisha also developed comprehensive market access strategies for Colgate Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, and Mouthwash; generated and managed processes to successfully relaunch the brand while reducing post audits. In addition, they led strategic development and deployment of eCommerce marketing designed for market expansion and improved product access with a net sales growth of 45% resulting in a $720K increase.

Before joining Colgate-Palmolive, Houston was territory sales manager at Pfizer Animal Health from 2006 to 2009. In this role, they were responsible for leading strategic market development initiatives to transform business with national customers and re-position the company for continued financial success. Keisha realized $1.03M in portfolio sales during the first year.

Keisha Houston has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and an Executive MBA in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing from Saint Joseph's University. Keisha currently works in the pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing field.