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Leadership
Lab April Session
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Leadership
Lab May Session
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Leadership
Lab Retreat
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Family
Night at the Rampage Hockey Game
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 Going
Green Education Seminar
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Leadership
Lab June Session
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Job
Promotions
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Babies
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Lions,
Tigers and Bears
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn…
If
you see these names and your eyes begin to twitch because you don’t
quite know if you want to partake in the internet social scene, then
you’re going to miss the boat! Not only will you miss it, it’s
almost passing by you as we speak. Luckily, your Leadership Lab experience
has prepared you enough to want to take on that social task of putting on
that name tag and going out to shake some hands…so come
on…let’s put on our digital name tag and start shaking hands
with our friends online!
We
have created a few places you can join people from your own class as well
as meet new and old members alike. The alumni association has created a
Facebook group as well as a LinkedIn page where you can mingle with your
friends from lab and meet some of the other members of lab you wish you
could have met the first go round! And they’re just a click away!
On
your left, you will see the icons for what we have created for you to
Facebook, LinkedIn, and our chapter web page hosted by the North Chamber of
Commerce. Want more information, read more below…
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ELEVATOR
SPEECH
We've all been in a position where
we had a couple of seconds - like 30 - to answer that all-important
question - "What do you do?" What do you say?
Here are the 5 critical steps to
developing your personal brand elevator pitch.
- Identify what's really unique about what you do. The whole
idea behind a great elevator pitch is to intrigue someone. It's an
ice-breaker and a marketing pitch for yourself, your products or your
services - all rolled into one. Your elevator pitch must have a hook.
"I own a flower shop downtown" doesn't hold a candle to
"I'm a florist with rare, South American tropical flowers that
bloom in the winter."
- Make it really exciting or at least catchy. When your
elevator pitch increases your heart rate you know it has struck your
passion chord. It speaks to who you really are and what excites you
about what you do. It has integrity. What is it about your business
that really gets your heart racing? Incorporate that and you'll have
found your personal brand.
- Remember KISS: A good elevator pitch
doesn't try and be all things to all people. A good rule of thumb is
Keep It Simple and Short (actually that's Keep It Simple Stupid, but
Short is nicer). Rather, it conveys a clear idea in a few seconds. It
might be a few sentences, but no more than a paragraph or so. Keep it
under 30 seconds. In fact, think Twitter and 140 characters.
- Write it out. Take a stab at it. Write
down your personal brand. Say it out loud. Tweak it. Then re-write it
again. Call a friend or two, and give it a try. Then rewrite it again.
Rarely do you get the right words the first time. Take out every word
you don't need or that doesn't mean something to you.
- Rehearse, rehearse, refine, rehearse. The first
few times you try out your elevator pitch may be a bit uncomfortable,
but it gets easier. After a while, it will become second nature to
you, and when it does, you will be glad you practiced.
Melodye Tomsu
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Membership
Benefits
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MEMBERSHIP PAYS FOR
ITSELF!
If you have not already done so,
please be sure to pay your dues for 2010! If you aren’t sure if
you’ve paid, please contact your ambassador, or Marilyn White at the
Chamber.
Reasons:
- We still have plenty of wonderful
events planned for the year! Please see the list of upcoming events in
this newsletter.
- For many of our events, if you have
paid your dues, the event is FREE!!! And, this year for the first
time, we have some events where you can bring a guest (also for FREE)
if you are a dues-paying member.
- The more revenue we have, the better
the events we can plan.
Rest assured, YOUR Leadership Lab
Alumni Board is working diligently to offer more and varied events for this
year and next. If you have suggestions of events you would like to see
offered, please contact your ambassador. WE LISTEN TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS!
Now, for a little friendly
competition. Here are the percents of dues paid (by class):
Class of:
1999 15%
2000 19%
2001 4% L
2002 22%
2003 8% L
2004 23%
2005 20%
2006 45% J
2007 24%
2008 34%
2009 63% J J
Make
your class proud – pay your dues and upset the class of 2009, for the
BEST CLASS EVER!
Katherine Pope
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Special Pricing for 2010
Leadership Lab Class and Alumni
Leadership Lab Membership has its privileges:
Your fees for the 8th Annual Employment Law Update and the 21st
Annual Enterprising Women’s Conference include breakfast, lunch,
breaks and materials. Most hotels offer a 50% discount on parking so let
them know what event you are attending when you park your car. To register for any of these
events, please contact Andrea Barlow
at 384-7727 or email abarlow@northsachamber.com.
