Back Row (L to R): Dr. Mary Jane Garza, Dr. Nancy Little, Dale Simons
Middle (L to R): Carolyn Schmies, Julie Staggs, Dr. Minita Ramirez
Front row (L to R): Lana G. Porter, June SL Chan, Alice Reinarz
(Not pictured: Amy Lait Marcus, Pat Mauldin, Audrey Selden)
Leadership Women is excited to announce the appointment of the inaugural members of the Philanthropic Planning Council, which convened for the first time May 17-18, 2019, at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Dallas, Texas. “This dynamic, inspirational group of high achieving women is now actively involved in establishing the first philanthropic arm for our 45 year old women’s leadership organization,” noted LW President and CEO, Linda Crompton.
Leadership Women congratulates June SL Chan, Dr. Mary Jane Garza, Nancy Little, Amy Lait Marcus, Pat Mauldin, Lana Porter, Dr. Minita Ramirez, Alice Reinarz, Carolyn Schmies, Audrey Selden, Dale Simons and Julie Staggs, who are serving their first one-year term.
2019 LWPPC Members
June SL Chan, RN, MSN, MSA
(Leadership America ’18)
President and CEO
June SL Chan Healthcare Consulting
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bio
Nancy Little, PhD, LPC
(Leadership Texas ’03, America ’04, International ’13 & ’18)
CEO
Energy Creators
Flower Mound, Texas
Bio
Pat J. Mauldin
(Leadership America ’17, International 14-16, 18)
Educator (ret.)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Bio
Minita Ramirez, PhD
(Leadership Texas ’10)
Vice President of Student Success
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, Texas
Bio
Carolyn Schmies
(Leadership Texas ’09, America ’16, International ’18)
Dean of the South Campus
Laredo College
Laredo, Texas
Bio
Dale Simons
(Leadership Texas ’98, America ’12)
Non-Profit Executive (ret.)
Community Volunteer
Driftwood, Texas
Bio
Mary Jane Garza, PhD
(Leadership Texas ’11, Leadership America ’12)
Vice-President and Deputy Director
Corpus Christi Science & History Museum
Corpus Christi, Texas
Bio
Amy Lait Marcus
(Leadership Texas ’15)
Community Volunteer
El Paso, Texas
Bio
(Leadership America ’95)
Alice Reinarz
(Leadership Texas ’96, America ’97, International ’14 & 16)
Retired, Assistant Provost and Clinical Professor
Texas A&M University
Austin, Texas
Bio
Audrey Selden, JD
(Leadership Texas ’92, America ’04,
International ’13-16 & ’18)
Selden Consulting
Austin, Texas
Bio
Julie Staggs, BMus, MBA, EdD
(Leadership America ’19)
Managing Principal
Beyond Theory to Practice
Atlanta, Georgia
Bio