Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes December 2009
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Lamar CISD’s Board of Trustees is one only five Texas school district boards that has been selected as a 2009
Honor School Board in Texas Association of School Administrator
’s School Board Awards Program. ➝
The TASA Awards Committee said, “The Lamar CISD board exemplifies excellence by the systemic process of policy
review, pervasive staff development, adherence to innovative programming and
effective student enrollment growth management.
”
An Albert Luiz Salon & Spa has announce its newest clothing store, WARDROBE-the boutique, is now open for business in Sugar Land Town Square. Located at 16069 City
Walk, next door to Amici, WARDROBE offers formal wear for proms and galas,
custom evening gowns for pageants and black-tie events, bridal gowns and a
large selection of jewelry and footwear.
“In a thriving community like Sugar Land, options for evening wear and unique,
couture bridal gowns do not currently exist,
” said WARDROBE Store Director Ephraim Danforth. “We felt it was a tremendous opportunity to expand the Albert Luiz presence in
Sugar Land Town Square and bring a new and exciting option in evening wear to
our community.
”
WARDROBE boasts designer brands including, Tony Bowls, Sherri Hill, Jovani
Couture, Stephen Yearick, Joseph Ribkoff and Samuel Dong.
Luiz has been involved with the Miss Universe organization since the early
1990s. He serves as a hair stylist for the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss
Universe pageants and An Albert Luiz Salon
& Spa is the official salon of the Miss Houston, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas
Teen USA pageants.
The Missouri City Police Department has announced some recent promotions and hires:
In honor of 28 years of excellent service, making myriad contributions ranging
from street patrol to criminal investigations to support services,
Larry Capps has been elevated to Assistant Chief, with authority over administrative
services.
Missouri City’s newest captain, Geneane Merritt, was chosen from a nationwide pool of eight candidates. She will oversee the
Criminal Investigations Division and is an exemplary law-enforcement officer
with a proven track record working and supervising criminal cases.
MCPD is also pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Berezin to Captain. A 20-year seasoned veteran, Berezin will have command over MCPD’s Patrol Division. Berezin, a graduate of the FBI National Academy, has twice
been recognized as
“Officer of the Year” and is well-respected for his excellence in roles ranging from patrol officer
to crime scene investigator to lieutenant.
The department also salutes two new patrol officers: Jazton Heard and Marianne Rivera.
The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees: (l-r, sitting) Karen Mendoza and Julie
Thompson;
(standing) Board President Sam Hopkins,
Jack Christiana, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Randle, Board Vice President Michael
Richard, Secretary Jesse Torres and Richard McCarter.
The Missouri City Police Department was recognized as one of 18 in the State to
attain
“Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” status. At the ceremony are:
(l-r, front row) Officer Jay McClellan, Officer Donna Quakenbush, Police Chief
Joel Fitzgerald, Assistant Chief Larry Capps and Assistant Chief Pat Worrell;
(back row) Det. Weathers, Det. Tippit and Hedwig VIllage Police Chief Dave
Barber, representing the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation.
The Missouri City Police Department celebrated its recent recognition as one of 18 in the state to attain “Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” status. The force was evaluated on 161 Best Practices standards to achieve this
statewide award from the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation Recognition
Program. MCPD joins the Texas City Police Department and the University of
Texas - Houston Police Department to attain accreditation through this award in
the Greater Houston area.
The Texana Behavior Treatment and Training Center (BTTC) along with the Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance hosted a ribbon cutting
celebrating the opening of its new building addition. The $734,000 two-story
addition has seven treatment rooms, an additional training kitchen with
different styles of restaurant seating, a video viewing area for parents, and a
fun room complete with a mini rock climbing wall.
Officials and guests cut the
ribbon for the
new addition to
The Texana Behavior
Treatment and Training Center.
YP Council: (l-r, back row) Kevin Patton, Adam Traweek, Jason Kirby, Wade
Shelton, Caroline Egan, Shah Ahmed, Justin Morales, Elliot Wood; (front row)
Justin Vickrey, Stacey Schnitzer McCarty, Brian Ellis and Danelia Argueta.
The Young Professionals Division of the Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance elected its first council and officers. Justin Vickrey was elected chair; Elliot Wood was elected vice-chair, and Adam Traweek was voted secretary.
Other council members are: Shah Ahmed, Brian Ellis, Wade Shelton, Caroline Egan,
Jason Kirby, Kevin Patton, Stacey Schnitzer McCarty, JD, Justin Morales and
Danelia Argueta. This group will operate under the governance of the chamber
’s board of directors and organizational bylaws.
Earlier this year, Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance officials set in motion
the process of creating a Young Professionals Division to provide a conduit for
some of its younger members to be involved with more of the opportunities and
benefits chamber membership affords them.
Judge Walter McMeans, County Court-At-Law No. 2, has decided he will not seek re-election after his
current term. McMeans, who has been on the bench since the creation of his
court in 1987, will retire.
In his 23 years on the bench, the judge has presided over thousands of probate,
criminal, civil and condemnation cases. McMeans has been an attorney for 50
years, and was the mayor of Sugar Land from 1981-1987. He was instrumental in
expanding the ETJ of Sugar Land down Hwy. 59 in anticipation of the tremendous
growth Sugar Land would see.
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital physician Pierre Chevray, M.D., Ph.D. has performed the first-ever “perforator free flap” breast reconstruction surgery in Fort Bend County.
Dr. Chevray is nationally known for his expertise in the perforator free flap
procedure, in which skin, soft tissue and tiny blood vessels are removed from
the patient
’s abdomen. The blood vessels are then matched to supplying vessels at the
mastectomy site and reattached under a microscope. The tissue is then
surgically molded into a new breast mound.
Because these procedures do not remove any muscle from the abdomen, they avoid
the common side effects of more traditional breast reconstruction surgery
—pedicled TRAM flap procedure—including abdominal weakness or bulging. In addition, because blood flow is
robust from the attached vessels, the new breast is softer and more lifelike.
By working in concert with the surgeons performing mastectomies, Dr. Chevray
saves the patient from two separate surgeries
—and from living for a time without a breast or breasts.
“These are technically demanding surgical procedures that require a highly
trained surgeon, specialized microsurgical operating room equipment, and
specially trained nursing staff,
” said Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Janet Leatherwood. “This is an example of the benefits our cancer program at Methodist Sugar Land
Hospital is bringing to the community
—innovation, expertise and teamwork, all designed to deliver the best possible
outcome for the patients we serve.
”
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