Congratulations to Dr. Melanie M. Belt, Obstetrics/Gynecology. On November 26, 2018, eighteen Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) physicians in eight specialties were named 2018 Texas Super Doctors® by Texas Monthly magazine. Super Doctors®, a selective listing of outstanding doctors from more than 40 medical specialties, identifies top doctors as selected by their peers and the independent research of MSP Communications. The 2018 list is published in the December 2018 edition of Texas Monthly. What makes a doctor “super” in the eyes of their peers? MSP Communications asked more than 40,000 medical professionals in Texas to nominate one or more doctor based on one question: “If you needed medical care in one of the following [...]

Photo © Tony Powell Congratulations to Sonya Vento for being recognized with the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award at the 33rd Black Engineer of the Year Conference in Washington, D.C. on February 7 – 9, 2019. Sonya is an IT Project Manager at General Motors in the Cloud Core Engineering organization where she manages over 30 technical project resources and collaborates with Global Infrastructure Managers to develop multi-year technology roadmaps and strategic plans. Sonya earned a BBA in Computer Information Systems and MBA from Texas State University. She began her career over 19 years ago as an IT Systems Engineer in the financial services industry. Her responsibilities included migrating legacy student [...]

Join us in congratulating Town Lake (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated member Toya Cirica Bell, JD on receiving the Joseph C. Parker, Jr. Diversity Award from the Austin Bar Association's Foundation!  Congratulations Toya for all you do in the Austin community! View more on the recipients here: https://www.muradauctions.net/austinbargala

The Town Lake (TX) Chapter awards a $20,000 scholarship ($5,000/year) to a graduating African American High School Senior from an accredited high school in the Austin metropolitan area.  The Town Lake (TX) Chapter will review applications from African American high school seniors attending a university or college in the Summer or Fall of 2019.  Applicants must meet the following criteria. Be in the top quartile of class rank (3.0 GPA or higher) Be graduating under the Recommended High School Plan Be involved in extra-curricular activities Financial need is considered Relatives of The Links, Incorporated are ineligible to participate as a candidate for the scholarship All applicants need to disclose if they are [...]

The Town Lake (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated wears blue in support of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. #StopHumanTrafficking National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733)

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, a national law firm with a practice dedicated to the collection of delinquent government receivables, recently named Town Lake (TX) Chapter member Revlynn Lawson as its newest partner.    Please join the Town Lake (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated in congratulating Revlynn on this significant accomplishment and wishing her continued success in her new role.

  Mardi Gras Magic is the signature fundraising event of The Town Lake (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. In February, more than 500 guests, including local business, civic and philanthropic leaders gathered at the JW Marriott to celebrate the chapter’s 30 years of service to the Austin community. In 2019, the festivities continue at the JW Marriott with even more dazzling live performances, entertainment, and experiences.    Don’t miss this opportunity to support community programs including: RISE (Readiness in Science and Engineering), a STEM program at Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy, a Title I middle school in East Austin, that inspires girls to achievement with a robotics competition team and National [...]

The Town Lake (TX) Chapter's Services to Youth (STY) Facet hosted dinner and a trip to the Nutcracker at the Long Center for the Performing Arts for twenty-two girls from the Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy. It was the first opportunity for the girls to visit the Long Center for the Performing Arts and witness live performances from both Ballet Austin and the Austin Symphony Orchestra.        

Check out another Changing the Story Gala Honoree, Chiquita Watt-Eugene from the African American Youth Harvest Foundation https://aayhf.org/ in Austin, Texas earlier this month! Dr. Chiquita Watt Eugene is currently the Citywide Manager for Youth & Family Services/Initiatives with the City of Austin where she administers programs like Summer Youth Employment, Youth Career Fest, and AmeriCorps VISTA.   Dr. Eugene got her start at University of Southern California where she received her Bachelors of Science and continued on to receive her Master of Arts at California State University, Dominguez Hills. However, her education did not stop there. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.  Her professional career started with [...]