Myrleen Knott co-owner and vice president of Buffalo Flange, Inc., has been elected as the chairperson of The Rose’s Board of Directors, according to . Dorothy Gibbons, CEO of The Rose. Knott, who joined the board in 2003, succeeds outgoing chair Tom Watson, VP of Texans Citizen Bank.
Knott has dedicated much of her adult life to the empowerment of women and is an active member, serving on state and national boards of the American Business Women’s Association, Federation of Houston Professional Women, and many other non-profit organizations. Knott has been a longtime supporter of The Rose and was inspired to serve on its Board after a close friend was diagnosed and treated with help from the leading breast cancer organization.
Knott, who is committed to help raise awareness for the increased risk of breast cancer in younger women, explained: “We are finding more and more young women affected by breast cancer. The Rose’s Young Women’s Clinic, which uses advanced technology and program specific protocol, offers women a better chance of identifying breast cancer at an early age.”
Knott has served as an officer of Buffalo Flange, a Houston based flange manufacturing company, since 1980. She received a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and resides in Alvin, Texas.
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