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title: Officers | Bailliage de Houston
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# Officers

Bailliage de Houston

## Meet Our Leaders

![Christine Hollinden](https://houstonchaine.com/hubfs/Christine%20Hollinden.jpg)

- [mailto:bailli@houstonchaine.com](mailto:bailli@houstonchaine.com)

### Christine Hollinden

Bailli

![Lee Morgenthaler](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lee%20Morgenthaler-1-1.jpeg?width=800&height=900&name=Lee%20Morgenthaler-1-1.jpeg)

- [mailto:lee.morgenthaler@yahoo.com](mailto:lee.morgenthaler@yahoo.com)

### Lee Morgenthaler

Vice Chancelier-Argentier

![Christian Varas Headshot-1](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Christian%20Varas%20Headshot-1.jpeg?width=1100&height=1220&name=Christian%20Varas%20Headshot-1.jpeg)

- [mailto:Christian.Varas@sgws.com](mailto:Christian.Varas@sgws.com)

### Christian Varas

Vice Echanson

![Norbert Relecker](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0017-DMP_6729a.jpeg?width=1484&height=1669&name=0017-DMP_6729a.jpeg)

- [mailto:ngr34513@gmail.com](mailto:ngr34513@gmail.com)

### Norbert Relecker

Vice Conseiller Culinaire

![Mary Lynne Kupchella](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mary%20Lynne%20Kupchella.jpeg?width=1826&height=2054&name=Mary%20Lynne%20Kupchella.jpeg)

- [mailto:mlkupchella@mac.com](mailto:mlkupchella@mac.com)

### Mary Lynne Kupchella

Vice Conseiller Gastronomique

![German Carmona](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0028-DMP_8224a-1.jpeg?width=1798&height=2035&name=0028-DMP_8224a-1.jpeg)

- [mailto:carmona.german@gmail.com](mailto:carmona.german@gmail.com)

### German Carmona

Vice Chargé de Missions

![Michael Landers](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0110-DMP_8312a-1.jpeg?width=1717&height=1912&name=0110-DMP_8312a-1.jpeg)

- [mailto:MLanders@uhy-us.com](mailto:MLanders@uhy-us.com)

### Michael Landers

Vice Chargé de Missions

## In Remembrance

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![Deoborah Touchy-1](https://houstonchaine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Deoborah%20Touchy-1.jpeg?width=800&height=900&name=Deoborah%20Touchy-1.jpeg)

### Deborah Touchy

Vice Echanson 2017-2025

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