Hands to Honduras

Retired Col. Dean Caswell was an Ace fighter pilot. He's the last surviving Marine Corp Ace.

From Signy:

My presentation will address “What is a Wesley Nurse” and provide information about Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM), my employer. MHM is a not for profit, faith based organization headquartered in San Antonio. MHM provides a variety of health related services to the underserved of the Rio Texas Conference of the Methodist Church. I office out of the Methodist Church and provide health and wellness education and advocacy for the community, with an emphasis on our uninsured and under-insured population. I assist people in finding resources. Wesley Nursing is faith-based community nursing, providing a wholistic approach to address the care of the individual’s mind, body and spirit

I have worked as an RN all my life, or so it seems. I grew up in Manitoba, Canada and moved to Texas a long time ago. Most of my nursing career was at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital/Memorial Medical Center. I have worked for MHM, as a Wesley Nurse, for 10 years. I have two grown children, Maggie, who works for the DOD in Washington, DC and Thomas, USCG Rescue Swimmer. Thomas reports to Port Angeles, Washington state later this month. I am committed to my community and serve on the United Way Board. A recent accomplishment is the completion of a 200 hour yoga instructor class. I teach at the Methodist Church on Monday evenings.

From Signy:

My presentation will address “What is a Wesley Nurse” and provide information about Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM), my employer. MHM is a not for profit, faith based organization headquartered in San Antonio. MHM provides a variety of health related services to the underserved of the Rio Texas Conference of the Methodist Church. I office out of the Methodist Church and provide health and wellness education and advocacy for the community, with an emphasis on our uninsured and under-insured population. I assist people in finding resources. Wesley Nursing is faith-based community nursing, providing a wholistic approach to address the care of the individual’s mind, body and spirit

I have worked as an RN all my life, or so it seems. I grew up in Manitoba, Canada and moved to Texas a long time ago. Most of my nursing career was at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital/Memorial Medical Center. I have worked for MHM, as a Wesley Nurse, for 10 years. I have two grown children, Maggie, who works for the DOD in Washington, DC and Thomas, USCG Rescue Swimmer. Thomas reports to Port Angeles, Washington state later this month. I am committed to my community and serve on the United Way Board. A recent accomplishment is the completion of a 200 hour yoga instructor class. I teach at the Methodist Church on Monday evenings.

Andy Hagan, Past District Governor, will be speaking on Rotary Club Membership, his talke entitled “Membership – The Ignite Program”!

ANDREW JAMES HAGAN

DISTRICT 5930 IMMEDIATE PAST GOVERNOR

ROTARY YEAR 2018-2019

Andrew Hagan is an active member of the Rotary Club of Brownsville Sunrise since 1995.  Andy currently serves as our District 5930 Rotary Leadership Institute Training (RLI) Chairman and District 5930 Advisory Committee chair as Immediate Past District Governor for this Rotary Years 2019-2020.  Andy also serves on our District’s Strategic Planning and District Emergency Preparedness committees as well as supports our District’s Membership committee.  Andy has been recognized as our District’s Rotarian of the Year multiple times and is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service in 2015 and the Cliff Dochterman Award in 2017. 

Andrew and Elsa, his loving wife of 33 years share a passion for “Doing Good in the World” by supporting The Rotary Foundation.  All members of his family are Paul Harris Fellows and Bequest Society members having included The Rotary Foundation as a beneficiary in their estate plans.

Andrew serves on the board of the Rio Grande Council Boy Scouts of America as immediate past president and has served in various BSA Council, District, and unit leadership positions for over 25 years.  Andy’s other hobbies include bicycling, bowling, hiking, camping, and traveling to other countries with his family.

Social at O'Neil and Sons Brewing Company

Robert K. Glenn, Ph. D.

Robert K. (Bob) Glenn became the 11^th President of the University of Houston-Victoria on August 1, 2018.  Dr. Glenn came to Victoria after ten years of service at Athens State University where his great grandfather, a Methodist minister, preceded him at Athens, having served as President of the institution when it was still a Methodist institution, Athens Female College, in 1902.  Starting his career as a Hall Director, Dr. Glenn served at five other institutions, Birmingham-Southern College, University of North Alabama, Missouri State University, Middle Tennessee State University and Athens State University.  He met his wife, Laura Whitehurst, while they were both students at Birmingham-Southern College.  They married in 1978 and have three adult children.

Ginny Stafford is the CEO for Mid-Coast Family Services. She is a certified Drug Prevention Specialist and is passionate regarding her agency’s work to prevent and end family violence, homelessness, sexual assault, and substance abuse. She is a product of the Victoria Independent School District, Victoria College and University of Houston-Victoria. She is married to her high school sweetheart Johnny Stafford and has two children and five grandchildren.

