Events

No regular West U morning meeting today. Meet at noon with for DG Michelle's address at the multi-club meeting The six clubs participating in this collaborative meeting are Bellaire, West U., University Area, Med Center, Sharpstown, and Memorial-Spring Branch.

Meet at noon at

BraeBurn Country Club

8101 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074 

Dr. Cindy, The Expert’s Ghostwriter

Dr. Cindy, The Expert’s Ghostwriter, is a ghostwriter and book editor for entrepreneurs that want to write books that make money and make an impact. Her business, Childress Business Communication, took bronze for Most Innovative Company of the Year for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business 2020. Her clients go on to achieve bestseller status, give TEDx Talks, and win book awards.

Adaptability and Resiliency Role Model
Faith Malton is a natural born engineer. She was born missing her right arm and thus, grew up problem-solving and adapting to her environment through innovation. More importantly, she engineered her mental aptitude and psyche to be rooted in a growth mindset. A student ambassador, she found herself inquisitive on how other cultures worked and how culture determines perception of disability. Her curiosity led her to places like Antarctica, India and Tanzania. Always traveling with a new group, most of the time alone, she learned more about herself, humanity and her place in the universe. Every single trip was an awakening and revealed to her how the built environment shapes the way in which humans experience the world. She believes design teams have a responsibility for their designs to be universally accessible, inspire the human spirit, and nurture connection to the natural world.
Her other passions include psychology, health and human optimization. She recently graduated Cum Laude from University of Houston with a Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Energy and Sustainability. She now works at Walter P. Moore, an international civil engineering firm, doing site design. Malton chose Walter P. Moore for their core value of sustainability and philosophy, “driven by the challenge.” Malton also works to help others break through mental barriers and navigate the world with limb difference through her YouTube channel, One Arm Wonder. She is working towards entering the human optimization and mindset industry to help people transform from being victims of life to being creators of it.

Robert (Bob) J Gebhard

Bob is retired Banker, and a Rotarian. He served in the United States Navy and is
a Viet Nam veteran. He has over 40 years of management experience and
voluntary years of experience on volunteer board of director positions. He spent
50 years in the banking industry. Through my Rotary service, he has served in
many leadership positions including President, District Governor. Bob served as
the Rotary District 5890 Governor form 2013-2014. He received the Rotary
International Service Above Self Award. Last year Bob also received the Houston
Texas Community Quarterback Service Award as one of 5 finalist.
Bob has dedicated my life to empowering, growing, and developing those around
me to be better leaders and better human beings. My passion is leadership and
helping others to find and realize their dreams through motivational speaking,
coaching and mentoring. He is an Executive Director for the John Maxwell Team.
My desire is to empower others regardless of their current conditions and
circumstances to live their dreams and create abundance and prosperity.
Bob is a Military Veteran Peer Network Peer Facilitator helping veterans obtain
the help they need. He is a Mentor for the Veterans Treatment Court, Houston,
Texas. Bob also works with the Harris County Reentry program facilitating
Leadership training inside Harris County Jail for the Stars and Stripes unit with
52 incarcerated Veterans.
Bob is the co-founder of the Rotary Club of Greater Houston Veterans. It is the
fastest growing club in Rotary District 5890. This club started in July 2020 and
has grown to over 40 members.
Bob belongs to the Vietnam Veterans of America in Baytown, American Legion in
Pasadena, VFW, and DAV.
Bob has served many other business, community and humanitarian boards
throughout my career, such as Helping a Hero, Pasadena Independent School
District Education Foundation, Communities in Schools, and Pasadena Livestock
Show and Rodeo, and Poway Jaycees.

Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey, P.E.
Harris County Precinct Three

Tom Ramsey has a long track record of improving the safety, infrastructure, livability, and financial health of the
communities he serves. An award-winning civil engineer turned senior executive and public servant, Tom has led
companies, a city, key action groups, and more throughout his 42-year career.

