< PreviousAMOCO Federal Credit Union congratulates our community and Select Partners, Patrick Doyle, Renae Bentley, Doryn Glenn and all nominees of the Citizen of the Year. WAY TO GO! 10 | The Daily News | Citizen of the Year | 2023 In what ways are you involved with the community? I am an educator for the youth in Texas City ISD. I am very active with the students and adults with special needs. My teams and I always participate in any food drive or school supply drive being offered for our community. What do you like most about serving the community? What I like most about serving our community is making a difference. I think it is very important to roll up your sleeves and be the change you want to see in your community, not just sit back and complain about the problems. What motivates you to get involved in your community? This is my 16th year in Texas City ISD and I am starting to see the children of student-athletes I have coached. Witnessing the wonderful women and men and mothers and fathers these young people have become is a motivation to continue. I have also been blessed to hire several TCISD graduate student-athletes to coach and teach in the district. I believe that everyone becomes a teacher/coach because of a teacher/coach they had in school. The hope that I may have influenced the life of a young adult and helped them decide to become a teacher is also motivation. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? I am truly honored to be considered for this award. To be nominated and to be thought of in the same regard like wonderful individuals who have given so much to our community. Citizens like Mr. Samuel Collins from Hitchcock, TCISD Superintendent Dr. Melissa Duarte and one of my mentors, Mrs. Susan Myers, is mind blowing. This nomination means that all the hard work and sacrifices that Mr. Albert Evans and Mrs. Olympia Webb did in raising their kids was a job well done. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? Giving back to your community is something we should all strive to do. One person cannot do everything, but we all can do something, and it should start where you live. People often speak of how the world has changed or how it still needs to change, and the easiest and best place for the change they speak of to occur is at home. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? It is hard to say I would change anything in my past. I am a firm believer that you don’t lose, you learn. The obstacles and things that have hurt me or that have happened in my life have helped mold me into the man I am today. My faith has taught me that weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning. Read full profile at galvnews.com. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS SHONE EVANS CITY OF RESIDENCE » Dickinson OCCUPATION » Texas City High School athletic coordinator/head football coachLet’s Go Somewhere! 2023 | Citizen of the Year | The Daily News | 11 In what ways are you involved with the community? Most of my efforts these days are focused on St. Vincent’s House, the Medical Care for Galvestonians collaboration with UTMB and local funders, GISD Family and Community Engagement, Galveston Professional Athletes Annual Scholarship Golf Classic and our Bible study group at Coastal Community Church. What do you like most about serving the community? The needs families, students and individuals face today are daunting, even for those with some means to address them. What I like most about serving the Galveston community through the groups mentioned above is knowing my efforts make actual differences in the lives of the people served. Those differences include provision of food, clothing, medical care, emergency assistance, financial help to further education and an emphasis on the essential power of grace and mercy one finds through a faith experience. What motivates you to get involved in your community? Mine is a life overflowing with blessings. Acknowledgment of and gratitude for those blessings has allowed me to recognize unmet needs. Sometimes I have the means to provide what is needed. Sometimes the gift of helping is passed along to another in the right place to assist. I just want to make a difference. That’s what motivates me to get involved and serve. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? Finding myself on the list of those nominated as Citizen of the Year 2023 is humbling, indeed. It’s an honor to be recognized among this group, many of whom I know, admire and appreciate the work they are doing to make our communities better places. I hope it’s the jumping off place for a new wave of community volunteers and activists as they learn ways they, too, can help make our county communities healthy, productive and peaceful. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? My life is so much richer for having lived beyond myself, if that makes any sense. As a BOI, my first foray into serving the community was in junior high (c.1958) as a volunteer in the Civil Defense office at City Hall. We handed out information about the dangers resulting from nuclear warfare and how to build and provision fall-out shelters. I didn’t go out of fear. I certainly didn’t understand the true implications, but I did understand there was a need. It was something I could do, my parents said I could, so I did. It was important for me. It was important for those who came for information. Giving back into wherever you take from to get your strength, comfort, love, nurture, knowledge recharges that supply, allowing others to draw as needed. It’s important to give back to the community so it’s there when others need to draw support. Read full profile at galvnews.com. