Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Carl Himel: Leader in the Kiwanis Club


Carl Himel has been a community leader for many years in Orange, Texas and Houston, Texas where he has lived. Himel is now a manager for Employee Money Solutions, where he trades stocks and bonds to bolster his clients’ financial portfolios. Himel was the President of the Kiwanis Club in Orange, Texas for several years, assuring that the mission of the Kiwanis is upheld in his community. Himel loves to give back any way he can by volunteering and donating to many worthy nonprofit organizations and charities. He has raised money for many causes over his long career as a State Farm agent and manager and as a small business owner later in his career.

Carl Himel, while President of the Kiwanis Club in Orange, Texas, worked hard to continue the volunteer organization’s mission to help children in their community. The belief of the Kiwanis Club is that all children deserve a chance to grow and learn within their communities throughout the world. Service is the central commitment of the Kiwanis. The organization is active in eighty countries around the world. No matter where a Kiwanis chapter is, service is always the top priority for each chapter. Kiwanis members put together and execute almost 150,000 service projects a year and raise almost $100 million for communities, projects, and families around the world. 

Carl Himel has put together many service projects and fundraising efforts on behalf of the local Kiwanis chapter in Orange and has continued commitment to service in his adoptive home in Houston. 






Thursday, 22 June 2017

Carl Himel: Veteran State Farm Insurance Agent and Manager



Carl Himel earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from McNeese State University in 1983 and passed the US Army Basic Course later that year. Himel used his management and his leadership background to work as a manager for State Farm for twenty-seven years before moving on to start a series of his own businesses in the Houston area.



Carl Himel: Former President of Local Orange, Texas YMCA



Carl Himel is the former President of the local Orange, Texas Young Man’s Christian Association. He has worked to ensure that the national organization’s youth development programs are well-funded and doing what they are supposed to do while also providing a safe place to stay and play for everyone in the community. Himel loves to stay involved in his community by working as a leader for local non-profits and charities as well as for national organizations with chapters in his community. Himel was a State Farm Insurance agent and manager for twenty-seven years and now works as a stock and property broker in Houston. 

Carl Himel has spent a career helping people get the insurance and investment products and services they need to be successful. He is proud of his work with the YMCA, which has been providing a safe place for kids and adults to play and hang out in the community. The YMCA has long been known to provide community activities and fundraisers for countless communities around the United States. When Himel got the chance to become a leader within this organization, he jumped at it. He had always wanted what’s best for his community as a whole and loves to be a part of lasting positive change and improvement. 

Carl Himel has contributed much to his community in Houston as well and loves his job as an investment specialist and manager for the company Employee Money Solutions there. Himel has many years of experience in the customer service, insurance and investment fields in Texas.

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Carl Himel: Winner of the Army Achievement Medal


Carl Himel has an extensive military background. Carl Himel was an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) member in college at McNeese State University and is still a member of the US Army Inactive Reserves. He was once a service member of the Louisiana State National Guard. Himel worked for State Farm Insurance for twenty-seven years before moving on to the investment industry in Houston as a manager for Employee Money Solutions. He earned the Military Achievement Medal when he was active in the US Army and graduated first in his class from Air Defense Officer Basic Course in Fort Bliss, Texas. He learned how several complex short-range air defense systems such as the Stinger and the Vulcan.

Carl Himel considers his decoration in the military one of his highest achievements. The Military Achievement Award was originally created to recognize the achievements and contributions of junior officers who are not eligible for the higher Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Today, each military service issues its proprietary version of the Achievement Medal. The US Department of Defense for joint military service. This award is given to members of the military for outstanding meritorious service and achievement that wouldn’t be awarded the Commendation Medal. 

Carl Himel enjoyed a long career in the military, which helped develop his leadership skills and hone his talents that he would go on to use in his career in the insurance industry and the investment industry he has worked in since he entered the US Army Inactive Reserves. He lives and works in Houston. 

