Events

Held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX.

At Prosperity Bank. Lunch will be provided this time.

Behavior and communications expert, Mark Bowden, speaks about secret ways humans message each other and the importance of inauthenticity.  Mark Bowden, trains and coaches business people in public speaking and presentation skills.  He is the public speaking coach and presentation trainer for any executive that needs to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they speak.  Voted #1 body language professional in the world for two years running.  Mark Bowden is a top keynote speaker on body language and a top expert in body language and nonverbal communication.  He is also the creator of TRUTHPLANE, a communication training company and unique methodology for anyone who has to communicate to an audience with impact.  Mark gives keynote speeches worldwide on persuasive verbal and nonverbal language and communication structures to stand out, win trust and profit when you speak. 

Howard Sacks has been a Maplewood South/North resident for forty years.  He is one of the original founders of Willow Waterhole Greenway, a dual-use 291 acre detention project/green space and served as the first President of Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy (2001-2014).  His passion is programming events at the Greenway, particularly live music.  He has chaired the last nine Music Festivals and is Chairman of Levitt Pavilion Houston, a planned state-of-the-art outdoor music pavillion which will feature forty free professional concerts annyually.  Howard is retired after thirty-six years as a Television Advetising Sales Executive for KRIV-FOX26. Howard has been a Cub Scout leader, Little League coach, and served on the Boards of Maplewood South/North and the Brays Bayou Association. 

Dr. Christopher Hammons is the Director of the Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty and a professor of Political Science at Houston Baptist University.  He teaches courses in constitutional history, politics, and presidential elections. Dr. Hammons holds a BA in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's and doctorate in Political Science from the University of Houston. He has been at HBU for over twenty years and served as Department Chair, Graduate Program Director, and Dean of the School of Humanities.

He has published articles in the American Political Science Review, the Albany Law Review, The Journal of Law & Public Policy, Education Next, the Houston Business Journal, The Federalist website, and the Houston Chronicle.  He is currently writing a book on the Federalist Papers.  He recently released an edited volume of essays on the American Founding called Origins of Our Principles. His first book, Constitutionalism of the American States, was nominated by the American Political Science Association for best book in history and politics.

Dr. Hammons is the recipient of several teaching awards and is a sought-after speaker on the American founding.  He serves as Director of the Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty at HBU which is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of our nation’s history and founding principles.  In Dr. Hammon's classes, students actually read the Constitution.

He lives in Sugar Land with his wife and two children.