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Summer Planning Meetings

Come one, come all! Summer planning meetings help us continue providing high quality programs and engaging meetings. The plan is to continue meeting on the second Thursday of each month - June 12, July 10, and August 14, 2025. All meetings will be held at this La Madeleine location.  All members are welcome to participate in as many committees as you wish to get and make the biggest impact for our group!

Summer planning committee meeting:

Date: August 14th

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm

Location: La Madeleine in the Northwoods Shopping Center, 18030 US 281, SA 78232

Please let us know if you will be attending, I will arrange seating.

Email:

Sharna Zimmermann, Pres. szimmermann@jeffersonbank.com

Jill Carpenter, VP jcarpenter@jeffersonbank.com

Alyssa Buck, Sec alyssa.buck@bankeasy.com



Regular meetings are usually the second Thursday of each month.  Program information for the 2024-2025 year is recapped below. Registration for events will be available through the Events Calendar.

For more information, contact Sharna Zimmermann, Group President.

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2025-2026 SCHEDULE

August 21, 2025 - Connect and Join Recruiting Mixer - REGISTER NOW!


2024-2025 Meetings

September Meeting - 9/12/2024 - Program: Linda Ratner of Ratner Consulting

October Meeting - 10/10/2024 - Program: Richard Sifuentes, UTSA Small Business Development Center

November Meeting - 11/14/2024 - Program: What's Going On With Our Weather? with Chris Suchan, Chief Meterologist News 4 San Antonio

December Holiday Networking Dinner - 12/12/2024 

January Meeting - 1/9/2025 - Program: Celeste Embrey, EVP Government Relations & General Counsel, Texas Bankers Association

February Meeting - 2/13/2025 - Program: Marycruz De Leon, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

March Meeting - 3/20/2025 - Program: Jessica Lovell, Association President of Financial Women in Texas and SVP Director of Customer Relations, First National Bank of Texas

April Meeting - 4/10/2025 - Program:  Meals on Wheels Overview and Tour with Forrest Myane, Chief Strategy and Development Officer

May Meeting - 5/8/2025 Program :  Erika Prosper Nirenberg, First Lady of San Antonio and Senior Director of Customer Insights with HEB on Lessons Learned as a First Lady


Thank you to our meeting sponsors in 2024-2025!

Jefferson Bank

Ironcore

Texas Champion Bank

SHAZAM

TXN Bank

The Law Offices of Elizabeth G. Smith

Generations Federal Credit Union



May 2025 Meeting




February at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - San Antonio Branch

January Meeting with TBA's Celeste Embrey

November 2024 - Chris Suchan Meterologist

Financial Women in Texas Membership Dues

Please note that membership renewals are due each year in September and are payable to the Financial Women in Texas Association (parent organization). It’s important that you stay current to keep your membership active.

Once you become a member, you are eligible for special member rates for the ongoing events hosted by the various groups. For the San Antonio Group, this normally includes a monthly speaker event as well as mixers and other events, as scheduled.

Note: Those who have not paid their dues within 90 days of due date are deactivated at the Association level and lose access to member benefits and special event pricing.

Association Membership

    • Amount: $75.00 per year, due each September
    • Methods of Payment:

o Via the FWIT website www.fwitexas.org

o Click on the person icon at the top right corner and navigate to “view Profile”; any association dues still owed will be indicated there

o Choose from options to “Pay Online” or “Invoice Me”

o Consider setting your membership to automatic renewal so that you reduce your risk of membership deactivation.

San Antonio Group Events

    • Monthly Speaker Events: $40.00 per event, payable in advance ($45 for Nonmembers)
    • Other Events: as noted in event announcements
    • Methods of Payment:

o Registration will initiate an invoice to be emailed to you for online payment

o You can request an invoice by emailing the current SA Group Treasurer, Brandi Howard, Treas Brandi.howard@whitleypenn.com / 210-614-2284 O

    • Annual payment plan for FWIT-SA is now available. The 2025-2026 “Annual Program Fee” of $320.00 includes 8 monthly speaker events September 2025 through May 2026. The September registration page will include an option to pay annually, due at time of registration, or you can request an invoice.

o Option for Members – Members Only

o Option for Guests – Nonmembers, prospective members, and other guests

o Note: If you have paid for an event and cancel within the specified time, you can receive a refund or apply your credit to another month.

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