Worthy State Regent, Carolyn Malik ~ Shiner

A former Junior Catholic Daughter in Shiner, she is now an active member of Court St. Paul #1604, Shiner, Texas for 43 years. She has served her local court in all offices on the local level as well as serving on various committees during this time. She was host for the 25th, 40th, and 50th anniversary celebrations. Because of her love for CDA and JCDA, she was instrumental in organizing the JCDA program in the local court in 1998 for which she served as chairman for 4 years. Shiner now has 52 young ladies in the organization for which she serves as spiritual advisor/counselor. She also serves as the adult advisor for the Religious Recognition Pin Program through the diocese and the National Federation of Youth Ministry.

She has served the State of Texas as a district deputy for four years and was awarded a top district deputy award in 2000. She also served on the State Leadership Team and as State Youth/JCDA Chairman. She served as Host for the Texas Fun Night at the National Convention in Houston, aka “Minnie Pearl”.

She is an active member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Cantor and former CCD Teacher. She is also a member of various other parish organizations. A small business owner in Gonzales Texas in the poultry industry, she has received many sales awards including bronze and silver level awards. She is a strong supporter of the youth programs locally, supporting the FFA and 4-H stock shows locally and also at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. Born and reared in Shiner, Texas, she is married to hubby Daniel for 47 years and has two children, and six grandchildren.

The Malik family and her CDA family are the loves of her life. She enjoys sitting in the woods watching God’s creations, the squirrels – red birds - the deer just in case a trophy comes my way. She loves to fish but does not take much time to get away and enjoy the waves.

Favorite slogan “If God Brings You to It, HE will Lead You Through It.”

Worthy First Vice State Regent, Peggy Rosales ~ Austin

Peggy converted to Catholicism in 1989. Her journey as a Catholic Daughter began in 1994 as a charter member to Court Our Lady Queen of Apostles, #2391. She served as charter Vice Regent moving up to Regent and has served as various committee chairmen; she currently serves as the Court’s Newsletter Editor.

In 1998 Peggy was appointed to the Texas State Financial Review Committee and served there for 5 years. She was appointed District Deputy for the Austin area in 1998 and served 3 consecutive terms; in the last 3 years of 7 she was serving 2 districts. She was appointed to the Credential Committee at the 2000 State Convention and served as a Monitor at the National Convention in Houston in 2002. She was appointed as State Convention Chairman in 2003 for the 2005 Austin State Convention. That same year she was elected to State Treasurer.

Before she became involved with CDA, Peggy’s energies were directed to her job working as Loan Operations Manager managing Interim Loans/Construction Loans for home builders. One of the other opportunities she enjoyed was doing the progress inspections of the homes under construction. Starting a family her energies were of another nature being directed towards PTA Officer, Room Parent, managing daughter’s softball teams and busy being a Girl Scout leader as well as a Service Unit Treasurer for the local Girl Scouts.

In 2008 Peggy and her husband George will celebrate 25 years of marriage. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, crafts, cross stitch and those romantic comedies of old and new. I am learning that, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Worthy Second Vice State Regent, Eve Trevino ~ Corpus Christi

Eve is a charter member of Court Most Precious Blood #2380 in Corpus Christi since October 1992. She served her court as Vice-Regent and Regent for two terms. She also served two terms as District Deputy for District #48. She was appointed Registration Chairman for the 2000 State Convention in Corpus Christi. In 2004-2005 she was appointed as State Chairman for Habitat for Humanity, which was the first build in Texas.

She was recognized for her work with Habitat for Humanity in the 2005 State Convention in Austin. She was honored as one of the Top-5 District Deputy in the 2007 State Convention in Dallas. At that same convention, she was elected for the office of State Treasurer for the term 2007 to 2009.

In 2000, she retired from the City of Corpus Christi Housing and Community Development and joined her husband with his insurance business. Eve Trevino has been married for over 41 years to Dennis; they have two children, and three grandchildren.

Worthy State Secretary, Rosie Stockwell ~ Edinburg

Worthy State Treasurer, Melodie Brunt ~ Texarkana

Member of Court Marie, #344, since 1997, Melodie Brunt has served her local CDA court as Vice Regent and Regent. While Regent, she helped form a JCDA court in Texarkana and encouraged fundraising to sponsor scholarships and donations to various National and State projects. She attended State Conventions in Austin, Dallas, McAllen, and Houston. She was appointed District Deputy for region 6 in 2009 and served on the Credential Committee at the 2011 State Convention.

Melodie earned a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from East Texas State University-Texarkana in 1991, and then earned a Master Degree in Business Administration from Texas A&M University-Texarkana in 2007. She has been the staff accountant at JCM Industries, Inc. since 1992. She has used her organizational and time management skills to teach fellow employees during JCM’s Trek to Improvement seminars. She is always willing to learn new skills and firmly believes you are never too old to return to school.

She and her husband, Bill, are Life Time members of Girl Scouts. She was a Girl Scout leader for 25 years and was serving as first Vice President of the Board of Directors and chair for Finance Committee for Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas before elected as CDA Texas State Treasurer. She enjoys life with husband of 34 years and three daughters and sons-in-law, and seven grandchildren. She loves camping, canoeing, traveling to new places, and sewing (ask her about the grandkids Halloween costumes).

Immediate Past State Regent, Sheila Martinka ~ Houston

Sheila is a charter member of court Our Lady of St. Hyacinth in Deer Park since June of 1991. She served her court as Vice Regent and as Regent for two terms. She has served on various committees for her local court and was appointed to the elections committee for the state conventions in 1996 and 2000. Sheila was appointed as District Deputy in 2000 and continued as DD until 2003 when she was appointed to State Secretary and the rest is history in the making! She has been able to visit many courts across Texas and continues to run into distant relatives or friends who usually knows of someone in the family proving that it truly is a small world!

Sheila was born and raised partly in Victoria, Texas. She and her two younger sisters grew up around Catholic Daughters and Knights of Columbus as they are all three 3rd generation CDA. A move in 1974 brought the family to the Deer Park/Pasadena area. After high school graduation she attended nursing school and began working as an RN in 1987 at Texas Children’s Hospital. In the fall of 2002, Sheila returned to school for her Master’s in Nursing and successfully completed her MSN and became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2005. She currently works at the University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston, Dickinson clinic seeing pediatric patients.

Sheila enjoys spoiling her nieces and nephew by taking them to movies, concerts, and the big air show and anywhere else they may want to go. She loves to get away to the family bay home to relax by fishing or kayaking or just hanging out in the hammock. Sheila also relaxes by oil painting and occasionally picking up her guitar. She attempts to live life to the fullest, but one day at a time. “One of the most important things I have learned from the State Retreat in 2006 from Sister Ninfa is to “Let Go and Let God.” Easy to say, but harder to live by.”