A diehard LSU alumus, Sean (pictured above, right) is the Chief Development Officer for the Rothko Chapel and is committed to his professional work in non-profit development. He devotes his time to mentoring new development professionals as well as speaking across the country and internationally on various aspects of fundraising. He is one of 53 Certified Fundraising Professionals (CFRE) in Houston and serves as the External Vice President for Houston Board of Directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). 

Brother Hammerle is also a past President of the Greater Houston GLBT Chamber of Commerce and served as the 25th Anniversary president of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus, the oldest gay civil rights organization in the South. He was inducted into the Houston GLBT Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also awarded as a 2009 Five Outstanding Young Houstonian, was honored as a 2009 Houston Texans Hometown Hero and was named one of the 2010 “40 Under 40” by the Houston Business Journal. Sean has founded an Emergency Assistance Fund for people living with debilitating disease and an educational scholarship fund. 

Each year the cities throughout Texas honor their “Five Outstanding Young…” and those awardees become eligible to be named as one of the Five Outstanding Young Texans. Founded in 1927, this annual award was originally called the Distinguished Service Award and changed to the Five Outstanding Young Texan award in 1950. The United States Junior Chamber has since adopted it and is now recognized as the national award, “Ten Outstanding Young Americans” (TOYA). The “Five Outstanding Young Texans” (FOYT) also have the opportunity to be named as a TOYA Honoree. 

Sean joins an impressive list of past FOYT honorees including: President George H. W. Bush, Reverend Joel Osteen, CBS News Anchor Dan Rather, Entrepreneur Sam Wyly, Pilot Jeana Yeager, world renowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley; athletic stars Warren Moon, Martina Navaratilova, Craig Biggio, and Earl Campbell, amongst many others.