Member Spotlight

Doreen’s career was in the electronics industry and included employment with Motorola, Dell Computer, and two contract manufacturing firms. Her career took her out of the country frequently on business trips, and she holds a US patent for electrical circuit design.
Doreen took an early retirement to finish raising their three children; two daughters and one son. They have two grandchildren, Henry and Harper Ham, who live in Shiner.
Doreen has been a member of several local non-profits, including the Comal County A&M Mothers Club, New Braunfels Noon Lions, Mid-Texas Symphony Guild, Braunfels Foundation Trust, New Braunfels All Sports Boosters, New Braunfels Downtown Association, and the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. She has also volunteered with other organizations, including Comal County Habitat for Humanity, New Braunfels Food Bank, New Braunfels Jaycees, Communities in Schools, Pink Warrior Advocates, and SJRC of Texas.
She is a past Debutante Chairman for the Mid-Texas Symphony, and past president of the Comal County A&M Mothers Club. She currently serves as a board member for the New Braunfels Noon Lions Club. She has also coached youth basketball and served as a youth Sunday School teacher.
Joining Rotary one year ago, Doreen currently serves as the merchandise coordinator for the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival, is serving on the committee to revise the club’s scholarship policies, and serves in the Youth Lane as the Interact Coordinator. Her favorite Rotary volunteer shift so far has been serving as cashier at the potato pancake booth.
When she’s not selling kartoffelpuffer, Doreen enjoys the vibrant New Braunfels downtown scene, including live music, tubing, sports, walking her dogs, and drinking cocktails and beer. White Claw and scotch aren’t on her drink menu. Published 05/24/22

Britt has been in Rotary since 2006. He was a Board Member for about five years before serving as Club President in 2011-2012. Britt’s passion in Rotary has been in Rotary Youth Exchange (thanks to Kathy Meurin for “voluntelling him” to get involved). His family has hosted four students, his daughter Brittney went on Exchange to Spain when she was 15, and he has served as Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas Youth Exchange Co-Chair for the past five years. In addition to Youth Exchange, Britt has also enjoyed serving as Chair of our Rotary Hill Country Craft Beer Festival since it’s inception in 2019, working in the Wurstfest Booth, the Fair Booth, and helping with numerous other Rotary Projects.
When Britt is not volunteering, he works as a Mortgage Banker, helping people all over Texas with Financing Solutions for their residential and investment home needs. He has worked in the Financial Services Industry for over 25 years.
Britt was born in 1970 and grew up in the small West Texas town of Roscoe. He graduated from Roscoe High School; that’s right, he is a Roscoe PLOWBOY, one of the few mascots in the state as unique as a Unicorn. After High School, Britt attended and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics. Yes, that’s right, he is an Aggie Plowboy!… It only seems fitting that he would marry a girl from New Braunfels who is an Aggie Unicorn! Britt and Melissa will be married 27 years on June 3rd. They have two Aggie Unicorns, Brittney and Emma. Brittney is 20 and in her second year at A&M, pursuing an International Studies Degree with a Minor in Spanish. Emma is 17 and will finish at New Braunfels High School in December, then start at A&M in the Fall of 2023.
When Britt has free time, he enjoys hiking trips with his family, hunting trips with his brother, and Sunday afternoons at Hoity Toit Beer Joint with local friends! Published 05/18/22

Marcus was born and raised in New Braunfels, graduated from NBHS in 1993, and went to SWT State University where he met the love of his life, Jennifer. They’ve been married 23 years and are the parents of five awesome kids, Magnus, Margo, Maverick, Marian, and Myron, ages 20-10. Marcus attends Saints Peter and Paul Church, he’s a 4th degree Knight of Council 4183, President of the Twin Sisters Herman Sons Lodge, and President of the NBHS All Sports Booster Club.
In his spare-time you’ll find him with his family in Blanco farming and ranching, or at Lake LBJ fishing and relaxing – or you might even see him with his extended Rotary family.
Marcus’ life motto: If you’re going to do it do it right, if your playing play hard, and if your loving love like there’s no tomorrow, and remember to smile.
By the way, his favorite meal is anything his wife cooks and his favorite drink is anything she hands him. Honey, I hope you read this. Love you. Published 05/11/22

In 2021, Rebecca was looking for ways to get involved and engaged in the community. She is involved in both Rotary and the Jaycees. She serves on various committees such as the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival Committee and The Philanthropy Committee for the Jaycees. She is also an Advisory Board Member for the New Braunfels Conservation Society.
In her free time, Rebecca likes to play golf, watch Ole Miss sports, and support local drinking establishments. The Rotary Club of New Braunfels has become an important part of her life. The Membership has made her a better friend, advisor, and community member. Published 05/03/22

He graduated from Texas A & I University in 1965 with a degree in physics and math, but his favorite classes were computer programming and data processing. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Army Signal Corps. John married his college sweetheart, Linda, in 1966.
Upon completion of his military service, John worked for Humble Oil in Houston in the computer and data processing department.
John had always wanted to be an entrepreneur and moved back to Kingsville in 1971 and started a data processing service bureau. Kingsville was home until they moved to New Braunfels in 2013. During this time, he established and built several successful companies some of which he sold.
John’s father was a Rotarian in Canada and upon moving to Texas, he joined the Kingsville Rotary Club. John joined the Kingsville Rotary Club in 1970. He and his father were father/son members of the Club for many years. Rotary has been a major factor in his life since.
John’s major project with the Rotary Club of New Braunfels was to gather and organize information about the Charitable Contributions Committee (CCC) and to document what had been a collection of oral history and fragmented documentation. He served as Chair of the CCC for two years. He also served on the 2021 Strategic Planning Committee and was involved with helping establish the Science Fest project. He especially enjoys working at the monthly Food Bank Distribution and the HCCB Festival.
John’s other community activities are River Chase Property Owner’s Association, River Chase Veteran’s Association, and the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. He and Linda are members of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
After bringing the family to New Braunfels for several summers to float the rivers, John and Linda decided that New Braunfels would be a great place to retire. In 2005, they bought a lot in River Chase and moved to New Braunfels in 2013. They designed and started building their dream home that year. In 2014, they moved in and settled down to the good life in the Hill Country.
John and Linda have enjoyed 55 wonderful years together. They have three children, Travis, Justin, and Susanna, and five grandchildren, all of whom live in Texas.
Linda says John’s hobby is moving rocks on their property. John’s other hobby is fly fishing. Their joint hobby is travel and cruising. They look forward to another cruise in August and are already planning the next cruise.
John’s drink of choice is a wee dram of Speyside single malt whisky, neat. Published 04/27/22

For the past 8 years, Glenn has worked with Woolsey Construction in New Braunfels and is currently their Chief Estimator. His favorite projects he has been lucky enough to be a part of include the CASA offices in San Marcos and being a part of River City Advocacy office built in New Braunfels.
Outside of work you will typically find Glenn spending time with his wife Emily, riding in off-road motorcycle competitions with his friends and family, or enjoying a water-related activity during the summer.
Glenn is looking forward to the upcoming Hill Country Craft Beer Festival and volunteering at the event to help raise money for all the great causes Rotary contributes to. In addition to Rotary, Glenn is also currently in the Leadership New Braunfels program and is an active member of the New Braunfels Jaycees.
If you took Glenn to a bar he would order a beer he has not tried before. Published 04/12/22

Joyce grew up in Dimmitt, Texas and worked on her first campaign for Kent Hance, a hometown candidate for State Senate, who won his race in November 1974 due to her envelope stuffing skills. It sparked an interest in politics that is still going strong, and she has volunteered on, worked for, or managed a campaign in almost every election since then.
Joyce completed a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX in 1990 then immediately enrolled in graduate school at Texas Tech. She married her then-husband Frank Yannuzzi, who was an instructor pilot at Reese AFB in Lubbock, had two daughters, Jennifer and Allyson, and moved 14 times in Frank’s 22-year career in the Air Force. Joyce and family arrived in New Braunfels in March 2001 and instantly knew this was home.
Throughout her time here, Joyce has served in a wide-variety of organizations as a small way of giving back to a community that welcomed her with open arms to include: Comal County Child Welfare Board; the 100 Club of Comal County (current Scholarship Chair); The Constitutionalist Foundation (founding member and current President); The Sophienburg Board; The United Way of Comal County Board; New Braunfels Republican Women (President); the Braunfels Foundation Trust; a New Braunfels Chamber Blue Coat; the City of New Braunfels Partnership Committee; a 2016 graduate of Leadership New Braunfels; Emerging Leaders (founding member and current Government Relations Chair); and a governor-appointee to both the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board and the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
Joyce was honored by her Rotary Club as Rotarian of the Quarter in 2015 and 2016 and was named a Pillar of the Community by the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung in 2019.
She has served the Rotary Club of New Braunfels as Grants Chair, President, the current Programs Chair, and will begin a 3-year term as an Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5840 on July 1, 2022.
Joyce is very grateful to her Rotary sponsor, Mr. Don Miller, who first invited her to a Rotary meeting in September 2014 which was the start of a remarkable journey! Rotary has been incredibly impactful in her life and she feels blessed to be part of the “Best Club in the District” that does so much for those in need in New Braunfels, the surrounding area, and Zacoalco, Jalisco, Mexico, where the club makes an annual service project trip.
You can (still) find Joyce out on the campaign trail and, occasionally, downtown New Braunfels at The Downtowner enjoying an old fashion with her best friends, Laura and Lisa. Published 04/06/22

