Rotary Club of Houston

Service to Houston since 1912 
 

We meet on Thursdays from 12-1 pm at Tony's Greenway

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Joel Levine

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RCoH President
Joel Levine
RCoH President Elect
Tom Vann
Club Foundation Chair
Jeff Tallas PDG
RCoH Past President
Karen Sotallaro
RCoH Treasurer
Dillon Burr
RCoH Treasurer Elect
Shahla Mohammad-Hosseini
RCoH Secretary
Kate Gabriele
RCoH Sergeant-at-Arms
Connor Grill
RCoHF Chairman
Mel Gross
RCoHF President
Ken Mattox
RCoHF Vice President
Phil Hampton
RCoHF Treasurer
Robert Eckels
RCoHF Secretary
Karen Sotallaro
RCoHF Director
Dan Clinton
RCoHF Director
Kathy Fenninger
RCoHF Ex-Officio
Joel Levine
RCoH Director 2023-2026
Richard Kuriger
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Mike Dougherty
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Chuck Finnell
RCoH Director 2024-2027
Inga Hebdon
RCoH Director 2025-2028
Martin Cominsky
RCoH Director 2025-2028
Nicholas Hosn
RCoH Director 2025-2028
Jennifer Hudson
RCoH Director at Large
Jeff Tallas PDG
Club Administrator
Deanna Belford
Classification Committee
Fred Luening
Burnett Bayland
Mercedes Agodio
Camp Enterprise
Shannon Hampton
Fresh Start
Phil Hampton
Interact Rotaract
Martin Cominsky
Interact Rotaract
Hussain Ali
Lombardi Award Chair
Karen Sotallaro
Membership Chair
Inga Hebdon
Programs Co-Chair
Martin Cominsky
Programs Co-Chair
Kathy Fenninger
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Connor Grill
Rotary 101
Phil Hampton
Rotary House
Stephen Cooney
Veterans Chair
James Harrell
Youth and Education Co-Chair
Monique Johnson-Garner
Youth Exchange Counselor
Nicholas Hosn
Youth Exchange Officer
Mike Winckler
Social Chair
Joel Quinones

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Houston
We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:00 p.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. Meeting begins at noon.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Shahla Mohammad-Hosseini
    February 6
  • Rosa Tang
    February 10
  • J Friedman
    February 12
  • Nicholas Hosn
    February 13
  • Joel Quinones
    February 14
  • Deanna Belford
    February 15
  • Fred Luening
    February 18
  • Imtihan Jawdat
    February 21
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Frank
    February 4
Anniversaries:
  • Robert Eckels
    Jet Eckels
    February 14
  • Mel Gross
    Nancy Gross
    February 26
Join Date:
  • Karen Sotallaro
    February 1, 2013
    13 years
  • Kathy Fenninger
    February 1, 2001
    25 years
  • Martin Cominsky
    February 1, 1986
    40 years
  • Melissa Ramon
    February 1, 2024
    2 years
  • Rick Olsen
    February 1, 2009
    17 years
  • Demir Karsan
    February 2, 2002
    24 years
  • Kerry Lyn Benoit
    February 2, 2021
    5 years
  • Nicholas Hosn
    February 8, 2016
    10 years
  • Sherry Menger
    February 12, 2020
    6 years
  • Ken Mattox
    February 20, 1992
    34 years
  • Diane Butler
    February 25, 2025
    1 year
  • Larry Carroll
    February 26, 1981
    45 years
  • James Harrell
    February 27, 2023
    3 years
  • Stanley St. Julien II
    February 27, 2024
    2 years
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