Media Producer Aida Barrera

Published by Executive Women in Texas Government
FebruarA,1990
Media Producer Aida Barrera
To Address February Meeting
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EWTC. speaker for the upcoming February
luncheon will be Aida Barrera, a long-time television producer-director ofPBS and syndicated programming, now president and owner of TELEMAR
Communications, Inc.
TELEMAR, a recently formed research and
production firm specializing in educational communications technolory and multi-media applications,
combines Ms. Barrera's previous experience in
television and new communications techniques and
technologies. Her company offers creative and innovative solutions to educational problems in schools,
at work or in the home.
Ms. Barrera, the President and CEO of the
Southwest Center for Educational Television for the
past 12 years, has created and produced programming on subjects such as immigration, labor problems, racial issues, gang warfare, teen pregnancy,
celebrity personality profiles, musics, sports, health,
sex, parenting, language, and education.
Targeting young people and their families, her
programs have featured a range of formats from
newsmagazine documentarie s to dramatic, musical,
and situation comedies. Series she has produced
include Checking It Out, Somebody Else's Place,
and Carrascolendas.
A native Texan, Ms. Barrera is an award recipient of Leadership America, Leadership Texas and
Leadership Austin and was a fellow at Princeton
University at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs. She has done graduate
work at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the
Graduate School of Business and holds a Bachelor
of Journalism degree from the University of Texas
at Austin.
Ms. Barrera's television series have received
numeroug awards, among them two gold awards
from the New York International Film Festival,
three Ohio State Awards, a Silver Hugo at the
Chicago International Film Festival, and the
UNICEF Prize at the Japan Prize Festival. She
has also been named "Outstanding Woman of the
Year" by Women in Communications.
Please join us at this month's luncheon and meet
our distinguished speaker Aida Barrera.
Feb L990
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EWTG STAR,/I
Speak Easy
A One Day Seminar For Those Who Don't
Find Public Speaking Easy
workshop will be held at the offices of Margaret Keys Communications, 301 Congress
Avenue, Suite l-80.
Participants in Speak Easy also will be
eligible for special rates on intensive video
coaching sessions to be offered at a later date.
Participants will cover topics which include
projecting an executive image, using audience
strategies; using humo; anecdotes and stories
Margaret Keys
As executive women, we often are called upon to
in public-whether to one person or to hundreds. But no matter how often we speak in public,
we still feel we could do more to polish this vital
communication skill.
A March 13 workshop will offer EWIG members
the opportunity to learn how to make the most of
their communication abilities, by participating in
'Speak Easy", a one-day seminar presented by Austin
communication consultant Margaret Keys.
The workshop is designed exclusively for members
of EWIG, is limited to 75 participants and is being
presented for the registration fee of $75. Nonmembers will be placed on a waiting list in case additional space is available. The fee includes workshop
materials, free parking and coffee breaks during the
course, which runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The
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to enliven a presentation; structuring a presentation for the most effect and making the
most of their personal communication style.
The workshop is interactive and will allow the
fine tuning of individual communication skilis.
Ms. Keys is a communication consultant
who works with top executives and corporations in both the private and public sectors.
She conducts workshops.on a variety oftopics,
including presentations skills, witness testimony, negotiation skills, and situational communications. Her company, Margaret Keys
Communications, is Austin-based but her
work takes her across the country to work
with corporate and organizational spokespersons, trial attorneys, witnesses, politicians
and business executives.
Checks or vouchers will be accepted for registration, and should be payable to Executive Women in
Texas Government. No refunds will be given after
March 6. Registration forms and more information
are available by calling 5721346-675L.
Keep Those Cards and
Letters Coming...
We welcome your contributions to the EWTG
S/or, and look forward to hearing your ideas and
concerns during the new decade!
Please send communications to:
Amy Quate
16 Rolling Hills Circle
Denton, TX 76205
(817) 382-5510
Fax # (214) 869-9228
The March issue deadline is February 22
Tish Gonzalez appointed
acting administrator for
Texas Housing Agency
The Board of Directors of the Texas Housing
Agency (THA) has announced the appointment of
EWTG member Tish Gonzalez to the post of acting
executive administrator.
Chairman of the Board Ken DeJarnett announced
the selection of Gonzalez atthe board's regularly
scheduled December 6 board meeting in Austin.
"No one knows more about how and why the THA
functions than Tish Gonzalez," DeJarnett said. "I
am confident that Tish will be able to move ahead
with the agency's goal of financing affordable
housing."
Gonzalez has been with THA since 1984 when
she took a position as an accountant. She was
appointed deputy executive administrator in March
of1989. She also has been responsible for the
planning and control, internal auditing and finance
departments of the THA. Gonzalez holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the lJniversity of
Texas at Austin.
"I am honored that the Board has given me this
challenge," Gonzalez said. "I recognize the need for
the agency to establish more extensive partnerships
with local governments, nonprofits and other
housing providers, to maximize the housing assistance provided to lo.lver income households."
The Texas Housing Agency was created by the
Texas Legislature in 1979 to provide affordable
hosing opportunities for low and moderate income
families. The agency fulfills its purpose, in part, by
issuing tax exempt bonds to finance single- and
multi-family housing throughout Texas. The THA's
programs are self supporting, receiving no state or
federal tax revenue.
1990 Conference Call
EWTGs 1989 Annual Conference was a huge
success thanks to the efforts of the many members
who assisted with the event. Now is the time to
regroup and build new momentum for the 1990
conference!
Conferences of this magnitude are only as successful as the planning and coordination which
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1990 EWTG'S CONFEHENCE CALL-LET'S DO lT AGAIN!
takes place prior to the event. Vice President
Daffney Henry has been designated conference
chair and she needsyozr help!
Included below is a request for members to work
on conference committees. If you would like to help
your organization and have a rewarding experience
too, be sure to sign up for one of the planning
committees. Last yeat's planning committee has
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provided a conference planning notebook to make
our tasks easier.
One of the first items on the planning committee's
agenda will be to select a theme for the conference.
Ifyou have any ideas or suggestions, please contact
Daffney at (512) 389-4808 or STS 885-4808.
Sign up now! Early planning is the key to a
successful conference.
I.990 EWTG CONFERENCE PLAhTNING COMMITTEE
I would like to work on the following conference eornnittee: Please check ( )
RegistrationBudget-
Facilities
Publicity
I am willing to serve as cornrnittee chair
Yes
Prograrn
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Conference theme recommendation:
Telephone: (H)
Name:
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Please mail this form to Daffney Henry, Conference Chair, Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmenL,4200
Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78741
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