She was born in Reynosa, Coahuila, raised in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas, and graduated from Texas A&M International University with the class of 1988. She married her husband Chris Blackwell, a native of New Orleans, in 2002 and they have three fur-babies – Daisy, Sammy, and Jacks.
While working alongside longtime friend David Ender, she found her passion for community work. In her leadership at CASA she has grown the organization fourfold, bringing in new donors and increasing assets to include owned facilities in New Braunfels and San Marcos. Helping children and youth who have experienced abuse and neglect, CASA of Central Texas now serves over 600 children annually. In addition, Norma pursues her passions by volunteering on various community boards supporting a number of causes. She is currently a Tablescapes planning member for the Braunfels Foundation Trust, and she has previously served on the boards of the Sophienburg Museum, the Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society, and she is also a New Braunfels Chamber Blue Coat.
Because of her tireless energy and amazing accomplishments, in 2017 she was recognized as the Herald-Zeitung Citizen of The Year and Unsung Hero.
The Rotary Club of New Braunfels has become another deeply meaningful part of her life in service to others. Membership in this club has led to friendships and connections with people she might not have ever met. She is a better wife, Executive Director, advocate, community member, and Ranch Water drinker because of Rotary. Published 03/23/22

Throughout the years, Joe has participated on numerous boards and committees for our community. To date his involvements, include:
The GVEC Board since 2017, Wurstfest Board, Volunteers in Medicine Board, 2015 Chair of Board for the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Zoning Board of Adjustments, United Way of Comal County Board, 2013 and 2018 Advisory Bond Board, Chair of the Unicorn Action PAC, Chair of the Hispanic Mural Project, Chair of the NBISD Facility Committee, Rec Center Advisory Committee, and the Vice Chair of the City of New Braunfels Planning and Zoning Commission.
Joe has been married for 21-years to Kristy Castilleja and they have two children, Dylan and Chloe. When he isn’t volunteering his time, he enjoys playing golf, barbecuing, and traveling. Published 03/15/22

She’s been an advisor at Hoffmann Financial Services for the past 11 years. She found her passion for community work while working alongside Carroll Hoffmann. Lindsay is the scholarship chair for the Texas Tech Alumni Association of Comal County, a board member of the Sophienburg Museum, and a Tablescapes committee member for the Braunfels Foundation Trust.
In 2019 she was named as a Rising Star of New Braunfels and chosen as that year’s Distinguished Young Leader. The Rotary Club of New Braunfels has become an important part of her life. Membership in this club has led to friendships and connections with people she might not have ever met. She is a better wife, mother, advisor, community member, and beer drinker because of Rotary. Published 03/08/22