8th Annual Employment Law Update
March 3, 2010
Hilton San Antonio-Airport (Main
Ballroom)
8:00 a.m. Event Registration
8: 30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Topical
Presentations by Haynes and Boone attorneys
Regular Price: $129.00 Leadership
Lab Price: $99.00
State of the City
May 11, 2010
The Westin Riverwalk Hotel
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Keynote Address
Regular Price: $65.00 Leadership
Lab Price: $50.00
ATHENA Young Professional Award® Luncheon
June 22, 2010
Hilton - San Antonio Airport
(Main Ballroom)
11:30 a.m. Event Registration
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Keynote
Program & Award Presentation
Regular Price: $75.00 Leadership
Lab Price: $50.00
Small Business Leaders Awards Luncheon
July 08, 2010
Hilton San Antonio-Airport (Main Ballroom)
11:30 a.m. Event Registration
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Program and Award Presentation
Regular Price: $65.00 Leadership
Lab Price: $50.00
20th Annual Enterprising
Women’s Conference
Tuesday, August 12, 2010
Omni San Antonio Hotel at the
Colonnade
11:30 a.m. Event Registration
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Regular Price – All Day:
$199.00 Leadership
Lab Price – All Day: $125.00
State of the County Address Luncheon
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Westin Riverwalk Hotel
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Keynote Address by County Judge Nelson Wolff
Regular Price: $65.00 Leadership
Lab Price: $50.00
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Education Events to Come!
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Hello
Lab Alumni:
Aaron Coleman and I are your Lab Alumni
chairpersons of the Leadership, Training and Development Committee. We have had
two exciting sessions during the second quarter of 2010 and we have two more
great sessions planned for the fall. So SAVE THE DATES below on your
calendars now.
Our next session will be “How
To’s of Networking” on Thursday,
September 23rd, from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the North
Chamber Office Board Room. This session will be followed by a chance to
“practice” our networking skills at the North Chamber Business
After Five happy hour mixer at Hilton Garden Inn on 281 near Bitters.
And our last session of the year will be
held in October and will be on “Mentoring and Leadership.” Stay
tuned to your emails for more information on these exciting education
opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there.
And a BIG THANK YOU to our previous
sponsors and speakers from SpawGlass, CPS Energy, Morningside Ministries,
SAWS, Sustainable Perspectives Group, Gray Web Technology and Brewing Media.
Sincerely,
Cari
Takao
Class of 2006
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Greetings Leadership Lab Alumni~
With 6 short months of our board term under our
belt, the Alumni Association Board of Directors is happy to have already offered
so many quality events to our membership this year.
Among them are:
- Our first networking event in February at County
Line to kick off rodeo season in San Antonio
- Our first family event, Rampage Suite Night at
AT&T Center in April
- Our first educational events on Social Media in
late April
- Our Going Green in the Workplace & At Home
educational event in early June
Additionally, we have partnered with the North
Chamber to promote their events at a discounted rate to the Alumni
Association including the Mayor’s Vision for San Antonio and the
Athena Young Professionals Award Luncheon. Later this year, we will also be
promoting the State of the County Address, Business After 5, and the annual
North Chamber Gala, which will be held at the JW Marriott Hill Country
Resort.
In additional to promoting these North Chamber
events, the Alumni Association Board also plans to offer 3 more networking
events, 2 additional educational events and will be partnering with the
Paseo del Rio Association for their first River Walk
Lucky Duck Race & Festival, which will include an afternoon
of fun for the entire family while raising awareness and needed funds for
the Haven for Hope homeless resources campus that opened earlier this year.
We hope you are finding our new format for the
quarterly Alumni Association newsletter easier to navigate with information
that is relevant to your ongoing personal and professional development. The
Communications & Public Relations Committee is also working to expand
our social media presence to the entire Alumni Association on both LinkedIn
and Facebook in the coming months and more information will be communicated
as these resources are further developed.
Lastly, the Membership & Awareness
Committee is publishing our Mid-Year Membership Survey to obtain your
feedback regarding the events and resources we have offered this year. Our
goal is to offer events and technological tools that are relevant and
useful to you and we welcome your feedback.
As you can see, the Alumni Association has been
hard at work! I’d like to take a moment to thank those who have paid
their membership dues, as well as those whose companies have sponsored our
events. Without your support,
we would not be able to offer so many top-notch and diverse programs this
year.
