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The TCA November Member Spotlight focuses on Dr. Sammie Mees, the current Texas Chiropractic Association’s Next Gen Committee Chair. For her dedication to the profession and the association, Dr. Mees received the 2021 Rising Star Award at the TCA’s President’s Gala. She is the proud owner of The Chiropractic Center of Georgetown, a wife of 18 years to her high school sweetheart Ben and a mother to their 10-year-old son, Brady. In her spare time, she enjoys lounging out around the pool, taking cruises and loves being around her family and friends. Dr. Sammie Mees grew up in Marlin, Texas; a small town southeast of Waco. She graduated from Marlin High School in 2001 and pursued her certification as a dental assistant at Texas State Technical College. Dr. Mees worked in the dental field for over 10 years and loved getting to know patients. Her passion truly involved the importance of patient care and making sure they were well-being taken care of. She decided to go back to school to become a Doctor of Chiropractic. While at Texas Chiropractic College, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Biology within her first four trimesters of the program. She served as a student representative on the Board of Regents and was President of the Ambassador Organization. Dr. Mees graduated from Texas Chiropractic College in August 2018. She is certified in Dry Needling and FAKTR (an instrument assisted soft tissue technique). TCA asked Dr. Mees the following questions and we’re happy to get to know her better! How long have you been a member of TCA? May 2015- started when I was a tri 1 student at TCC What do you love most about TCA? How involved the association is with our profession What’s your biggest (or one of your biggest) professional accomplishment(s) so far? Being the 2021 TCA Rising Star Award recipient If you could choose anyone as a mentor, who would you choose? Dr. Chris Hoppe, DDS- he was the dentist I worked for before I pursued chiropractic school. Dr. Hoppe told me I had what it takes to be my own boss and helped me pursue going back to school. How do you define success? Success is different for everyone. Success for me is ending a workday knowing I have helped my patient's feel better and that I get to do it again the following day. What’s the best piece of career advice you’ve ever received? Make sure you love what you do every day otherwise you will dread going to work When you’re not working, how do you enjoy spending your time? Hunting with my husband Ben and son Brady What’s something about you (a fun fact) not many people know? I used to do jump splits like the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders What did you want to be growing up? Choreographer What’s one item you can’t live without? Sweet Tea and Dr. Pepper (that’s two – couldn’t decide!) If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? Pasta What are you currently binge watching? TV show Castle What characteristic do you admire most in others? Honesty