National
Association of Women in Construction
Enhancing the
Success of Women in Construction
Julia Campbell
DIRECTOR 2007-2009
REGION
7 – THE HEART OF NAWIC
817-270-4343 office 817-270-0149 fax
817-821-9600 cell
julia.nolan@yahoo.com
news from around
the region
Hello Region 7!
I would like to thank all of you who attended our Annual
Planning Conference and hope that you were not disappointed. Although IRS tax laws and requirements are
not fun, we did learn more about our chapter Scholarships, the NAWIC Founders
Scholarship Foundation (NFSF) and the laws regarding fundraising events for
them. We learned the value of working
together and how important it is to discover our common ground rather than to
seek out our differences. Kudos to Martha Simpson for raising $1,000 for NEF
with her special auction. As always, it was wonderful to rekindle friendships
and develop new ones with our members throughout the region. I welcome all comments and suggestions, so
please feel free to contact me.
Special thanks to the Fort Worth Chapter APC Committee,
NAWIC President-elect Pat McDonald, NAWIC Treasurer Deb Gregoire, NAWIC
Secretary Judy DeWeese and Past NAWIC President Luci Roberts for sharing your
knowledge and laughter with us. AND, let
us not forget the “Versa-Undies Girls” from
Forum 2008 is our next region event and plans are well under
way. The
A special thank you is in order to our Chapter Presidents
and Region Committee Chairs for your dedication to NAWIC and Region 7.
Wishing you all a happy, safe holiday season,
Julia Campbell
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 1 President’s
Message for newsletter
January 7 Chapter President annual report
& questions due to Director for Director’s Mid-Year Report (Mid-Year Board
February 21-23)
January 30 IRS certification form due to NAWIC
Office
February Scholarship money due to NFSF
Crystal
Vision/Achievement Nominations
Chapter
Block Kids entries due
February 15 IRS
990 due to be filed
March Elect
Nominating Committee
Chapter
CAD/Design entries due
March 2 – 8 WIC
Week
March 15 NFSF
Scholarship Applications due
April 4 – 5 Annual
Forum in Boerne, Tapatio Springs
ALWAYS Be
courteous and mindful of commitments
REGION 7 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS:
Fort Worth Cristy
Treder
judy.chrisman@oldcastlematerials.com
CHAPTER UPDATES:
·
Concentrating
on member recruitment.
·
Lisa
Huerta recruited 2 new members.
·
Block
Kids contest January 19, 2008.
·
Kim
Wilburn is working on a new roster.
·
Ways
& Means Committee Chair Darlene Le-Omana is researching ways to increase
income
·
WIC
Week project is to install a playground set for The Ark, a home for abused and
neglected children.
·
Corpus
Christi Chapter is having an Open House on with ABC for their new LARGE
·
Construction
Industry project will include painting the walls and ceiling of the nurse’s
office at Prescott Elementary School and to design and build two benches with
drawers as well as a workstation for the nurse’s computer.
·
Barbara
Taylor has been appointed to the Builder and Contractor Advisory Committee by
State Representative Juan Garcia. This
committee will advise on any Bills submitted concerning the construction
industry.
=CONGRATULATIONS,
BARBARA!!=
·
Chapter
sales at APC were for the benefit of the kids at
·
November’s
speaker, Bryan Dodge, talked to us about “How to Build a Better You”. Mr. Dodge is a keynote speaker and has a
weekly program on radio station WBAP and is working on a television show.
·
January’s
speaker will be Dr. Lawana Gladney discussing emotional wellness.
·
Our
first Block Kids competition is complete with another planned for the spring.
·
Our
chapter proudly supports The Women’s Center, Union Gospel Mission, Tarrant Area
Food Bank, Northside Interchurch Agency, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Child
Advocates of Tarrant County, Zonta International throughout the year.
·
Plans
are under way to build another playhouse for Child Advocates and we will
possibly get involved with a local Girl Scout Troop this year. We will once again have a booth at the
Entrepreneur Expo in February.
·
Our
Publicity Committee has been very successful getting NAWIC events and
information published.
·
WIC
Week project is in the works.
·
We
held our annual Industry Appreciation dinner in November to recognize chapter
sponsors for their support throughout the year.
·
In
our ongoing support of The Bridge, a shelter for abused women and their
children, we collect donations monthly and in December we always provide toys
for the children. Many of the companies
our ladies work for donate additional toys, giving us a big donation to help
through the holidays.
·
Plans
are under way for our Block Kids competition.
·
We
are proud to have several new members who are stepping up to the plate,
becoming involved in the many opportunities available.
·
Merry
Christmas everyone! Our Chapter Christmas party is Wednesday, December 12 at
Dave & Busters for a Mystery Dinner Theater.
·
We
are also helping with the 8th Annual Construct A Kids Gala,
benefitting children in the Bexar County Foster Care.
·
Our
January meeting will be “Contractors in a Box” night, thanks to Becky
Wynne. Contractors who participate will
have a display table to “hawk their wares” and ten minutes at the podium to talk
about their services – all for $100 each.
