• Board Meeting - Board Meeting on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM. We will meet at Panera Bread Bakery Cafe, 1709 Post Oak, Houston, TX 77056, (713) 840-0729. Meeting is open to all members.
• Professional Development Committee meeting - Friday, June 26, at 6:30 PM. We will meet at Cyclone Anaya's, 309 W. Gray, Houston, 77002. Open to members who wish to serve on the Professional Development Committee.
• New Officers - as you see from the meeting schedule above, our new board is losing no time in establishing goals and plans for this year. We thank our outgoing officers for their time and dedication and pledge our support for the incoming officers as we work to provide membership benefits for the Houston organization.

Back Row from left: Erma Webb - outgoing Treasurer; Michelle Wood - continuing as Secretary; Debbie Gunter - incoming VP.

Front Row from left: - Monica Parks - incoming Treasurer; Amanda Roberts - continuing as Professional Development Coordinator; Cindy Barnett - incoming President; James Virgilio - outgoing President.

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