Elected Board Members

Board Member Name

President

Cara Reid

President-Elect

Nichole Ake

Past President

Cyndi Ruiz-Mansfield

1st VP Membership

Jennifer Hess '96

2nd VP Programs

Laura Stover

3rd VP Special Events

Dominique Varner

Katie Streett '99

4th VP Boutique

Jennifer Olmos

Claudia Sanchez

5th VP Hospitality

Holly Schipper '96

6th VP Fundraising

Sandra Flato '84

Candice Yanxin Li

7th VP Care Packages

Carrie Frain

Katie Kollar '01

Recording Secretary, Registrar

Sonja Nitsch

Corresponding Secretary

Iram Ahmed

Treasurer

Maria Garcia

Valerie Ysmael (Emeritus)

Parliamentarian

Kathy Andersen

Appointed Board Members

Chaplain

Trang Dinh

Historian

Margo Elgohary

Holiday Luncheon

Vivian Yeh

Howdy Party Chairs

Social Chairs

Loni Henry '88

Social Media Chairs

Niki Deltz '89 & '96

Sandwich Generation

Laura Spilman ’93

Ring of Honor

Rachel Clarke '94

Tabitha Casey

Webmaster

100 Year Advisor

Ivonne Aguirre '93

 Kathy Roth-Choate 

Houston Aggie Moms’ Club – 2025–2026 Board of Directors

The Houston Aggie Moms’ Club is the official board of directors for the Houston chapter of the Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs. Below is the current 2025–2026 elected and appointed leadership houstonaggiemoms.membershiptoolkit.com.

Elected Board Members

• President: Cyndi Ruiz-Mansfield

• President-Elect: Cara Reid

• Past President: Margo Wall ’82

• 1st VP Membership: Maggie Saether

• 2nd VP Programs: Laura Fertak ’90

• 3rd VP Special Events: Dominique Varner

• 4th VP Boutique: Jennifer Olmos & Claudia Sanchez

• 5th VP Hospitality: Carrie Frain & Katie Kollar ’01

• 6th VP Fundraising: Vivian Yeh

• 7th VP Care Packages: Nichole Ake & Gretchen Young ’98

• Recording Secretary, Registrar: Sonja Nitsch

• Corresponding Secretary: Iram Ahmed

• Treasurer: Valerie Ysmael

• Parliamentarian: Roberta Konicki

Appointed Board Members

• Chaplain: Trang Dinh

• Bendi Saindon (role not specified in listing)

• Historian: Debbie Heath

• Holiday Luncheon: Debbie Hance & Thu Hang Dao-Jeanjean

• Howdy Party Chairs: Tara Wray & Dara Sigloch

• Social Chairs: Laura Wilson & Niki Kooyman

• Social Media Chairs: Sylvia Baba & Felicia Lewin

• Sandwich Generation: Laura Spilman ’93

• Ring of Honor: Kathy Roth-Choate & Shawna Hudson

• Webmaster: Asst. Fundraising Chairs Tina Supp & Ivonne Aguirre ’93

• Laura Fertak ’90 (role not specified in listing)

• Tara Wray (role not specified in listing)

Nichole Ake

Tara Wray

Corresponding Secretary

Treasurer

Roberta Konicki