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SETXsocialcenter.com
Community Advisory Board
In order to gather and compile 1000s of events in Southeast Texas we needed socially savvy community advisors and we found them. Among these eight individuals is knowledge of ALL the events in SETX that make it a great place to live and be social.
Connie Berry
Pink Shopping Card Coordinator, Julie Rogers, "Gift of Life" Program
Tammy Crutchfield
Destination Services Consultant, Dwellworks, LCC
 Sandy Drake
General Manager
Dillard's
Maria Guillory
Executive Director of the Spindletop Foundation
Erika Harris
Anchor, KBMT12 News
Courtney Horton
Lamar University
Jay M. Jones
Marketing Manager
Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
 Camille Mouton
Vice President for University Advancement, Lamar University
Carol Smith
Entrepreneur with two local businesses, Wedding by Design and a sales associate for the Worth Collection
Kristie Young
Director of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation
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KATHY CATALANO, PRESIDENT
 Kathy Catalano was blown away by all of the social events in Southeast Texas when she moved to Beaumont to marry native Southeast Texan Joey Catalano in 2005.
She found herself going to multiple events on the same night and missing other events because so many events were scheduled on the same night. She missed other events that interested her because she didn’t know about them.
Her frustration climaxed in 2008 when she volunteered for the American Red Cross Hurricane party honoring Tom and Jim Broussard and learned two days before the celebration that six other fundraising parties were scheduled the same night.
As a result she started daydreaming about a mega calendar for the Golden Triangle. She wanted to offer an all-inclusive, timely, dynamic and searchable calendar. Kathy’s daydream is SETXsocialcenter.com, a place where event planners can look to avoid multiple bookings to help them maximize their party attendance and where event goers can see what’s happening in the area and what they want to attend.
 SHELLY VITANZA
Native Beaumonter Shelly Vitanza cut her professional teeth in the nonprofit world where she quickly learned that “getting press” for nonprofit events and fundraisers is a constant challenge, especially for the small shop who is also trying to produce newsletters, maintain websites, databases and hold board meetings.
When Catalano broached the idea of a community calendar, Shelly immediately envisioned a place where nonprofits could get the press they need. She also brought to the table her experience as a mother.
Summer after summer after spring break and Christmas holidays, Shelly searched and compiled all the events for kiddos in the area to ensure that her son got to attend the fun things going on in the area from Vacation Bible Schools to sports camps. The task was always laborious and required a kazillon phone calls.
Kathy’s dream, SETXsocialcenter.com, would resolve Shelly’s endless calling about children’s events. In fact, it would also resolve her husband’s constant search for golf tournaments. With one click, Shelly, and mothers like her, can make plans quick with SETXsocialcenter.com.
RENEE COX Lifelong Gulf Coast resident and Beaumont native Renee Cox brings 20 plus years of advertising and marketing experience as our new Director of Sales. Renee’s diverse career is highlighted by work in radio, television and print media in addition to online sales and advertising campaigns. She brings a strong sales background that enables her to meet the needs of even the most discerning clients. Her exceptional sales ability and account management expertise are complimented by her outstanding personal communication skills when presenting to clients and the general public. Due to her diverse suite of skill sets and devotion to excellence on behalf of her customers, we look forward to Renee making an immediate impact for our marketing team.
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