Member Spotlight

Name:
Catherine Vail

TAG Involvement:
Member since January 2011; serves on the Membership and Stewardship/Volunteer committees

Employment:
Citigroup

What are some of your favorite things to do?:
Run outdoors, listen to live music, cook, and travel

What are a few of your favorite Dallas restaurants?:
Javier's, Little Katana, R&D Cafe

Why are you part of TAG?:
I joined soon after moving to Dallas to meet new people and get involved in the community, and have stayed a member because I think it’s a great group of motivated young people working toward a unique and incredible cause!

Name:
Whitney and Preston Zapffe

Involvement in TAG:
Members since 2009

Employment:
Preston is a business consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers and Whitney is corporate events manager for Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Hobbies/Interests:
Preston's hobbies inlcude golf, wine-making, working out, hunting, and Whitney. :) Whitney's hobbies include spending time with friends, movies, and preparing for our little one!

On Baby Zapffe:
We are expecting a little boy on March 2nd (Preston really wants him to come early and be born on the leap year) and we are naming him Benjamin, in honor of my brother.

Favorite Date Night:
Since we both love food, dinner at a great restaurant followed by a movie and then a little dessert at I Heart Yogurt tops the charts!

Why We're Part of TAG:
"TAG is very similar to a great non-profit I was involved with in Nashville for almost 10 years, and it was an easy decision to join such a great organziation that so many of our high school friends had founded. My brother also passed away unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm ten years ago, and Preston and I both have grandparents that have suffered from dementia and Alzheimer's. There is a lot of research to be done in the area of brain health and therefore even more funding that needs to be raised!" -Whitney

Name:
Courtney Squibb

Involvement in TAG:
Member since inception, Social committee

Employment:
Real Estate Agent at Allie Beth Allman & Associates

Hobbies/Interests:
Spending time with friends; singing in my church choir & at nursing homes with Junior League Musical Therapy; photography; watching/cheering for my Auburn Tigers!

If I Could Have Any Superpower:
I would be a genie and grant wishes

Why I'm Part of TAG:
I'm thankful to have recovered from a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) I got from a car accident in 2006. I was at a rehabilitation facility, recovering for 5 months. Several therapists helped me regain concentration, short term memory, speech, and overall cognitive ability. I'm a member of TAG because I want to learn more about brain health as it has applied to me, as well as to learn ways that could help others.

Name:
Kathlyn Lehner

Involvement in TAG:
TAG Member, Regular volunteer at TAG events

Employment:
Kindergarten teacher at J. Erik Jonsson Community School

Hobbies/Interests:
Spending time with friends and family, being outdoors, traveling, running, reading, painting

If I Could Be Any Animal, I'd Be:
A lion

Why I'm Part of TAG:
We all have a brain and it is important that we all better understand how to take care of our brains in order to live healthy lifestyles. Life happens and there are situations that happen that affect our brains that are out of our control. However, knowledge is powerful and I believe we can work together to gain more knowledge about ways we can prevent and treat those diseases affecting the brain. Like so many, I have had family members affected by brain diseases, such as Alzheimers. I know we all hope it doesn't happen to us someday, but we just don't know. As a teacher, I teach my students about the brain and ways they can be mindful. It is important that we spread the word and educate individuals about brain health, even at the young age of 5.