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The 2012 Alumni Board

The 2012 Leadership Lab Alumni Board is listed below. Please feel free to contact any of us if you have any comments or suggestions on how to make the Alumni Association even better.

 

Peter Benshetler (2011)
Gallagher Benefit Services
 
Lee Byrd (2011)
Secretary, Alumni Assoc.
CPS Energy
 
Monica Campos (2011)
Leadership Lab Alumnus

 

Jami Champagne (2010)
Westin Riverwalk

 

Darryl Cook (2010)
Preferred Landscape and Lighting

 

Karen Guz (2004)
VP, Alumni Assoc.
SAWS

 

Jared Holbrook (2009)
CPS Energy
 
Larry Lapaglia (2008)
2012 LLab Chair
Accenture
 
Elizabeth Martinez (2011)
Pape-Dawson Engineers

 

Malcolm McGee (2010)
2013 LLab Chair
CMIT Solutions
 
Don Stanton (2009)
CPS Energy

  

Melissa Unsell (2009)
President, Alumni Assoc.
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Jennifer Van Cleave (2006)
Padgett Stratemann

 

Kristy Walston (2010)
Family Service Association
 
Don Watson (2010)
Structure Tone Southwest

 

Marty Williams (2011)
Westin La Cantera Resort

 

 

Holiday Party Sponsors

 

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Westin La Cantera Resort   

Crandall & Associates   


Sponsors and raffle items are still needed for our holiday party! Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in a sponsorship.
Third Quarter 2012
 
Leadership Lab Alumni Newsletter
 
Community Day 2012
 

Last weekend, Lab alumni gave a day of their time and talents to volunteer at Family Service Association's Pilgrim Headstart Center. Alumni spent the morning cleaning out old flower beds, planting new plants and overall beautifying the outdoor areas where the children play and garden. 

This event further aligned the Lab Alumni with their goal of advancing SA2020 by supporting education in San Antonio. Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales at this year's Lab events helped purchase materials for their garden. 
       
  Lab Group

Melissa & Karen   Marty, Jami & Darryl  

 

To see more photos: http://www.facebook.com/#!/leadershiplabalumni

 


A big thank you to our event sponsors:

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Preferred Landscape & Lighting sponsored the materials and supplies and Crandall & Associates sponsored the happy hour afterward!
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Save The Date
For the Leadership Lab Alumni Holiday Party
 
Westin Riverwalk 
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Westin Riverwalk
7:00 p.m.
 
We will have a gourmet dinner, live music and drinks in a beautiful spot overlooking the San Antonio Riverwalk. Free parking will be provided by CPS Energy.
 
The holiday party will be free for dues-paid alumni and $20 for all other alumni and guests. Please mark your calendars and make sure to join us!
 
Raffle tickets will be available for $10. Proceeds will provide holiday gifts to the children at Boysville. Raffle prizes include a one-night stay at the Westin Riverwalk, golf for 4, riverboat cruise tickets, dinner for 2 at Zocca and a spa service at the Woodhouse Day Spa at the Westin Riverwalk.
 Call For Nominations!
  

The Leadership Lab Alumni Board of Directors is looking for talented, committed members to serve on the Board of Directors for a two-year term (2013-2014).  Nominate a fellow alumni or yourself for this engaging opportunity and leadership role!

 

                We are seeking members to serve on the following committees:

                -Social and Community Events
                -Communications and Public Relations
                -Membership and Awareness
                -Leadership and Education

 

                Submit Nominations to Karen Guz  at [email protected].

 Jobs/Promotions/Celebrations
  

Leanne King (2000), president of SeeKing HR, proudly announces that SeeKing HR was named a 2012 Fast Track Award Winner by the San Antonio Business Journal, with a ranking of #1 overall and #1 in businesses with revenues below $2M. 

 

John DuPree (2008) audit manager at Alonzo, Bacarisse, Irvine & Palmer, P.C. in Houston, announces that his firm has merged with Patricia K. Wagner, CPA in New Braunfels, Texas. The merger will bring John back to San Antonio on a regular basis where he will be joining Ms. Wagner to assist in performing audit services.

 

Alan Harmon (2009) is now a project architect for recreation centers and justice centers at Brinkley Sargent Architects in Dallas, Texas.

