Empowering Girls Initiative
Join the Lone Star Rotary e-Club for our regular online meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. Central via Zoom.
Featured Speaker: Rotarian Sonya Heath
Empowering Girls Initiative
Rotarian Sonya Heath will introduce members to Rotary’s Empowering Girls Initiative, a global effort that encourages Rotary clubs to develop service projects advancing the safety, health, education, and well-being of girls in their communities and around the world.
Sonya is an active Rotarian at both the club and district levels. She currently serves as:
- Co-Chair of the Rotary District 5890 Conference
- Chair of District 5890’s Empowering Girls Initiative
- Past President-Elect of the University Area Rotary Club
- An active participant in the United States–Russia Intercountry Committee Rotary Exchange
Her previous Rotary service includes serving as the inaugural gala chair for the Rotary Firefighters Home project in 2016 and later as the project’s logistics chair.
Professionally, Sonya is the Presiding Judge of the 310th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. She has more than 38 years of experience in the legal profession, with a particular emphasis on family law. She has also served as vice chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Family Law Committee and holds memberships in several professional legal organizations.
Outside of Rotary and the courtroom, Sonya enjoys reading, participating in activities at First United Methodist Church in downtown Houston, and cycling. She has completed the more than 150-mile BP MS 150 ride from Houston to Austin multiple times.
Sonya has two adult sons, Chris and Nick, and lives and works in downtown Houston.
Join us to learn how Rotary clubs can help create safer, healthier, and more promising futures for girls locally and globally.
Stay informed. Stay connected. Stay engaged.
Meeting Link:
https://tinyurl.com/LoneStarRotary
Direct Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5663782789?pwd=T2daUHM1QmorV0RGZ3JzUnRxTkR2UT09