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Carl Himel: Former President of the Heart Association in Orange, Texas

Carl Himel is the former President of the Heart Association chapter of Orange, Texas. He was heavily involved in the community of Orange for years while he worked for State Farm Insurance as an agent and manager. Himel was the President of the Heart Association, the President of the local Kiwanis Club, and the President of the United Way chapter as well. Himel works as a manager for Employee Money Solutions today in Houston, Texas. He has built many years of experience over his long career and continues to work hard to give back to his community.


Carl Himel became the President of the Heart Association because he wanted to make heart disease awareness one of the top priorities of his community. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and continues to be a serious condition for many people in the Orange, Texas community and around the United States. He has worked hard to raise money for more research into the causes of common heart conditions and how to live with them. This research could save countless lives and improve the quality of life for millions across the United States.


Carl Himel has worked hard to help his community and contribute to many national organizations raising money for various worthy causes. Himel is still contributing to his adoptive community of Houston, where he makes savvy investments for his clients as a stock broker and property investor. Himel is also a member of the US Army Inactive Reserves. 

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Carl Himel: Insurance Manager in Houston, Texas Area



Carl Himel is an insurance manager and a former officer in the US Army. In 1983, Carl Himel graduated first in his class in the Air Defense Officer Basic Course at Fort Bliss, Texas. He learned how to operate and work with Short Range Air Defense equipment like the Stinger and the Vulcan before he started working as a State Farm insurance agent. He once served in the Louisiana National Guard. Himel cut his promising military career short because of a cancer diagnosis that forced him to drop out after starting the US Army Command and General Staff School. 

But Carl Himel didn’t let cancer stop him from becoming, in his words “one of the most physically fit people over 55 in the country.” And he’s right. In 2014, Himel finished first in an NPC fitness event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is currently training to break the world record for most pull-ups completed by someone over fifty-five years old. His current personal record is twenty-eight. 

Carl Himel was athletic in his younger days, just as he is now. He lettered in football at his high school in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After high school, Himel attended McNeese State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also completed twenty-one class hours of Economics while there as well. He graduated with a 3.2 GPA overall while working full time at a health center as an asset manager and serving in the Louisiana National Guard. After his stint in the Army he would work as a State Farm agent for twenty-seven years. In 2011, he moved on to become a stock, options, and real estate trader for five years before he took a position as a manager for a workplace insurance company called Employee Money Solutions. 

Carl Himel developed many skills as an insurance manager over the years, including how to motivate people and find solutions for all of his clients at their lowest moments. He has built a career protecting people from the unexpected and today works to make sure his business clients are protected from complicated legal issues surrounding their workers. He isn’t afraid to take on the large, complex cases for his clients and help people no matter what they need from Employee Money Solutions. Carl Himel is proud of his work in the insurance industry, which includes recognition by joining the State Farm Insurance Presidents’ Club.

Monday, 3 April 2017

Carl Himel: Former Chairman of the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce


Carl Himel has long been a bastion of his community. When he lived in the town of Orange, Texas, east of Houston, he was deeply involved in the community as a leader of several beneficial organizations, such as the Greater Orange United Way, the American Heart Association of Orange County, and the Kiwanis Club. Himel became chairman of the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce and won its prestigious Citizen of the Year award in 1999. He has many years of experience working in organizations and businesses as a manager and leader and has a military background to boot.

The Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce is local community organization working to make the community more conducive to business development, bringing in jobs and industry for everyone to take advantage of. It is also committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in the area by providing programs for those that need them and by working with local businesses and other organizations to help foster new job creation and assist those struggling in their community. The Chamber is an asset to the community as a source of information and a promoter of community involvement for everyone so all living in the area can benefit. 

Carl Himel has worked within his community for many years to foster better services for people and to raise money for various worthy causes. His work with nonprofit organizations and charities over the years have set him apart and put him in position to be the President of the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce.