Gulf Coast East District

Officers

Chair:

Judi Joseph

Vice Chair: Sophie Rydin
Secretary: Karla Sternberg
Treasurer: Eileen Garza
Council on Development/Public Relations: Pam Lathem
Andrea Dulworth
Council on Education: Sally Woodward
Council on Membership Services: Cheryl Cleary
Council on Standards and Practice: Joanne Ripple
Council on Legislative and Political Affairs:

Lindsay T Mingle

OTA Representative: Leslie Lang
Members-At-Large: Open
Student Representative (UTMB): Nicole Holland
Student Representative (HCC): Amy Vu
Student Representative (TWU): Ashley Player
Student Representative (Lone Star College): Erika Bergeron

 

 

Liaisons

Beaumont Liaison: Open
East Texas Group Liaison: Len Sobel
Katy Group Liaison: Julie Harth

Upcoming District Meetings
All regular district meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month. Networking begins at 5:45 p.m., with the meetings starting at 6:15 pm. A light meal will be provided at GCED meetings. For information about GCED meetings, contact Judi Jenkins a t713-408-1217.

Receive type I or type II CE credits at all district and cluster group meetings. All meetings are free to TOTA members, $20 for OTR and COTA non-members and $10.00 for student non-members. TOTA membership applications are available at meetings.

Interested in hosting a cluster group MegaMeeting? Contact Eileen Garza at 281-356-7559 for details and watch for a training opportunity at Mountain Central Conference 2009!

GCED Meeting Schedule for 2012
Date:

January 18, 2012

Topic: Utilizing universal design to meet the technology needs of diverse populations
Speaker: Eileen Garza, OTR, ATP, PhD
Location:

Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
5th Floor Auditorium
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
There is free parking in the attached garage.
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Megameeting Site:

UTMB @ Galveston
Room 2.252, School of Health Professions
301 University Blvd. (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.)
Galveston, TX 77555
Contact - Sophie Rydin, 713-201-1270
SLRydin@utmb.edu

Memorial Hermann SE Hospital
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact - Jody Jung, 281-929-6259,
Clara.jung@memorialhermann.org

University of Texas-El Paso
1101 North Campbell
El Paso, TX 79902, Room B-30
Contact-Cecilia Fiero
cfduchess@aol.com

   
Date:

February 15, 2012

Topic:

Jean Polichino, OTR, MS, FAOTA

Speaker: Job Perspectives for OTs and OTAs in School Practice
Location:

Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
5th Floor Auditorium
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
There is free parking in the attached garage.
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Megameeting Site:

UTMB @ Galveston
Room 2.252, School of Health Professions
301 University Blvd. (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.)
Galveston, TX 77555
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Memorial Hermann SE Hospital
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact - Jody Jung, 281-929-6259,
Clara.jung@memorialhermann.org

Lonestar-Kingwood
20,000 Kingwood Drive,
Kingwood, TX 77339
HSB#105
Contact-Linda Gallander (281)312-1525
linda.f.gallander@lonestar.edu

Lonestar-Tomball
700 Graham Drive, Room 120
Tomball, Texas 77375
Contact-Terra Ruppert
terra.ruppert@lonestar.edu

University of Texas-El Paso
1101 North Campbell
El Paso, TX 79902, Room B-30
Contact-Cecilia Fiero
cfduchess@aol.com

   
Date: March 28, 2012
Topic: RA Update
Speaker:

Tim Reisetter, OTR, PhD

Location: Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
5th floor auditorium
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
Free parking in attached garage
Megameeting Site:

UTMB @ Galveston
Room 2.252, School of Health Professions
301 University Blvd. (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.)
Galveston, TX 77555
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Memorial Hermann SE Hospital
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact - Jody Jung, 281-929-6259,
Clara.jung@memorialhermann.org

Lonestar-Tomball
700 Graham Drive, Room 120
Tomball, Texas 77375
Contact-Terra Ruppert
terra.ruppert@lonestar.edu

   
Date:

April 18, 2012

Topic:

Brandon Edmonson, OTR, ATP, CRTS
Edwina Murphy, OTR, ATP
John Linn, OTR, ATP

Speaker:

Wheelchairs and seating for the OT generalist: A panel Discussion

Location:

Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
5th Floor Auditorium
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
There is free parking in the attached garage.
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Megameeting Site:

Memorial Hermann SE Hospital
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact - Jody Jung, 281-929-6259,
Clara.jung@memorialhermann.org

UTMB @ Galveston
Room 2.252, School of Health Professions
301 University Blvd. (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.)
Galveston, TX 77555
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

   
Date:

May 16, 2012

Topic:

Sally Harris, COTA

Speaker:

Dealing with the Difficult Client: An OT Perspective on Behavioral Strategies

Location:

Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
5th Floor Auditorium
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030
There is free parking in the attached garage.
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Megameeting Site:

Memorial Hermann SE Hospital
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact - Jody Jung, 281-929-6259,
Clara.jung@memorialhermann.org

UTMB @ Galveston
Room 2.252, School of Health Professions
301 University Blvd. (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.)
Galveston, TX 77555
Contact - Judi Jenkins Joseph
happy2botr@att.net

Receive type I or type II CE credits at all district and cluster group meetings. All meetings are free to TOTA members, $20 for OTR and COTA non-members and $10.00 for student non-members. TOTA membership applications are available at meetings.

For general information TOTA or district meetings, contact district chair Judi Joseph.

If you are a member of TOTA and would like to be added to the Gulf Coast East District email tree for updates regarding continuing education, job postings, etc., please send an email from the address you would like added to District Chair Judi Joseph.
 

Emergency Numbers
Gulf Coast East District Meetings 

The following numbers are provided to the members of Gulf Coast East District in the event that the evening of a scheduled meeting is accompanied by severe weather or some other emergency.

Name District Position Phone Number / Email
Judi Joseph Chair happy2botr@att.net
Cheryl Cleary Membership (713) 873-3808 W
Eileen Garza Treasurer (713) 805-5147 C
(281) 356-7559 H
Karla Seifert Secretary 713-441-1059 W
If the weather is inclement, we will make a determination by 4:00 PM whether to cancel the meeting or not.  If there are weather warnings (severe storms, flash flood, tornado, hurricane, etc) chances are high that we will cancel the meeting.  Please call before driving to Shriner’s.

Save On Travel With Megameetings
Gulf Coast East District Meetings are also broadcast at outlying locations throughout the state via Megameeting. Cut your travel while receiving quality continuing education credits and participating in the activities of TOTA. Check the GCED schedule for location details. Starting in August there will be megameeting sites in Houston, Clearlake, Galveston, Tomball, Kingwood, and El Paso.

See Also:
Alamo-South District
Capital-Centex District
Great Plains-West District
Rio Grande District
Trinity-North District