Committees

TXWA Officers

Jeremy Baldwin

President

Amanda Cahill

Vice President

Kyrsten Henrie

Treasurer

Shayne Campbell

Secretary

Membership

The Membership Committee focuses on providing the highest level of service and communication to our members, as well as offers guidance and support for community projects and event participation.

Dale Shumaker

Board Member

Open

Officer Representative

Ben Bowman

Committee Chairperson

The Membership Committee has the following goals

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    To increase membership at all events
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    To timely and accurately maintain website, LinkedIn and Facebook content
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    To distribute the TXOA newsletter timely and accurately

Networking

The Networking Committee plans a variety of events to promote the development of industry relationships and offer opportunity for the growth and education among members and those within the wireless infrastructure community.

Lisa Taylor

Board Member

Open

Officer Representative

Dee Dee Flynt

Committee Chairperson

The Networking Committee has the following goals

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    Identify educational speakers and coordinate regular membership meetings and social events
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    Organize Spring and Fall annual golf tournaments as well as the Holiday Party
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    Support and promote the development of professional industry relationships

Philanthropy

The Philanthropy Committee strives to be a valuable philanthropic resource and seeks both to give members the opportunity to develop and implement philanthropic initiatives and to strengthen the TXOA tradition of community involvement.

Rick Flynt

Board Member

Open

Officer Representative

Jodi York

Co-Committee Chairperson

Sara Hawkins

Co-Committee Chairperson

The Philanthropy Committee has the following goals

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    To coordinate scholarship processes
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    To coordinate charity processes
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    To coordinate mentoring programs
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    To coordinate community projects and involvement with carrier programs

Philanthropy in Action

We continue to partner with organizations and causes that align with our associations. We worked hard to give back to both the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and wireless community, based on member feedback. Overall, Philanthropy had a very successful year, and we are excited about our plans for the coming year! In recent years we:

Gifted the Tower Family Foundation with a sponsorship of $50,000

Awarded $30,000 in scholarships to families of TXWA members attending Texas schools

Donated $2,500 to fulfill Texas school teacher supply wish lists and promoted their wish lists to our membership for additional support

Beautified Bob Eden Park near Bear Creek through a clean up event with Keep Texas Beautiful

Donated to Telecommunications Against Trafficking and Exploitation (TATE) and other nonprofits as well

Advocacy/Education

The mission of the Advocacy Committee is to maintain an active ear in Washington D.C. and a voice in Austin regarding regulatory policies that may impact the Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma wireless industry, both politically and economically. The purpose is to inform our members of these issues and to educate them on how potential changes in legislation impact their operating environments.

Jeffery King

Board Member

Open

Officer Representative

Open

Committee Chairperson

The Advocacy Committee has the following goals

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    Maintain an ear in Washington D.C. regarding wireless legislation and keep our members aware of any Federal policy changes in a timely fashion
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    Maintain an ear in Austin regarding wireless legislation and keep our members aware of any State policy changes in a timely fashion
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    Maintain a hot topics list of current wireless industry regulatory issues

Safety

The mission of the Safety Committee is to be an abundant resource for our membership that provides guidelines, best practices and information to prevent accidents and fatalities through training and education with the end goal being a safer, more efficient and profitable workforce.

Paul Fuentez

Board Member

Shayne Campbell

Officer Representative

Josh Dermott

Committee Chairperson

The Safety Committee has the following goals

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    To create State wide Safety Task force to include all customer, supplier & vendor categories
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    To provide safety update in TXOA newsletters and create a safety corner on website
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    To maintain current links on TXOA website to relevant industry safety websites
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    To strengthen relationships with safety related organizations such as OSHA, NATE & DOL