Rougeux joined the military when she was 17 years old serving as a Russian linguist. After leaving the military and starting a family, she went to school, earning her law degree in just five years. She opened her practice, Rougeux and Associates, PLLC, focusing on employment law for employers in 2011 in New Braunfels. Her accolades include receiving the US Joint Services Commendation Medal and several Texas Rising Star awards from Texas Super Lawyers. She also serves on several local boards and committees; is a Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Blue Coat; serves as an adjunct professor at Texas State University; and serves as an Assistant Magistrate Judge for Comal County.
Membership mixer guests also will not want to miss some of Rougeux’s side notes. Just a few of the jewels from a May 20, 2016 New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung article “15 Things You Didn’t Know about Natalie Rougeux” include:
* Although she served in the Navy, Rougeux is terrified of the ocean. “Things in there eat people.
* In 2012, Rougeux traded in six cats for a dog, going from being the “cat lady” to “one of those annoying dog people” who take her dog to work. She is not sure which is worse.
* Rougeux married her husband John in 1991. They eloped to the Heart of Reno Chapel in Reno, Nevada where the wedding cost $108, including the “limousine,” all of which Natalie won back at the tables.
Women can join NB Women GO at different membership levels, which provide different grant voting weights.
The different membership levels include:
Platinum Level ($10,000) Grant Voting Value 4, Lifetime Membership(One-time contribution retains annual membership for a lifetime; can be paid in four annual installments of $2,500 each)
Gold Level ($1,000) Grant Voting Value 4
Silver Level ($500) Grant Voting Value 2
Bronze Level ($250) Grant Voting Value 1
Note: After Sept. 26, Lifetime Membership prices increase to $12,500.
In addition to an evening of great conversations, participants also will be able to enjoy appetizers and beverages and have the opportunity to win raffle prizes.
Door prize raffle categories include Visitor; New Member Signup; Members Who Bring a Guest; and New Signup.
To date, members have awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to local nonprofits. Members pool their annual memberships to make a bigger impact with their grants. Each spring, they meet for a live grant voting event and vote on the grant recipient in several categories. The group will be entering its seventh grant season in 2024.
The NB Women GO Fall Membership Mixer takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at McKenna Events Center. RSVP HERE or JOIN NB Women GO HERE.
You do not have to be a current member to attend the mixer.
Questions? Call (830) 606-9597 or via email at betty@nbcommunityfoundation.org.