Matthew S. Duke (2011) has left Cox Smith and opened his own law office, MSD Law, PLLC. He is a healthcare corporate attorney, primarily working as an independent contractor for the Methodist Healthcare System. His new e-mail is [email protected].

 

Enrique Lerma (2011) has left SWBC and joined JPMorgan Chase as a vendor portfolio manager. His new e-mail is [email protected].

 

Diana Martinez (2011) married Juan Pablo Garcia on August 16, 2012.

  

Craig Noto (2011), president and owner of Quality Fence & Welding, was recently featured in the San Antonio Business Journal. His daughter, Crystal Noto (2012), was also featured in the article. Read it here: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/print-edition/2012/08/17/quality-fencing-and-welding-being.html

Unsell & Turner
Melissa Unsell with Annie Turner, chair of the North Chamber Leadership & Development Council.
 Congratulations to Melissa Unsell, Winner of the 2012 Young Athena Award!
 
Melissa Unsell, Lab 2009 and current president of the Leadership Lab Alumni Board, was awarded the 2012 Young Athena Award by the North San Antonio Chamber at this year's Enterprising Women's Conference.
  
The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award honors an exceptional individual who is an emerging leader in his or her business or profession, who gives back to the community in meaningful ways and who clearly serves as a role model for both young men and women personally and professionally.
 
Melissa was honored, not only for her work with Leadership Lab, but with many other organizations in San Antonio as well.
  
   
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2013 Membership Drive
 Join us on November 14, 2012 from 4-7 p.m. at The Grille at The Westin La Cantera for our annual membership drive. Meet the new members of the alumni group - The Class of 2012 - and catch up with your old classmates! One free drink ticket and food for dues-paid alumni. (A great reason to pay your 2013 dues!!)
Look for an invitation and registration information coming soon.
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 Lab ApplicationsRecognize the Emerging Leaders in Your Organization by Nominating Them for the Leadership Lab Program.
 
  
Applications are currently being accepted for the class of 2013. The 2013 program, chaired by Malcolm McGee (2010), will provide leadership cultivation and relationship-building throughout the nine-month series. Visit the North Chamber website for application and deadline information.
 
Discover ... 
                   Be Inspired ...
                                            Succeed!
The Traits of Successful Leadership
  by Larry R. Nordhagen

Successful leaders are perceived as admired, respected and trusted. Great leaders are self-aware and lead with intent and purpose. Leaders who create organizational alignment become catalysts for other leaders to emulate.

 

Overall, successful leaders:

 

Close the gap between how they view themselves and how others view them by viewing their leadership through the lens of others. This involves seeking feedback. To be effective, leaders must leave their egos at the door and seek open and honest feedback from individuals who are critical to their success. Leaders must also be attentive to feedback. If they aren't communicating, leaders must seek to understand what is preventing them from communicating.

 

Read the full article... 

 
We Need Your Feedback! 
 
Our annual membership survey will be e-mailed to you in the next few weeks. Your feedbackSurvey from these surveys is critical in determining the direction that the board takes when planning events, educational programs and communictions to the alumni group. Please help us plan for 2013 by filling out your survey!
 
If there are programs you would be interested in, events you would like to have, or even just different days or times for the events, please let us know. The Board works hard to plan events that are central and convenient to all of our members and member feedback is a very important part of the planning process!
 Member To RememberLetha Harrelson  ...
Do you remember Letha Harrelson?


 

Letha Harrelson, graduate of the 2002 Leadership Lab, is currently the Business Development Manager at Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU). After her completion of the Lab program, Harrelson served on the Leadership Lab Alumni Board for three years and chaired the program for the Class of 2006 -- "The Best Class Ever." Harrelson has since continued her involvement in the program, making significant contributions to the planning committee by securing sponsors, speakers and participants.

 

As Business Development Manager, Harrelson is responsible for strategically identifying and developing profitable business relationships. This includes the management and development of staff, geographic expansion, select group acquisition and financial education. Harrelson actively promotes SSFCU's wide range of financial products and services and increases awareness about the credit union throughout the business community. Security Service is an industry-leading financial institution, currently ranked among the top 10 credit unions in the nation and is the largest in Texas and San Antonio.

 

Harrelson also stays active in the community and dedicates her time to several professional organizations. She currently sits on the Board of the United Way Strengthening Families Issue Council; chairs The Marketing & Volunteer Recruitment committee for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA); and is a board member for the Northside Education Foundation.