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BCMS ALLIANCE

Honoring Our Past Presidents Dementia CME for Primary Care Providers

By Victoria Kohler-Webb, BBA, MS

It truly was a Royal Garden Party! Our Alliance gathered for our most beautiful and enduring
Alliance tradition — our Past President’s Luncheon. I was so proud to welcome our members
to this amazing chance to celebrate our special bond of friendship and highlight the value of
our connections. I found the Alliance through dear friends and Past Presidents Cindy Comfort
(who delivered our Invocation) and Jenny Shepherd — what a blessing it has been! I always feel
welcome with this group, which is why I keep coming back.
Why the Alliance? What do we do? We define our Alliance role in three ways: Community
Outreach, Legislative Advocacy and Strengthening the Medical Community. First, speakers Julia
Halvorsen, VP Philanthropy, and Brittany Garcia, President-Elect, detailed BCMSA Community
Outreach initiatives such as our Period Poverty Project, TMAA BookShare and TMAA Hard
Hats for Little Heads.
Who better than our lovely Jenny Shepherd, 2024 TMAA President and two-time June
Bratcher Award for Advocacy winner, to bring us up to speed on Legislative Advocacy efforts?
Jenny and her team continue finding effective channels for ensuring the voices of doctors and their
families are heard in Austin.
Our specialty and core competency since 1917 remains Strengthening the Medical Commu-
nity. So far in 2024, our Alliance has executed the Period Poverty Project, Hard Hats for Little
Heads, Health Fairs, AllMed, Doctor’s Day, Bowl & Barrel New Member Meet-up and pop-up Victoria Kohler-Webb, 2024 BCMSA President,
member socials! Stay tuned to our Facebook page, Bexar County Medical Society Alliance, for and Brittany Garcia-Noche, President-Elect
more!
Past President Danielle Henkes welcomed our Past Presidents (see picture), celebrated their
leadership, and led a very moving tribute to our Centennial Past President Lori Boies, who we
will all miss so much as she and her family leave us for wonderful new opportunities. Finally, our
BCMSA Board, in keeping with our Royal Garden Party theme and reputation for fun, crowned
Jenny Shepherd as BCMSA Queen in a special coronation commemorating her 2024 TMAA
Presidency.
Thank you to all of you reading who have served this amazing organization as President —
your tradition of strong leadership and community service has kept us strong!
At BCMSA, we have FUN and we are DIFFERENCE MAKERS!!! Join us!!

Victoria Kohler-Webb, BBA, MS Marketing Statistics, is the 2024 Alliance President. She and
Ben, an ENT/Head & Neck Surgeon, are proud Aggies and parents to Luke, 14, and four
rescue dogs. Danielle Henkes, Lori Boies and Jenny Shepherd
Help your patient and their family
make the best-informed decisions.

Earn free online Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits developed by the Texas
Department of State Health Services and physician experts on Alzheimer’s disease and

related dementias. These courses will keep you up to date on the latest validated assessment
and screening tools, help you direct patients to community resources, and reinforce your role
in helping patients and their families manage symptoms throughout the disease process.

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BCMSA Past Presidents 2024 BCMSA Alliance Board

10 SAN ANTONIO MEDICINE • July 2024