2011-12-09 10:01

Newly elected officers are Chairman of the Board Brad Mahon, Murphy, Mahon, Keffler Farrier LLP; Chair-Elect, Ann Rice, United Way; Secretary, Denise Whitfield; and Treasurer, Cee Yager, Worthington National Bank. New board members include: Kelli Bartlett, Tom Brents, Brent Clifford, Travis DeVault, Lynn Eller, Dr. Staussa Ervin, Kathleen Harris, Stephen Li, James Meintjes and Deborah Peoples.

“The annual meeting is a time to review accomplishments and recognize those responsible for our success,” said Brad Mahon Chairman of the Board. “Just this year we signed Guiyang, China as our eighth sister city; conducted the 25th anniversary exchange to Reggio Emilia; hosted Budapest Mayor Tarlos and his delegation in Fort Worth; revamped our website and all our marketing materials; added a new Director Emeriti, Mike Hyatt; and included Iraqi students in our Jr. Leadership Academy program,” said Mahon. Sister Cities also recognized individuals and businesses for outstanding service. The University of North Texas Health Science Center was awarded the Eisenhower Award for Corporate Involvement. Doug Harman was awarded the Bob Bolen Award for Outstanding Board Leadership. Youth Volunteer of the Year went to Morgan Killian and Volunteer of the Year to Eva Bonilla. Gladys Guevara was awarded the Yamagata Emerging Leaders Scholarship for her outstanding leadership and community involvement.               Other elected officers include: Past Chairman/Nominating, Phil Moroneso, Mitchell & Moroneso Development Chair, Susan Turner, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Government Relations, Michael Hyatt, UBS Financial Services, Inc. Long Range Planning, Julie Johncox, JP Solutions Program Chair, Eva Bonilla At-Large, Michael Guyton, Oncor Electric Delivery At-Large, Veronica Chavez Law, Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, P.C. Bandung Chair, Brent Clifford Budapest Chair, Nan Dearen Gluntz Guiyang Chair, John Burgoyne Mbabane Chair, Dr. Staussa Ervin Nagaoka Chair, Tom Brents Reggio Emilia Chair, Bonnie Melhart, Texas Christian University Toluca Chair, Doug Harman Trier Chair, Michael Bennett, Bennett Benner Pettit   “We have many things to look forward to next year. We’re going to China in April; Japan in early October; and we plan to open a health clinic in Swaziland in February,” said Mahon. “We do this because we’re citizen diplomats. We care what the world thinks about the U.S. and we want to know more about the rest of the world.”