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)
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Club Information
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Melissa Ramon
    September 3
  • James Nelson
    September 11
  • Butch Taggart
    September 18
  • Charles Sheffield
    September 18
  • Mike Winckler
    September 18
  • Olena Leipnik
    September 19
  • James Harrell
    September 21
  • Mercedes Agodio
    September 21
  • Harvey Heller
    September 22
  • Isabel Denkler
    September 23
  • Skeeter Braun
    September 24
  • Chuck Finnell
    September 30
  • Dan Clinton
    September 30
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Joyce Fadem
    September 12
  • Judann Luening
    September 16
  • Terri
    September 20
  • Chelsea St. Julien
    September 22
Anniversaries:
  • Martin Cominsky
    Terry Cominsky
    September 6
  • Kathy Fenninger
    Joe Fenninger
    September 21
  • Liam Bonner
    Meredith Bonner
    September 24
Join Date:
  • Harvey Heller
    September 1, 1986
    40 years
  • Joel Levine
    September 1, 2007
    19 years
  • Larry Meeks
    September 1, 2013
    13 years
  • Niyaz Irsaliev
    September 1, 2016
    10 years
  • Marvin Pierre
    September 11, 2023
    3 years
  • Shahla Mohammad-Hosseini
    September 16, 2024
    2 years
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