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Tradition’s Lunch
June 14, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
$25
Traditions Lunch – Marcella Burke ’04
Sponsored by Brent Vannoy ’88, Partner, Hughes Watters Askanase
Date: 2nd Monday, April 12, 2021
Time: 11:30 Networking, Lunch from Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Grotto, 4715 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027
Cost: $25 covers both lunch and dessert
Parking: valet or complimentary self-parking available
Grotto is following all health and safety guidelines set by the state and the health department to ensure your safety.
We ask that all our guests:
- Take your temperature and if 99.5 degrees and above, please stay home
- If you or any member of your household shows signs of illness of any kind, please choose to stay home
- Wear a mask when not seated and maintain a safe social distance from other guests at the event
- NEW POLICY: To ensure your safety and meet restaurant capacity requirements, online RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED by Friday, April 9th at noon.
This is an in-person activity. Every attendee must evaluate their unique circumstances and make an informed decision before attending in-person activities. The Houston A&M Club recommends that no one in the higher-risk category take part in-person. Anyone who feels sick must Stay Home. If you become sick or develop symptoms, isolate yourself then go home and seek care. The Houston A&M Club cannot make any guarantees of safety and you are attending at your own risk.
Marcella Burke ’04, Partner, King & Spalding
A native Houstonian, Marcella is the proudest member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2004. She was recipient of the 2004 Buck Weirus Spirit Award and recognized in the 2018 Texas A&M 12 under 12 young alumni spotlight. She recently left the Trump administration, where she was the senior attorney for energy development on federal land. She served in two roles at the U.S. Department of the Interior (1) Deputy Solicitor for Energy and Natural Resources, and (2) Senior Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. And she also served as Deputy General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Marcella recently returned to Houston and is a partner at King & Spalding, where she leads the Houston office of her firm’s environmental practice group. She has three sons whose blood also bleeds maroon.
