Gulf Coast East District

Officers
Chair:	Anna Haertling
Vice Chair:	Diane Collins
Secretary:	OPEN
Treasurer:	Kelly Parmet
Council on Development/Public Relations:	Sirley Marin
Council on Education:	Catherine Graves
Council on Membership Services:	OPEN
Council on Standards and Practice:	OPEN
Council on Legislative and Political Affairs:	OPEN
OTA Representative:	OPEN
Members-At-Large:	Len Sobel
Student Representative (UTMB):	Ashley Fox
Student Representative (HCC):	Sean Bomer
Student Representative (TWU):	Jade Sanchez
Student Representative (Lone Star College):	OPEN
Student Representative (PMI):	Brandye Porter

Upcoming District Meetings

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.
Receive 1 to 1.5 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 Anna Haertling .
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 Anna Haertling .
Interested in hosting a cluster group Virtual Meeting? Contact Eileen Garza at 281-356-7559 for details.

Save On Travel With Virtual Meetings
Gulf Coast East District 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.

GCED Meeting Schedule for 2018
Date:	April 25, 2018
Topic:	"Neuroanatomy and Biophysical Agents and Other Technologies"
Speaker:	Tera Stevens, OTR, CSRS
CE Hours:	1.5 hours
Locations:	Shriner's Hospital for Children 5th Floor Auditorium 6977 Main Street Houston, TX 77030 (Free parking in the attached garage) Contact: Anna Haertling 573-587-2757 [email protected] University of Texas Medical Branch @ Galveston This location is CANCELLED this month. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please plan to attend at Memorial Hermann Southeast, and contact [email protected] with any questions. Lonestar-Tomball Library 30555 TX-249, Room 211E Tomball, TX 77375 Contact: Eileen Garza 713-805-5147 [email protected] Memorial Hermann Southeast 11800 Astoria Blvd. 3rd floor classroom Houston, TX 77089 Contact: Jodi Jung 281-451-5712 [email protected] Pima Medical Institute 10201 Katy Freeway Suite C, Room 139 Houston, TX 77024 Contact: Barbara Palmer 713-778-0778, Ext. 5428 [email protected] Texas Children’s Hospital-West Campus 18200 Katy Freeway 2nd Floor Conference Room (WA.290.10) Contact: Kim Granhaug 281-650-1054 [email protected]

Date:	May 16, 2018
Topic:	“Ergonomics in the Office Setting”
Speaker	Jackie Lawrence, OTR, PhD
CE Hours:	TBD
Locations:	Shriner's Hospital for Children 5th Floor Auditorium 6977 Main Street Houston, TX 77030 (Free parking in the attached garage) Contact: Anna Haertling 573-587-2757 [email protected] 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: Sophie Rydin 713-201-1270 [email protected] Lonestar-Tomball Library 30555 TX-249, Room 211E Tomball, TX 77375 Contact: Eileen Garza 713-805-5147 [email protected] Memorial Hermann Southeast 11800 Astoria Blvd. 3rd floor classroom Houston, TX 77089 Contact: Jodi Jung 281-451-5712 [email protected] Pima Medical Institute 10201 Katy Freeway Suite C, Room 139 Houston, TX 77024 Contact: Barbara Palmer 713-778-0778, Ext. 5428 [email protected] Texas Children’s Hospital-West Campus 18200 Katy Freeway 2nd Floor Conference Room (WA.290.10) Contact: Kim Granhaug 281-650-1054 [email protected]

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
Anna Haertling	Chair	(573) 587-2757 C [email protected]
Eileen Garza	Mega Meeting	(713) 805-5147 C (281) 356-7559 H [email protected]

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.