![]() His most recent work, Trafficking: Narcoculture in Mexico and the United States (May 2020, Duke University Press), analyzes the way Mexico’s criminal drug violence and new media technologies structure publicness in Mexico and the United States. He is a past member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at Princeton, NJ in the School of Social Science, and past Visitor of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University.Īmaya’s research, writing, and teaching engage with the areas of globalization, Latin American media, comparative media studies, immigration, and Latinas/os media studies. Amaya was a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and the past Chair of the UVA’s Department of Media Studies. Physical Education/Rec.Hector Amaya is a professor of communication in the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. ![]() Parliamentarian: Rick McCarty (San Antonio)Īt-Large: Shon Bjornberg (Farmers Branch) Secretary & Attorney: Maureen McCutchen (Galveston) Following a one-year hiatus after serving a nine-year term on SOTX’s Board, Steve Hayes (Southlake), the Senior Vice President at Brandt Companies, has been elected to take on a two-year term in a Programs position.Ī full listing of officers and members on the 2017 SOTX Board of Directors is listed below. Both will serve a two-year term in At-Large positions. Newly elected members are Jake Squiers (Lufkin), the Chief Operating Officer of Burke, and Sam Arciniega (Houston), a unit director for the H-E-B Grocery Company in Houston. McCutchen will continue to serve as the Board’s Attorney, a position she has held since 2014. ![]() With more than 25 years of involvement with SOTX, Griffith has spent 11 of those years on the Board, including a two-year stint as Chairman.ĭale Hosack (Sugar Land), Chief Financial Officer of Western Container Corporation, has been elevated from his At-Large position to Treasurer, while Maureen McCutchen (Galveston), an attorney with Mills Shirley LLP becomes Secretary. There is no greater pleasure in life than giving your time and energy to help others.”Ĭity of Sugar Land’s 1st Assistant City Manager Steve Griffith (Sugar Land) moves into the Vice Chair position after spending 2016 as Treasurer. “I’m looking forward to spending more time getting to know the staff of SOTX as well as the athletes that we serve. “I am humbled to be able to serve SOTX as the Chairman of the Board and I hope to continue the great work of our previous Board leaders,” said Tywater. Amaya, the director of sales for Coca-Cola Refreshments in the San Antonio market, will remain on the Board in 2017 as an officer, taking on the title of Past Chair. ![]() Tywater takes over for Hector Amaya (San Antonio), who guided the Board from 2015-2016. Their leadership qualities will help Special Olympics Texas make advances toward better serving our athletes, and it is a true privilege to work with all of them.”Ĭhad Tywater (Round Rock), a unit director for the H-E-B Grocery Company, has been promoted to Chairman of the Board after serving as the Vice Chair for the previous two years. “Each one of them brings a great deal of knowledge and expertise to our organization. “All of these members will serve our Board at a very exciting time, as they will lead us into the 50-year anniversary of our movement, which we will celebrate in these next couple of years,” Larsen said. New Board Chair Chad Tywater (right) with athlete Elizabeth Harber (left) at a Special Olympics Texas fundraiser.ĪUSTIN – Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) President & CEO Margaret Larsen announced that the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors has promoted four existing members, while electing three new members. ![]()
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