Larry Nichols- Superintendent-Calhoun County Independent School District

• Graduated from Texas A&M in 1977. Received Masters degree from Texas A&M in 1988. Earned Superintendents Certification in 1988
• High school classroom teacher in Lexington ISD for 8 years
• Elected to the Lexington City Council in 1984. Elected Mayor of Lexington in 1985. Opponent was a 20 year incumbent.
• Appointed Lexington Elementary Principal in 1986. Nominated by Lexington Elementary staff as ATPE Administrator of the Year for 1987. Selected as a State Finalist.
• Re-elected Mayor with the largest vote total Lexington's history.
• Employed as Superintendent of Thorndale ISD in 1989. Brought community together after divisive Bond issue failed prior to my arrival.
• Employed as Superintendent of Caldwell lSD 1992-2000. Caldwell Is my hometown. Gained status as Recognized District, growing student body and passed bond Issue in 3 to 1 vote.
• Employed as Superintendent of Calhoun County ISD 2000-2010. Led district recovery from Hurricane Claudette including receiving FEMA funds. District became Academic UIL Champs for 7 years in a row. Calhoun County ISD was nominated for HEB Excellence in Education award. Recognized district for 2 years, then Exemplary district during 2009-2010 school years with 64% free and reduced students. Passed 2 bond Issues with 80+%of the vote. Nominated by CCISD Board as Superintendent of the Year.
• 2010-2016 Employed as Superintendent of Galveston ISD. District was recovering from Hurricane IKE and academically unacceptable. We have worked to balance the budget by ending programs that we could not afford. Implemented a Galveston Academic Plan that enabled the district to meet standards and earned distinctions on several campuses. Achieved 97% of the vote to authorize recapture and keep GISD intact. Achieved 91% of walk in vote and 82 % overall vote for tax ratification election. Implemented a discipline plan that moves disruptive students and has expectations for student behavior. Invested in our greatest asset, the GISD staff, through extensive professional development and 3 years' salary increases. Moved completion rate from 74% to 94%. Worked to gain support from various groups in the community. Worked to restore the reputation of Galveston Ball High School In the community. Earned 300 points in 2016 District 23 5A Academic Contest, up from 6 points in 2010.

From Gabe:

I grew up in Midland, Texas.  I was the middle child having one older sister and one younger sister, both parents were teachers and my father was also a coach.  I graduated from Greenwood High School in 1999 and went to college to play baseball at Hardin-Simmons, then Midland College.  After playing baseball I decided to attend Texas Tech University and there I received my bachelors in Exercise Sports Science and Minor in Food and Nutrition.  I took a job in Montana selling cell phones which lasted for about 6 months and ended up moving back home.  I took a job in Victoria 14 years ago as a personal trainer at the HealthPlex.  There at the gym I met my future wife.  After one year of working there I proceeded to become a fire-fighter and paramedic which I attended night classes while working full-time at the HealthPlex.  This took me two years to accomplish so I spent a total of three years at the gym.  I got on with the City of Victoria Fire Department and started my career with them as a Fire-fighter.  Just at this time I was introduced to the former CEO of Regency Heber Lacerda, and he needed a personal trainer to come to his house and train him.  So I trained him 3 times a week on my days off from fire-fighting and was doing this for 2 years when he offered me a job in the nursing home industry.  Now at this time I had been married for two years and had one child.  I decided that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity so I left the fire department and went and worked in a nursing home as an AIT.  I started in Edna at Southbooke then was transferred to Port Lavaca and spent two years working at the facility there.  I received my license and started running Cuero Nursing and Rehab.  Since that time me and my wife have three children Daniel-10, Darin-8, and Gracyn-3.  I have promoted up to running a whole region of nursing homes in the Houston area but the big city did not suit me.  At this time Mr. Lacerda had sold his company but informed me that he will be opening up a facility in Port Lavaca in a few years and that he wanted me to run it.  In that three years I have run several of the local facilities and just waiting my time before I got to come back to Port Lavaca.

Hobbies:

I Love to exercise daily

Huge sports fan and love watching college football

Love watching movies

Love spending time with my family

Been married 11 years and consider myself a very lucky man.
 

Curriculum Vitae

Timothy Ray McFarland, MD

November, 2019

Dr. Tim McFarland has been a Family Practitioner in Port Lavaca, Texas since 1986. He moved here from Galveston, Texas, where he completed his medical school and residency.  In 1993, Dr. Tim McFarland opened his own office, Coastal Medical Clinic. Since August 2017, he has been working as an Emergency Room physician or hospital specialist.

