Rotary Club of Houston

Service to Houston since 1912 as the first Rotary Club in Houston 
 
Large Club of the Year - Awarded 2026
 

We meet on Thursdays from 11:30 am - 1 pm at Tony's Greenway

(Doors open at 11:30 am for meet and greet. Meeting 11:45 am to 1 pm)
 
Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who envision a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change—across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
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RCoH President
Tom Vann
RCoH Past President
Joel Levine
RCoH President Elect
Mike Winckler
RCoH Secretary
Kate Gabriele
RCoH Treasurer
Shahla Mohammad-Hosseini
RCoH Sergeant-at-Arms
Martin Cominsky
RCoH Treasurer Elect
Jay Wilson
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Mike Dougherty
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Chuck Finnell
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Inga Hebdon
RCoH Director 2025-2028
Nicholas Hosn
RCoH Director 2025-2028
Jennifer Hudson
RCoH Director 2026-2029
Connor Grill
RCoH Director 2026-2029
Rosa Tang
RCoH Director at Large
Harvey Heller
RCoH Club Administrator
Deanna Belford
RCoHF Chairman
Ken Mattox
RCoHF President
Robert Eckels
RCoHF Treasurer
Karen Sotallaro
RCoHF Secretary
Joel Levine
RCoHF Director
Dan Clinton
RCoHF Director
Kathy Fenninger
RCoHF Ex-Officio
Tom Vann
Classification Committee
Fred Luening
Burnett Bayland
Mercedes Agodio
Camp Enterprise
Shannon Hampton
Lombardi Award Chair
Karen Sotallaro
Membership Chair
Joel Levine
Nominating Committee
Joel Levine
Programs Co-Chair
Kathy Fenninger
Programs Co-Chair
Martin Cominsky
Public Image
Connor Grill
Social Chair
Joel Quinones

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Houston
We meet In Person
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
Tony's Restaurant
3755 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77046
United States of America
Phone:
(713) 973-9936
Email:
administrator@rotaryhouston.org
Register by 5:00 pm Wednesday pay $40, Thursday pay $50. Includes salad, main entree, dessert. Doors open at 11:30 am for networking. Meeting begins at 11:45am. (DRESS CODE = BUSINESS CASUAL * NO FLIP FLOPS * NO SHORTS)
Venue Map
Resources
Club Information
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Karen Sotallaro
    October 6
  • Robby Pyke
    October 9
  • Hosney Abdelgelil
    October 12
  • Jim Weaver
    October 13
  • Richard Train
    October 14
  • Demir Karsan
    October 22
  • Ken Mattox
    October 25
  • Jeff Tallas PDG
    October 28
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Sarah Damron
    October 3
  • Ann Friedman
    October 21
  • Gulgun Karsan
    October 22
Anniversaries:
  • Hosney Abdelgelil
    Sarah Damron
    October 6
  • Mike Dougherty
    Terri
    October 28
Join Date:
  • Anthony Graves
    October 1, 2025
    1 year
  • Kate Gabriele
    October 1, 2022
    4 years
  • Richard Train
    October 1, 2025
    1 year
  • Robby Pyke
    October 1, 2018
    8 years
  • Mel Gross
    October 25, 1990
    36 years
  • Monique Johnson-Garner
    October 29, 2015
    11 years
  • Rosa Tang
    October 30, 2023
    3 years
  • Raymond Corbett
    October 31, 2024
    2 years
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