Houston Section of the Texas APA
Membership
The Houston Section has 303 APA members, 22% of these members are also AICP. Close to 20% of the Texas Chapter APA membership is comprised of Houston Section members.
Location
The Houston Section includes the following 10 counties: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Ft. Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller, and Wharton. Recent boundary changes resulted in some counties (previously in the Houston Section) being transferred to the Southeast Section.
Meetings
Regular monthly luncheons are held the first Tuesday of the month at The Courtyard on St. James Place, 1885 St. James Place in the Galleria area. The luncheon typically lasts from around 11:45 am to 1:15 pm. A buffet is available for $10 including salad, entree, tea, and coffee.
| We are proud to announce Mayor Lee P. Brown will be our guest speaker at the July 7th meeting. Seating is limited so please RSVP by calling Emily Stadnicki at . | |
| August 4th our speaker will be Jessica Cusick, Civic Art and Design Director at CACHH (Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County). | |
| Michael Stevens of Michael Stevens Interest and housing advisor to former Mayor Bob Lanier will be our speaker on September 8th. | |
| There will be no meeting in October, due to the Texas Chapter APA Conference in Austin, October 4th-7th. | |
| On November 3rd our speaker will be Sally Shipman, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County. No meeting in December, look for details on our Holiday Party. |
Newsletter
Clay Silvernail produces our quarterly newsletter, News, etc.! Contact him with story ideas and/or submittals.
Other Activities
John Jackson is distributing our new section directory. Call him if you haven’t received your copy.
Executive Committee
Your New Officers are:
Bret Keast, AICP, Director
Emily Stadnicki, Assistant Director
John Jackson, AICP, Secretary
Chris Bryce, Treasurer
Clay Silvernail, AICP, Correspondent