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Board of Directors

 
President

Name: (Karen) Elizabeth McLane
Birthplace: Austin, Texas
Position on board: President. Starting sixth year on the board.
Previous positions in AH: Executive Vice President, Outreach/PR VP, team leader.
Real life job: College professor, political science (M.A., M.S.), entrepreneur.
Other organizations: LOAF, First Unitarian Church, Springfield Neighborhood Association, various political groups.
Executive Vice President

Name: Stephanie A. McClain
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Position on board: Executive Vice President
Real life job: Custom Picture Framer
Other organizations: Have been a member of AssistHers since the first training class
Have served on the board as Treasurer, EVP, and President
Have been on 5 teams
Have been active with UnCommon Legacy
Have worked on silent auction for Black Tie Dinner of Houston
Secretary

Name: Renee Tappe
Birthplace: Silver Spring, MD
Position on board: Secretary
Real life job: Educational Diagnostician (M. Ed.)
Vice President of Finance

Name: Trudy Denny
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana 
Position on board:  V.P.  Finance "beginning second year as VP Finance". Active in AssistHers for a total of eight years, with two previous years on the Board as Treasurer.
Real life job:  Accounting Supervisor,  at an oil and gas corporation.
Other organizations:  Kindred Spirits Celebration Committee
Email:  tdenny4876@aol.com
Vice President of Education
Name: Lavita Marks
Birthplace: Houston,TX 
Position on board:  Newly elected VP of Education
Other organizations:  Texas Road Rascals
Email:  contact@assisthers.com

 
Vice President Client Services

Name: Debbie "Deb" Marshall
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Position on board: Vice President Client Services
Previous Positions in AH: Volunteer, Team Leader, QRT
Real life job: Commercial Insurance Executive with 30 years experience specializing in Oil & Gas/Marine and International Risks.
Other organizations: Supportive of all GLBT, women and children based organizations.

 

Vice President of Volunteer Services

Name: Kris McGarvey
Birthplace: Eau Claire, PA
Position on board: Volunteer Services
Real life job: Analytical Technologist, Dow Chemical
Other organizations: Gays, Lesbians and Allies at Dow
Email: krismcgarvey@yahoo.com

 

 Vice President of Data and Research

Name: Lynn Schwartzenburg
Position on board: VP Data and Research, previously VP of Finance for 2 years
Other organizations: Caring Critters
Vice President of Outreach

Name: Patricia A. Tiller “Pat”
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas
Position on board: Newly elected VP of Outreach.
Real life job: Many years of experience in oil & gas drafting, creating maps, slides and graphics, as well as managing an office, coordinating meetings and planning special projects.
Other organizations: Women’s Group, LOAF
Email: p.tiller@yahoo.com
Vice President of Public Relations

Name: Marisol "Sol" Lara
Birthplace: Cartagena, Colombia 
Position on board: V.P. Public Relations, alert media and community of upcoming events and fund raisers.   
Real life job: Office Administrator for a group of 4 pediatric surgeons in private practice in the Houston Medical Center. B.S. in Psychology. Certified M.A., X-ray tech. & ECG Tech.  
Other organizations: Montrose Softball League & Houston Women's Softball League.
Vice President of Facilitators

Name: Theresa "Terri" Riha, LCSW
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Position on board: VP Facilitators - board position for 4 years. Assist in monthly meeting to run care team circles.
Real life job: Clinical Social Worker Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Email: contact@assisthers.com

Treasurer
Name:Jennifer Phillips, since 2007 


Email: contact@assisthers.com

 

 
At-Large

Name: Georgette L. Monaghan
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Position on board: At-Large
Real life job: I enjoy working. Present job: Assistant Coordinator for the Ryan White Planning Council Office of Support - since 1999.
Other organizations: RMCC, Beltway Believers, and Chihuahua Rescue Transport (CRT).

 

 Position-At Large

Name: June Palmer
Birthplace: Longview, TX
Position on board: Position-At Large
Real life job: Retired Physical Therapist, after 43 years. I now volunteer as a Ground Angel for Angel Flight, picking up people at airports and taking them to the med center and back to airports. Have 4 clients in AssistHers.
Other organizations: Angel Flight, Houston Ground Angels, Houston Horizon Chorus of Sweet Adelines (31 yrs), LOAF, OLOC 
Email: JunePT@comcast.net

At Large

Name: Ann Reid
Birthplace: Bowie, TX
Position on board: At Large, 6 months
Real life job: Social Worker/Personal Service Representative @ Houston Works
Other organizations: LOAF
Email: eareid59@aol.com
At Large - KeepHers

Name: Margaret Thibodeaux
Position on board: At Large - KeepHers
Email: contact@assisthers.com

 
At Large

Name: Nancy Wintle
Birthplace: Wayne, New Jersey
Position on board: At Large - Assist Board and Committee members in fundraising & Volunteer Appreciation. Official Event Photographer for AssistHers.
Real life job: 24 years in the Awards Industry. Currently, and for the past 9 years, Operations Manager for large awards distributing company at their Houston facility.
Other organizations: Active in Houston's GLBT community since 1991
Band Aide for The Houston Pride Band
Member of The Beltway Believers
AssistHers Volunteer since December 2001