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Summer Greetings from SACC-Austin's Vice President, Henrik Johansson
Dear Friends of Sweden.
This spring has been a unusually busy for the Swedish Community.  Usually things slow down a bit after SXSW, but not this year.

Meet Mark Nunes, SACC-Dallas new Young Professionals Director
Mark Nunes, is currently finalizing his MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas at the same time as working as a Program Manager within Ericsson. Earlier this year he took over as the Director of SACC-Dallas Young Profressionals (YP). In this edition of our Newletter you find an interview with Mark and can read about his vison for YP in Dallas.

Austin, Texas:  Scandinavian Spaces will open up their first showroom in Austin this fall. The company prides itself in helping businesses increase employee engagement and wellness through their interior design solutions and partner brands (Kinnarps, Blå Station, Glimåkra,Götessons, Lintex, Materia, Minus Tio, Nordgröna, Nordic Care, Skandiform, ZilenZio).

Interview with Clay Pearson & Sofie Castacio, SACC-Houston
SACC-Houston recently welcomed Clay Pearson and Sofie Castacio as new members of the SACC-Houston board. Clay Pearson describes himself as far from a native Swede, but instead as a long-time "Swedeophile". He grew up in Lindsborg, Kansas, where he describes it as mandatory to admire Sweden. Furthermore, Clay served on the board of SACC-Detroit before moving to Texas. Sofie Castacio first lived in Hawaii where she met her husband. Work brought them both to Houston, and Sofie to the SACC-Houston board. Viktoria Blecko, also a member of SACC-Houston, interviewed them both about their new positions on the board of SACC-Houston.

Read Viktoria Blecko's interview with Clay and Sofie
Read about SACC-Austin's new treasurer, Niklas Syk
Welcome to SACC, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself? 
I moved to Austin in June last year from Stockholm, Sweden. I'm originally from Västervik, a small town about three hours south of Stockholm that's claim to fame is being the hometown of Stefan Edberg and Björn Ulvaeus. My wife, Katie, is American and her two brothers live in Austin. When we decided to move to the States, Austin felt like a great place to start our American adventure.
3 Crowns - News from SACC-Texas
June 2016