As Mayor of Spring Valley Village from 2012-2020, Tom reduced the city’s tax rate by 21%, invested more than
$38 million in infrastructure, and oversaw Spring Valley’s ascent to safest neighborhood in Harris County, according
to relevant FBI statistics. A trusted expert often called upon by his peers and other community leaders, he served
on the Harris County Storm Water Task Force and the Imelda Assistance Fund Board.
Tom’s private sector experience spans more than four decades. He served as Senior Vice President of Klotz
Associates before selling the company in 2017.

Tom’s deep project portfolio includes the Hardy Toll Road, Brazoria County Master Drainage Plan, Galveston
County Master Drainage Plan, Harris County Drainage Plan Update, Houston Safe School Sidewalk
Program, Precinct 3 road improvements, multiple hike and bike trails for the Houston Parks Board, and successful
infrastructure projects for more than 50 Texas cities and 20 counties.

Much of his work has also included creating sustainable solutions for street and drainage assignments throughout
Harris County including the ACEC Award-winning Birnamwood Roadway improvements.
A Texas native, Tom grew up in Crockett, and graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Civil
Engineering. Tom and his wife, Marsha, raised their three children in Spring Branch ISD, and have lived over 30
years in Precinct 3. His family now includes seven grandchildren, all of whom still live in the West Houston area–
–five in Precinct 3. Tom’s love for this county and its people also drives his work in the church, where he has taught
adult Bible studies for more than 40 years. He currently teaches two classes at Second Baptist Houston, where he
serves as a deacon, and is Treasurer on the board of Loving Kids, a local initiative launched to help underserved
Houston children.

Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MBA, MPH, CCHP-A

President and Chief Executive Officer

Harris Health System

Dr. Esmaeil Porsa serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Harris Health System in Houston, TX. Prior to returning back to Houston in 2020, Dr. Porsa served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Integration Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System where he had worked since 2007 in different capacities including the Medical Director of the Dallas County Jail Health program, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Professional and Academic Affairs and Interim Chief Medical Officer.

Dr. Porsa completed a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio before earning his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School in San Antonio.  He completed his training in internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston where he also served as the Chief Medical Resident.  Dr. Porsa completed a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health as well as a fellowship program in primary care at the UTHSC-Houston medical school in 2005. Dr. Porsa obtained his MBA degree in Health Care Leadership from University of Texas in Dallas in 2017.

Dr. Porsa has a special interest in improving community health through addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) and health care delivery in correctional setting. He currently serves as the Vice Chair for the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and is a member of the Certified Correctional Health Care Professional Board of Trustees for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).  

Twila Carter enters her eighth season as Senior Vice President of

Community Affairs and Executive Director of the Astros Foundation. She
made the transition to baseball in 2011 with Jim Crane’s purchase of the
Astros franchise and has worked with The Crane Group in various
capacities since 1998. The Astros Foundation has received numerous
awards and recognition during her tenure.  In 2017, the foundation received
the Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence, Major League
Baseball’s highest honor and recognition of the charitable efforts of its
clubs. The award recognized the Community Leaders program, a
cornerstone initiative that supports youth baseball and softball throughout
Greater Houston.
Prior to her current role, Twila served as the project manager for many
Minute Maid Park renovations and the development of numerous projects
for Crane Capital Group, including the building of the Crane Worldwide
headquarters.
She currently serves on the boards of AVDA-Aid to Victims of Domestic
Abuse, Family Time Crisis and Counseling Center, The Texas Council on
Family Violence, USO Houston and the YMCA of Greater Houston. She
also serves on corporate advisory councils for Houston Area Women’s
Center and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation.  She was named
one of the 2017 Top 30 Influential Women of Houston, the 2016 Inspire
Women’s “Business Woman of the Year”, 2014 Kingwood Women of
Achievement for Community Service and received the 2013 State
Community Service Award from the Texas Daughters of the American
Revolution.

Texas State Representative District 134
Representative Ann Johnson is a former Chief Human Trafficking Prosecutor, current teacher, and small business owner who works as an attorney in our criminal justice system for victims of sexual exploitation and those who cannot afford a lawyer. Ann is honored to have been elected to serve as State Representative for Texas House District 134 in 2020. Texas Tribune said "Democrat Ann Johnson, of Houston, offered thoughtful legislation and proved remarkably effective at working with Republican lawmakers."