Movers & Shakers: Roy Green Jr.

January 2nd, 2019

Name: Roy Green Jr.

Occupation: General Manager – South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center

Hometown: San Angelo

Current home: League City

Family: Husband Nick of 32 years

My favorite actor is: Morgan Freeman

Someone I’d like to meet: Former President Barack Obama

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Bill Gates. His generous philanthropy especially with the fight to end polio is inspiring.

My favorite performers are: Michael Buble, Ellen Degeneres and the Fighting Texas Aggie Band.

I like to spend my leisure time: Planning my next adventure and spending time with family.

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Beaches of Normandy with my father.

My favorite meal is: Baked chicken and grilled asparagus.

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: National Park Ranger.
You’ll never catch me: At the gym. I know I should, but probably not going to happen.

The thing that bugs me the most is: Rude and disrespecful people. Life is too short to be mean, cruel and ugly towards other people.

My favorite movie is: Braveheart

Few people know: At A&M I had the honor of being a student host to comedian Red Skeleton for five days prior to his campus performance. What a great week that was.

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Movers & Shakers: John Baumgartner

November 1st, 2018

Name: John Baumgartner

Occupation: League City’s city manager

Hometown: Juneau, Alaska

Current home: League City

Family: Wife, Dee Dee; Children: Dallas 26, Robert 26, Emily 22, and Daci 14

What do you like about your job: The great people working together to make League City the very best!
Someone I’d like to meet: Jesus

My favorite performers are: James Taylor or anything sports

I like to spend my leisure time: Relaxing with family

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Alaska in the summer and Hawaii in the winter

My favorite meal is: Anything my mother cooks, but a great steak and salad with her apple pie is the best

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: Lawyer, but math was better than English, so I went to engineering school

You’ll never catch me: Cheating at golf

The thing that bugs me the most is: Dishonesty

My favorite movie is: Forrest Gump

Few people know: I ran the Boston Marathon when I was skinny

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Movers & Shakers: Bryan Bogle

October 1st, 2018

Name: Bryan Bogle

Occupation: Vice president for Information Systems & Technology at AMOCO Federal Credit Union and Clear Lake Area Chamber chairman

Hometown: Fort Worth

Current home: Clear Lake

Family: Wife of 20 years – Shari, Daughters Megan (15) and Nicole (10)

My favorite writer is: Tom Clancy – Got to meet him in 2002

Someone I’d like to meet: George H.W. Bush

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Elon Musk

My favorite performers are: George Strait and Rush

I like to spend my leisure time: Flying, riding road/mountain bikes, computer gaming

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: The mountains in/around Switzerland, Austria, and Germany

My favorite meal is: Fajitas

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: An airline pilot

You’ll never catch me: Sitting around waiting for things to happen

The thing that bugs me the most is: Complacency

My favorite movie is: A Few Good Men

Few people know: I worked at the Pentagon for almost two years as an Army Reservist after the attacks of 9/11

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Movers & Shakers: Rebecca Lilley

September 1st, 2018

Name: Rebecca Lilley

Occupation: Memorial Hermann director of Community Outreach and Physician Resources; League City Regional Chamber of Commerce chairman of the board

Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

Current home: El Lago

Family: Son, Trent; and precious Australian Shepard, Wyatt

My favorite writer is: Agatha ChristieSomeone I’d like to meet: The late Alfred Hitchcock

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: No one. I love my life!

My favorite performers are: Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant

I like to spend my leisure time: Reading, riding bicycle

My favorite meal is: Chili Cheese Dog

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: An international flight attendant
You’ll never catch me: Awake after 11 p.m.

The thing that bugs me the most is: People that do not move over for emergency vehicles

My favorite movie is: The Trouble With Harry

Few people know: When I was 3 years old the doctors diagnosed me with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and told my parents I would be crippled and in a wheel chair for the rest of my life by the time I was 20. Prayer, faith and determination proved them wrong.

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Movers & Shakers: Steve Paterson

August 1st, 2018

Name: Steve Paterson

Occupation: President and CEO League City Regional Chamber of Commerce

Hometown: Miami, Fla.

Current home: League City

Family: Wife Debbie, daughters Kelly and Colby; granddaughter Amelia

My favorite writer is: Robert Ludlum

Someone I’d like to meet: Bill Gates

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Warren Buffet

My favorite performers are: Jimmy Buffet, Tony Bennett, Sting, Pavarotti

I like to spend my leisure time: Reading, fly fishing, woodworking, wine appreciation, kayaking

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Patagonia

My favorite meal is: Steak and lobster with a side of spaghetti with clams and banana pudding
As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: Archeologist

You’ll never catch me: Cave diving

The thing that bugs me the most is: Ignorance

My favorite movie is: The Great Escape

Few people know: I was a high-level masters swimmer and competed at nationals

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Movers & Shakers: Carla Medlenka

July 1st, 2018

Name: Carla Medlenka

Occupation: Marketing Manager at Houston Methodist St. John Hospital

Hometown: South Side of Chicago

Current home: League City Historic District

Family: Hubby (Galen) and I are empty nesters and loving it. One son (Justin), two daughters (Mackenzie and Anastasia) who all live close and visit often.