Deciding he didn’t like working while all of his friends at Baylor were still playing, he went back and got his Masters in Ed, graduating for the last time in 1995.
Pretty good for someone who does not like school or studying.
Chris always knew he wanted to work with those who realized how important life is and felt no one knew that more than those who know theirs is about to end so ended up in hospice care.
Chris has been in hospice work for 25 years with the last and best being at Hope Hospice.
Chris has been in hospice work for 25 years with the last and best being at Hope Hospice.
In hospice Chris has been a Volunteer Coordinator, Admissions Coordinator, Chaplain, Bereavement Coordinator, Director of Business Development, Executive Director, and now works as a Community Liaison. He does not know what the last one means, but he gets to do a lot of fun things in that position so feels it is the best job at Hope.
As part of that job, he gets to work with the We Honor Veterans Program, honoring Veterans for their service through individual ceremonies as well as helping them with benefits, and educating them and the community about Veterans issues and needs.
In 1991 Chris married way up to Julie his wife of 22 years who now also works for Hope as the HR Manager. This may help Chris keep his job longer than he probably would have on his own.
Chris has two kids, Devin who is 27 and is married to Hailey, both of which are accountants. And, Kaleb who is 17, about to graduate from High School and is headed off to A&M to study Computer Hardware Engineering.
In his free time Chris loves to visit with friends over a cold drink, sit by the fire pit outside, hunt, fish, woodwork, and pretty much anything else that sounds fun.
Chris has been in Rotary for almost three years and loves the family and opportunities to serve he finds here. Published 02/22/22
Steve and his wife, Keri, have been married for 26 years and started dating when Steve was a senior in high school and Keri was a sophomore. They have two sons, Brayden (23) and Christian (19), both of whom attended New Braunfels High School and then Tarleton State University.
In their free time, Steve and Keri enjoy rv’ing, fishing on the coast, and just being homebodies. Published 02/15/22

With a unique opportunity to invest funds and forge partnerships that can alleviate crisis, the McKenna Foundation has helped lead the way down difficult paths toward progress while the easy path would have been acceptable. The difficult paths have led to an increase in capacity for the social sector to serve those in New Braunfels and Comal County who are in need, totaling more than $10 million toward strategic, catalytic projects and almost $25 million invested in community nonprofits overall in the last 13 years.
Alice grew up in New Braunfels and is now raising her two children here with her husband, Jeff. Her parents and this community taught her that every day you give everything you can for the people and things you care about. This once small town now faces big city challenges, and all families deserve a chance at “the good life” in New Braunfels. As the CEO of the McKenna Foundation, Alice feels honored to be in a position to convene leaders, make plans, take risks, swing the bat and miss sometimes, educate and occasionally agitate for progress in the community she loves. All that said, she’ll take a whiskey neat. Published 02/08/22

Neice attended Schreiner University in Kerrville on an athletic scholarship and started her newspaper career at the Kerrville Daily Times while attending college. She has been in the newspaper industry for 43 years and has published papers in Boerne, Seguin, Lufkin, Kerrville, and New Braunfels.
Neice and her husband Jeff have been married for 18 years and have four children and two grandchildren. She is active in the community and is on the board of directors for the United Way, New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, The New Braunfels Food Bank, and a member of the New Braunfels Manufactures Association. Published 02/01/22

Sometimes in life you must take that leap and follow your dreams to achieve what you want out of life. For Usiosefe Aimiuwu, it was only a matter of time before he made that move.
Usi and his wife, Gomen, who is in medical school, arrived in New Braunfels Fall of 2020. Immediately, he Joined the Rotary Club of New Braunfels through his relationship with JP Kesselring and started networking to get to know the people in the community.
His journey to get here might seem daunting to some. To Usiosefe, however, it was simply a vision and following his plan to becoming a successful entrepreneur. He would tell you it was not easy but having the support of family and Gods grace it was achievable.
Cyber security is something that most businesses do not really think of as important for various reasons and in recent years there has been an inflection point. Banks and insurance agencies are starting to be more assertive making sure this aspect of the business is healthy to reduce liability and risk.
This is why CMIT Solutions of New Braunfels is in this community and ready to help small and medium size businesses reduce their risk tolerance to cyber-attacks and intrusions. Here at CMIT we “Worry about the I.T” so you can focus on your business.
Outside of work, Usiosefe is a family-oriented person. He has two daughters, Erun and Amen (Ahh-men), both attend Walnut springs Elementary here in town. He loves spending time with them and attending community events. He is on the Board of Directors of the Brauntex Theater, a member of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, Jaycee’s, and Seguin and New Braunfels Chambers of Commerce.
Although he did not school in Texas, he is a proud Buckeye who is now making New Braunfels home and loving it. He feel’s New Braunfels have a lot to offer, and this is the right time to be here. He will continue to explore the culture and fun sites like the parks, caverns etcetera in the community and contribute anyway he can. Published 01/26/22



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