November 2015 EWI Connect - Executive Women International

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November 2015
HOUSTON EDITION
CHARTERED 1957
President ’s Message
Being Thankful That You Are the
of EWI
Installation at Shell was a very special evening for me. Most of my
family was there and also one of my Executives or should I say a “fill-in”
Executive was there for me. She is one of my favorites here at Shell.
Several of my co-workers took time out of their busy schedules and were
there for me; and of course all you special ladies and gents in EWI. Thank
you all for the nice notes you sent as it really means a lot to me.
We have had our Board Retreat with the Board and Committee Chairs and
we are off and running. All the committee assignments are complete and
Linda Petticrew
the committee meetings are being booked in the coming weeks and we are
off to a great start. If you have not received your committee assignments by
e-mail, please contact me immediately.
Back when I first joined EWI, I have to say I was clueless on how things
ran. It wasn’t until I started to go to my committee meetings that I started
to understand how everything worked in EWI. I got to know so many other
EWI members so much better and have made so many good friends over
the years for which I am SO thankful.
November is one of my favorite months of the year with the weather
turning colder. The photos we see of the leaves changing colors reminds us
that Thanksgiving with the family is just around the corner.
The November meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Houston River
Oaks with an excellent Professional Development speaker, Colette Carlson.
She will be presenting “Stress Less: YOU Management vs. Time
Management.” If you have not seen Colette, you will not want to miss this
meeting as she is extremely informative.
You are the HEART of EWI,
Linda
2015-2016
Officers & Directors
President
Linda Petticrew
Shell Energy Resources
Company
Vice President/
President Elect
Donna Gurney
JLT Specialty Insurance
Services Inc.
Secretary
Jessica Witek
Redstone Group
Treasurer
Stephanie Cleary
Martha Turner Sotheby’s
International Realty
Communications
Carole Pitts
John Daugherty, Realtors
Director-at-Large, B/C/DP
Marji Zamora
Minuteman Press Post Oak
Fundraising
Lindsey Duhon
Hilcorp Energy Company
Membership
Shari Schiffman
Program
Erin Brown
Osha Liang LLC
Sergeant-at-Arms
Theresa Smith
Quanex Building Products
Corporation
President’s Message: p. 1 • EWI of Houston Chapter Meeting Notice November: p. 2 • Mission/Vision Statement/Values/
Strategic Goals; Did You Know; Calendar of Events: p. 3 • Professional Development, 5 Ways to Manage Work-Related
Stress p. 4 • Firm Spotlight, Professional Sports Partners: p. 5 • EWI of Houston Board Recaps: p. 6-7 • EWI of Houston
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Chapter Meeting Recap October: p. 9-13 • Birthdays and Anniversaries: p. 14 • Officers & Directors: Advisors: p. 15 •
Committee Chairs: p. 16 •
November 2015
EWI of Houston Monthly Newsletter
ewihouston.org
EWI Corporate Offices / 3860 South 2300 East, Suite 211, Salt Lake City, UT 84019 /
Toll Free: 1.877.4EWI-NOW / Phone: 801.355.2800 / Fax: 801.355.2852
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Our Mission
EWI brings together key individuals from diverse
businesses for the purpose of promoting member
firms, enhancing personal and professional
development,
and
encouraging
community
involvement.
Our Vision
To be a global women’s organization of 5,000
engaged members empowering others for positive
change.
Values
Integrity I Excellence I Respect I Collaboration
Our Strategic Goals
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To strengthen, expand, and broaden
membership.
To provide member firms with meaningful
benefits.
To actively promote education for all
representatives.
To achieve a high level of community visibility
through service.
Houston Chapter Vision Statement
EWI® of Houston aspires to be the
premier business organization of choice
for member firms and their key individuals.
Recognized by the Houston community as
an avenue to achieve personal and
professional excellence, every activity of
the Houston Chapter will fulfill at least one
of the objectives of the EWI, Mission
Statement.
Calendar of Events
Corporate Office
3860 South 2300 East, Ste 211
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Phone: 801.355.2800
November 12, 2015 - Chapter Meeting at
the Crowne Plaza Houston River Oaks,
featuring guest speaker, Colette Carlson
DID YOU KNOW…
November 18, 2015 - Board Meeting
Anyone can host a table at a Chapter
Meeting as long as reserved tables are
offered on the Meeting Notice. There is
no cost for this, as each member
attending pays their own dinner fee.