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS BONNIE FARMER CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Retired marketing/advertising/broadcastBetty Massey is a finalist for the Galveston County Daily News Citizen of the Year Award, a well-deserved honor made more meaningful because she was nominated by the newspaper’s readers . . . by you, in other words. Betty has served as our Executive Director for two decades, helping us support the good work of a wide variety of non-profit organizations that accomplish so much for our community. We admire Betty’s dedication, her cooperative spirit and her ability to inspire others. It is a great privilege to work with her. Mary Moody Northen Endowment Board of Directors: Edward L. Protz, President G. William Rider, Treasurer and Vice-President Robert L. Moody, Jr., Secretary M ary M oody N ortheN e NdowMeNt Betty Massey Congratulations, Betty To every 2023 Citizen of the Year finalist, THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL! Because of you, we are all winners. Our communities are better places because of your good citizenship. And we also appreciate the Galveston County Daily News for shining a light on those who work for the good of their fellow citizens. Galveston • Pearland • Friendswood • League City • Alvin Five-Star “Superior” rating by BauerFinancial, Inc., awarded March, 2023www.HomeTown.Bank To all of the finalist on this amazing achievement from the TCLM Chamber of Commerce! www.TCLMchamber.com s 12 | The Daily News | Citizen of the Year | 20232023 | Citizen of the Year | The Daily News | 13 In what ways are you involved with the community? I’ve been a volunteer with nonprofit organizations on and off the island – Galveston’s Own Farmers Market, Clean Galveston, Galveston Historical Foundation, Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council and the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council to name some. As the executive director and arborist of the Galveston Island Tree Conservancy, I collaborate with many of those entities as well as the City of Galveston Tree Committee, Moody Gardens, Galveston school district and others on planting projects and help island residents with their trees. What do you like most about serving the community? How lucky are we all to live and work in a place that has such an amazing history, and fantastic present and future?! To me it doesn’t matter if you’re a BOI, IBC, seasonal resident or occasional visitor, you don’t just live here, even temporarily, you join Galveston. Galveston is a Venn diagram of interconnected groups that make things happen (having a heckuva lot of fun while doing so), proving that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. What motivates you to get involved in your community? The enthusiasm of the community for replanting and planting new trees is inspirational. Galveston gets that our existence depends upon our green infrastructure, including trees, coastal prairie and the beaches, bayous and bay. Enhancing and protecting our natural infrastructure safeguards us and attracts visitors. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? Frankly, I was gob- smacked when I found out I was nominated, and then to be a finalist, well, no words! I’m truly honored and humbled to be included in the company of all these amazing citizens of Galveston County. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? I think there’s a responsibility for all members of a community to join together to elevate our existence. Giving back creates a powerful force for good that returns tenfold to the giver. It’s addictive! If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? I wish I had spent more time as an adult just hanging out with my parents; they were hilarious. What’s something that most people don’t know about you? I love mariachi bands! They bring me joy. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? “Make your bed every morning.” – Dad 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS PRISCILLA FILES CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Executive director/arborist for Galveston Island Tree Conservancy In what ways are you involved with the community? As a semi-retired physician, I now have time to join and volunteer with Galveston service organizations. For over a decade, I have volunteered with the Luke Society, a “street clinic” that provides basic medical care to Galveston Island’s homeless and medically underserved. Volunteer health providers and health care students under my medical direction provide treatment for hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, certain infections, skin conditions and mild pain syndromes. Many of our clientele are threatened by formal organized health care and choose to not go to a “brick and mortar” clinic, so every Saturday morning we bring the medical clinic to them. A special blessing in this endeavor is the numerous medical, nursing and health profession students who volunteer their Saturdays in rain or shine or heat or cold. This learning venue teaches them how respect and love those marginalized members of our community. The Luke Society has a core group of medical doctors, nurses and community volunteers who band together to ensure this organization is a success. The Luke Society relies on grants and donations to provide our services at no charge to our clientele. Recently, I joined the Galveston Rotary and the Galveston Lions clubs. As a newbie to these groups, my volunteerism has been limited, but I am open to help in anyway they feel I can serve. What do you like most about serving the community? After retirement from The University of Texas Medical Branch Medical School, I realized I needed to continue to make a difference. I had spent my medical career providing hospice and palliative care to patients in my community. My career was not just a salary, but a life mission. I realized that dying patients and their loved ones frequently have severe suffering. I did not see my medical profession making any significant strides to correct this concern, so I set out to find ways that I could help. I received a secondary certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and started building curriculum to teach the community, medical students, nursing students, health care professional students and my UTMB family to recognize and rise to the call to let dying become as precious a life process as birth. The loss of this venue of service upon retirement spurred me to find other ways to serve my community. What motivates you to get involved in your community? My motivation to serve is somewhat self serving. If I don’t serve in my community, I am