2024 BOARD
Cathy Conrad
president
Cathy Conrad is a self-taught graphic designer who turned her passion for creativity into a lifelong career. For over thirty years, she’s been a loyal employee of Action Specialties, a promotional products distributor. She takes pride in turning clients’ ideas into products that promote their business or event by making a unique statement about who they are.
As a Graphics Designer her position enables her to bring customers’ visions to life through artistic branding. She attends networking functions and meets with clients to better understand their promotional needs and works with them one-on-one to choose the best products for their business, budget, and timeline.
When not helping expand the company, she focuses on her own art business and volunteers for her community. Cathy also enjoys visiting with her four children and seven grandsons. She carves out time for them every chance she gets because family is the richest part of life!
Diana Saufley
president elect
Diana is a native Houstonian, licensed REALTOR with specialized designations as a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) Certification. With experience in various areas as a registered nurse and interior design business owner for 10 years, she has unique skills in negotiation, staging, design, pricing strategies, dealing with complex property negotiations and experience working with probates.
She has been a member of ABWA for 14 years, serving on the Executive Board in many positions. She was nominated as Top Ten Candidate in 2022, awarded Woman of the Year in 2023 & 2021, and Woman of Excellence in 2011.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude graduate of Texas Tech University Health Science Center with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
She is the proud mom of two sons, a veteran Army Medic and a Naval Airman and wife of 32 years to husband Vic.
NaTasha Vaughn
VP of Programs
NaTasha Vaughn was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. NaTasha joined ABWA with the High noon chapter in Albuquerque, NM in September of 2007. She served on the board in almost all the officers’ roles and also on the Board of the New Mexico Council as the delegate and secretary for many years. Moving to Houston in 2011 NaTasha knew she had to find a chapter to join. After many visits she ended up joining the Fort Bend Chapter in 2015 and haven’t looked back since. NaTasha joined HAPEN in March of 2023 to expand her knowledge and network with more like minded women. She is currently the VP of programing and learning new things being on this board everyday. NaTasha loves to be around her family and friends, traveling and shopping. Currently she is in the process of obtaining her Bachelors degree and Master’s degree in accounting at the same time.
Windee Falla
VP of Finance
Windee Falla, Chief Operating Officer, has served CCA since 1996. A native Texan and Houstonian since 1992, Windee has a clear understanding of the Houston Real Estate Market, the appraisal process and the role it holds in the Mortgage Industry. She has served on the Houston Board of Directors as well as the National Board of Directors for the National Association of Professional Mortgage Women as well as the Houston Area Professional Express Network of the American Business Women’s Association.
Karen Couch
vp of communications
Karen Couch is the owner of Conquering Clutter – a home/office purging and organizing
business that focuses on the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. Karen recently celebrated
her 2 nd wedding anniversary and is the proud mom of 3 kids – daughter, son, and son-in-law and the gushingly proud KK of her 2-year-old grandson. She is passionate about helping people let go of their extra stuff and helping them make their home their haven.