Table hosts can have giveaways (as simple or as
creative as you’d like) for those at their table though it
is not required. Hosting a table is a great way to get to
know members better and share memories.
December 10, 2015 - Chapter Meeting
at Sheraton Suites near the Galleria
December 16, 2015 - Board Meeting
January 14, 2016 - Chapter Meeting,
location TBA, featuring guest speaker,
Sharon Adams
Simply e-mail your request to the 2015-2016 Sergeantat-Arms, Theresa Smith, representing Quanex Building January 20, 2016 - Board Meeting
Products Corporation and she will help you through the
process.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Submitted by Carole Pitts, 2015-2016 Communications Director representing John Daugherty, Realtors
5 Ways To Manage Work-Related Stress
November 4th was National Stress Awareness Day, and our guest speaker for our EWI of
Houston November Chapter Meeting is Colette Carlson, whose focus will be STRESS LESS!
This makes it a great time to take stock of how you feel at work and figure out if you are dealing
with stress properly so you do not burn out or wear yourself down.
Some experts gave advice on smart tactics for tackling work-related stress.
1. Focus on your actions. It is impor tant to r emember that str ess is a r eaction and is not
inevitable, says Beth Burgess, a therapist who runs anti-stress workshops at Snyls. “It’s our
response to external events and people that make us feel stressed out. To develop a stressfree mindset at work, it’s important to focus on taking action rather than worrying, or
actually thinking more positively about things so you no longer feel aggrieved by them.”
2. Take action over things you can control. Taking action in the aspects of your wor k life
you control is key, Burgess says. “Do what it is that is in your power to do. If you have no
control over other things, it is not worth worrying about them. Focus on what you can do to
improve things rather than what you can’t. It will make you feel much more empowered.”
3. Keep your eyes on the prize. “To deal with conflict, r emember that focusing on your
common goals and negotiation will get you much further than whining about a colleague or
manager or their way of doing things,” Burgess says. “If you feel overwhelmed or uncertain,
gather more information or tools, or break things down into steps to make them easier. Be
proactive about setting up templates and systems to save time. And when you’ve done a
task, mentally leave it behind rather than worrying about it.”
4. Establish boundaries. Focus on your boundar ies to keep str ess at bay, r ecommends
Stephanie Mazzanti, a mind-body therapist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. This
means not letting your external work environment overly affect your internal mood.
5. Learn to deal. It is impor tant for employees to have coping str ategies, Mazzanti says.
“For example, if a co-worker directs a snippy or negative comment toward them, they say to
themselves internally, “That is his/her own stuff, not mine.” Deep breathing and brief
periods of alone time can also help.
Administrative Professional Today Newsletter
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Firm Spotlight
Submitted by Tia Norman, 2015-2016 Public Relations Chair, representing Professional Sports Partners
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EWI of HOUSTON BOARD RECAPS
Communications Report
Submitted by Jessica Witek, 2014-2015 Communications Director, representing Redstone Group and
Carole Pitts, 2015-2016 Communications Director, representing John Daugherty, Realtors
The October 2015 EWIConnect was distributed on October 6, 2015. Special thanks to the
following contributors:
Carolyn Noack, LINBECK
Lily Portales, Austin Industrial, Inc.
Kay Bart, Skerl & Associates
Lindsey Duhon, Hilcorp Energy Company
Kori Peters, Hilcorp Energy Company
Shari Schiffman, John Daugherty, Realtors
Linda Petticrew, Shell Energy Resources Company
Donette Reil, Donette Reil Design
Kathy Hibbard, United Way of Greater Houston
Annette Washburn, Waukesha-Pearce Industries, Inc.
Tia Norman, Professional Sports Partners
Marji Zamora, Minuteman Press Post Oak
David Jones, D. Jones Photography
Cindy Joutraw, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Cheri Ferguson, Schlumberger Limited
The deadline for submitting articles for the December issue of EWIConnect is Friday,
November 20, 2015. Please forward news articles to Carole Pitts at
[email protected].
