On November 2, after participating in nine leadership and business building sessions through the 2012 calendar year, 29 HAR members graduated from the 2012 TRLP. These intense sessions included team building, spokesperson training, business planning, time management, learning to lead across differences, law, legislature and much more. The group went above and beyond by raising more than $12,000. All funds were donated to the Jamie’s Hope Foundation, which has been established to help fund M.D. Anderson’s targeted therapy research for rare cancers.

The newest graduates are: Nancy Anderson, Martha Beaudry, Randy Canales, Vanessa Castillo, Janice Chretien, Phyllis Clary, Jay Clemente, Mark Dimas, Shannon Cobb Evans, Jamie Gilmore, Michelle Hatmaker, Theresa Hughes-Hill, Shawn Jones, Shane Kidwell, Veso Kossev, Gary Lee, Randall Martin, Stephanie McClimon, Jess McCreary, Shirley Olmstead, Alfonso Parodi, Paul Silverman, Susan Simpson, Andi St. Jean, Alexa St. Julian, Debi Trahan, Cathy Trevino, Jennifer Wilbur, and Ashley Williams.