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TWA offers several membership options. The membership year is from September 1st to August 31st. However, members may join at any time. Dues must be paid in a lump sum or quarterly installments. A sustaining membership is also available, in which memberships will automatically renew each September and may be canceled at any time. See the Executive Committee and member list.
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Membership Levels
Legacy Council Membership
- $2500 per year
- NEW Opportunity to invite TWO 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to Annual Meeting
- Invitation to attend annual trips
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
- Invitation to additional Legacy Council only activities during Annual Meeting
- Invitation to Legacy Council only trips
- NEW Complimentary Partner in the Arts Patron Level Membership
- NEW Opportunity to provide art and culture related content for the Texas Cultural Trust newsletter
- Two Complimentary tickets to Texas Young Masters Program and Reception
- Two Complimentary tickets to Texas Medal of Arts Awards Show (does not include dinner)
Regular Membership
- $1200 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
Mother/Daughter Membership*
- $1500 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
*Special introductory membership available for the first year of membership only; renewals will be at full rate for each member. Additional daughters $500/each.
Junior Membership**
- $750 per year
- Opportunity to invite 501(c)(3) organizations to apply for grant funding
- Opportunity to vote on grants
- Invitation to annual meeting
- Invitation to attend the annual fall trip
- Invitation to Texas Cultural Trust events
- Name recognition on website
- Name recognition on biennial Texas Medal of Arts Award program
** Junior membership available to women age 40 and under.
Texas Women for the Arts Members 2020-2021
Executive Committee
Judy Robison
Chair, El Paso
Linda LaMantia
Vice-Chair, Laredo
Leslie Blanton
Immediate Past-Chair, Houston
Lisa Ivie Miller
Membership Chair, Austin
Charlotte Tripplehorn
Membership Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
Janis Brous
Membership Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
Isha Rogers Santamaria
Nominating Chair, El Paso
Sharron Buschman
Nominating Vice-Chair, Houston
Eleanor “Muffin” Lemak
2020 Annual Meeting Chair, Dallas
Nancy Seliger
Grants Chair, Amarillo
Sharon McCullough
Grants Vice-Chair, Dallas
Eliza Duncan
Governance Chair, Houston
Chrissy Kleberg
Governance Vice-Chair, Austin
Tania Schwartz
Board Liaison, El Paso
Sara Morgan
Legacy Chair, Houston
Leslie Blanton
Legacy Vice-Chair, Houston
Laura Matz
Travel Chair, Austin
Jan McKee
Travel Vice-Chair, Fort Worth
Legacy Members
Anita Arnold, Dallas
Marilyn Augur, Dallas
Barbara P. Averitt, Dallas
Amy Barbee, Austin
Jill Bee, Dallas
Rosanna Blalock, Houston
Leslie Blanton, Houston
Sharron Buschman, Houston
Robin Carreker, Dallas
Nora Castro, Johnson City
Sandra L. Chunn, Houston
Annie Cullen, Victoria
Nancy Dedman, Dallas
Patsy Donosky, Dallas
Eliza Duncan, Houston
Susan Eisen, El Paso
Mindy Ellmer, Austin
Sondra Eoff, Odessa
Clayton Erikson, Houston
Catharine Faulconer, Houston
Karen Foster, El Paso
Susanne Galtney, Houston
Ruthie Gessinger, Houston
Linda Gibbons, Dallas
Merrill Hafner, Houston
Margaret Hodge, Amarillo
Holly Huffines, Dallas
Gayle Hunt, El Paso
Jameen Jacoby, Dallas
Dawn Kelley, Lubbock
Kathleen R. Kennedy, San Antonio
Barbara Lake, Fredericksburg
Linda LaMantia, Laredo
Eleanor Lemak, Dallas
Kim Lewis, San Antonio
Elia Mares, El Paso
Charlene Marsh, Dallas
Nena Marsh, Houston
Kimberly Martin, Houston
Suzanne Mathews, San Antonio
Laura Matz, Austin
Holly Mayer, Dallas
Melody McCaig, Austin
Jan Mckee, Fort Worth
Sara Morgan, Houston
Sharon Oeschger, Amarillo
Janna Paulson, Austin
Margot Perot, Dallas
Judy Robison, El Paso
Dede Rogers, El Paso
Isha Rogers Santamaria, El Paso
Karen Rove, Austin
Tania Schwartz, El Paso
Darcy Sety, Fort Worth
Nelda Trevino, Austin
Charlotte Tripplehorn, Fort Worth
Leslie Ward, Austin
Marie Wise, Houston
Members
Caroll O. Ahern, San Antonio
Lauren Anderson, Houston
Lynne Averett, Houston
Mary Ann Barbier-Mueller, Dallas
Jil Barnes, Fort Worth
Nancy Bass, Dallas
Connie Beck, Fort Worth
Lorraine Benini, Marble Falls
Beverly Bentley, Houston
Lauri Bevan, Fort Worth
Ginger Blanton, Houston
Kelli Blanton, Houston
Ellen Blasio, Houston
Laurie Blum, Fort Worth
Suzanne D. Booth, Austin
Chrissy Borskey, Austin
Paula Brockway, Fort Worth
Sabrina Brown, Dallas
Sherry W. Brown, Dallas
Janis Brous, Fort Worth
Lisa Butler, Marble Falls
Terri Byrne, Lubbock
Shannon W. Callewart, Dallas
Jeanne Campbell, Dallas
Mary Campbell, Corpus Christi
Wendie Cook, Canadian
Mitzi Davis, Fort Worth
Rachael Dedman, Dallas
Sara Dodd, Houston
Jayne Duryea, Beeville
Aurora Farthing, Lubbock
Pamela Fielding, Johnson City
Jill Fortney, Fort Worth
Ginger G. Francis, El Paso
Kelley Frost, San Antonio
Shara Fryer, Houston
Gay Gaddis, Austin
Ginger H. Gearheart, Fort Worth
Linda Gladden, Austin
Gail Granek, Fort Worth
Beth Granger, Austin
Birgit Green, Lubbock
Cindy Greenwood, Austin
Deborah Greer, Corpus Christi
Janie Harper, Fort Worth
Nancy Harper, Austin
Carol Heller, Dallas
Mary Ann Heller, Austin
Reta Hirsch, Lubbock
Karen Hixon, San Antonio
Marie A. Holliday, Fort Worth
Sonja Holt, Austin
Kay Howell, Fort Worth
Mary Huddleston, Dallas
Libby Hunt, Dallas
Sondra Lomax, Austin
Kathleen Irvin Loughlin, Austin
Lynda Jones, Corpus Christi
Kathleen Keating, Victoria
Linda H. Kemp, El Paso
Anne Kinder, Houston
Pamela R. Krick, Fort Worth
Mary Lamar Leyendecker, Laredo
Lauri Lawrence, Fort Worth
Brooke Lively, Fort Worth
Karen Matthews, Dallas
Lynda McKnight, Fort Davis
Vicki McLaughlin, San Antonio
Nancy Moorman, San Antonio
Debbie Montford, San Antonio
Nancy Murray, Longview
Patty D. Nail, Dallas
Kristi Newton, Fort Worth
Michaelene Norton, Houston
Karen Oswalt, Austin
Mary Lynn Painton, Rockport
Shannon Pana, Fort Worth
Sheila Perry, Odessa
Martha Peterson, Houston
Beth N. Phillips, Fort Worth
Mary Lou Pringle, Houston
Margaret A. Purse, Dallas
Jean Roach, Fort Worth
Matilda Rodgers, Fort Worth
Regina Rogers, Houston
Kay Sanford, Lubbock
Lyn Selig, San Antonio
Nancy Seliger, Amarillo
Pamela Sengelmann, Houston
Sally Shafer, Dallas
Anne B. Shahan, San Angelo
Becky Nyland Spears , Liberty
Jennifer Stevens, Austin
Laura Street, Amarillo
Suzanne Sugg, San Angelo
Kathy Taylor, Austin
Ginny Tigue, Colleyville
Colleen Trabold, Austin
Cheryl R. Votzmeyer, Corpus Christi
Allison Whitaker, Victoria
Andrea White, Houston
Pam Willeford, Austin
Trisha Wilson, Dallas
Carolyn Wittenbraker, Dallas
Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa, Houston
Mother-Daughter Members
Cara Darden, New York
Kimberly Darden, Fort Worth
Gloria Hicks, Corpus Christi
Debbie Hicks Layton, Corpus Christi
Moira K. Hogan, San Antonio
Kelly Hunter, Fort Worth
Alyce A. Jones, Fort Worth
Melanie A. Jones, Fort Worth
Lisa Kopecky, San Antonio
Emily McDermott, Fort Worth
Anne Skipper, Keller
Caroline Thompson, New York
Junior Members
Elizabeth Blanton, Houston
Caroline Haley, Austin
Samantha LaMantia Luchak, Austin
Corinna H. Richter, San Antonio
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Paul Crockett
Director of Orchestras and Classic Guitar, Akins High School