5 FWSSR STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS 5 Jessica Birge Named FWSSR Administrative Director – Rose Alvarez Joins Full-time Staff Rose Alvarez Jessica Birge Lisa Slaton If you happen to drop by the FWSSR offices, you’re likely to see a new, but familiar face among the full-time Stock Show staff. Rose Alvarez was named the Stock Show’s volunteer director effective July 8, filling a position previously held by Jessica Birge. Birge was named administrative director, assuming the crucial and wide-ranging scope of administrative and operational responsibilities for the Show. Lisa Slaton, who has served as administrative manager since 2021, recently announced her intention to retire within the coming months. Alvarez has served in various Stock Show volunteer capacities since 2012 when she joined the Ambassador Committee. She was elected to the Stock Show’s board of directors in 2015 and named to the executive committee in 2018. Prior to joining the Stock Show’s staff, Alvarez served as a sales executive in the men’s custom clothing department at M.L. Leddy’s Boots & Saddlery. Birge’s Stock Show roots run deep. A calf scramble winner in 1993, she joined the full-time staff in 1998. She left to devote her full attention to newborn twins in 2004 but returned in 2007 as a livestock show assistant before being named volunteer director in 2022. “We are excited that Jessica is taking this new role,” said FWSSR General Manager Matt Carter. “While we’ll miss Rose’s participation on the board and executive committee, having her join the staff as volunteer director will strengthen our team. We are very fortunate and grateful for the dedication that Lisa Slaton gives us and to have some overlap in these positions in the coming months will help ensure smooth transitions.” 2025 FWSSR Rodeo Performance Calendar JANUARY 17-18 JANUARY 19 JANUARY 20 JANUARY 21-22 challenge JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 8 SUPPORT THESE SPECIAL DAYS! TEXAS A&M DAY JANUARY 23 PINK DAY JANUARY 28 TCU DAY JANUARY 30 MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY FEBRUARY 2 TEXAS TECH DAY FEBRUARY 3 COOK CHILDREN’S DAY FEBRUARY 4
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