Gulf Coast East District

GCED

Officers:

District Chair: Diane Collins
Interim Vice Chair: Sophie Rydin
Secretary: Erin Shirk
Treasurer: Esmeralda Lizcano

Committee on Development:	Open
Committee on Education:	Pei-Fen Chang
Committee on Membership:	Seneca Wilson
Committee on Standards & Practice:	Michelle Atanu
Committee on Legislative & Political Affairs:	Open
OTA Representative:	Nikita Gandhi
Student Representatives:	Alexandra Matheo - TWU
	Weston Decker - UTMB
Liaisons:	Listed with Virtual Meeting Site Locations

News and Announcements:

The success of TOTA and GCED rests with our colleagues who serve the membership, volunteering numerous hours to keep you informed of healthcare changes impacting our practice, creating educational and networking opportunities, and delivering benefits to support your professional development and growth.

Throughout this year, the GCED leadership will share their stories of why these colleagues choose to serve our members. Please join us in recognizing and thanking them for their service!!!

This month, we are recognizing Jodi Jung for her numerous years of leadership and service to TOTA. Click here to read on...

Archived:
Barbara Palmer
Eileen Garza

Meeting Information:

All regular district meetings will be held the third Wednesday of the month (except for the months of March and August which will be the last Wednesday). Networking begins at 5:45 p.m., with the meetings starting at 6:15 pm. A light meal will be provided at the meetings if sponsor is available.

All meetings are free to TOTA members. Non-members, please bring exact change or a check. TOTA membership applications will be available at all meetings for all non-members or those in need of membership renewal. Attendees will receive 1 to 2 CE credits at all district and cluster group meetings. Check the calendar for specific amount.

	1 to 1.5 CEU	2 CEUs
TOTA Member		Free to attend
Non-Member OT/OTA	$20	$30
Non-Member Student	$10	$15

Meetings are also broadcast at outlying locations throughout the state via Virtual Meeting. Cut your travel while receiving quality continuing education credits and participating in the activities of TOTA. Check the GCED schedule for location details.

For information regarding upcoming workshops, please contact interim district chair Diane Collins or visit the calendar.

Meeting Locations:

Remote Meeting Sites:

Shriner's Hospital 6977 Main St. 5th Floor Auditorium. Houston, TX 77030	San Jacinto College - South Campus 13735 Beamer Road Bldg. 1, room 225 Houston, TX 77089 Contact: Kira Beal [email protected] Months Available: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, March, April, May
Lonestar-Tomball Health Sciences Building 700 Graham Drive Tomball, Texas 77375 Contact Terra Ruppert, 281-826-5394 [email protected] Months Available: Sept, Oct, Feb, March	Tomball Independent School District Special Services Building 1302 Keefer Rd. Tomball, TX 77375 Contact: Eileen Garza 713-805-5147 [email protected] Months Available: Aug, Jan, April, May
Pima Medical Institute 11125 Equity Drive OTA classroom (229) on the second floor Houston, TX 77041 Contact: Barbara Palmer 713-778-0778, Ext. 26148 [email protected] Months Available: Aug, Sept, Oct, Jan, Feb, March, April,	University of Texas Medical Branch @ Galveston School of Health Professions 301 University Blvd., Room 2.304 Galveston, TX 77555 (corner of 13th St. & Mechanic St.) Contact: Diane Collins Cell 412-559-7249 Office: 409-772-3080 [email protected] Months Available: Aug, Sept, Oct, Jan, Feb, March, April, May
***Note*** The location previously hosted at Texas Children’s Hospital-West Campus is no longer active. If you live in this area and are interested in starting a new virtual site, please contact Eileen Garza

Weather: 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. 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 your meeting site.