·
Terri
Pasley inducted three new members in November: Dawn Revell with W.G. Yates,
Sandee Morgan with W.G. Yates, and Susan Burrier with Pletz. The day after the meeting Christi Marsh with
Texas Air Systems and Jacque Lyons with W.G. Yates joined our chapter!
·
Please
take time to visit our website to see what’s new at www.nawicsatx.org .
·
These
ladies are busy with their many projects and committees. ( Note from Julia: I
feel certain they are working on another rendition of their Versa-Undies!)
·
We
had two members from our chapter attended APC. New member Anne Owens attended
and she enjoyed it very much. Anne has
also volunteered to do our web page when our members vote to start the process.
·
We
have a new member, Glynna Swanner with CWA Construction, Inc. recruited by
Jackie Deskins.
·
We
will have our traditional fiesta dinner at our Christmas party on December 11
along with our Chinese gift exchange.
·
Our
members donated money for a gift card to Wal-Mart for the
·
My
boss, K. Paul Holt, has graciously donated the materials needed to print the
program for our Annual Forum in April
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Jennifer Morton
Brandt Engineering jmorton@brandteng.com
Kimberly Keplar
Bluebonnet Roofing Kim-keplar@yahoo.com
Maria Flores
Victoria Klopfenstein
Turner Construction vsklopfenstein@tcco.com
Antionette Marquez
antionettmarquez@sbcglobal.net
Phyllis Moynihan
pmoynihan@leo.tamu-commerce.edu
Nicole Orsburn
Aguirre Building Services eolith@hotmail.com
Erin Pierce
Law Offices of R. Sean McDonald erin@mcdonaldlawoffices.com
Bernadette Rodriguez
Balance Out Bernadette@balanceout.com
FORT WORTH CHAPTER #1
Marilyn Brewster
Electro Acoustics & Video, Inc.
mbrewster@eavi.com
Denise Broadway
S & J Electric dbroadway@sj-electric.com
Jennifer Clay
AUI General Contractors jclay@auigc.com
Laura Esquivel
Esquivel Services drealeenie@yahoo.com
Christie Hons
AUI General Contractors chons@auigc.com
Karen Griffin
Artfoam, LLC
kgriffin@artfoam.com
De’Ann Gill
Becon Construction Company, Inc. dgill@bechtel.com
Cathy McDow
RLI Surety
Cathy_McDow@rlicorp.com
Sherri Reagin
Cytex Architectural
sreagin@cytex-ap.com
Kelly Uhlig
Trademark Construction kuhlig@trademarkconst.com
Susan Burrier
Pletz Construction, LLC Sburrier7952@aol.com
Laura Harris
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. lharris@wgyates.com
Jacqueline Lyons
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. jlyons@wgyates.com
Christi Marsh
Texas Air Systems christim@texasairsystems.com
Sandee Morgan
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. smorgan@wgyates.com
Dawn Revell
W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. drevell@wgyates.com
Miela Stephens
Traffic & Lighting miela@tlsokc.com
Glynna Swanner
CWA Construction, Inc. gswanner@cwaconstruction.com
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Elizabeth King
Garrison Partners telizking@sbcglobal.net
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or
concerns you may have. I encourage you
to take advantage of the benefits your respective chapters have to offer.
WOW! WAY TO GO REGION 7!!!
NAWIC ELECTION NEWS…
Treasurer Deb Gregoire has announced she will run for
Vice-President in 2008; Secretary Judy DeWeese has announced she will run for
Secretary in 2008; Region 12 Director Cindy Johnsen and Region 4 Director
Christine Parsons have announced they will run for NAWIC Treasurer in 2008.
REGION 7 LEADERS
Committees:
Construction Industry
Sandy Field, Houston Chapter #3 sfield@cadencemchane.com
Membership
Kathy
Sterling, Houston Chapter #3 nawickathy@aol.com
PR/Marketing
Becky
Wynne, San Antonio Chapter #11 wynnewhite@aol.com
Professional Education
Emilie
Hins, Tulsa Chaper #76 hinshouse@sstelco.com
Safety & Health
Jennifer
Swinney, San Antonio Chapter #11 jswinney@esc-safety.com
Strategic Planning
Gracie
(Narey) Stewart,
WIC Week
Gracie
(Narey) Stewart,
NEF Representatives:
CAD/Drafting
Carolyn
Brice, Dallas Chapter #2 cbrice@brandteng.com
Block Kids
Tracey
Hart, Fort Worth Chapter # thart@tsbyrne.com
Fundraiser
Martha
Simpson, San Antonio Chapter #11 mcsnawic@yahoo.com
Liaison
Karolene
Pittman kpittman@tsbyrne.com
Councils
Business Owners & Managers Council (BOMC)
Laura
Culin, Austin Chapter #7 Laura_culin@austinlumber.com
Region 7 Fund Committee
Judy
DeWeese, NAWIC Secretary, Past Director judenawic@aol.com
Ginger
Ritchison ginger@centexagc.org
Vickie
Thompson texwicvic@juno.com
NAWIC LEADERS