The year may be half over, but it’s not
too late to pay your membership dues. We still have many events planned for
the remainder of the year. If you have not already done so, please contact
Marilyn White at 210.344.4848 to pay your dues today!
Thank you for your ongoing involvement in the
Leadership Lab Alumni Association. I hope to see you at one of our events
in the near future!
Brian Lopez-Rosa, President
2010 Leadership Lab Alumni
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A
look ahead
A few words from our Leadership Lab Chair
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 As we head into
July, it’s hard to believe that we are at the half way mark of our 2010
Leadership Lab journey. I would like to share what we have learned at our
sessions , but before I can do that I want to thank our planning session
leaders who freely gave of their time and expertise to ensure the success
of each session. And give special thanks to our venue and financial
sponsors, University of the Incarnate Word, SAWS, H-E-B, Morgan’s
Wonderland and Baptist Health System, for making our learning environments
fun, welcoming and memorable.
Our
April session was sponsored by the University of the Incarnate Word. Dr.
Glenn James, Dean of Science and Engineering, began the day with teaching
us the importance of using stories and the impact it has on your audience.
Our day consisted of social media etiquette for communication in the 21st century,
the keys to preparing and presenting powerful and effective presentations
and team commitment to responsibility.
San
Antonio Water System (SAWS) and H-E-B sponsored the Navigating Change
session in May. We learned that change happens whether or not we are ready,
and change management is the key to accepting and preparing for change and
the emotions that are connected with change. Mr. Gavin Gallagher, CIO for
H-E-B, gave a stellar presentation on the J-Curve and shared his personal
view on change and the importance it has on an organization. Skeeter
Lieberum presented on key alignment challenges when change is implemented
within an organization and facilitated a great case study that emphasized
technology, processes and procedures, performance system and the action
plan. To wrap up the day, SAWS shared with the Lab the infrastructure and
technology changes that their company is currently undertaking and the
stages of changes that they encountered. The 2010 Leadership Lab class was
the first to experience community service first hand by visiting the
Morgan’s Wonderland park.
The
message was loud and clear that leaders do give back and make a difference
in their community. The class enjoyed a tour of the facilities and heard
presentations from the park staff first hand, such as where they came from,
why they chose to do what they do, giving back for purpose and being the
first place to make it possible for people of all abilities to play, learn
and share life-changing experiences together. Mr. Ed Sakiewicz, Director of
STAR Soccer Complex shared his story of his first experience with the
Special Olympics and how one chance meeting 25 years later turned into
sharing a dream and creating a vision.
This
year’s Lab class continues to bring passion, knowledge, experience
and the ability to have fun to each session, and I thank them all for being
outstanding leaders in our great city.
On
a personal note, I would like to thank Dr. James Parlett of University of
the Incarnate Word for his leadership, friendship and humor. Unfortunately,
we missed Dr. Parlett at our session in April. He passed away on June 9th
after a short battle with lung cancer. Please keep Dr. Parlett’s
family in your thoughts. You will be missed my dear friend.
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What does Leadership
Mean to You?
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What
Leadership Means to Me…
By:
Annie Turner, Vice President and
Business Banking Manager at Wells Fargo Bank and the Leadership & Professional Development
Council Chair for the North Chamber Board of Directors
I
believe everyone can be a leader — leadership is not the exclusive
domain of someone with “manager” in his/her title. Leadership
is the “act” of establishing, sharing and communicating
a vision AND the “art” of motivating others to
understand and embrace that vision.
Leaders
connect with a vision. They share their passion and their discipline about
how to make that vision come alive. Only when a team member understands how
much the leader cares does the team member then permit the leader to lead.
Success has as much to do with attitude as aptitude—what’s in
our hearts, not just our heads. Leaders learn from each other. Leaders
share ideas, give ideas and search for the best ideas. They don’t
resist a good idea simply because “it wasn’t invented
here.”
The
best leaders are the best coaches. They don’t rely on authority
or force of personality. They believe in the inherent knowledge and talent
of every member of their team.
Leaders are accountable. They share the credit and shoulder the
blame. They give others the responsibility and opportunity for success. A good leader inspires a team to have
confidence in her or him; a great leader inspires a team to
have confidence in themselves.
