Media Release
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Lone Star (TX) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
Event Coordinator: Janine Venson
512-657-0975
Lesi14@yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE:
May 4, 2023
Lone Star (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
presents a virtual event
BUILDING A GENERATIONAL LEGACY OF WEALTH
Central Texas, May 16, 2023 — In celebration of International Family Day, The Lone Star (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 7PM-8:30PM (CST) will present a virtual event to help families understand their property rights and tips to safeguard their legacy through estate planning. Michelle I. Taylor, Esq. an Associate General Counsel for the Department of Defense, in San Antonio, Texas with over 19 years of experience, will virtually headline the event.
Ms. Taylor came to the Air Force from the private sector where she worked as Assistant Vice President, Southwest Regional Underwriting Counsel at Fidelity National Title Company. She continues to maintain her private practice, where she specializes in real estate, small business, and non-profit set up, mediation, dispute resolution, estate planning, probate, and title issues.
We invite you to join the Lone Star (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated as our guest speaker discusses:
- The financial impact of redlining on the Black Community;
- Tips for building a domestic and international real estate portfolio;
- Ways to protect your investments;
- Building a legacy of wealth for generations to come.
Registration for this FREE event. Click the link to register Building Generational Wealth
The Links, Incorporated
presents
Gaming and Coding Explosion
Lyndsey Scott, Headliner
International Runway Model, Coder, App Developer
Immediate Release Williamson County TX; In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Lone Star (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, prepares for its second award winning Gaming and Coding Explosion event, March 9, 2023 at Kalahari Resort, Round Rock, TX. Virtually headlining the event is international runway model, app developer, and coder, Lyndsey Scott. Corporate partners for the STEM event are Dell Technologies, W. D. Kelley Foundation, Georgetown Health Foundation, Austin Telco FCU, Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, and The Links, Incorporated Foundation.
The event features high school students across two school systems representing East View, Georgetown ISD, and Shoemaker, Killeen ISD. Both will vie for BEST in SHOW gaming and coding honors.
Chair of Southwestern University’s Computer Science Department and internationally recognized, computer scientist, Jacob Schrum, Ph.D., taught coding classes and shared his experience in the area of artificial intelligence and gaming and coding science. Powerhouse Animation’s, renowned anime and graphic arts designers, John Varvir and Daniel Laney round out the pre-event animation and coding classes.
The Gaming & Coding Explosion event will employ skills taught in the pre-event in-school classes sponsored by The Lone Star (TX) Chapter. School teams will present code and games they developed and game concept design power points. All will be judged by representatives from leading area tech companies Dell Technologies, Google, and others.
This education partnership serves to debunk the 9th grade expectancy among students of color, as reported by the Erick Institute of Research Sciences, that STEM careers are not for them. Fortunately, the Erick Institute reports good news as there is a slight increase in African American and Hispanic/LatinX students who seek college degrees in STEM studies.
The Links, Incorporated is a professional woman-led organization with a membership of 17,000 African American women headquartered in Washington, D.C. Under the leadership of Shana Nichols, The Lone Star ( TX) Chapter serves Williamson and Bell counties.
Media Contact:
Chrystle Swain