Membership Report
Submitted by Lindsey Duhon, 2014-2015 Membership Director, representing Hilcorp Energy Company; and
Shari Schiffman, 2015-2016 Membership Director, representing John Daugherty, Realtors
79
Member Firms
1
Life Member
99
Representatives
5
Honorary Members
24
Sustaining Members
1
Transitional Member
129
Total Membership
New Representatives:
Edwin Mauricio - The Westin Galleria & Westin Oaks Houston
Cheri Fontenot - Petroleum Club of Houston
Sheree Speck - Speck Insurance & Financial Services PLLC
Replacement Rep Pending:
Deloitte Services LP
Eschelon Advisors, LP
Metromarketing Services, Inc.
Austin Industrial , Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc.
Quanex Building Products Corporation
St. Regis Houston
Metro Star
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EWI of HOUSTON BOARD RECAPS CONT’D.
Fundraising Report
Submitted by Kathy Hibbard, 2014-2015 Fundraising Director, representing United Way of
Greater Houston; and Lindsey Duhon, 2015-2016 Fundraising Director, representing Hilcorp
Energy Company
Our Fundraising Committee continued their success with another successful door prize drawing on
October 8th at Shell Energy Resources’ offices. Many thanks to our ticket sellers, Cindy Joutraw, Patti
Strawther and Donnette Reil, who worked very hard selling the tickets and did a wonderful job in raising
$915 in ticket sales.
The Fundraising Committee is very grateful and appreciative of all the representatives and guests for
supporting our monthly fundraising activities.
The 2014-2015 and the 2015-2016 Fundraising Committees would like to thank the following
representatives for supporting our chapter by graciously donating the following wonderful door prizes:
 Deborah Jones, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. - Bath & Body Works Gift Card
 Rebekah Robles, Jackson and Company - Two Bottles of Wine and Cookies baked by Jackson’s
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Pastry Chef
Kori Peters, Hilcorp Energy Company - Spec’s Gift Card
Cindy Joutraw, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. - Bottle of Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Katherine Brown, Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty - Four Tiffany Wine Glasses
Mary Margaret Carroll, MMCarroll & Associates - Sunflower Wine Holder and a Heart Ice Scoop
Sheila Hatten, CHI St. Luke’s Health System - Four TUTS Tickets to Matilda The Musical
(Orchestra Seats) with valet parking on October 17th
Cheri Ferguson and Bari Ross, Schlumberger Limited - Beatriz Ball Pearl Petit Tray and Two
Mosaiq 8 oz. Square Candles
Shayne Abramowitz, ConocoPhillips - Wine Glass, Wine Tote and a Bottle of Far Niente Wine
GRAND DOOR PRIZE
Erlinda Quintanilla, H-E-B - Kodi Ice Chest filled with Texans Goodies--Football, Cap, Koozies,
Sweatshirt, Blanket and More.
The Fundraising Committee would like to invite all EWI representatives and any and all guests to
another fabulous Kendra Scott event on Wednesday, November 13. See the invitation on page 9 and
feel free to send it to co-workers, friends and family. 20% of all purchases that evening go to EWI of
Houston!
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OCTOBER MEETING RECAP
Submitted by Donna Gurney, 2015-2016 Vice President/President Elect, representing
JLT Insurance Speciality Services Inc.
The EWI Houston Chapter’s October meeting is always a special one because we
install our new board. Linda Petticrew, representing Shell Energy Resources
Company, was installed as our 59th President and is the fourth President from Shell.
The meeting was hosted by Linda’s company at their new office complex on the west
side of town. The office complex is outstanding and the event space was beautiful! I
have never been to an employee building that had such a chic, yet elegant, dining
room. I was most impressed by the EWI Ice Sculpture – I could tell this night was a
big deal!
The networking hour was really special because we do not normally have passed
appetizers and wine. It made the evening more special. It was nice to see Linda’s
family and special invited guests, Past Presidents Melissa Ford, Vicky Tarpey, Sandy Hatcher, as well as
former EWI representative, Janna Stanford. They all came to honor Linda as she starts her year as
President.