not happy. Serving my community allows me to have contact with others and it just makes me feel good. If I just retired and sat at home watching television, I would go crazy. Read full profile at galvnews.com. LORETTA LEE GRUMBLES CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Physician14 | The Daily News | Citizen of the Year | 2023 In what ways are you involved with the community? I am involved in many organizations in the community. On a personal level, I see niche needs and try to provide for them. Dignity closets are my favorites. Through donations from the community, I am able to bring clothing to the nursing homes for those who have little to nothing. Some people come straight from a hospital wearing nothing but a hospital gown and slipper socks. They may not have family to bring them needed items. For me, I want them to be able to maintain their dignity. With dignity closets, there are items for men and women in all sizes to provide needed clothing for who ever needs it. I also have made little free libraries for nursing home residents in their facilities as well as a little free library for adults and children in La Marque. Promoting literacy and learning is a passion of mine. I worked with the La Marque Police Department when we had the big freeze to locate homeless individuals and provide them with a tote bag containing cold weather clothing, a blanket, toiletries and nonperishable food and get them to a safe environment. My heart is with veterans, the elderly and children. I could not do what I do without the support of the community. I have found that there are lots more good people who want to help others in our community than not. What do you like most about serving the community? I enjoy helping others. I want people to succeed and have the tools to live their best quality of life in all circumstances. What motivates you to get involved in your community? My motivation to help others has been ingrained in me since childhood. I learned from my family that when someone needs help, you help them. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? This is absolutely amazing. I am overwhelmed with pride to be a finalist. This is an accomplishment of a lifetime. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? The community has always been there for me. I think it’s important to give back and to lead by example so future generations realize that as a community we are one. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? I would have gone to nursing school so I could help elderly and children in poor areas who don’t get the medical attention they need. Read full profile at galvnews.com. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS KATHERINE HERRIN-KEITH CITY OF RESIDENCE » La Marque OCCUPATION » Guardian In what ways are you involved with the community? Mentorship, event planning, charitable fundraising, Keep Texas City Beautiful Community Service Volunteer for Juneteenth Planning Committee, member of NAACP, volunteer for Thanksgiving Day Feast serving food to the public, volunteer guest speaker at several civic, youth and educational activities. While serving as mayor, I have gone beyond my normal governmental duties of managing the city’s affairs, departmental activities and budgets to create additional programs that make Texas City a great place to live, work and play. I have started a fatherhood initiative, a series of events designed to foster quality time and enriching experiences for fathers and their children. I have created a Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness, a conglomeration of community partners who unite their resources and services to address the issue of the unsheltered population. I have worked with major city departments to start the Hire Up Summer Internship Program that gives local college students an opportunity to earn scholarships after working eight weeks in their field of study. Being mayor has given me a greater platform to initiate programs and projects that help our citizenry under the goals of our CommUNITY Matters program. What do you like most about serving the community? It’s a rewarding experience ... to share my time, talents and treasures, giving back to the city and area that I received so many blessings from. God has gifted me in many areas. I believe to whom much is given, much is required. Knowing I have helped someone or made their rough path a little smoother is a priceless experience for me. Serving the community is my way of saying “THANK YOU” to the village that helped mold me! What motivates you to get involved in your community? Seeing the fruit of my labor motivates me. Often times people return to say thank you or tell me how much I helped them with an act of kindness ... an event ... or some direction. But the greatest motivation I get is when I see people “pay it forward” and you know many other unintended people are now being blessed from the seeds you planted. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? Galveston County is a huge thriving area with hundreds of citizens who are leaders, philanthropists, activists and servants of their communities. I’ve seen lists of finalists from the past and to be considered for this award among the likes of these great citizens is an honor in and of itself. To know that someone thought enough of me to submit my name is an extremely humbling and exciting feeling. Read full profile at galvnews.com. DEDRICK JOHNSON CITY OF RESIDENCE » Texas City OCCUPATION » Mayor of Texas City / process operator for Marathon Petroleum2023 | Citizen of the Year | The Daily News | 15 In what ways are you involved with the community? Beyond my work at the Endowment, which allows me to engage with a wide variety of organizations serving Galveston Island and Galveston County, I am currently engaged in two primary areas of service to Galveston: early childhood education and affordable housing. I am one of the founders of Moody Early Childhood Center and am serving my seventh year as chair of that board of directors. I am volunteering as a board member for Build Galveston, a community development corporation born from Vision Galveston and focused on facilitating the development