Chelsie Higdon has been a part of the Kiwanis Family going on nine years now and is honored to continue that journey with the Kiwanis Club of Silicon Hills.
A previous CKI member, Chelsie has held a variety of roles since 2016 ending her journey as an International Trustee and being inducted into CKI Hall of Fame, this love for our SLPs continued as she served as Assistant District Admin for the Carolinas District for two years prior to her move to Austin, TX. From there she joined our club became part of the Board of Directors and was recently elected President-Elect for our club for the 25-26 year where she also decided to continue her love for CKI by being appointed as an ADA for the Texas Oklahoma District of CKI as well.
Outside of her Kiwanis family journey, Chelsie is a Senior IT Project Manager at the General Land Office here in Austin, and also a provisional member for the Junior League of Austin continuing her love for serving others. She’s engaged to one of our other members Brandon Phifer with plans to be married this October back home in NC. She enjoys traveling with her partner especially to national parks where they’ve visited 23/63 at this time, loves going to local concerts, and comedy shows here in Austin and loves to cuddle with their cat Evelyn when at home. Overall, She looks forward to her upcoming presidential term for the club and helping the club continue to reach its potential.
Hosted by John, club members are invited to tailgate before the game and to stick around to watch the game. Come and go casual social.
Tailgate officially starts 3 hours before kickoff.
Southeast corner of MLJ Jr Blvd and San Jacinto Blvd.
Hosted by John, club members are invited to tailgate before the game and to stick around to watch the game. Come and go casual social.
Tailgate officially starts 3 hours before kickoff.
Southeast corner of MLJ Jr Blvd and San Jacinto Blvd.
Hosted by John, club members are invited to tailgate before the game and to stick around to watch the game. Come and go casual social.
Tailgate officially starts 3 hours before kickoff.
Southeast corner of MLJ Jr Blvd and San Jacinto Blvd.
Hosted by John, club members are invited to tailgate before the game and to stick around to watch the game. Come and go casual social.
Tailgate officially starts 3 hours before kickoff.
Southeast corner of MLJ Jr Blvd and San Jacinto Blvd.
We’re an organization of volunteers serving the community and children of greater Austin, Texas.
Get to know our new leaders for the 2026-27 Kiwanis year, starting with our Club President, John; Immediate Past President and Secretary, Chelsie; and our Club Treasurer, Bill!
What a way to close out our 2025–2026 Kiwanis year! 💙💛
The Kiwanis Club of Silicon Hills celebrated a year of 450 hours of service and impact, community partnerships, and supporting the next generation of leaders.
🎓 Congratulations to our Sophomore of the Year honorees: ⭐ Aarthi Govindaraj — $250 Scholarship Award! ⭐️ Rythmay Girdhar — $250 Scholarship Award! 🏆 Audryn Lee — Top Candidate & $600 Scholarship Award!
We also celebrated our Club Award recipients: 💙 Outstanding Member — Clay Ramlow 💛 Outstanding Board Support — Brandon Phifer 🏆 Kiwanian of the Year — Bill Gordon
We recognized John Cano and Marcelo Urieta for their years of mentorship to Texas-Oklahoma CKI and celebrated our club’s support of the CKI Legacy Fund.
Finally, we officially passed the leadership of Silicon Hills from outgoing President Chelsie Phifer to incoming President John Cano!🎉
Thank you to everyone who made this year possible. Here’s to another year of service, friendship, leadership, and impact! 💙💛
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Last Updated: February 27, 2025 by John Cano
New Member Profile: Chelsie Higdon
Chelsie Higdon has been a part of the Kiwanis Family going on nine years now and is honored to continue that journey with the Kiwanis Club of Silicon Hills.
A previous CKI member, Chelsie has held a variety of roles since 2016 ending her journey as an International Trustee and being inducted into CKI Hall of Fame, this love for our SLPs continued as she served as Assistant District Admin for the Carolinas District for two years prior to her move to Austin, TX. From there she joined our club became part of the Board of Directors and was recently elected President-Elect for our club for the 25-26 year where she also decided to continue her love for CKI by being appointed as an ADA for the Texas Oklahoma District of CKI as well.
Outside of her Kiwanis family journey, Chelsie is a Senior IT Project Manager at the General Land Office here in Austin, and also a provisional member for the Junior League of Austin continuing her love for serving others. She’s engaged to one of our other members Brandon Phifer with plans to be married this October back home in NC. She enjoys traveling with her partner especially to national parks where they’ve visited 23/63 at this time, loves going to local concerts, and comedy shows here in Austin and loves to cuddle with their cat Evelyn when at home. Overall, She looks forward to her upcoming presidential term for the club and helping the club continue to reach its potential.
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We’re an organization of volunteers serving the community and children of greater Austin, Texas.
Get to know our new leaders for the 2026-27 Kiwanis year, starting with our Club President, John; Immediate Past President and Secretary, Chelsie; and our Club Treasurer, Bill!
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Hard to believe our club is celebrating 65 years of service to the Austin community!
Did some organizing today and picked up some of our plaques and memorabilia. We’re overdue for a few updates!
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What a way to close out our 2025–2026 Kiwanis year! 💙💛
The Kiwanis Club of Silicon Hills celebrated a year of 450 hours of service and impact, community partnerships, and supporting the next generation of leaders.
🎓 Congratulations to our Sophomore of the Year honorees:
⭐ Aarthi Govindaraj — $250 Scholarship Award!
⭐️ Rythmay Girdhar — $250 Scholarship Award!
🏆 Audryn Lee — Top Candidate & $600 Scholarship Award!
We also celebrated our Club Award recipients:
💙 Outstanding Member — Clay Ramlow
💛 Outstanding Board Support — Brandon Phifer
🏆 Kiwanian of the Year — Bill Gordon
We recognized John Cano and Marcelo Urieta for their years of mentorship to Texas-Oklahoma CKI and celebrated our club’s support of the CKI Legacy Fund.
Finally, we officially passed the leadership of Silicon Hills from outgoing President Chelsie Phifer to incoming President John Cano!🎉
Thank you to everyone who made this year possible. Here’s to another year of service, friendship, leadership, and impact! 💙💛
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