My favorite writer is: Right now I’m reading The Outsider by Stephen King. Arundhati Roy is a favorite. I like many genres and authors.

Someone I’d like to meet: President Obama

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Meghan Markle

My favorite performers are: The Dave Matthews Band and Krishna Das (look him up, he actually performed on the Grammys)

I like to spend my leisure time: Reading by the pool, watching what goes on in my garden (I have pollinator gardens and bird feeders that fascinate me), cooking. I’m also very involved in the community, serving as Bay Area Turning Point board chairman and on the Bay Area Democratic Movement board.

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Croatia is high on my bucket list – my great-grandparents’ birthplace. This fall I’m traveling to Switzerland and Italy, which includes a yoga sail trip along the Amalfi Coast

My favorite meal is: Chicago pizza (thin crust) and ice cold local beer

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A nurse – like many girls in the 60s and 70s!

You’ll never catch me: Complaining or being bored – I love the adventure of life

The thing that bugs me the most is: Toxic and angry people

My favorite movie is: The English Patient

Few people know: I’m a certified yoga instructor, though I prefer to be a student these days

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Movers & Shakers: Thad Roher

April 1st, 2018

Name: Thad Roher

Occupation: Friendswood school superintendent

Hometown: Friendswood

Current home: Friendswood

Family: Wife Tine, daughter Maggie (Texas A&M), son Reed (U.S. Coast Guard)

My favorite writer is: Elmer Kelton

Someone I’d like to meet: Abraham Lincoln

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: A fishing guide

My favorite performers are: George Strait

I like to spend my leisure time: Fishing

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Australia

My favorite meal is: Oysters on half-shell

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A veterinarian

You’ll never catch me: Eating a tomato

The thing that bugs me the most is: Cold weather

My favorite movie is: Cinderella Man

Few people know: I’m colorblind

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Movers & Shakers: Amanda Fenwick

January 1st, 2018

Name: Amanda Fenwick

Occupation: Clear Lake Shores mayor pro-tem; San Jacinto College vice president – marketing and public relations

Hometown: Kettering, Ohio

Current home: Clear Lake Shores

Family: Husband Jay; daughter Peyton, 5

My favorite writer is: Dr. Seuss

Someone I’d like to meet: Joe Montana and Jimmy Fallon

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Ellen DeGeneres

My favorite performers are: Kid Rock, Foo Fighters, John Mellencamp

I like to spend my leisure time: With family, shopping or enjoying the outdoors

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Cuba

My favorite meal is: Spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A flight attendant and a teacher

You’ll never catch me: Cleaning a fish

The thing that bugs me the most is: Poor or improper grammar. I write a lot for a living, and I enjoy writing, so the usage of proper grammar, punctuation, etc., is important!

My favorite movie is: Top Gun

Few people know: I lived in Caracas, Venezuela for four years when I was a child. It was there that I learned to speak Spanish (little of which, unfortunately, I have retained).

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Movers & Shakers: Dinah Parker Matthews

November 1st, 2017

Name: Dinah Parker Matthews

Occupation: Community volunteer, 2017 and 2018 Lunar Rendezvous Festival general chairman

Hometown: I grew up in Clear Lake City and attended Clear Creek ISD schools

Current home: Although I have lived in College Station, Austin, Houston (Memorial area), Dallas and Friendswood I am very happy to be settled again in Clear Lake

Family: Husband, Joe; daughters, Holly (23), Natalie (21)

My favorite writer is: Daniel Silva or John La Carre

Someone I’d like to meet: Bill and Melinda Gates – I am inspired by their philanthropic work

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Kate Middleton

My favorite performers are: Musician Bruno Mars and actress Diane Keaton

I like to spend my leisure time: Reading spy or suspense novels

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: The Amalfi Coast

My favorite meal is: Chili Rellenos and margaritas

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: An executive at an advertising agency

You’ll never catch me: Loving weather below 50 degrees

The thing that bugs me the most is: When others pass along an opinion or rumor as though it is fact

My favorite movie is: The Spy That Came in From the Cold

Few people know: I learned how to speed read in the 5th grade at Whitcomb Elementary

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Movers & Shakers: Frank L. Law

July 1st, 2017

Name: Frank L. Law

Occupation: Executive Bank Office President and Bank Director

Hometown: Waco, Texas

Current home: Clear Lake

Family: Wife, Judy, married 47 years; sons: Erik, Steven and Justin and two grandchildren

My favorite writer is: Clive Erik Cussler

Someone I’d like to meet: Morgan Freeman

If I could switch places with someone for just one day, I’d choose: Donald Trump or POTUS

My favorite performers are: Bryan Adams, and Maroon Five with Adam Levine

I like to spend my leisure time: Fishing in Costa Rica

If I could travel any place, I’d go to: Himalayas

My favorite meal is: Medium rare steak and lobster

As a youngster, I wanted to grow up to be: A fireman

You’ll never catch me: Golfing

The thing that bugs me the most is: Silly governmental regulations

My favorite movie is: Pretty Woman

Few people know: I’m fascinated by ancient Egyptian history

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