President's Message - Karen Grubbs

2010 has most of us off to a running start! Are your involvements providing opportunities  for growth, fun and fellowship? For me, the rewards of being  part of HAPEN - and by extension, the Federation of Houston Professional Women (FHPW) and the Houston Area Council of ABWA (HACA) - far offset the time spent preparing for and attending a meeting.

A number of us are involved in planning District II's Conference in The Woodlands, March 19-20th and it looks like HAPEN will be well represented with attendees. These two  programs alone - "The Power of Pause: Better Ways to Lead Your Business and Your Life in a 24/7 World" and "Coaching, Mentoring and Team-Building" - are reason enough to send in your registration. Go to http://www.abwa.org/ and click on Upcoming Events to sign up. 

Opportunities to honor active HAPEN members are coming soon! President-Elect Kerry McEniry will be soliciting your nominees for our network's Woman of the Year  (WOY) to  be honored at a luncheon presented by the Houston Area Council of ABWA, on June 12th. Selection of our Women of Excellence  (WOE) for FHPW will follow along with our candidate for ABWA's Top Ten Business Woman of ABWA, a National honor. Be thinking of who you would like to nominate for each of these honors. As a past  WOY and WOE,  I can tell you the acknowledgement of your peers means a great deal and the Woman of the Year luncheon and the Woman of Excellence Gala are spectacular events.

We continue to "Celebrate our Successes" so let me know if you have a new success in your business or personal life. All of your HAPEN buddies want to acknowledge your accomplishments!

All the best,

Karen Grubbs, HAPEN President 2009/2010

                                     HAPEN MEMBERS of DISTINCTION 

HAPEN PRESIDENTS

1998-1999  Sheri Parrack;   1999-2000  Susan White;  2000-2001   Jamie Herl;  2001-2002  Christina Robinson;  2002-2003  Myrleen Knott;  2003-2004  Vicky Reynolds;  2004-2005  Pat Yokubaitis;  2005-2006  Sherri Cassidy;  2006-2007  Beth Caplan;  2007-2008  Cassandra Voutchas;  2008-2009  Susan Olson;  2009-2010 Karen Grubb

HAPEN TOP TEN BUSINESS WOMEN OF THE YEAR NATIONALLY

1992 Sheri Parrack;  1995 Myrleen Knott;  2008 Christina Robinson Grochett;  2009 Dyane Magliolo

HAPEN WOMEN OF THE YEAR 

1999 Dolores Grissom;  2000 Mary Abshier; 2001 Jamie Herl;  2002 Bernice Bludau;  2003 Christina Robinson; 2004 Claire Love;  2005 Pat Yokubaitis;  2006 Sherri Cassidy;  2007 Beth Caplan;  2008 Cassandra Voutchas; 2009 Carol Shepherd; 2010 Sandy Hawk

HAPEN WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE (FHPW)

1999 Vicky Reynolds;  2000 Jamie Herl;  2001 Diana Huntress;  2002 Claire Love;  2003 Christina Robinson;  2004 Connie Smith;  2005 Cheryl Norra*;  2006 No Honoree; 2007 Carol Shepherd;  2008 Karen Grubbs; 2009 Beth Caplan; 2010 Shantera Chatman

* Deceased

HAPEN (Federation of Houston Professional Women Presidents)

1999 Myrleen Knott;  2001 Sheri Parrack;  2005 Chris Noble; 2006 Vicky Reynolds;  2008 Connie Smith;  2010 Beth Caplan

HAPEN (FHPW Educational Foundation Presidents)

2000-2004 Myrleen Knott; 2005-2008 Sheri Parrack

HAPEN (Houston Area Council Presidents)

Myrleen Knott, Vicky Reynolds, Pat Yokubaits, Dyane Magliolo, Christina Robinson Grochett

HAPEN MEMBERS SERVED on the ABWA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1992-1994 Myrleen Knott;  1994-1996 Sheri Parrack;  2004-2005 Dyane Magliolo