Top 50 Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs of Texas Lacey Tezino, MHA, PMP

2023 TOP P&E

Lacey Tezino is the Founder & CEO of an exciting new startup, Passport Journeys – a company completely focused on supporting mother-daughter relationships.

Tezino created the very first teletherapy app designed specifically for adult mother-daughter pairs. The app works by assigning each pair to a licensed clinician to guide the women through this important relationship. The monthly subscription includes bi-weekly video sessions, a prescribed bonding activity, a thoughtful journal prompt and an assigned worksheet to help with communication. The app was recently approved and published on both IOS and Google app stores.

Before jumping into entrepreneurship, Tezino created a successful career as a healthcare IT leader. She worked as a PMP certified project manager, vendor relationship manager, and organizational change management expert for large hospital systems throughout the United States and the nation of Qatar. The app starter most recently served as the Director of IT for the Menninger Clinic, one of the top 10 best psychiatric hospitals in the nation. She led the clinic through the largest project in their 94-year history, the implementation of an electronic health record system. One of Lacey’s mantras is that technology can be used in beautiful ways to enhance our lives and make mental health care more accessible and convenient.

Prior to residing in Houston, she spent many years traveling the world and immersing herself in other cultures. Her favorite adventure was living in the Middle East Region. She spent three years in the recent FIFA world cup host country, Qatar. Tezino lived and worked in Doha leading the digitization of clinical documentation for the entire nation of Qatar. Her team transformed 8 hospitals and 23 clinics from paper onto electronic health records. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Sam Houston State University and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration that she obtained while living in Incheon, South Korea. The biology major studied during the day and served as the Head of Foreign Staff at a Private English academy in the evenings.

Tezino now lives in Houston as a devoted wife, mom of three and caretaker for her 83-year-old grandmother. She has her hands full and pouring every creative ounce into the success of Passport Journeys. This year will hold many exciting projects: a pilot study for the mobile app, a new mother-daughter glamping site for unique stays away from home and a personal memoir.

Lacey Tezino, MHA, PMP Founder & CEO

Passport Journeys, LLC. 5300 N Braeswood Blvd, V 4-711 Houston, TX 77096 (713) 259-0650 laceytezino@passportjourneysapp.com passportjourneysapp.com