Tonight Carolyn Noack, representing LINBECK, fulfilled her last duties as
President of the Chapter. She gave a thoughtful tribute to Linda. In a
symbolic and customary gesture, she presented Linda with her own gavel as
she passed the Chapter into Linda’s capable hands. It was very thoughtful to
hear how much Linda helped Carolyn the past year. For me, I felt excited by
the exchange because I knew in one short year I would be standing in Linda’s
place!
The dinner was like eating at a five star restaurant. The menu, hand selected by Linda, was fantastic. It
was hard to believe that we were in the Shell dining room!
After dinner, Melissa Ford had the honor of installing the Board. She reminded the audience that the
purpose of our being there was to celebrate leadership because “Leadership Matters!” She reminded us
that leadership development was one of the tenets of EWI’s mission statement and that all organizations
must have it in order to succeed and grow. She went on to say that effective leadership and
communication involve skills that must be learned and practiced and that EWI offers its members
effective opportunities to become excellent leaders. As she called up each new board member, she gave
each one a Survival Kit filled with some clever items to help us make it through this year. She was as
kind in her words to each of board member as she shared things about our lives and the roles we were
accepting this year. I was so proud to be installed as VP/President Elect, and I am thrilled that Linda is
my President.
Melissa shared her personal thoughts about Linda and gave her sound advice about the coming year.
The group became quite emotional when we heard the words written by Linda’s children, Rachel (who
could not attend) and Garrett. Every Mother should be so lucky to hear such a loving tribute from her
children. Like many of us in the audience felt, Linda has been a great role model to her family.
Linda gave brief remarks of thanks to Carolyn and Melissa and then introduced Sinead Gorman, VP
Finance Unconventionals, who gave glowing remarks about Linda and the job she did for Shell. Linda
revealed her theme for the year, which is hearts; something Linda has liked since she was a little girl.
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OCTOBER MEETING RECAP
Submitted by Donna Gurney, 2015-2016 Vice President/President Elect, representing
JLT Insurance Speciality Services Inc.
When she thinks of hearts and the Chapter, the phrase “You all are the heart of EWI” comes to her mind.
A heart is the center or the innnermost part of something and she feels each member is the center of EWI
and the heart of the organization. She emphasized that from as far back as January 1957 when our
Chapter began, one constant is our shared vision of promoting our firms, growing and developing our
leaders, and improving the world around us through philanthropy and scholarships. She had no new
dream to set before us but instead encouraged a renewed faith in the dream of our charter members – to
get back to basics and build on our professional and personal relationships, which after all is what EWI
is all about. In closing, she reminded us that we cannot accomplish everything at once but we should
work together to improve our organization and ourselves a little bit each day. Our goal is not perfection,
our goal is excellence. So she urged everyone to give their hearts to EWI.
A brief business meeting was held to nominate three members to serve on the Nominating Committee.
The Chapter voted in Katherine Brown, Past President, representing Martha Turner Sotheby’s
International Realty; Erlinda Quintanilla, representing H-E-B; and Cindy Joutraw, representing
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to serve under Nominating Committee Chair, Carolyn Noack. A large amount
of raffle tickets were purchased and in her last duties as Fundraising Chair, Kathy Hibbard, representing
The United Way, gave away some fantastic prizes.
As I left the building I thought about this new year upon us. Linda was right; each member is the heart
of the organization. I have been given such a wonderful opportunity to be the right arm of a remarkable
President. My job this year is to listen and learn. I am excited about this journey; and we all are indeed
fortunate to have Linda, who has such a tremendous heart, leading us. I’ll be watching and learning all I
can in hopes of being a dynamic leader during our Chapter’s 60th year. I am going to put my heart into
learning all I can! Until next year…..
Donna
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Linda Petticrew, Shell Energy Resources Company with her
family: father, Bob Shetler; son, Garrett Petticrew;
mother, Lillian Shetler and husband Paul Petticrew
Donna Jones, Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
Erlinda Quintanilla, H-E-B
Annette Washburn, Waukesha-Pearce Industries, Inc.
Michele Votano, Atlantic Relocation Systems
Mitch Daniels, Executive, Media Distributors Incorporated
Edwin Mauricio, The Westin Galleria & Westin Oaks Houston
Sarah Smith, JW Marriott Downtown
Ellen Jannik, Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.