of workforce housing on the island. I am in my second time around serving on the Board of Commissioners of the Galveston Housing Authority (first time was post Hurricane Ike, 2010-12). I serve as the vice chairwoman of the board and as chairwoman the real estate committee. Over the 40-plus years I have called Galveston home, a few other areas of involvement include: a founder of the GISD Education Foundation; chair of the City of Galveston’s Hurricane Ike Recovery Committee; chair of the Galveston County Recovery Fund (following Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Harvey, COVID and Winter Storm Uri); chair of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and campaign chair of Galveston United Way. What do you like most about serving the community? It is certainly satisfying to know that something I have done may have improved someone else’s life. But speaking selfishly, one of the best things about serving this community are the people I get to meet and work with, including several of the nominees for this Citizen of the Year recognition. What motivates you to get involved in your community? There is a wonderful Ralph Waldo Emerson poem about what it means to have lived a successful life. It ends with these lines: “To leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” I want to lead a successful life. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? While I am certainly honored personally, I hope that my nomination elevates two issues that are critical to our community’s future: early childhood education and affordable workforce housing. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? I don’t know that this qualifies as doing something over, but I do believe I would have gone to law school. Read full profile at galvnews.com. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS BETTY MASSEY CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Executive director for The Mary Moody Northen Endowment In what ways are you involved with the community? In 2012, I founded S.A.V.E. Rescue to help improve outcomes for homeless pets. In 2020, during COVID, I saw we were losing ground on our efforts to reduce the homeless pet population with many vet offices closed for “elective surgeries” and the stray population was exploding. I decided to open a small free clinic that would give people a place to get their pets fixed. The residents wanted to do the right thing but had no alternative. Once we opened the clinic, thinking it would be temporary, we realized that the county needed a service such as ours to really make our county more humane and compassionate to address the stray and homeless pet problem. I shifted my focus from rescue (by handing off to other directors) and concentrated on spay and neuter efforts. We have included volunteers from the county to help run our clinics doing everything from cleanup to helping recovering animals post surgery. What do you like most about serving the community? The most rewarding thing about working in our county is seeing the generous nature of our citizens. From community businesses, volunteers to the donations made by the pet owners, I’m reminded of the goodness in people. I’m hoping that our efforts will have a permanent effect on the way we treat animals in our county. We can see a difference in the areas we have targeted in the reduction in the number of strays on the street. Since I’m result-oriented, there is a tremendous sense of satisfaction. What motivates you to get involved in your community? It’s easy to sit back and say someone needs to do something about any problem we are faced with. But we need to look at ourselves and see that someone is looking right back at you. I have been fortunate to have had a good business for years in our county thanks to our residents, so when I retired, I wanted to give back to the county that had supported me in my career. Since I have always been an animal lover, founding S.A.V.E. and later the Fix Ur Pet clinic was a natural fit. When I started, I had no idea about the plight of companion animals in the county. I knew our organization could help make a difference for these poor pets. As we saw other problems with lack of access to services we could offer, it was not an option to ignore the problem. I get a kick out of looking at the number of animals we have helped (more than 6,000). As we have become more involved with lower-income residents, we have started a food pantry for pet food and provide transportation to our clinic for those without cars. We have enjoyed partnering with the local animal shelters and other animal welfare groups to increase the number of animals and residents we are able to help. These partnerships have been both productive and rewarding. Read full profile at galvnews.com. ANGELA MCGHEE CITY OF RESIDENCE » Santa Fe OCCUPATION » Retired / founder of S.A.V.E. Rescue and Fix Ur Pet16 | The Daily News | Citizen of the Year | 2023 In what ways are you involved with the community? I’ve made community involvement a big part of my role as Galveston Wharves port director and CEO. I represent the port on a number of local and state boards, including the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Galveston Economic Development Partnership, the Texas Ports Association and the TxDOT Port Authority Advisory Committee. I speak regularly to neighborhood and civic groups; really any group that would like to have me speak about the port. I’m also a member of the Rotary Club of Galveston Island and participate regularly with port staff in community events like the annual Share Your Holidays food drive and beach cleanups. What do you like most about serving the community? Engaging with Galveston citizens is what I enjoy most. Each year, I speak to hundreds of people to give them updates on our progress and the port’s commitment to this community. People have genuine pride and interest in what’s going on at the port. They appreciate the updates and the opportunity to share their views. What motivates you to get involved in your community? Three things: Keeping citizens informed about the port, earning their support for our vision and demonstrating that we’re good stewards of these major, citizen- owned assets. We have to continue to tell the great story about our progress. Long-time Galvestonians remember when this port was down. We’ve turned it around with the vision of our board and the hard work of our staff. As a self-sustaining city entity without taxing authority, we want and need the backing of this community to implement our 20-Year Strategic Master Plan. With their support, we’ve made great progress, including a new, state-of-the-art cruise terminal, the West Port Cargo Complex and the interior roadway to help alleviate congestion on Harborside Drive. But we’ve only just begun to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects to bring port assets to their highest and best use. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? To me, being named a finalist is recognition of the port’s importance in this community. I’m proud to represent the port and share the port’s progress through my community involvement. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? I see it as a big part of my job as the CEO of a citizen-owned entity. It’s also one of the best parts of my job – to share with citizens what’s happening at the port. This port’s success is this community’s success. Read full profile at galvnews.com. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS RODGER REES CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Galveston Wharves port director and CEO In what ways are you involved with the community? For the past 10 years, I have been the program director for Turtle Island Restoration Network, an ocean conservation organization. I’ve served on several local nonprofit boards, city-based committees and on the Sanctuary Advisory Committee for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. What do you like most about serving the community? I enjoy supporting all the amazing work being done on the island by nonprofits, and I gain strength working with others on causes that create meaningful changes in the community. What motivates you to get involved in your community? I care deeply about people and place, and I am motivated by the possibility of strengthening and feeling connected to the community and protecting our natural resources. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? It is an honor to be named a finalist with so many other deserving individuals and I am truly humbled. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? Giving back to the community influences positive transformations, bonds people together and may be the wave that makes the world a better place for everyone. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? Spend more time with my family. What’s something that most people don’t know about you? I taught middle school algebra and pre-algebra. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? There is no hurt that can’t be healed by love. JOANIE STEINHAUS CITY OF RESIDENCE » Galveston OCCUPATION » Gulf Program Director for Turtle Island Restoration Network “I GAIN STRENGTH WORKING WITH OTHERS ON CAUSES THAT CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY.”COME WORK WITH TOP LEADERS Geny White We're Hiring!We're Hiring! Shone Evans 2023 | Citizen of the Year | The Daily News | 17 In what ways are you involved with the community? I represent TCISD in the community through the Foundation for the Future and numerous events. I am an active member of the Texas City Rotary Club. What do you like most about serving the community? Raising funds for education and sharing the mission of the Foundation for the Future is an exciting task. It is a pleasure to give my time to the community that I was raised in. What motivates you to get involved in your community? The students and staff of Texas City ISD. What does it mean to be named a finalist for Citizen of the Year? I am so honored to have the work that I do be recognized this way. It is even more an honor to be named a finalist along with so many others who have made such important contributions to the community. Why do you think it’s important to give back to the community? Giving back to the community gives me a sense of purpose and it can be fulfilling. By giving back, it allows me to meet wonderful people throughout the community who are invested in the futures of our students. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would that be? I try to live my life with no regrets; however, I am always seeking ways to improve myself. What’s something that most people don’t know about you? Even though I seem outgoing, sometimes I am actually shy. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Find a job that you love, because if you love what you do, then you never work a day in your life. 2023 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS GENY WHITE CITY OF RESIDENCE » Manvel OCCUPATION » Director of Texas City ISD Foundation for the Future “BY GIVING BACK, IT ALLOWS ME TO MEET WONDERFUL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE INVESTED IN THE FUTURES OF OUR STUDENTS.”18 | The Daily News | Citizen of the Year | 2023 2022 – Dr. Pei-Yong Shi (University of Texas Medical Branch researcher) 2021 – Dr. Philip Keiser (local health authority for Galveston County) 2020 – Barbara Jane “BJ” Herz (retired educator and fundraiser) 2019 – Chuck and Mary Ellen Doyle (banker, philanthropist) 2018 – Mayor Pat Hallisey (League City) 2017 – Mike Dean (Galveston business owner) 2016 – Steve Mataro (DSW Homes) 2015 – Sam Collins III (businessman and Juneteenth 150th organizer) 2014 – George Mitchell (businessman, philanthropist) 2013 – Dick and Horacene Daugird (Lighthouse Charity Team) PAST CITIZEN OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS FILE PHOTOS/The Daily News Clockwise from above: 2021 honoree Dr. Philip Keiser; Dr. Charles Mouton accepting the award on behalf of 2022 honoree Dr. Pei-Yong Shi; and 2020 honoree Barbara Jane “BJ” Herz. 2012 – Tilman Fertitta (Landry’s Inc.) 2011 – Larry Taylor (state senator) 2010 – Mayor Matt Doyle (Texas City) 2009 – Craig Eiland (state representative) 2008 – Dr. Ben Raimer (University of Texas Medical Branch) 2007 – Marine Gunnery Sgt. 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