Leadership

JAN KENNADY OF TEXAS NFRW PARLIAMENTARIAN Adviser, NFRW Bylaws Committee   BYLAWS PAGE E-mail:

Jan Kennady, PRP, has been active in the Republican Party for over 35 years. She served as the President of the Texas Federation of Republican Women for four years beginning in 1998. She is currently serving her third term as the NFRW Parliamentarian after serving as the NFRW Bylaws Chairman. She was a Delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention and was State Republican Party Nominating Committee Chairman in 2002.

Kennady has been a Professional Registered Parliamentarian since 1993, and is a past officer of the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians. She has conducted parliamentary law seminars in several states and served as parliamentarian for numerous organizations.

Kennady has been an officer of over 25 civic, charitable, political and cultural organizations and has served as president of 14 non-profit groups, including the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Auxiliary and the Texas Women’s Education Foundation.

Her community service has earned several awards, including the New Braunfels Citizen of the Year, Chamber of Commerce President’s Award, Princess of the City Award, Community Builder Award, Best Comal County Government Official, Women of Distinction Award, “Hats Off” Award from the Associated Republicans of Texas, and the “Silver Spur” Award from the Young Republicans of Texas.

Kennady was appointed by then-Governor Bush in 1998 to serve on the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. Governor Perry recently appointed her to a six-year term on the Board of the Texas County and District Retirement System. She was elected to the New Braunfels City Council in 1993, and completed a term as Mayor in 1999. She currently serves as Comal County Commissioner, Precinct 4. Kennady has been a devoted member of the New Braunfels Republican Women since 1980.