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Social Committee Message
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Hey There Alumni:
I have been busy trying to find the
perfect venues for fun and social networking events!! Hopefully, you have taken
advantage of our first two events of the year at the County Line and at the
San Antonio Rampage Event. Both included food and drinks and were
well-attended. Check out the photos from the events in the photos section
of this newsletter! If you attended, then you have already seen the value
in your membership to the association and that’s not all….
Our next event will take place at
The Cove on July 14th. If you haven’t been there,
don’t miss it. It’s sure to be another fun event.
After that, be looking for
information on a networking event in September and another family event in
the third quarter.
Finally, our holiday party will end
the year.
I hope to see all you at The Cove
in July. And if you have any ideas or comments, please feel free to contact
me.
Your Social Committee Chair,
Rachelle Garza-Gonzalez
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Saturday,
August 21st
11 a.m.
– 3 p.m.
Museum Reach
Across from
the Museum of Art
Family-Friendly
day of Music, Food & Fun!
Watch as 10,000 rubber ducks
race through the San Antonio River Walk. Your Lucky Duck could win you a
NEW Nissan Versa! Proceeds benefit Haven for Hope and the Paseo del Rio
Association.
Join the North Chamber Leadership Lab
Alumni Association team & help us reach our organizational goal of
1,000 duck adoptions!
For more information and
to adopt a duck, visit
www.RiverWalkLuckyDuck.com
Adopt a
Duck, Provide Hope for the Homeless!
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Sponsorship
Opportunity
The North Chamber Leadership Lab Alumni Association is
offering a wonderful opportunity to sponsor our networking, educational,
community service and family events planned for 2010. By sponsoring, your
company will receive the following benefits based on sponsorship level:
print recognition on marketing materials, verbal recognition the day of
events, speaking time at events, and complimentary tickets to attend
events.
The Alumni Association will host 12 events this year, with
50-100 alumni and guests from various professional backgrounds attending
each event. Additionally, promotional marketing will reach all 400 members
of the Alumni Association. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
Diamond Sponsor -
$1,500.00
All
Alumni Association Events (12)
2 tickets for ALL
Alumni Association events with priority seating at Sponsor table
Speaking time during
remarks given at each event
Verbal recognition of
sponsorship at all networking & family events
Prominent recognition
of sponsorship in marketing materials for all networking & family
events
Printed recognition
including a full page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association Newsletters
Platinum
Sponsor - $1,000.00
Networking
& Family Events (6)
2 tickets for each
networking & family event with priority seating at Sponsor table
Verbal recognition of
sponsorship at all networking & family events
Printed recognition of
sponsorship in marketing materials for all networking & family events
Printed recognition
including a ½ page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association
Newsletters
Gold
Sponsor - $750.00
Educational
Events (4)
2 tickets for each
educational event with priority seating at Sponsor table
Verbal recognition of
sponsorship at all educational events
Printed recognition of
sponsorship in marketing materials for all educational events
Printed recognition
including a ¼ page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association
Newsletters
Silver Sponsor $500.00
Community
Service Events (2)
Verbal recognition of
sponsorship at all community events
Printed recognition of
sponsorship in marketing materials for all community service events
Printed recognition
including a business card ad in the quarterly Alumni Association
Newsletters
Individual Event
Sponsor - $250.00
One
Event Of Your Choice
Verbal recognition of
sponsorship at event
Printed recognition in
marketing materials for the event
Alumni Association events planned for 2010:
4 Networking Events (Quarterly)
4 Educational Events (Quarterly)
2 Community Service Events (Semi-Annually)
2 Family Events (Semi-Annually)
For more information, please contact Melodye Tomsu at (210)
447-6100 or MelodyeT@clearyzimmermann.com
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Calendar
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Newsletter
and Communications Feedback Wanted
The Communications/Public
Relations Committee of YOUR Leadership Lab Alumni Association wants to
hear your thoughts about the new newsletter format and enhanced
communications you have seen in 2010. We have tried
to streamline our communications via e-mail and the quarterly newsletter.
Shortly the Membership and Awareness Committee will be sending a brief
online survey seeking your feedback regarding your input and
satisfaction with being a part of the Alumni Association. There
will be a few questions directed toward the newsletter format and the
Association's overall communications strategy. Please take time
to answer these questions with your honest feedback so that we may
better communicate with you what opportunities you have to stay
connected with other Lab Alumni.
The Leadership Lab Alumni Board
exists to server you, our members. We thank you for your
participation. If you have any issues/concerns/opinions and want to let
us know directly, please feel free to email us at SALeadershipLab@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Spencer Brown
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Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn…(cont.)
