My Journey of Joy.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 November 2016
• Author: Wewe, Keith N.

Fifteen years ago, I walked into a brightly lit room at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas and as I looked around, I didn't see one familiar face, except Kristen Bacus, the marketing manager at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr. The crowd included an interesting mix of characters: mostly women, some men, all well-dressed, some of whom I had heard of and aspired to be like (like Deborah McMurray), some with whom I was dying to work (like Linda Hazelton) and some whom I wanted to meet (like Darryl Cross).

You see, I had just been recruited to serve as the first Dallas City Group Chair, responsible for planning events...