Sinead Gorman, Guest and Shell Executive
Linda Petticrew, Shell Energy Resources Company
Shayne Abramowitz, ConocoPhillips
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Kay Bart, Skerl & Associates
Cherie Fontenot, Petroleum Club of Houston
The Gurney Family: daughter, Jennifer Gurney;
Donna Gurney representing JLT Specialty Insurance
Services Inc.; and husband Gary Gurney
Mildred Loyd, Mustang Michinery Company, Ltd.
Guest: Cindy Lucia
Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
Paul Killian, Executive, Donna Jones,
Stephanie Cleary and Katherine Brown
Cheri Ferguson, Schlumberger Limited
Sustaining members: Barbara Camino and
Carolyn Toriggino
Kathy Hibbard, United Way of Greater Houston
Theresa Smith, Quanex Building Products Corporation
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EWI of Houston Immediate Past President, Carolyn Noack, LINBECK
EWI of Houston 2015-2016 President: Linda Petticrew, Shell Energy Resources Company
EWI of Houston 2015-2016 Committee Chairs
EWI of Houston 2015-2016 Board Members and Directors
Not present: Erin Brown representing Osha Liang, LLC
EWI of Houston 2015-2016 Advisors
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Adelaide DeBow
November 1
Kori Peters
November 1
Candice Sanchez
November 3
Bari Ross
November 5
David Jones
November 6
Stephanie Cleary
November 21
Jessica Witek
November 24
Donna Gurney
November 30
Member Firm Anniversaries
JLT Speciality Insurance Services Inc.
1 year!
Omni Hotels
7 years!
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Officers and Directors
PRESIDENT
TREASURER
Shell Energy Resources Company
[email protected]
832-337-3121
[email protected]
713-558-3271
Linda Petticrew
VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT
Stephanie Cleary
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Carole Pitts
[email protected]
713-626-3930
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
Theresa Smith
Lindsey Duhon
Quanex Building Products
Corporation
[email protected]
713-877-5348
[email protected]
713-289-2626
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
Osha Liang LLP
[email protected]
713-890-1816
[email protected]
713-626-3930
Minuteman Press Post Oak
[email protected]
713-623-0703
Donna Gurney
JLT Speciality Insurance Services Inc.
[email protected]
713-325-7594
Erin Brown
Shari Schiffman
Marji Zamora
SECRETARY
Jessica Witek
Redstone Group
[email protected]
713-685-6714
Advisors
Kay Bart
Skerl & Associates
Past President 2003
[email protected]
713.858.6200
Kori Peters
[email protected]
713.209.2496
Past President 2014
Katherine Brown
[email protected]
713-502-3090
Past President 2000
Carolyn Noack
LINBECK
[email protected]
713-966-5811
Past President 2015
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Committee Chairs
ASIST
MENTOR RETENTION
STRATEGIC PLANNING
[email protected]
713-209-2496
Lily Portales
Erlinda Quintanilla
Austin Industrial, Inc.
[email protected]
713-641-3400
H-E-B
[email protected]
713-329-3924
BYLAWS
NOMINATING
WEB
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
[email protected]
713-207-5706
LINBECK
[email protected]
713-966-5811
Schlumberger Limited
[email protected]
713-375-3423
COURTESY
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Amegy Bank N.A.
[email protected]
713-232-2114
Skerl & Associates
[email protected]
713.858.6200
EWISP
PHILANTHROPY
Houston First Corporation
[email protected]
713-437-5207
Jackson and Company
[email protected]
713-520-6143
Cindy Joutraw
Barbara Stokes
Elisa Garcia
Carolyn Noack
Rebekah Robles
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ConocoPhillips
[email protected]
281-293-1259
Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
[email protected]
713-558-3268
Donna Jones
HOSPITALITY
PUBLIC RELATIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA
Sewell Automotive Companies
[email protected]
281-496-8797
Professional Sports Partners
[email protected]
713-481-1401
Tasha Pirzad
Cheri Ferguson
Kay Bart
HISTORIAN
Shayne Abramowitz
Kori Peters
Tia Norman
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