 The
Facebook group was created
to be a place where (if you are a member of Facebook) you can find your
friends from past lab classes, meet other class members and start
sharing ideas about networking, business opportunities, news, etc with
them in an open online forum. If you are familiar with Facebook, this
is just another group. If you are not familiar with Facebook and want
to be, it’s easy to get started. My suggestion would be to
utilize a very simple tool called YouTube. Yes, YouTube is more than
goofy videos of someone falling off a roof. They actually have
instructional videos online that can guide a new user through the
creation of their very own Facebook profile, how to chat, what others
can see, etc. All you have to do is simply type in your question and
several videos will appear with someone to guide you through this
process. Aside from that, you might have to ask your cubicle mate
because I’m sure they’re on there too! (click on the
“f” button, that’s the Leadership Lab Facebook page)
Here’s an example of how Facebook has benefited me
recently. I am part of several groups (whether it be professional
associations or car clubs) and most of them have a Facebook group. I
was sitting at my computer one day and noticed that one of my friends
posted that they are getting ready for the upcoming luncheon (that was
an hour away) that I happened to forget to put into my outlook
calendar! Facebook helped me remember a very important networking
function. If you’re in the business of making sure your name is
out there, and you’re making sure you stay on top of the
industry, you can’t miss these!
 The
LinkedIn page was created to
give people a place to go to find out what other professionals are
doing these days. LinkedIn is geared to the “professional”
rather than just anybody like Facebook. You can see others from your
class as well as other classes and see who’s been promoted,
who’s changed companies, and if you’re like me and need to
find a friend who happens to have a landscaping business that happens
to have the common connection of Leadership Lab, then you’re in
the right place! Again, if you’re not familiar with how to create
a LinkedIn profile, YouTube can be a great resource for you to get
started.
Here’s an example of how LinkedIn has helped me
recently. I have a smart phone that lets me receive notifications from
my social accounts and LinkedIn is one of them. I was getting ready for
a lunch meeting with colleagues from my Leadership Lab class and
remembered seeing a notification the day before about one of my lunch
group; they had just updated their profile with news of a promotion.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the first thing I did was
congratulate my friend on his promotion! It’s always nice to start
off the conversation on a good note!
Alright…I’ve given you enough to start you on
your way to becoming a social butterfly online, now go out and start
shaking hands digitally! See you out there! Also…if you want to
hear more and missed the Facebook, Twitter, Apps educational seminar in
April, here’s a link to the video of that session (on YouTube of
course)!
Alan
Harmon
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Job Promotions
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2007
– Jacob Reyes recently joined Deacon Recruiting as the Operations
Manager
2009
– Jason O’Brien, has recently been promoted to Director
of Technology Strategies at SWBC
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Babies
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2008 –
Jennifer Holmquist and husband welcomed a new baby into the
family…Emerson Grey Holmquist on May 8th, 2010, 6lbs and
14oz.
2008 –
ChiChi Anayanwu
is pleased to announce the introduction of Ugochi, Adanna, Jada Anayanwu on
April 8th, 2010. Mom and daughter are going well.
2008 – Jeanne
Peterson
welcomed son, Maxwell Bennett on December 15, 2009.
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Lions,
Tigers and Bears
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2004 –
Spencer Brown
with Accountable Aging Care Mangement, spoke about the role of an eldercare
coach at Trinity Baptist Church's program entitled "Putting a Plan in
Place for the Later Years of Life." Additionally he addressed
the Stephen Ministers at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church.
2008 –
Aleisha Knochenhauer has accepted a new and exciting opportunity with
Road Science, LLC headquartered in Tulsa, OK. I am the Account
Manager for South Texas and will be based out of San Antonio. I will
be responsible for growing our market share in Austin, Houston, San Antonio
and Corpus Christi.
Road
Science is the leading technology and pavement services company for the
road paving industry. Our focus is on Materials Science, Preservation,
Maintenance, Recycling and Rehabilitation solutions. My
new contact information is 210-275-8692 aleishak@roadsciencellc.com
2008 – John
Dupree
on the publishing of his article on computer forensics in the July/August
edition of San Antonio Lawyer To view John’s work, visit http://saba.affiniscape.com/displaynewsletter.cfm.
2008 –
Xochitl Cortez Davis was recently awarded the Community Builder Award in
recognition of distinguished service and personal contributions to the
community of San Antonio by the Texas Lodge No. 8, A.F. & A.M.
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