Ruthie Lee-Esene, SPHR, SHRM-CP, HRPM, holds over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources field, specializing in overseeing entire HR operations departments, supporting C-Suite professionals, and internal HR communications implementing recruiting strategies that drive major hiring and performance initiatives by using a metric driven performance and behavior assessment.

Ruthie is currently serving as the Director of Human Resources for Butler-Cohen. Bulter-Cohen is a full-service design + build firm servicing the educational, industrial, commercial and correctional markets in Texas and throughout the United States.

Ruthie is an adjunct instructor at Rice University, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies teaching the Human Resources certification course and most recently develop curriculum and teaching Mitigating Unconscious Bias while Navigating Diversity and Inclusion. She is also an instructor at Prairie View A&M University School of Continuing Education teaching the SHRM Human Resource certification course.

In 2023, Ruthie was recognized as being one of the Top 30 Influential women of Texas, and currently serves as a Board of Director for Houston Botanic Garden and an advisor to CSTEM organization.

Ruthie holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas and an M.S. in Human Resource Management from Houston Baptist University. She is a senior certified human resource professional by the Society of Human Resource.