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Submit a TSAP Bylaws or Standing Rules Amendment Proposal for 2023
Each year, the members of TSAP can review the most current version of our bylaws and standing rules and submit proposals to amend them if they find provisions which they believe can be improved. In fact, the Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors, committees, and...
Pamela Harmon, Parliamentarian of the Year
Meet the TSAP 2022 Parliamentarian of the Year, Pamela Harmon, PRP, of The Sounding Block Unit! Harmon has served as the unit’s secretary for the past four years and currently serves as the vice-president. She was the 2020-2021 Publicity Chairman, and she currently...
Parliamentarians as FCCLA Evaluators
If it is springtime in Texas, it must be time for the STAR (Students, Taking, Action with Recognition) events for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. Members of the Golden Triangle Unit, Tracy Fiers, RP, and Kathy Blair, RP, attended the Region III...
Time to Reflect as a Parliamentarian
We are in the midst of the Holiday season and many of us celebrated Thanksgiving with Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner. This year I have many more things to be thankful for. Being able to finally get an opportunity to catch up with family that I have...
Professionalism is a Cornerstone of Being a Parliamentarian
Professionalism is a cornerstone of being a parliamentarian. Every member of our organization needs to be looking at setting the highest standards for themselves and for their communities. Making sure we adhere to our responsibilities to fairness and equity in...
Welcome to a New Year of Parliamentary Excellence for TSAP
Fellow Parliamentarians, it is a great honor to be able to serve as your President. I would like to thank our immediate Past President Vernon Gray, PRP, for his great strength and fortitude in keeping the organization moving forward during perhaps one of our most...
Building and Sustaining Parliamentary Leaders through Education, Engagement and Transformation
Due to COVID-19 restrictions and concerns, the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians Annual Convention will be virtual. This year has been a challenge to all of us but we are overcoming. Just as the units have conducted business at a distance, so will the annual...
Building and Sustaining Parliamentary Leaders through Education, Engagement and Transformation
The year 2020 challenged how business meetings and programs were conducted throughout the association but TSAP continues to move forward thanks to the efforts of the dedicated members and the lead- ership in the units. Units were able to continue to conduct business...
Write Your Story of Success
"Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one."- Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter and musician I chose the above quote as the theme for this message because I find myself, at times, overwhelmed by all that should get done in any given...
Supporting Your Success
I am pleased to be the 2018-2019 President of the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians (TSAP) and to be able to continue working with all our members to provide the best support to make your parliamentarian journey successful. The TSAP and NAP, as well as,...