TFRW Woman of Distinction – June 2020
Teresa Spears is our TFRW Woman of Distinction for June 2020.
It is our honor to present to you Teresa Spears as this month’s TFRW Woman of Distinction.
Teresa has spent more than thirty-five years of hands on experience in Texas politics and government, including numerous conservative candidates, elected officials and causes. She became committed to making a difference at an early age after she won a citizenship contest and represented the state of Arkansas in Washington DC in her early...
TFRW Woman of Distinction – May 2020
Dixie Clem is our TFRW Woman of Distinction for May 2020.
Dixie Clem has been honored with the title of “Queen Mother” of the Collin County Republican Party, and beginning in 1969 when she became executive director of the party, she truly was, and even today remains a very active participant in all things keeping Collin County and Texas Red!
Dixie Clem was born in Booneville, Arkansas, where she grew up and attended school. She met her husband, Emmitt, when they were...
TFRW Woman of Distinction – February 2020
Jody Rushton is our TFRW Woman of Distinction for February 2020.
Jody Rushton was born in McAllen, Texas, and she and her husband have lived all over the country. She says that “everywhere they moved her priorities were to find a church, a school, and a Republican Women’s club…not necessarily in that order!”
After volunteering on her first campaign for Reagan/Bush in 1984, she has been involved in too many campaigns to name, at all levels, both as a leader and as...
TFRW Woman of Distinction – January 2020
Kit Whitehill is the founder and current president of the Coppell Republican Women and is the current TFRW First Vice-President. Kit has also served as the TFRW Community Engagement Chair and as the 2017 Convention Chair.
Kit is also a Dallas County Republican Party precinct chairman and served as the Party Secretary for 5 years. She was recently appointed by Governor Abbott to serve on the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority.
Kit was a delegate to the 2019 NFRW Convention and...
TFRW Woman of Distinction – December 2019
Karyn Brownlee serves on the Credit Union Commission for the State of Texas, as appointed by Governor Abbott. She spent 18 years in public education, seven as a teacher, and 11 as a campus principal in the highly rated Coppell ISD.
Karyn has also worked as a professional leadership communications consultant, speech writer, professional speaker, blogger and voiceover artist. As a member of the Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association, she was a conference presenter and leadership academy graduate. Karyn served as...
Galveston, Oh Galveston
Who will ever forget the wonderful experience of holding the 32nd Biennial Convention in the beautiful city of Galveston at the Moody Gardens?!
It was a week to remember, the weather was beautiful, and the water and sea breezes were the perfect backdrop for the TFRW Convention. I know, if you attended, you enjoyed the Sip, Shop, and Stroll in the Historic Strand. The opening session of the convention on Thursday set the pace for the rest of the convention. The...
