Chapter Officers
Janice Gouldy Paul
President
Raised in Amarillo, Texas, Janice was initiated at Phi Lambda, Texas Christian University in 1964. Janice came to the Los Angeles area after living in Amarillo, Dallas and Chicago. She moved to La Crescenta in 1984, and after seeing a meeting notice in the local newspaper, joined the Glendale Alumnae Chapter. She served as AC President for many years with that chapter. She is a charter member of the San Gabriel-Crescenta Valley AC and has been its President since its charter in March 2006. She is also the Tri-Delta Representative to the Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic and Secretary for Southern California Alumnae Council of Delta Delta Delta. Happily retired from Xerox Corporation after 40 years in sales and sales management, Janice and husband Duane (who is a Fiji from U of Arizona) enjoy traveling to see their extended family in Reno, the Seattle area, Austin, Amarillo and Arlington, Texas.
Agnes Sapa Foos
Vice President
Agnes was initiated at Beta Beta, Cal State University/Northridge in 1971. Agnes joined the La Canada Alumnae Chapter in 1994, taking on the role of Social Chair. She is a charter member of the San Gabriel-Crescenta Valley AC and has been our Vice President since 2006. She organizes our local Founders' Day events and our Gold and Silver Circle ceremonies. She has volunteered to head the "Delta Shop in a Box" at our regional and local Founders' Day events, and is always ready to assist any Tri Delta. She a representative on Sleighbell Committee and officer of Southern California Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta. Agnes is a Lector, teacher and Eucharistic Minister at our local Catholic Church and volunteers at the kindergarten level at a local elementary school. Her continuing involvement in our alumnae chapter has helped us maintain and grow our membership, and she encourages us to have a great time as sisters with common interests. She keeps us focused on continuing to embrace the ideals of Tri Delta, and of being good community citizens. Her 47 year dedication to Tri Delta and ongoing involvement in activities enables us to maintain our membership and have fun. She is a shining star in our Crescent. Agnes' husband David also delights in Tri Delta and he has attended the past four national conventions with Agnes.
Kathleen Reese Powers
Treasurer
A native of Sacramento, Kathleen was initiated at Theta Theta Chapter, University of Nevada/Reno in 1968. She joined the Glendale Alumnae Chapter in 1983 where she volunteered over the years as Secretary, Panhellenic Representative, and Reference chairman. She is a charter member of the San Gabriel-Crescenta Valley AC. She has been a steady supporter of our alumnae chapters for over thirty-five years, volunteering for whatever needs to be done and planning activities as part of the chapter executive board. Kathleen’s answer to any request is always “well, I can do that”. She has been Recording Secretary, Reference Chairman and now Treasurer for SG-CV alumnae chapter. Kathleen has also served on Theta Xi’s House Corporation Board. Kathleen is on the Board of Directors for Glendale Healthy Kids, has been active in the Glendale Unified School District, and is a sustaining member of National Charity League of Glendale. Kathleen and husband Dennis (who met at Nevada) live in Glendale, have two children and three precious grandchildren.
Christina Shilinga Houser
Alumnae/Collegian Relations Chair
Christina was initiated at Phi Kappa Chapter, Cal State University, Long Beach in 1990. She joined our alumnae chapter in 2008, and has been our Alumnae Collegiate Relations Chair for Theta Xi/USC for several years. Christina and husband Mark lived in Pasadena when she joined our group, and they welcomed beautiful baby girl Helene in 2012. They currently live in Glendora. Christina is a Sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Nelda Stender
Recording Secretary
Initiated at University of Tulsa/Theta Upsilon in March 1968, Nelda was introduced to our group after she moved to Los Angeles. Residing in the Los Angeles AC geography, her address was on our boundary, and she chose to join us because our meeting locations were closer to her, and she liked the option of either a daytime or evening event (or both). She has been an energetic member of our chapter and supportive of our efforts with the Theta Xi collegiate chapter events.