Meet Our Officers

Kay K. Landry, President

Kay Landry retired from 28 years of education as a teacher and counselor and moved to Austin, Texas.  Upon arrival, she joined the Austin-Oak Hill Rotary Club and spends her time working on the many various projects of the club.

Kay was born in a small town of Elizabethton, TN and attended the nearby East Tennessee State University earning a B.S. in mathematics.  After teaching mathematics and computers for several years at Ross N. Robinson Middle School, she became more and more concerned with the student problems that often interfered with learning.  This led to a return to ETSU for a Masters in Counseling.

In 1985, she attended a GEAR (Great Eastern Area Rally) bicycle ride in Lexington, KY where she was introduced to energetic Ron Landry, who had ridden to KY from Washington, DC on his bicycle.  Kay soon took a position as a high school guidance counselor in Thurmont, MD and married Ron.  After a tour in Madrid, Spain, and work experience with the U.S. Navy she returned to Brunswick, MD as a middle school counselor. Working with the many students and their many, many problems, she decided that she needed to know more to help them and enrolled in a doctorate program with Nova Southeastern University.  Her main research related to how students facing adversities as a child could grow to become happy successful adults and as a result, she implemented a problem-solving project with fourth graders. This led to other positions of supervisor of counseling, counselor specialist with Maryland State Department and chair of a high school counseling department.  

Kay has two children, Clint Mays who is living in East Tennessee and Karen Sandoval who is a resident of Austin.  Although children and youth remain her passion, Kay is interested in travel, biking, hiking, books, gardening, and new experiences.

Gary Cataldo, President Elect

Gary R. Cataldo is a retired Army office who has been a member of Rotary International since 2003. He began his Rotary service in Roswell, NM as a member of the Sun Risers club. He transferred to the Rotary Club of Oak Hill in October 2004, when he and Grace moved to Austin to be close to their four grandchildren. After retiring in 1991, Gary began a second career as an independent organizational effectiveness consultant and trainer. After four additional moves in ten years, he and Grace have decided Austin is it. As a member of the Austin Oak Hill Rotary, Gary has served as Program Chair, International Chair and Treasurer and President - Elect.

Brenda Osbon, Past President

Brenda has been in the Oak Hill area since 1981 when she and husband Jim purchased The Heart of Texas Motel.  They owned and operated the motel until 2004 when they sold it to spend more time with their children.  They have four children and one grandson. 

Brenda graduated from Midwestern State University and will soon begin working on her masters degree.  She recently worked as the Office Manager of St. Philip's Episcopal Church and will begin work soon as an Administrative Assistant at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

She has been a Rotarian since 2005 and can not think of a better way to serve her community and world.  She became a "real" Rotarian when she went to Matamores to see one of the projects funded by a club in Matamores and the Oak Hill club.  She saw a project in a very poor school where the handicapped children had been sitting on white plastic pails and toddlers were sleeping in laundry baskets.  The clubs worked together and donated chairs, cribs, and other necessary supplies. 

Brenda has served as Club Service Chair, Foundation Chair, Secretary and President.  She has been honored as Rotarian of the Year.

Brenda and husband Jim are supporters of The Rotary Foundation and are Major Donors and Brenda is a Paul Harris Fellow and a sustaining member.

Maria Burbridge, Treasurer

Jack Gilchrist, Secretary

Betsy Priest, Sergeant At Arms

Betsy has been in Real Estate and Real Estate Investments in the Oak Hill/Bastrop area for many years. She and her husband Dan had business centers at the now vacant William Cannon/290 intersection as well as property in front of the soccer fields at Clint Small Middle School. They weathered the Tx. Dot acquisitions of their land in the 1980's.

Betsy was a member of Oak Hill Business and Professional Association and South Austin Civic Club. 

Betsy has served as president of Oak Hill Rotary, as well as club Treasurer, Secretary, International Chair, Club Chair, and has been instrumental in the projects at the Will Hampton-Oak Hill Branch Library (Trailhead, Learning Tree and Gazebo restoration). During Betsy's year as club president, she brought the first Matching Grant project to the states (most are in Mexico with the two clubs we work with). Betsy has been honored with the club Rotarian of the Year Award and Four Avenues of Service Citation.

Betsy has also been involved at the district level of Rotary.  She was an Assistant Governor and has been inducted into the District 5870 Roll of Fame. Betsy supports The Rotary Foundation by being a sustaining member, a benefactor and a Paul Harris Fellow. 

Betsy is married to Dan, and they have two children, Jamysen and Danielle.     

 

Roblyn Thorne, Director

I started my insurance career with New York Life Insurance Company in 1988 and have been an Independent Agent since 1999.  Prior to my career in insurance, I was a senior vice president of loan administration for a saving and loan.   

I joined the Rotary Club of Austin-Oak Hill in 1994 and am a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.  Served the club as President 2006-07, Vice President, Treasurer, Director, Vocational Service Chair, Community Service Chair, Sharing Avenue Chair, and Program Chair.  Rotarian of the Year 2005-06, District 5870 Roll of Fame 2002-03.  For the past two years I have also served District 5870 as their Directory Chairperson. 

Dave Capshaw, Director

Susan Steeg, Director

Susan Steeg is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, serving Oak Hill and southwest Austin and Travis County since January 1, 2007.  Her duties include presiding over Justice Court and Small Claims Court. She enforces all laws considered as Class C misdemeanors, including traffic violations and failure to attend school. 

Judge Steeg retired from state government as the General Counsel of the Texas Department of Health in 2004.  For 20 years, she was involved in the development of public health policy and the regulation of health care facilities, health professionals, and other consumer and environmental health matters.  Judge Steeg began her legal career as a legal aid lawyer and has been in private law practice.

Judge Steeg has been active in the governance of nonprofit organizations during her career.  Her leadership included service as the Chair of the Texas AIDS Network (1991), Financial Officer and Treasurer of Executive Women in Texas Government (2002-2003), Secretary of the Public Health Law Association (2003), and Interim Executive Director of the Public Health Law Association (2004). 

Judge Steeg has been an active member in the Oak Hill Rotary Club since 2007 and has had leadership roles in the club's community service activities.  She is currently the Service Projects chair.  She is a Paul Harris Fellow.

She earned her J.D. in 1977 from the University of Texas at Austin where she also earned her B.A. with Honors in 1975.  She was admitted to the bar of the State of Texas in 1978.  She has resided in Oak Hill since 1990.