Dr. Tim McFarland was born and raised in Baytown, Texas. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, where he was captain of the football team. He attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he played football and received his Bachelor of Science in Biology.

Dr. Tim McFarland and his wife, Ann, have been married 39 years. They have 5 children, 2 sons and 3 daughters. William McFarland is also a physician. He followed in his father’s footsteps and went to medical school and residency in Galveston. He is a hospitalist in Victoria. Daniel McFarland is a pastor and lives in Austin, Texas. His wife is a nurse anesthetist. Elise McFarland Price is married to KJ Price. She graduated from Houston Baptist University with a degree in International Business. Rebecca McFarland Jones also attended Houston Baptist University where she graduated with a degree in counseling. She is currently working on her master’s degree in Psychology.  Bethany attends Sam Houston State.

Tim and Ann are proud grandparents of 8 grandchildren.

Dr. Tim McFarland is an active member of the Texas Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, and American Medical Director’s Association.

 Dr. Tim McFarland is an active member of First Baptist Church of Port Lavaca, including Bible Study teacher of Junior High students, chairman of the church’s property committee and he plays the bass on the Praise Team Band. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, golf and snow skiing; and taking walks and cooking with his wife.

Dr. McFarland is certified in Advanced Emergency Trauma, a certified Stop the Bleed instructor, and has participated in a mock Active Shooter and mock Teen Drunk Driving demonstrations.

Gary Maler is the director of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has served as director since 2005. Prior to becoming the Center’s chief administrative officer, Maler was the Associate Director. As Director of the Center, Maler focuses his attention on garnering and managing the resources and talent of the Center, creating a work culture that is favorable to creativity, collaboration and accountability and looking for opportunities to grow the Center’s expertise and reputation for excellence. Maler is passionate about strategy and has led the Center in developing a refined list of bold strategic initiatives. Before joining the Center he worked in the private sector in real estate development. His past employers include Friendswood Development Company (FDC) in Houston, Texas. While with Friendswood he performed numerous land suitability and homebuyer preference surveys and the original market studies recommending successful projects including Copperfield, Greenspoint and Kingwood’s office as well as entertainment and retail centers. He also oversaw the construction of those and other FDC projects and managed 16 municipal utility districts and their infrastructure. During Maler’s tenure at Texas A&M, he worked as a Special Assistant on Assignment to the Vice Chancellor for Development of the Texas A&M Research Park, preparing the original ground leases and initial marketing strategies, as well as conducting comprehensive special studies of real estate owned by Texas A&M. He also initiated and identified decision-making criteria that became the underpinnings of a formalized real estate management system at Texas A&M. He has taught strategic thinking in the Mays Business School Center for Executive Development. Maler regularly makes presentations and assists real estate trade associations by conducting focus groups, business planning and strategy development sessions. He has assisted over 90 organizations during his 32- year career at Texas A&M.

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

RONALD C. FLOURNOY------Ron was born in Mobile, Alabama and moved to Calhoun County in 1957 with his ALCOA parents.  He graduated from Calhoun High in 1962 and then attended Lamar University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1966.  His professional career began that year when he joined ALCOA at its Arkansas facility.  Then, over the next 34 years, he held technical/operating management positions in the Alumina Refining/Chemicals’ Division in Suriname, SA, Pittsburgh, Pa., Benton, Ark. (twice), Mobile, Ala., Point Comfort (twice), and Jamaica, WI.  Ron was ALCOA’S Point Comfort Operations Manager when he elected retirement in 2000.  He was a Professional Engineer in the State of Arkansas.

Ron has been married to the former Pamela Bundick of Bloomington, TX for 54 years. They reside in Port Lavaca.  Ron and Pam have two daughters, Stacey, married to Greg Wynn of Port Lavaca and Melissa, married to retired Air Force Col. Richard DeMouy now residing in San Antonio, TX.  Ron and Pam have three granddaughters and one grandson.

Ron serves on advisory boards for International Bank of Commerce Upper Gulf Coast, DeTar Hospital and the local Partners in Education group.  He co-founded the Crossroads Career Tech Coalition promoting careers in local business/industry.  He is active in numerous area community endeavors.  He is a member and deacon at First Baptist Church.  His hobbies include history, fishing, travel, genealogy, more fishing, and grandchildren.

Ron’s Rotary sponsor in 1984 was Ben Harriss.  Ron was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow in 2003.  He served as Club President during Rotary International’s Centennial year 2004-5, has served as Club Treasurer, and was Club Secretary 2005-15.  Ron also served as a Rotary Texas P.E.T.S. Ranger in 2007.